Compare and contrast the 2 mentor interviews. Provide analysis of the strengths and weaknesses to their approaches.

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Mentor Interviews You will interview 2 Christian ministry leaders who have mentoring relationships (currently in practice). Submit the name, email address, and time/place confirmation for each interview by the end of Module/Week 3. Ask the following questions of both leaders, placing the answers to the questions as Appendices in the report: Who initiated the mentoring […]

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As a Christian leader, are your leadership capabilities limited to Christian contexts, or do they extend to non-Christian environments as well?

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Forum 1 (Module 1) Topic: As a Christian leader, are your leadership capabilities limited to Christian contexts, or do they extend to non-Christian environments as well? Support your answer and provide an experience that best illustrates your stance. Your thread is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of Module/Week 1, and your 3 replies […]

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To which of the 5 character studies from the Howell readings do you relate most in regard to your own leadership path? How do you most imitate the character, and what do you want to add to your life to emulate this person?

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Forum 2 (Module 2) Topic: To which of the 5 character studies from the Howell readings do you relate most in regard to your own leadership path? How do you most imitate the character, and what do you want to add to your life to emulate this person? You will submit a 300-word thread to […]

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Why do you think it is so hard for people to trust others, and in particular, leaders? Under the best circumstances, how long does it take for people to trust new leaders? What are the variables that you have seen from your own experience that may make this time shorter or longer?

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Forum 3 (Module 3) Topic: Why do you think it is so hard for people to trust others, and in particular, leaders? Under the best circumstances, how long does it take for people to trust new leaders? What are the variables that you have seen from your own experience that may make this time shorter […]

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Which of the first 3 disciplines (self-awareness, self-management, or self-development) do you find most difficult to incorporate into your life at this time? Which of the 3 would you say you have had the most success incorporating in your life? What strategies have helped you?

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Forum 4 (Module 4) Topic: On the first page of the introduction to Practicing Greatness, McNeal recounts hearing Elton Trueblood say, “Deliberate mediocrity is a sin.” Which of the first 3 disciplines (self-awareness, self-management, or self-development) do you find most difficult to incorporate into your life at this time? Which of the 3 would you […]

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Why is taking on the role of a servant so difficult and so necessary for those who are committed to ministry? How does one nurture the attitude and lifestyle that places others above oneself?

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Forum 5 (Module 5) Topic: Why is taking on the role of a servant so difficult and so necessary for those who are committed to ministry? How does one nurture the attitude and lifestyle that places others above oneself? Provide concrete examples from your observations or experiences of a “kingdom leadership” pattern, as discussed in […]

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Identify an instance of an integrity check, word check, or obedience check (Clinton, chapter 3) in your life or the life of someone you have observed. Analyze it in terms of the elements of personal growth and expansion.

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Forum 6 (Module 6) Topic: Identify an instance of an integrity check, word check, or obedience check (Clinton, chapter 3) in your life or the life of someone you have observed. Analyze it in terms of the elements of personal growth and expansion. Describe how God used the check in your life and in the […]

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Do the qualifying criteria for elders and deacons, as listed in the writings of Paul (Howell, ch. 23), relate to other leadership positions in Christian organizations? Why or why not? If not, what alternative criteria should be given thought as leaders are recruited?

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Forum 7 (Module 7) Topic: Do the qualifying criteria for elders and deacons, as listed in the writings of Paul (Howell, ch. 23), relate to other leadership positions in Christian organizations? Why or why not? If not, what alternative criteria should be given thought as leaders are recruited? Your thread is due by 11:59 p.m. […]

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Every leader struggles to balance “being” and “doing”. Describe a conflict/crisis that has occurred in your life and provide 1–2 “lessons” that God has used to develop you as a leader/person.

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Forum 8 (Module 8) Topic: Every leader struggles to balance “being” and “doing”. Describe a conflict/crisis that has occurred in your life and provide 1–2 “lessons” that God has used to develop you as a leader/person. You may previously have only seen these conflicts and crises as problems in your life, but with time you […]

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