This course begins the journey of transformational servant leadership that sees beyond the present to a future that God created and redeemed through Jesus. As each congregation chooses how it will respond to its current reality, the lay ministry shapes its response to become transformed leaders following Jesus’ model of servant leadership. Rather than seeking to be served, Jesus was a leader who sought to serve. The call to be a Christian transformational leader is not specific to where you lead, but how you lead like Jesus. The coursework and book provide a scriptural foundation, vision planning transformation, and the ‘how’ to lead with effective organizational principles.
This course is a ten-hour offering for people who are seeking advanced certification as part of their lay servant training. Learners will engage in study of Scripture, self-evaluation of current leadership skills and disciplines, and discernment of new practices for leadership development. The course is intended to help participants engage in personal and group reflection and assessment.
Learners will need to obtain this book: Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders
This course has been approved by Discipleship Ministries as an advanced course in Lay Servant Ministries. It provides the required 10 contact hours.
This course is eligible for 1.0 CEU.
Quick Info:
Number of weeks: 2
Price: $105
CEUs: 1.0
Required book: Yes
Blackboard: Yes
Zoom: No
Certification or Series: Yes (Lay Servant Ministries)
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About the Instructor
Barbara Justis is an administratively gifted lay servant with more than two decades of experience serving the Lay Servant Ministries Program at the district level. She is a U.S. Army veteran and retired NASA civil servant (flight operations project manager). Barbara served as a Certified Lay Minister and Lay Supply Pastor while working full-time (2015-21). She has a degree in project management and a master’s in organizational leadership. She also has decades of leadership experience in multiple non-profit organizations. Barbara believes her servanthood (both gained and gathered), military service, civil service, volunteer service, and God’s service, complement one another and serve her passion to lead servants to discover, develop, and deploy their gifts-based ministries as disciples of Jesus Christ.
Past Learners Said…
“During this course, I learned more about myself and my role as a Christian Transformational Leader and how to apply this knowledge to my present situation. It also strengthened my belief in God, my faith, and how to use that faith in my journey to spread His Word.”
“I’m going to recommend this course as something to be taken to the members of laity at my church. This is truly a transformational course.”
“Discussion questions are invaluable in understanding meaning of information presented in the book and reading other student’s posts provided a method to review my understanding and different approaches to situations that were presented.”
“I thought the posts from the other students were so interesting. To me, they added insight into the minds of individuals who were in a similar situation with our churches. It made the learning experience even better for me.”
“The instructor was very well versed on the Bible and gave us many examples of ways to see our church members, our Leaders, ourselves and our relationship to Jesus through Scripture. She is a wonderful, Spirit filled individual and a model for what a Christian is and how to become better.”
“I’m going to recommend this course as something to be taken to the members of laity at my church. This is truly a transformational course. The instructor did a great job of presenting the information to us. Her responses to our comments were insightful and informative.”
“Discussion questions are invaluable in understanding meaning of information presented in the book and reading other student’s posts provided a method to review my understanding and different approaches to situations that were presented. I especially liked the instructor’s responses. Not only were they “spot on” in demonstrating the instructor’s understanding of me, but also I was able to use her responses in understanding myself and at times, to change my approach to the given situations.”
“I thought the posts from the other students were so interesting. To me, they added insight into the minds of individuals who were in a similar situation with our churches. It made the learning experience even better for me. And the comments from our instructor were so uplifting and encouraging!”
“During this course, I learned more about myself and my role as a Christian Transformational Leader and how to apply this knowledge to my present situation. It also strengthened my belief in God, my faith, and how to use that faith in my journey to spread His Word.”
“I learned a lot. The importance of Christian transformational leadership and how to practice this discipline in my ministry.”
