Required:
God’s Women Then and Now. Deborah Gill and Barbara Cavaness (2004). Grace and Truth: Springfield, MO.

Optional (on Reserve):

100 Christian Women Who Changed the 20th Century. Helen Kooiman Hosier (2000). Fleming H. Revel: Grand Rapids, MI.

Legends: Women Who Have Changed the World Through the Eyes of Great Women Writers. John Miller (1998). New World Library: Novato, CA.

As a result of this course the students will be able to:
1. Identify and relate personal strengths to leadership
2. Evaluate leaders based on Christian Leadership Development Model
3. Examine biblical, cultural, and contemporary models of women in leadership
4. Create a personal model of leadership

Week 1
Introduction activity
Syllabus
What is a leader?
What women leaders have been influential in your life?

Selection of women for character study
Discussion about the three categories (Students will select one woman from each category for a total of three critiques); women from the Bible, women of faith from the 20th century, women that have influenced culture

Week 2 Identify women for character study
Unit 1 (God’s Women) A Biblical Approach
KWL chart and discussion of Unit 1

Week 3 Unit 2 (God’s Women) Old Testament Foundation
Guided research-explanation of Week 4 assignment

Week 4 Unit 3 (God’s Women) New Testament Foundation
Oral presentation of Women Leader from the Bible

Week 5 Unit 4 (God’s Women) Specific Issues in Local Churches
Speaker-Dr. Deborah Gill

Week 6 Unit 5; Chapter 11 (God’s Women) Relationships
Oral presentation of Women Leader of the Century Selection
Group discussion about interview questions
Identify criteria for selecting interview subject

Week 7 Unit 5; Chapter 12 (God’s Women) Authority, Power and Leadership
Speaker-Roseanne Bentley

Week 8 Unit 5; Chapter 13 (God’s Women) God’s Women Now
Oral presentation of Contemporary Leader

Week 9 Forming a personal theology of leadership
Inclusion of personal strengths

Week 10 Submit Paper
Letter to self; What has been learned?
Identify goals toward intentional leadership development
(This letter will be sent to student one year later)

Objective: As a result of this assignment the student will be able to
-research women in leadership
-identify commonalities of women in leadership
-identify personal strengths and weakness in leadership


Procedures:
1. Using the texts provided in your syllabi select one woman for each section of your paper.

2. Section III of your paper (Contemporary Model of a Woman in Leadership) will involve a personal interview. This should be conducted well in advance of the oral presentation.

3. Outline the paper as follows


Introduction


Biblical Model of a Woman in Leadership
---Rationale for selection
---Christian Leadership Development Model Checklist
---Role in personal life
---Role in society
---Approach to leadership
---Legacy


Societal Model of a Woman in Leadership
---Rationale for selection
---Christian Leadership Development Model Checklist
---Role in personal life
---Role in society
---Approach to leadership
---Legacy


Contemporary Model of a Woman in Leadership
---Rationale for selection
---Christian Leadership Development Model Checklist
---Role in personal life
---Role in society
---Approach to leadership
---Legacy


Critique of Women in Leadership
---Commonalities of women in leadership
Insights and perceptions about women in leadership
---Analysis of Christian Leadership Development Model results


Personal Application

4. The paper should be typed in new times Roman, 12 point font, double spaced with one inch margins. The paper must be submitted to turnitin.com to receive credit.