Format
Leadership Academy is a six-month, small-group leadership program designed to provide students with a solid understanding of Christ-centered leadership that can be applied in any environment.
Using both academic and popular resources, Leadership Academy students will explore some of the most influential theories, authors, and resources in leadership. Through class discussions, essays, and application projects, students will address many of the greatest challenges and heated debates in modern leadership.
Leadership Academy is eligible for up to 3 undergraduate transfer credits at our accredited university partners.
Curriculum
Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 2 weeks
Using excerpts from The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (Maxwell, 1998), students will establish a common working definition of leadership and explore why it is important.
Module 1 - Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
Students will explore principles of “Servant Leadership” (Hunter, 1998) and “Extreme Ownership” (Willink & Babin, 2017), considering how these concepts can coexist and if there is tension between them.
Module 2 - Leadership Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
Students will consider three leadership theories outlined by Peter Northouse (2021) and consider how these theories can apply in context.
Module 3 - Formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
Utilizing The Emotionally Healthy Leader (Scazzero, 2015), students will consider the importance of spiritual formation and emotional health in their leadership journey.
Module 4 - Self-Awareness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
Students will utilize StrengthsFinder 2.0 (Rath, 2007) to discover their unique gifts and how to apply them in their leadership journey.
Module 5 - Team Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
Students will explore the importance of team dynamics (Lencioni, 2016) and forgiveness (Edwards, 1992).
Module 6 - Capstone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
With the help of their mentor, each student will define a Capstone Project to summarize their LA journey and apply their knowledge to a particular ministry or marketplace context.
