Issues for African Church Leaders in the 21st Century (MINTS)

COURSE INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this course is for students to expand in their knowledge of the Church leadership in Africa. It focuses on the successes and challenges of leadership in Africa and steps that African leaders should take for Africa to have an authentic church.

COURSE CONTENT

The course is divided into 8 lessons. It presents leadership in Africa and how to make the church God-centered.

COURSE MATERIALS

The lecture notes present the information for this course. The students are required to read them thoroughly. Students are also required to read, The Reformed Pastor by Richard Baxter.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1) To study Issues for African Church Leaders in the 21st Century AD with other students;

2) To acquire a detailed knowledge of the leadership using the lessons of this course;

3) To develop a deeper understanding of some leadership problems in Africa;

4) To master Issues for African Church Leaders in the 21st Century AD in order to use it in teaching; and

5) To master Issues for Church Leaders in the 21st Century AD to gain an understanding of the challenges of the church in Africa.

Course Requirements:

1. You must complete each lesson in the course.  After you complete the requirements for a lesson/session, go to the Activity Feed and post a comment about something that interested or impacted you as you worked through the lesson. Your comment needs to be well thought out and at least 75 words.  These posts will be counted as part of the writing requirement for the course so please write well thought out comments on what you are learning in the lesson. Please start your comment by referring to the course name and session or lesson number of the course. You also need to post comments on two other students recent comments on courses they are currently taking.

2. After completing all of the lessons in the course, you will need to write a 750 word paper on three things that have impacted you during the course and submit it using the Completed Coursework Upload form. At the Bachelor’s Degree Level, your paper must be well-written.

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Course Study Guide

Required Reading Material