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About the Course
Why is vision theologically important for your church, and how should it be realized? How do church goals, objectives, metrics, core values, and culture play a crucial role in this? What kind of pastoral leadership is needed to bring God’s vision for your church to fruition?
In this second course in the Duke Divinity+ Church Administration Specialization series, you will learn how to approach strategic management theologically as strategic stewardship for your church. Secular organizations widely use strategic management (including strategic planning) to define their future strategic direction and how to achieve it. In contrast, what we’re calling strategic stewardship for churches seeks to reappropriate strategic management by discerning God’s direction for the church and pursuing God-centered ways of realizing it.
This course will focus on select key elements of strategic management: vision (Week 1), core values and culture (Week 2), goals and objectives (Week 3), and metrics (Week 4). We will first explore how each key element functions as a useful management tool. Then, we will reappropriate the key element for theological ends of our church stewardship to God; hence, our terminology of strategic stewardship. Moreover, we will unpack what pastoral leadership for strategic stewardship should entail. Lastly, we will provide exemplar stories from Duke Divinity School alums, who will share how they each approached and implemented a key element in their church setting.
If you are a pastor or ministry professional in need of Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credits for your professional development, CEU credits are available for this course. Please share your Coursera course certificate and a copy of the course description with your church denomination or employer as recognition of your earned 1.5 CEUs.
This course qualifies for 1.5 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credits. Completion of all three courses in the “Church Administration: Human Resources” Specialization qualifies for a total of 4.5 CEU credits.
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ON
Dec 9, 2023
Outstanding. I recommend it for all you brothers and sisters who are a part of the team that runs God's church in your local area.
JG
Jan 15, 2024
If you want to learn how to management a church, here is a good beggining.
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By Oleksandr N
•Dec 10, 2023
Outstanding. I recommend it for all you brothers and sisters who are a part of the team that runs God's church in your local area.
By Josué V G
•Jan 16, 2024
If you want to learn how to management a church, here is a good beggining.
By Thembisile N
•Jan 5, 2024
What a great course
By Hyunsook K
•Jul 20, 2024
Thank you so much.
By Bishop S G
•Jul 9, 2024
Excellent course