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P7258C Team Ministry Skills

This unit is designed to challenge students to build and develop teams in their ministry context. It will assist in the development of leadership skills and will provide practical methods for increasing organisational effectiveness.
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Unit Overview

Qualification

Bachelor

Unit Availability

Trimester 3 2026

Study Mode

No Facilitation, Online Facilitation

Placement

30 hours of vocational placement

Tuition

Bachelor BTM Fee

Prerequisite

9cp in any discipline

Corequisite

N/A

Notes

N/A

Schedule
Availability Facilitation Type Time Dates Facilitator
Trimester 3 2026 Online Facilitation 9am – 1pm
(AEST/AEDT)		 Tuesday 8 September
Tuesday 15 September
Tuesday 22 September
Tuesday 29 September
Tuesday 13 October		 Dr Rod Russell-Brown

Unit Details

This course recognises that people called to serve in ministry, mission, and not-for-profit contexts can enhance their effectiveness by developing a deeper understanding of team dynamics and leadership. Teams play a vital role in accomplishing organisational and ministry goals, yet effective teamwork requires more than goodwill. It involves clarity of mission, healthy relationships, appropriate structures, effective decision-making, and the ability to navigate conflict and change.

The course is designed for those who currently serve in teams as well as those responsible for forming and leading them. Students will explore the biblical and theological foundations of teamwork alongside key principles from contemporary team and organisational theory. Topics include team formation and development, roles and expectations, team culture, decision-making, conflict management, and factors that contribute to team effectiveness.

The unit is offered in two streams. The General stream is designed for ministry students and those serving in church and not-for-profit contexts. The Intercultural stream addresses the additional challenges and opportunities faced by teams working across cultural boundaries, whether internationally or within multicultural settings in Australia.

At the end of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Articulate an understanding of the nature and purpose of team leadership skills.
  2. Analyse personality and cultural differences and identify ways in which these affect team relationships.
  3. Assess team dynamics and identify strengths and weaknesses to review.
  4. Develop a potential program for enlarging the capacity and character of team members.
  5. Apply lessons learned to improve the effectiveness of the team’s mission within a selected context.
  1. Theological underpinnings of team ministry
  2. Team formation and development
  3. Roles and expectations
  4. Team culture
  5. Decision-making
  6. Conflict management
  7. Factors that contribute to team effectiveness
  1. Introduction to Teamwork
  2. Mission, Roles, and Expectations
  3. Forming a Team
  4. Team Relationships
  5. Decision Making and Teams
  6. When Things Go Wrong
  7. Team Performance, Accountability, and Feedback
  8. Building and Sustaining Healthy Teams
  9. Teams Leading Change
  10. The Team Member as a Recruiter and Developer
  1. Online Forums (10%)
    Word Limit: 500 total
    Due: Week 3, 5, 6, 8, 10
  2. Field Assignment (40%)
    Word Limit: 2000
    Due: Week 6
  3. Major Assignment (50%)
    Word Limit: 2500
    Due: Week 12

General Stream

  • Osborne, Larry. Sticky Teams: Keeping Your Leadership Team and Staff on the Same Page. Zondervan, 2010.
  • Hartwig, Ryan and Warren Bird. Teams that Thrive: Five Disciplines of Collaborative Church Leadership. IVP, 2015.

Intercultural Stream

  • Hibbert, Evelyn and Richard Hibbert. Leading Multicultural Teams. William Carey, 2014.
  • Hibbert, Evelyn and Richard Hibbert. Multiplying Leaders in Intercultural Contexts: Recognizing and Developing Grassroots Potential. William Carey, 2023.

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