| Qualification code: |
71715 |
| Duration: |
6 months |
| Language medium: |
English |
Target group:
Christian leaders, including pastors, bishops, priests, elders, deacons, youth, men's and women's ministry leaders, cell group leaders, and Christian social activists, as well as committed congregants who seek to deepen their faith and leadership capacity.
Admission requirements:
Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification
Registration periods:
Semester application dates
Course leader details:
Dr Thembelani Jentile (Church History)
Christian Spirituality, Church History & Missiology
Office 6-123, Theo Van wijk Building, Unisa
Tel: 012 429 4058
Email: jentite@unisa.ac.za
Programme administrator:
Admin Officer
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
360 Lillian Ngoyi Street, Pretoria Central
Solomon Mahlangu Building 2nd floor
Tel: 012 352 4288
Email address: UCL@unisa.ac.za
Application Link: www.unisa.ac.za/applyslp
Purpose statement:
To empower AIC leaders to become marriage officers, manage their churches in accordance with general management principles, write the history of their churches, understand and preach the Bible, apply Biblical principles in everyday contexts and perform leadership
Modules:
SACL01T - African Christian Leadership
Syllabus/Content:
1. A Compass for African Christian Leaders: Introduces the foundations of African Christian leadership by defining what it means to be African, Christian, and leader. It presents the "leadership compass" as a guide rooted in faith, culture, and context to help believers become agents of positive change.
2. The need for African Christian Leadership: Explores Africa's pressing social, economic, and political challenges in the light of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), calling for leaders who bring hope, justice, and reconciliation through faithdriven action.
3. The Character of an African Christian Leader: Focuses on moral and spiritual formation, emphasizing humility, integrity, and service over power and prestige. It promotes ubuntu values and the five pillars of ethical leadership: integrity, servant leadership, accountability, justice, and inclusivity.
4. Strategic Christian Leadership in Africa: Equips leaders with practical strategies to address Africa's real-world problems through collaboration, prophetic witness, and faith based action that promotes reconciliation, stewardship, and transformation.
