MA in Transformative Urban Leadership - Summary of Courses
	These 2 paragraph course summaries (ordered by semester), are in process of development and revision, suggestions, rewrites and modifications welcome - Viv Grigg. They are 
	derived from the goals of the program via the competency profiles and are copied from the longer 3 page course desciptions. These are the 2nd round of internal versions for the 
	educators rather than the PR versions.
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	The student population is comprised of two major groups:
	
	The majority will be movement leaders, church leaders, activist believers, and business entrepreneurs 
	who want to extend their skills into wider movement leadership among the urban poor.
	
	Existing workers with a number years experience and proven servant ability who are progressing from 
	pastoral, evangelistic, teaching, prophetic or diaconal (community development) roles into future 
	apostolic team leadership of multiplying urban church movements in the slums across a city.
	
	Those preparing to be pioneers who would catalyse new movements in cross-cultural settings among 
	the urban poor in the poorest cities of the world.
	
	Up to 1/3 of applicants may be drawn from among those intending to serve the urban poor from a 
	diaconal or justice role, and wanting to use business or professional training and experience to socially, 
	politically, economically and spiritually liberate the poor.
	Some will do this in church-based advocacy, community development or community organisation 
	processes within urban poor movements.
	 
	Some will do this through non-governmental organizations (e.g. World Vision, Oxfam, Tear Fund) or 
	foundations, multilateral development agencies (e.g., the United Nations, World Bank Group, OECD, 
	WTO), refugee and immigration services, 
	Some will do this through government ministries, and business enterprises, or through professions such
	 as teaching, journalism, development planning, and administration, especially within less-developed 
	regions.
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zPRE	000	Grad Precourse Requirement
	Essential Biblical foundations are required by some  institutions prior to beginning the masters level 
	studies.  These may include:  Introduction to the Bible, Introduction to Theology, Ethno-hermeneutics, 
	and Introduction to Missions.
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CT707	TUL630	Theology & Practice of Community 	35	5	40	40	120
	Transformation
	Candidates will be able to utilise Bellingham's biblical approach to social transformation based on the 
	relationship of the Kingdom of God to community development, community organisation and 
	advocacy. 
	
	Candidates will explore transformation theory through a critical evaluation of injustices, surveying some
	 basic needs, population, environmental issues, debt, underdevelopment, imperialism, capitalism, 
	dependency, women and children in poverty, Colonialism, Modernity, Industrialization, Marxism, and 
	Free Market Consumerism. 
	
	The reasons for and steps in “Community Organizing” are critically analyzed. Inclusive participation 
	models are analyzed to maximize the contribution of the poor in their own self-determination and 
	understand the critical need for sustainable and environmentally sound transformation. Candidates will 
	know how to enter a community wisely, utilise different methods of incarnational community 
	development, organizing or advocacy, so as to successfully work for systemic change. 
	                                                                                                                                                 
	 Critical contextualisation of community development skills of good project planning, execution of seed 
	projects, evaluation and communications will be attempted with a local church or NGO.  Progressions 
	will be designed to sustain a flow of events throughout the calendar year, and build towards a major 
EC808	TUL640	Entrepreneurial & Organizational 	35	5	40	40	120
	Leadership
	This introductory financial management course will help the non-financial manager of an urban poor 	Course Objectives
	church or mission define biblical principles of financial stewardship, simplicity, walking by faith, 	By the end of this course, you should be able to: 
	voluntary poverty and their relationship to entrepreneurship and fundraising. They will be equipped with 		Define biblical principles of financial stewardship, simplicity, walking by faith, 
	the essential tools for supporitn their ministries through entrepreneurial develoment.  The course will be 	voluntary poverty. 
	built around case studies from slums in multiple cities.		Explain the value of the managerial accounting process in Christian 
		organizations.
	Candidates will also understand raising funding for the poor within culturally acceptable processes. 		Describe how financial and accounting tools make it possible to carry out the 
	Communication  is a critical component of Christian mission-based organizations. This course is 	mission and goals of the faith-based organizations.
	designed to introduce leaders to issues of relationships which will result in more prayer for, giving to 		Demonstrate the effective use of financial statements by analyzing the 
	and involvement in deeply mission-based organizations.  Students will also consider the biblical 	information, asking probing questions and synthesizing the data for making 
	framework for marketing and fundraising activities, reflecting on appropriate parallels in the words and 	conclusions.
	actions of Paul. .		Demonstrate the complete process of financial analysis for effective decision-
		making.
	Candidates are able to understand how to relate well to a slum community, find budding entrepreneurs 		Describe the role of budgets in managing both operations and strategic plans.
	within the community, and articulate a business vision for them.  They can critically evaluate the 		Evaluate the fiscal health of your organization and other organizations.
	methods of fostering entrepreneurship and innovation, enunciate business goals and objectives and 		Describe normative cash flows in the process of planting an urban poor church
	formulate strategic plans for specific small business ventures in an urban poor community or 	 
	communities.  Candidates will be able to read financial statements, understand basic book-keeping and 	Living By Faith  (mesh with course on finances, needs to be completely redone 
	banking concepts, evaluate the viability of small business ventures, recognize and develop strategies 	from the perspective of workers among the poor not American fundraising 
	to respond to business life cycles, and formulate problem solving strategies.	techniques) Two key areas receive special focus: 1) the careful assessment and 
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EL713	TUL510	Academic English Development	35	5	40	40	120
	Candidates will research and evaluate the vocabulary and grammar needed to carry out critical 
	evaluation proficiently in the English langauge.  Candidates will acquire a vocabulary of 400 words (of 
	which 80 words are advanced theological and Biblical words) that will enable them to express their 
	critical evaluation using appropriate terminology. Correct grammatical construction of sentences, 
	interesting use of English expressions, correct punctuation, use of quotations and referencing, will be 
	understood and used competently. Able to use an Advanced English dictionary and Thesaurus. An 
	academic foundation for these processes will be developed that avoids plagiarism and prepares 
SF701	TUL520	Urban Spirituality	35	5	40	40	120
	Disciplined habits that promote an urban spirituality through weekly reading, study, response and 	Unit 1: The Nature of Urban Poor Spirituality Around the Globe
	practice of the classical spiritual disciplines. Development of an action plan for the next years of 	Unit 2: Encountering the Holy Spirit and his Gifts
	spiritual formation.   	Unit 1: Thirsty for God: Restoring our Passion for God (Western Solitude and 
		Silence vs. Noisy Communal Urban Poor Worship styles)   
	Reflections on the continuity of building an intimate relationship with God in the context of the city, 	Unit 2: Images of Spiritual Formation: What’s the Goal of Life in Christ? (Study)   
	knowing the appropriate use and application of prayer and fasting, encountering and responding to 	
	spiritual conflict, exercising deliverance ministry, in-depth bible study, practising the presence of God, 	Unit 3: The ABCs of Spiritual Formation: Reviewing the Foundation (Prayer)   
	the exercise of spiritual gifts with an attitude of servant-hood, and practising moral integrity and ethics.	Unit 4: Obstacles: Why Aren’t We Making It All the Way? (Fasting)   
		Unit 5: Spirituality: What It Is and What It Isn’t (Service)  Justice as a way of life 
		
	Issues of sustaining and developing a healthy marriage partnership in  the midst of the stresses of 	Unit 6: The Spiritual Aspects of the Disciplines (Meditation)   
	urban ministry and poverty are examined in the light of Biblical holism.	Unit 7: The Hard Work of Spirituality (Submission)   
		Unit 8: Person, Place and Provision (Celebration)   
	The Care and Nurturing of Urban Poor Workers, which includes pastoral care of urban poor workers, 	Unit 9: The Cardinal Sins: Radical Solutions for Radical Sins (Simplicity and 
	psych testing, theology of work and rest, cross-cultural stress and shock issues, reentry, etc. Critical 	Sacrificial Living)   
	application of the four seasons of Christian growth to ones own life and the lives of a selected group of	Unit 10: Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Remedies for Individuals and 
	 people,  ascertaining which season each person is in and how that contributes to their spiritual 	Communities (Confession)   
	development and function within a ministry team or faith community.  Analysis of the expanded use of	Unit 11: The Life of Integrity: Discernment, Steadfastness and Forthrightness 
	 pastoral and ministry gifts, critically evaluating one’s own appropriate pastoral roles and the capacity 	(Guidance)   
	Unit 12: Adversity and Crisis: Getting Ready (A week without Disciplines)   
	Unit 13: Getting Ready for the Rest of Life (Worship)
	Unit 14: The Lifestyle and Values of Servants: Finding God in the Faces of the 
	Poor
SO723	TUL505	Language and Culture Acquisition	35	5	40	40	120
	Candidates will learn about the nature of culture and practice cross-cultural communication, become  
	familiar with the LAMP method of language acquisition and be equipped to put it into practice, mastering
	 a new language to the level of basic everyday communication. They will understand social structures, 
	and roles of change agents.  They will develop an anthropological perspective on the role of religions, 
	and in missiological theories of receptivity to the gospel, cultural exchange systems and the ways in 
	which they are manifested in tribal, peasant,  industrial and post-industrial societies..
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UL705	TUL530	Urban Poor Church Leadership	35	5	40	40	120
	This course is the foundational course introducing themes in the degree, utilising a story-telling  
	theological approach. It develops the theme of the Kingdom of God as a basis for practical experiences
	 in entering poor communities and developing holistic poor peoples' churches.  Utilising entrance and 
	evangelism models from Jesus, Paul, Hiebert, Brewster, issues of incarnation, identification,  and 
	womens' and family issues in incarnation are examined. Churchplanting models from Hesselgrave, 
	Stefan, Grigg develop elements of proclamation, power evangelism, mass evangelism, discipleship of 
	the poor and lead to practical processes of cell group, small group, fellowship and structured church 
	development in theory and in practical work assignments. Issues of church-based development among 
	the poor are introduced, beginning with the development of deacons and elders  and patterns of 
	leadership training based on the role of the Holy Spirit and the five leadership giftings. These are 
	related back to sociological (Gerlach & Hine) and community organisation (Alinsky et al) models of 
	leadership emergence.  The theology of the Kingdom of God is related to practical aspects of pastoral 
	issues in ministering among the urban poor: cooperative economics, land rights, poverty, justice, 
	oppression, suffering, cash flows, etc.
UL805	TUL620	Leadership in Urban Movements	35	5	40	40	120
	People credited with competency in this course will be able to critically analyze processes of spiritual, 
	religious, political and socio-economic leadership of movements among the urban poor and citywide 
	movements. 
	
	The course includes analysis of the issues in incarnational leadership; mission team building; short term
	 team leadership; leadership in multiple phases of life; development of apostolic, prophetic, evangelistic
	 and diaconal leadership in emerging churches; contrast of First World managerial styles and 
	consensus based leadership styles; identification and development of personal spiritual leadership 
	gifts; relationship of poverty to leadership emergence; women and family issues in leadership; 
	networking and partnership. These are analysed in relationship to multiple ethnic styles of leadership 
	and decision-making.
	
	These are in the context of church growth theories, and anthropological studies on charisma (Weberian 
	school), Friere's educational theses, Alinsky et al on community organisation, the implications of 
	Maslow et al on hierarchies of needs etc. These theories will be examined from urban poor leaders case 
	studies. Anthropological church growth elements will include processes of multiplying ministries through 
	the training of spiritually gifted believers among the poor; development of apostolic and prophetic 
	leadership; cell multiplication; web movements, people movements; revival movements; patterns of 
	urban poor church growth; cultural roles and movements, inside and outside leadership styles; diffusion
	 of innovations; processes of catalysing indigenous leadership and theologising styles; momentum, 
	events planning, and changes in leadership style at each phase.
	
	A foundational course on the theology of the Kingdom of God as it relates to the city, in areas of 
	poverty, justice, land rights, community; reconciliation, work…. Processes in bringing about citywide 
	spiritual and social change. Case studies of the latest developments in bringing about unity and prayer 
	movements in global cities. Students engage in serving a citywide process of research or consultation. 
	 An introduction to basic theories that relate to analysis of poverty and church growth, within urban 
	anthropology, economics, geography and sociology including de Soto, culture of poverty, latest spatial 
	theories in geography.  Understanding the urban environment; a theology of the city; history of the 
	city; urbanisation, urbanism, transitions to postmodern urban culture; urban economics and upper and 
	lower circuit theories; urban anthropological theories.  Examination of theory and models from multiple 
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SO825	TUL570	Field Supervision I	5	5	40	40	90
	Extensive reflection upon how the “context” of slum life relates to the “text” of Jesus’ teaching on the 
	reign of God and the “pretext” of the church’s missional response. Each is completed under the 
	supervision of a designated mentor (e.g. site coordinator or team leader) with expertise in cross-cultural 
	adjustment, faith integration, and pastoral care. 
	       Reflective journaling
	          Monthly mentoring
	          Weekly guided retreat and worship with other students to sustain psycho-emotional equilibrium
	Extensive reflection upon how the “context” of slum life relates to the “text” of Jesus’ teaching on the 
	reign of God and the “pretext” of the church’s missional response. Each is completed under the 
	supervision of a designated mentor (e.g. site coordinator or team leader) with expertise in cross-cultural 
	adjustment, faith integration, and pastoral care. 
	       Reflective journaling
	          Monthly mentoring
	          Weekly guided retreat and worship with other students to sustain psycho-emotional equilibrium
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CT709	TUL550	Rescueing the Marginalized	35	5	40	40	120
	Research and evaluation of case studies of the rehabilitation of street children, leading to an 
	understanding of team related principles, planning, initiation, financing and resourcing of a ministry to 
	street children.  An understanding and a model of the social, mental, behavioural, and spiritual 
	development of street children will be developed. 
	
	The social conditions that caused street children will be researched, analysed and evaluated.  This will 
	lead to the development of a model of spirituality needed to cope with ministry issues among these 
	children.  .                                                                                                                                  
	  Research and evaluation of case studies of rehabilitation of drug addicts, alcoholics and prostitutes 
	leading to an understanding of the principles, planning and intiation of a ministry to those affected by 
	these addictions.  The structures that caused prostitution in a specific city and points of intervention 
	that are needed to change those structures will be researched, analysed and evaluated. 
	
	A sustainable spirituality and theological foundation and a stategy for entry into these areas of need will
	 be developed.
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CT715	TUL655	Advocacy and the Urban Environment	35	5	40	40	120
	This course is designed to prepare Christian leaders for social justice advocacy in the context of the 
	global struggle for human rights.  Drawing upon Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen’s “capabilities 
	approach” to human rights, the course presents a Freirean model for social justice advocacy that 
	recognizes the local, national and international context of advocacy work and explores creative 
	partnerships with other organizations and community groups on particular advocacy issues.
	  
	Candidates will grapple with four major critical global or citywide issues causing urban poverty in the 
	21st Century from a theological perspective. (e.g. transnational capitalism; urban environmental 
	degradation; war, terrorism and peace, global poverty, and slavery).
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	undertaking this course will be able to develop a biblical approach to advocacy for land and entering into
	 land rights conflicts, being familiar with the processes of obtaining land rights documents and resolving
	 land rights disputes within their particular city, and understanding progressions that occur internaitonally
	 in obtaining just housing.
	                                                                                                                                                 
	 This course will enable candidates to understand and assess the dynamics of various disaster 
	situations, the protocols for responding, organizational structures, planning and communication tools.  
	Candidates will  also develop a ‘Volunteers Operating Procedure’ for a selected emergency.
CT812	TUL555	Educational Centre Development	35	5	40	40	120
	The theory, strategies and processes for the development of preschool, elementary, adult literacy and 
	technical schools in the slums as integral to urban poor churchplanting processes.  Candidates are able 
	to understand milestones in the development of slum schools,and  their relationship to church growth, 
	and critically evaluate  the development of slum schools,  issues of curriculum development, long-term
	 management and financial viability.
	                                                                                                                                           
	Processes of resourcing, setting up and managing a computer centre in the slums as source of income,
	 development of slum people and context of communication of the gospel.
CT819	TUL650	Primary Health Care	35	5	40	40	120
	Candidates are able to explain a range of critical issues in a primary health care program in the slums, 
	based on small group studies of Biblical principles; describe the relationship between health care 
	professionals and primary health care practitioners and describe how group processes can be 
	developed for the benefit of slum dwellers, reducing infant mortality, the general health of primary 
	income earners, and the proper physical development of children and young persons in a slum. Issues 
	of sanitation, clean water, and reduction of pollution will be included in this evaluation.
	                                                                                                                                       
	Candidates will research and evaluate case studies of the rehabilitation of HIV-AIDS sufferers, leading 
	to an understanding of the team related principles, planning, and initiation of a ministry to HIV-AIDS 
	sufferers.  An understanding and a model of the social, mental, behavioural, and spiritual rehabilitation 
	of HIV-AIDS sufferers will be developed. The social conditions that caused HIV-AIDS will be 
	researched, analysed and evaluated.  This will lead to the development of a model of spirituality 
	needed to cope with ministry issues, a theological foundation for these processes and a strategy for 
	the palliative care of HIV-AIDS sufferers will be developed.
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EC706	TUL560	Small Business Development	35	5	40	40	120
	Candidates will be able to expand nine principles of Kingdom Economics into a design of a Credit 
	Cooperative process for a church. This will include an understanding of theories of causes of poverty 
	and evaluaton of how the poor escape poverty including theories by de Soto, Milton Santos, John 
	Kenneth Galbraith.  Students will develop processes for registration of churches, quality bookkeeping, 
	board strategy, funding and marketing plan, business plan, and eldership or deacons development 
	processes for their ministries.   Candidates are able to understand the benefits of small business 
	development  and have the ability to explain those benefits to poor slum dwellers.
SF703	TUL540	Urban Reality & Theology	35	5	40	40	120
	An interface of traditional Western systematic theology with contextual urban theologies.  Candidates 
	will gain confidence and develop processes of urban story telling approaches to developing indigenous 
	slum theology.
	
	Theology of the city, sociological and anthropological theories on the creation and culture of cities and 
	urban systems are introduced.  (e.g. urban religious movements and development; macro-economic 
	policies impacting slums; informal sector development)
	
	An introduction to applied research and evaluation emphasises qualitative action and church growth 
	research for use in churches, urban ministries, missions, and development organizations. Applied 
	research is presented as a systematic inquiry designed to provide information to decision makers 
	and/or groups concerned with particular human and societal problems. Christian perspective on the 
	purpose and practice of urban research is of special interest with a bias to non-intrusive and 
TH824	TUL670	Integration Seminar (Capstone Project)	35	5	40	40	120
	The program culminates with students analyzing the achievement of learning outcomes, and applying 
	their knowledge and skill to specific community problems. Students produce a “professional report” (PR)
	 on behalf of an urban poor church or community organization that involves local residents in specific 
	improvement efforts. In the PR, students diagnose a problem situation, select appropriate analytic 
	methods, evaluate alternative approaches, and recommend actions. It is a report on a real-world 
	planning task, carried out in a manner demonstrating professional judgment and competence. An 
	integrative seminar allows the PR to be presented to and reviewed by community residents through 
	Program 	No. Subjects:	18	LectureHours	Supervisio	n	Fieldwork	Read/Written Assign	Total Hours
	Totals	500	80	640	640	1860
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