Transformative Leadership: Executive Practice, Ecclesial Responsibility, and Institutional Renewal

4 credits

This one-week seminar invites students in the MA in Ministerial Leadership program (MAML) to engage in a series of advanced conversations about how executive leadership in faith-based nonprofit and ministerial organizations becomes a practice of faithful transformation. Building on the leadership foundations introduced in the first summer seminar and on the programs ongoing work in discernment, strategy, stewardship, conflict, and ethical leadership, students will examine principles and practices of transformative leadership for institutional life in the Church and in mission-driven organizations. Topics include transformative change in faith-based settings, ecclesial relationships and the role of lay ecclesial ministers, the art of conducting fruitful meetings, giving and receiving feedback, leadership practices for inclusion and belonging, and board leadership as interconnected practices that shape culture, decision-making, accountability, and mission. The seminar requires full-time, in-person residency for one week. Students beyond the MAML program need permission from the instructors.