Transformative Leadership

Master's degree, On Campus/Hybrid Mode
The Program is accredited by the European Council for Theological Education

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Program Goals

To equip leaders involved in church ministry and organisational management with biblical principles, examples of leadership development and his/her interaction and relationship with the church/organisation and society.

This Program Will Be Beneficial to

  • Leaders of church ministries
  • Personnel of Christian organizations
  • Leadership of education institutions
  • Representatives of missionary centers
  • Anyone willing to take initiatives for the sake of the transformative mission of the church in society

Admission requirements

  • Belonging to a local church
  • Ministry in a local church
  • Certificate of higher education

Program Details

  • Format: On Campus/Hybrid Mode
  • Degree: Master’s Diploma – 2,5–5 years
  • Duration: 2 sessions (2 weeks each) per year

Tuition Cost

  • Tuition - UAH 11,000/year
  • Accommodation and Meals – On Request
  • Accommodation - UAH 2,420/year
  • Meals - UAH 3,600/year
  • The annual fee can be paid in parts, separately for each session

Learning Outcomes

Enhanced Character

  • Responsibility for others
  • Courage to make decisions
  • Wisdom to settle conflicts

Broadened Knowledge

  • Knowledge of current theories and trends in leadership
  • Understanding biblical culture and principles of leadership
  • Knowledge of biblical principles of governance

Refined Skills

  • Financial management in ministry
  • Organization of processes and team work
  • Public articulation and communication of one’s position

Curriculum Intro

  • Critical Thinking and Research Skills

    The course helps to develop effective public oral or written communication of church and organization leaders. During lectures, students gain a number of necessary skills, in particular the ability to qualitatively substantiate own thoughts and thoughts of others, critically and analytically think them over and express them either through a confident oral speech or through a thoroughly argued and consistent written text.

  • Bible, Church and Context

    A multidisciplinary subject (consisting of three equal parts) that has three goals: first, to improve and equalise the theological knowledge of those who entered the programme without a university degree in the humanities and those who studied theology long ago or in another educational tradition; second, to lay the foundations for the three key theological areas of the programme (defining a hermeneutical approach to the Scriptures and their contextual interpretation; understanding the church and its mission in society and the world through the lens of the theology of holistic mission; studying and understanding the peculiar social context of the church's mission); third, to form a view of the above areas of theology through the lens of holistic mission as the main missionary ethos of the UETS.

  • Transformative Leadership

    The course is based on, first and foremost, a statement that each type of leadership is guided by certain beliefs and values that shape certain character traits which, in turn, lead to qualitative changes. Second, it is based on the assumption that there is no common understanding of the notion of leadership, or one type accepted by all people in all times which would meet all cultural, social, religious and organizational contexts. However, there is a number of convictions, values and character traits which are universal and relevant for all times and contexts.

  • Spiritual Formation

    The course suggests an integral approach to formation of spirituality of the human being as a holistic individuality, considering the main historically established spiritual practices and discipline. Spiritual formation is a process during which the internal invisible “I” (inner world) is harmonized with his or her external component. In the context of the course, spirituality presupposes the process of establishment and formation of a holistic individuality rather than the position of separation from the material world or physical needs of a person. The aim of spiritual formation lies in development of an individuality, with its external qualities harmoniously reflecting internal ones or being their consistent continuation rather than contradiction.

  • Leadership Ethics

    Leadership is a constant decision-making process, most of which is ethical in nature. The course examines the history of ethical doctrines, the methodology of ethics in the Old and New Testaments, selected ethical issues such as gender ethics, bioethics, war and peace, social ethics, and the organisational and professional ethics of the modern leader.

  • Conflictology

    The course considers possible ways to solve conflicts and analyses biblical means via which the negative and destructive powers of a conflict can be transformed into a positive and constructive experience (viewing the conflict from the perspective ‘holy land’ rather than ‘battle field’). During the course, students study a number of issues such as conflict dynamics, variety of individual styles of behavior in conflicts, ways to solve conflicts, non-violent methods of transforming initiative, variety and marginality, processes of reconciliation and renewal.

  • Financial Management

    The course includes two equal components. The first part comprises a short overview of the philosophy of money and treatment of it; fundamentals of financial literacy for reasonable management and disposal of finances and other entrusted resources. The second part focuses on two specific spheres of financial activities, namely project activities and management of finances in non-profit organization; answers to a number of necessary questions such as attraction of resources (fundraising), budget formation, financial management, transparency and accountability, management and development of the organization.

  • Organisational Leadership

    The course explores the basic principles of leadership in team management in the organisational structure of religious organisations, church ministries, social and missionary initiatives. The course consists of three main parts. The first part examines the basic concepts of leadership, such as the mission, vision, values and strategic goals of the organisation, and offers practical tools to help the core team of the organisation come to a common understanding of these concepts. The second part is dedicated to the basic principles and stages of team building and corporate culture. The third part of the course focuses on how a leader can create the space and relationships in which each team member can develop personally and professionally, and examines the concepts of mentoring and coaching in organisational leadership.

  • Holistic Mission

    The course covers the following topics: the biblical doctrine of God's mission in the world, the biblical and theological foundations of holistic mission, the holistic mission of the church and man, society and creation, types of holistic mission of the church in the modern world.

  • Public Theology

    The course consists of two parts: the first part reviews the main political motifs within the key narratives of the Old and New Testaments (creation, exodus, covenant; the view of society from the perspective of Deuteronomy and the period of monarchy; the preaching of the Kingdom of God; the early Christian kerygma of Christ as Lord; different forms of attitudes to empires in the biblical canon); the second part focuses on the analysis of the theological and biblical ideas presented in the first part (their significance for the modern church in its interaction and relations with society and the state; possible models of relations and connections from the biblical perspective).

  • Social Transformational Initiatives - Peacebuilding

    At the core of this course is the study of the concept of shalom, its formation in the biblical narrative, especially in the prophetic tradition, and how it affects the formation of quality transformational initiatives for the mission of the church in modern society (with practical examples in various spheres of society).

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There are 4 steps to take

01

Fill out the Online Registration form

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02

Get a Recommendation Letetr

You need to get 2 references, from the pastor of your church and a ministry leader

Recommendation from a pastor or ministry leader
03

Take an Online Bible Test

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04

Attend an Interview with the Admissions Committee

Contacts

Program Director

Fedir Rachynets

fyodor.raichynets@uets.net
+380 66 507 57 42

Admissions

info@uets.net
Kyiv, Pushcha-Vodytsia, 57 Kvitky Tsysyk St., UETS Academic Building, Floor 1

Information

+380 95 315 84 42
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