Course information | 575 Pastoral Leadership (HNS DL) S2 2026

Henderson Campus

3 Smythe Road
Private Bag 93104
Henderson
Auckland 0650
New Zealand

P +64 9 836 7800 or 0800 999 777
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Christchurch Campus

70 Condell Avenue
Papanui
Christchurch 8053
New Zealand

P +64 3 354 4270 or 0800 999 777
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Distance Learning

3 Smythe Road, Henderson
Private Bag 93104
Henderson
Auckland 0650
New Zealand

P +64 9 836 7836 or 0800 999 777
E distancelearning@laidlaw.ac.nz

13 July - 19 July

Introductions

20 July - 26 July

Module 1 introduction video - course introduction

Module 1 - Course Introduction - lecture notes

The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill - episode 1

Introduction - class slides

27 July - 2 August

Module 2 Introduction Video - Biblical and Theological Perspectives on Pastoral Leadership I

Module 2 - Biblical and Theological Perspectives on Pastoral Leadership I - part 1

Devine - The Equipping Pastor

Module 2 - Biblical and Theological Perspectives on Pastoral Leadership I - part 2

Bennett Sims - Servant Leadership

Malphurs - Being Leaders - A Servant Leader

Module 2 - Biblical foundations of pastoral leadership I - part 3

Liston - Anointed Ministry

Biblical perspectives I - class slides

CT Article - Lead like Jesus, Really

Andrew Purves - The Crucifixion of Ministry

Frye - Jesus the Pastor

Beasley-Murray - Dynamic Leadership

The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill - Episode 2

3 August - 9 August

Module 3 Introduction Video - Biblical and Theological Perspectives on Pastoral Leadership II

Module 3 - Biblical foundations of pastoral leadership II - part 1

Thompson - Paul as Missionary Pastor

Michael Gorman, Cruciformity: Pauls Narrative Spirituality of the Cross (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001).

Module 3 - Biblical foundations of pastoral leadership II - part 2

Bauckham - Weakness, Pauls and Ours

Module 3 - Biblical foundations of pastoral leadership II - part 3

McKnight - Pastor Paul - Ch 2

Biblical perspectives II - class slides

Thompson - Pastoral Ministry According to Paul

Murphy-O-Connor - Paul the Pastor

Banks Ledbetter Reviewing Leadership

Gombis - Power in Weakness - Ch 3

Boers - Servants and Fools - Ch 13

The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill - Episode 3

10 August - 16 August

Module 4 Introduction Video - Understanding Calling

Module 4 - Understanding Calling

Barton - The Conundrum of Calling

Catherine Perich (Lincoln Rd Bible Chapel) - calling story

Hamish Taylor (Church Northwest) - calling story

Simon and Jenny Gill (The Street East) - calling story

Odele Habets (Albany Baptist) - calling story

Mate Webb calling story

The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill - Episode 4

17 August - 23 August

Module 5 Introduction Video - The Shape of Pastoral Ministry - Then and Now

Module 5 - The Shape of Pastoral Ministry - Then and Now - part 1

Willimon - The Pastor as Preacher

Module 5 - The Shape of Pastoral Ministry - Then and Now - part 2

Pohl - Making Room

Alan Roxburgh - The Missional leader (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2006)

Ethical Evangelisation - Thiessen (Micah Network conference in Thun, Switzerland, 2012)

Then and now - class slides

Sittser 2007 Belonging from Water from a deep well

Adeney - Word

Smith - You Are What You Love - Ch 3

The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill - Episode 5

24 August - 30 August

Module 6 Introduction Video - Vision and Strategic Planning

Module 6 - Vision and Strategic Planning in Churches - part 1

Christopher Wright - The Mission of Gods People (Grand Rapids, Zondervan, 2014)

Module 6 - Vision and Strategic Planning in Churches - part 2

Mancini - God Dreams ch 5

Module 6 - Vision and Strategic Planning in Churches - part 3

Barna, Turning Vision into Action

Rainer, Breakout Churches

Stanley - Visioneering - Ch 1

Vision - Christianity Today

The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill - Episode 6

J Dove slides - Vision and Strategic Planning Laidlaw Sept2022

31 August - 6 September

Module 7 Introduction Video - Self-leadership

Module 7 - Self-leadership - part 1

Life Changes Rating Scale

Edminston - Management of Stress

Module 07 - Self-leadership - part 2