Thesis (D. Min.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 2007. / Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 323-325).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 2000. / "Project Cathedral." Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 413-419).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 2000. / "Project Cathedral." Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 413-419).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 2000. / "Project Cathedral." Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 413-419).

The purpose of this mixed method content analysis and descriptive study was to determine the core courses, course descriptors, and described competencies of Leadership Studies curricula at select Christian higher educational institutions. An extensive literature review revealed the complex nature of the issues affecting the current study. It set the theological foundations for a Christian view of the curriculum and leadership authority, biblical models, and their parallels in the leadership literature. The Christian leadership curriculum was approached from a standpoint of lifespan development, curriculum design, essential leadership competencies, and the integration of leadership literature. After a descriptive analysis of the study methodology, the results of the study revealed the distribution of programs and degree types by category and percentage, a census and categorization of courses offered in leadership programs at CCCU member schools, and definitions of competencies taught in those courses. It was discovered that several discrete categories of leadership programs exist. Program objectives were analyzed to yield a categorization of program objectives by rank. Conclusions were drawn based on the frequency of courses, the competencies that are being taught, and course objectives that emerged. The results of a comparative analysis revealed that precedent competencies from other select studies were present in the programs, but no evidence was found to affirm that the perceptions of importance associated with of the competencies correlates to the frequency at which they are being taught. Leadership development models for the programs were qualified in relation to Kiedis' Taxonomy of Leadership Development Models. Finally, the implications ofthe research were extensively examined in regard to the study methodology, the categories that emerged, and what was revealed as missing. Applications of the research were posited in regard to definitions of leadership development, content analysis, the design and delivery of the curriculum, exemplar programs, and recommendations for the integration of principles and pedagogical issues which surfaced in the course of the study. Extensive appendices report descriptive data that emerged from the study. Keywords: Leadership, content analysis, leadership curriculum, curriculum design, leadership competency, leadership development, distance learning, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, CCCU, leadership degree

This dissertation analyzed the leadership development process among four North American house church networks. The study involved leader/trainers and house church leaders within all four networks. The intent of this study was is to reveal the competencies used by leader/trainers to select, develop, and sustain house church leaders. Accompanying the research findings a possible grounded theory of leadership development could emerge from the resultant analysis. This may occur because these four house church networks, though similar in house church philosophy, will also have attributes that differentiate themselves from the other networks The research design for this study was a multiple case study. This qualitative research design was achieved by engaging in on-site interviews with leader/trainers and house church leaders among the four selected house church networks. The researcher traveled to the location of each house church network and spent a minimum of two days. This aided in providing a thick description of each network's geographical and cultural setting. There was one quantitative component involved in the research which employed Likert scales to measure objectively the self-perception of house church leaders toward the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of their leadership development. The findings sought to relay practices of leadership development that are utilized by leader/trainers within the context of selected North American house churches. The findings could reveal a grounded theory or philosophy of leadership development that informs the practices of each network's leadership development process. The goal, therefore, was to expose ministry leaders, existing house church leaders, and potential house church planters of practices and philosophy of network leadership development that may be generalized to their own ministry context.

Thesis (D.Min.)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2006. / Includes prospectus. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 178-182).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 148-160).

Project Thesis (D. Min.)--Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary, 1980. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 139-144).

Project Thesis (D. Min.)--Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary, 1981. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 133-143, 397-400).