Understanding the why and how of community is essential for any leader to develop and maintain an organization. This course starts with the basic concepts of community, then allows students to engage with the practical skills of community building.

Rituals and celebrations form our core identities and connect us to our community. This course encourages contemplation in the creation and facilitation of rituals that celebrate important moments in community.

The challenges communities and organizations face often reflect, refract, and interact with a range of global forces. This course analyzes and evaluates contemporary servant-led social change through exploring how policy, the economy, and cultural globalization impact local communities.

Prophetic leaders call upon others to examine the social, economic, and political realities of the communities they serve. This course exposes students to prophets throughout history and explores using foresight in communicating leadership.

By examining the foundations of servant leadership theory, students will develop their own ways of leading for the common good. The course will guide students through self-exploration of virtues and behavior to practice servant leadership in organizations and the community.

Through learning and practicing theological reflection, students will develop a way of "seeing things whole" to transform and inspire orgamizations and the community.

By providing an ethical decision-making framework, students consider moral decision-making in promoting the common good within organizations and the community. The course explores ethical theory and principles through application to leadership theory and practice.

Being an engaged citizen is a principle of democracy and servant leadership. Through the lens of political philosophy, students will explore how the common good interacts with our public and political lives.