Details for MIN501 Pastoral Administration and Management

This unit equips you with valuable skills for effectively managing various aspects of church life and community engagement. Students will delve into evaluating ministry needs, comparing church management models, and addressing compliance issues. You will learn how pastoral skills can enhance community relations and support church growth, preparing you to develop strategies tailored to your specific context.

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: MIN501
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

The following courses are prerequisites or co-requisites:

• MIN401 Foundations of Pastoral Ministry or at least 40 credit points

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Evaluate the needs of different ministry contexts, e.g. preaching, worship, youth, etc.;
2. Explain and compare various models and structures of church management;
3. Analyse compliance issues that need to be considered regarding children's work, insurances, staff, WHS, etc.;
4. Explain how pastoral skills, when developed, can assist the local church to relate to the broader community;
5. Examine the roots – cultural, biblical, denominational – of the church growth and health phenomenon. This includes consideration of other Christian perspectives and understandings;
6. Prepare strategies to enhance church growth and health within specific contexts;
7. Describe personal skill sets required for pastoral ministry. 

Subject Content

• Introduction – Thinking About Administration & Management Systems – Structure and People
• Administration, Management & Leadership Studies in Practical Theology
• Understanding & Participating in Not-for Profit Organisations
• Christian and Australian Regulatory Environments
• The Pastor in the Context of Managing Stress
• Your Gift of Administration
• Ten Most Common Administrative Mistakes Pastors Make
• Worship and Administration
• Workplace Health & Safety
• Duty of Care: Physical, Social and Psychological combined with Spiritual & Eternal
• Church Growth and Church Health
• Administrating and Managing the Church – What Every Pastor Should Know
• Pastorally Administrating and Managing Personal and Organisational Change

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face-to-Face (onsite)
• Distance/E-Learning (online)
• Intensive

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Short Paper (15%)
• Minor Essay (35%)
• Report (50%)

Prescribed Text

• Primary readings provided