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Week 1: 17 - 23 February 2025
Laidlaw Orientation at all Campuses
Timetables and Textbooks (on the Laidlaw website)
Week 2: 24 February - 2 March 2025
Module 1 Intro Video: Course Introduction
Module 1 - Course Introduction
Course Introduction 2025 - part I II
Course Introduction 2025 - part III
Course Introduction 2025 - part I II
Week 3: 3 - 9 March 2025
Module 3 Intro Video: Why Church?
Why Church - PART 1 notes
What is the Church? (Steve Thomason)
A Place to belong - Hill
Why Church - PART 2 notes
What is Church - Dodds - Ch1
Why Church - PART 3 notes
Invitation to Theology - Jinkins
How to Church Shop like the First Christians - Jay Kim
The Category 'Christian' in the Mission Task - P.G. Hiebert
Created for Community - Grenz
Reappearing Church - Sayers
Why Church 2025
DL Zoom tutorial - 3 March
Week 4: 10 - 16 March 2025
Module 2 Intro Video: Planted in the Church
Part 1 Notes: What is church for?
Chapter “Belonging: The spirituality of early Christian community” from Gerald Sittser, Water from a deep well: Christian spirituality from early martyrs to modern missionaries. Downer’s Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2007.
Chapter: “Final thoughts on why the Church is ridiculously important” from Adam Dodds, What is Church? Frequently Asked Questions. Shema Books, 2021, 80-85
Part 2 Notes: To be planted
Chapter: “God’s Plan A: People” from Cloud, Henry and John Townsend. How people grow: What the Bible reveals about personal growth. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2004, 117-146
Part 3 Notes: Ideal vs Reality
Video: Sermon from Dr Greg Boyd’s “[Church] Happens” from the [Crap] Happens series, April 17, 2011.
Video: Sermon from Ps Steve Graham “Why I love Church”, 13 June 2021
Chapter “The Body of Christ: The ecclesial context of Christian theology” from Clark, John C and Marcus Peter Johnson. A call to Christian formation: How theology makes sense of the world. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2021, 77-105.
02 Planted in the church Lecture PowerPoint
Week 5: 17 - 23 March 2025
Module 4 Intro Video: Unity and Diversity in the Church
Module 4 Notes
The Great Lavra of Saint Alexander Nevsky in St. Petersburg
Sunday of St Gregory Palamas Orthros and Divine Liturgy
Young Franciscans at St Saviour's, Wendell Park, West London
20th-21st century New Monastic communities
LIFE NZ church online 19 December, 2021
Prayer Wins Battles, Tak Bhana, Church Unlimited Auckland
Shout Conference (Equippers Churches) 2021 Conference Opener + Praise & Worship
Sunday church service Rarotonga, Cook Island, 2015, 3 min
Samoan church service, 2017, 1 hr
Kakaria Rātapu (Sunday Service) online 5/12/21, Te Takiwā o Manukau, Te Pihopatanga o Te Tai Tokerau
Holy Mass with Pope Francis, on the Solemnity of Christ the King 22 November 2020, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican.
Ascension Sunday Fr Chris Denham and the parish of the Cathedral of St Patrick and St Joseph, Aotearoa, 16 May 2021
Archbishop Mark Coleridge (Archdiocese of Brisbane) explains the different parts of the Catholic Mass
Week 6: 24 - 30 March 2025
Module 5 Intro Video: Theological and Biblical Accounts of Leadership
Biblical and Theological Accounts of Leadership - PART 1 notes
Rod Wilson - Reflections on Leadership (54 mins)
Biblical and Theological Accounts of Leadership - PART 2 notes
In The Name of Jesus - Nouwen
Biblical and Theological Accounts of Leadership - PART 3 notes
Ruth Hayley Barton - Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership (Google Books)
'Cultivated' podcast - Interview with Andy Crouch (part 2)
Is Leadership Biblical - Yes (Bob Hyatt)
Is Leadership Biblical - No (David Fitch)
The Trinitarian Nature of Leadership - Len Hjalmarson
Washing Feet: A Revolutionary Principle of Leadership - Josh Hayden
Servants and Fools - Boers
Biblical leadership 2025 slides
Week 7: 31 March - 6 April 2025
Module 6 Intro Video: Character of a Christian Leader
Part 1 Notes: What does it mean to be a Christian leader?
“Litany of Humility” by Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val
Pete Scazzero,“How can a ‘Rule of Life’ Transform Your Leadership?” Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, 6 Dec 2019
John Mark Comer “Rule of Life: How to Abide” Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland, 4 April 2020
Chapter “The emotionally unhealthy leader” from Scazzero, Peter. The emotionally healthy leader: How transforming your inner life will deeply transform your church, team, and the world. Zondervan, 2015, 25-50
Part 2 Notes: Leadership in the way of Jesus
Chapter Seidel, Andrew. "Leadership and Spiritual Formation." Pages 177-94 in Foundations of spiritual formation: A community approach to becoming like Christ. Edited by Paul Pettit. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel, 2008.
Front stage, back stage; Erving Goffman and the Performed Self quick summary with Stephen Fry BBC 4.
Part 3 Notes: Intentionally Valuing the Inner World
Chapter “When leaders lose their souls” from Barton, Ruth Haley. Strengthening the soul of your leadership: Seeking God in the crucible of ministry. Downer’s Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2018, 21-34 (eBook link)
James K. A. Smith: You might not love what you think (You Are What You Love 3)” Baker Publishing Group, 18 February 2016 (1.30 min)
John Mark Comer, “Practicing the Way”, from Bridgetown Church (Video/Audio link)
John Mark Comer, “Practicing the Way”, from Bridgetown Church (Podcast link)
Short chapter: “Six basic assumptions of emotional intelligence” from Malphurs, Aubrey. Developing emotionally mature leaders: How emotional intelligence can help transform your ministry. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2018.
Chapter from Crowther, Steven. Biblical servant leadership: an exploration of leadership for the contemporary context. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Interview with Hwa Yung about his book Leadership of Servanthood? On the Leadership Journey Podcast
Chapter “You might not love what you think” from Smith, James KA. You are what you love: The spiritual power of habit. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2016, 27-55.
Chapter “Real change requires an inside look” from Crabb, Larry. Inside Out. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 1988, 27-42.
Podcast series “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill”, from Christianity Today
Rule of Life Workbook
Week 8: 7 - 13 April 2025
Module 7 Intro Video: Living & Leading with Imagination
07 - Living and Leading with Imagination - PART ONE notes
07 - Living and Leading with Imagination - PART TWO notes
Aretha Franklin - Mary Don't You Weep (Jukebox)
Oscar Peterson - C Jam Blues
Joseph Kosma - Autumn Leaves (Ahmad Jamal)
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Psalm movement)
Benny Goodman Orchestra - Sing, Sing, Sing
Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong - In A Mellow Tone
Dave Bruebeck - Take 5
07 - Living and Leading with Imagination - PART THREE notes
Chapter “The Horizons of the Possible” from Crouch, Andy. Culture making: Recovering our creative calling. Downer’s Gove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2008
Chapter: "Ocean as Embrace" from Halapua, Winston. Waves of God's Embrace: Sacred Perspectives from the Ocean. London: Canterbury Press Norwich, 2008.
Chapter: “Cultivating the imagination of the missional leader” from Roxburgh, Alan J. The missional leader: Equipping your church to reach a changing world. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006.
Chapter: “Imagination: The mind’s eye” from Veith, Gene Edward Jr and Matthew P. Ristuccia. Imagination redeemed: Glorifying God with a neglected part of your mind. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2015
Podcast: “How to be Faithfully Creative in a Post-Christian World” The Calling Podcast, Interview with Mike Cosper, 30 November 2016
Podcast: Interview with Walter Brueggeman on The Prophetic Imagination On Being with Krista Tippett, 22 December 2011
Article: Mike Cosper. "Creativity is Rooted in Creation." The Gospel Coalition, 29 October 2010.
Video: Panel discussion “Formation of Scriptural Imagination” Duke Divinity School, February 11, 2013
Sermon: Dr Jon Hoskin, Saint Augustine's Church, 2023
Living and leading with imagination - 2025 - no video
Week 11: 28 April - 4 May 2025
Module 9 Intro Video The Story of God
Mission: Story of God - PART 1 notes
The Drama of Scripture - Bartholomew, Goheen
Bible Project - Genesis 1-11
Mission: Story of God - PART 2 notes
Bible Project - Genesis 12-50
Bible Project - Exodus 19-40
Bible Project - Exile
Bible Project - Messiah
Bible Project - Pentecost
Bible Project - Heaven and Earth
Mission: Story of God - PART 3 notes
A Light to the Nations - Goheen
What is the Gospel? N.T. Wright
Improvise - N.T. Wright
Mission - Story of God
Week 12: 5 - 11 May 2025
Module 10 Intro Video: Intercultural Mission
10 Intercultural Mission Notes PART 1
10 Intercultural Mission Notes PART 2
Walls, The Gospel as Prisoner and Liberator of Culture
10 Intercultural Mission Notes PART 3
Skit: There is no white Jesus
eBook: Wright, Christopher J. H. The Mission of God’s People: A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2010.
Chapter: "Historical Paradigms of Mission" from Goheen, Michael W. Introducing Christian Mission Today: Scripture, History and Issues. Downers Grove, IVP, 2014.
Chapter: "Elements of an Emerging Ecumenical Missionary Paradigm" from Bosch, David J. Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission. Maryknoll, Orbis Books, 2006
Chapter: "Who are we and what are we here for" from Wright, Christopher J. H. The Mission of God’s People: A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission. Grand Rapids, Zondervan Academic, 2010.
Making the transition to a multicultural church
Intercultural Missions Lecture PowerPoint
Week 13: 12 - 19 May 2025
Module 12 Intro Video: Mission & Vocation
Part 1 Notes: Vocation, what does the Bible say?
Visit the Theology of Work project and explore the resources there
Article “Calling and Vocation” from Theology of Work project
Part 2 Notes: Resourcing for everyday vocational mission
Chapter “Work as Mission: labouring for the Kingdom” from Alistair Mackenzie’s book Where’s God on Monday.
Five Essential Ingredients Self-Assessment
Part 3 Notes: Domestic vocations
Chapter “Creation: The blessing of the Father on ordinary life” from Canlis, Julie. Theology of the Ordinary. Wenatchee, WA: Godspeed Press, 2017, 13-25
“Lives Explored: Mary Margaret & Ken.” Collegeville Institute
Chapter “What is God calling you to do” from Hillman, George M. Ministry greenhouse: Cultivating environments for practical learning. Herndon, VA: Alban Institute, 2008, 5-36
Chapter “Evangelical hero complex” from Bessey, Sarah. Out of sorts: Making peace with an evolving faith. New York: Howard Books, 2015, 207-232
Chapter “If you have eyes then see” from Garber, Steven. Visions of vocation: Common grace for the common good: InterVarsity Press, 2014, 36-56
Podcast: Julie Canlis: A Theology of the Ordinary: A Response to the Exhausting Lie of "Radical Christianity" from The Laymens Lounge
Podcast: “Push Hard on the Plow with an Open Hand - Sebastian Traeger” from Cultivated: A podcast about faith and work.
Chapter “Seen and celebrated: Discovering who we are apart from what we do” from Hagerty, Sara. Unseen: The gift of being hidden in a world that loves to be noticed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2017, 37-51.
Chapter Cahalan, Kathleen A. "Callings over a Lifetime: In Relationship, through the Body, over Time, and for Community." in Calling All Years Good: Christian Vocation throughout Life's Seasons.
505 Mission and Vocation PowerPoint 2025
Week 14: 19 - 25 May 2025
Module 11 Intro Video: Experiences of Mission
Module 11 Notes: Experiences of Mission
Howard Te Hou o Te Rangi Karaka
Rosie Fyfe
Gavin Gunston
Lui Ponifasio
Erin Beamish
Geoff Warne
Amy Page-Whiting
Gary Grut
Week 15: 26 May - 1 June 2025
Module 8 Intro Video: My Story
Part 1 Notes: Gifting
Chapter “The power of the right fit” from Winseman, Albert L., Donald O. Clifton, and Curt Liesveld. Living your strengths: Discover your God-given talents and inspire your community. New York: Gallup Press, 2003, 1-10.
Chapter “Now I become myself” from Palmer, Parker J. Let your life speak: Listening for the voice of vocation. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999, 9-36. (eBook link)
Part 2 Notes: Calling
Part 3 Notes: Qualification
Chapter “Unqualified” from Furtick, Steven. (Un)Qualified: How God Uses Broken People to do Big Things. Colorado Springs, CO: Multnomah Books, 2016, 1-14.
Chapter “Those controversial gifts? The Spirit and the charismata” from Fee, Gordon D. Paul, the Spirit and the people of God. Grands Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 1996, 163-178.
Chapter “Mistranslations, misinterpretations, and misunderstandings: The dominant narrative of male bias” from Peppiatt, Lucy. Rediscovering Scripture's vision for women: Fresh perspectives on disputed texts. InterVarsity Press, 2002
Chapter “The wounded healer” from Nouwen, Henri. The wounded healer: ministry in contemporary society. Garden City, NY: Image Doubleday, 1979, 83-98
Podcast: Cosper, Mike and Fuijimura, Makoto “What is broken becomes beautiful” January 18, 2021. In Cultivated
Podcast: “I am a leader: When women discover the joy of their calling with Angie Ward” Alabaster Jar. 16 Feb 2022
Class gift list from Scripture
My Story: Gifting Calling and Qualification PowerPoint
Week 16: 2 - 8 June 2025
Module 13 Intro Video: Leadership through the stages of life and faith
Part 1 Notes: Stages of Life
Chapter “Growing through the stages of Life” from Mackenzie, Alistair, Wayne Kirkland, and Annette Dunham. Soul Purpose: Making a Difference in Life and Work. Christchurch, NZ: NavPress NZ, 2004, 171-186.
Part 2 Notes: Stages of Faith
stages-of-faith - Hagberg
James Fowler model
Video: Stages of Faith with Dr David Crawley
Part 3 Notes: Deconstruction and Doubt
Walter Brueggemann on the Need for Lament (Psalms)
Chapter “The theological journey” from Swoboda, AJ. After doubt: How to question your faith without losing it. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2021, 20-41.
“Naming your Stage of Apprenticeship” from Praciticing the Way
Podcast: Deconstruction & Doubt with A.J. Swoboda from Bridgetown Church
Video: Renovaré Webinar, Philip Yancey on Deconstruction.
Stages of Life - PPT
Stages of Faith - PPT
Week 17: 9 - 15 June 2025
Module 14 Intro video: Self Leadership & Sustainable Mission
Self-leadership and Sustainable Mission - PART 1 notes
Internal and External Worlds - Nigel Dixon
Self-leadership and Sustainability in Mission - PART 2 notes
Spiritual Survival in Ministry - Ward
Self-leadership and Sustainability in Mission - PART 3 notes
Leadership for Vital Congregations - Robinson
The Dark Side - McIntosh and Rima
505 - Self Leadership and Sustainable Mission PowerPoint
Week 18: 16 - 22 June 2025
Module 15 intro Video: Course Summary
Module 15 Notes
Jazz Fundamentals: What Is Improvisation? from Jazz at Lincoln Center's Jazz Academy
Exploring Improvisation in Jazz from Jazz at Lincoln Center's Jazz Academy.
Chapter “Listening: Finding your place to play in God’s symphony” from Goheen, Michael W and Jim Mullins. The Symphony of Mission: Playing your part in God's work in the World. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2019.
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505 Christian Leadership and Mission (HNS CHC DL) S1 2025
Teacher:
Rebecca De Jong
Teacher:
Reuben Munn
Teacher of group:
Alice Kinyua
Skill Level
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Beginner