Target
The course is designed to equip Executives of Churches and church-related organizations such as Bishops, moderators, Overseers, Pastors, General secretaries of churches, Dioceses, National Christian Councils, Episcopal conferences, Superiors of Religious Congregations and Managers/Leaders of Christian NGO’s.
Course Objectives:
• To enable the participants gain a better understanding of principles (including the Biblical basis) for
good Organizational Development (OD) practice.
• To enable participants acquire tools and techniques to deal with organizational issues.
• To enable the participants internalize the need for strategic learning and take control of their future.
• To enable participants intervene in organizational processes so as to enable the organization to
function more effectively.
Course Content
Module 1: Fundamentals for Effective Management
• Stewardship & Accountability.
• Organizational and personal Integrity.
• Dual Nature of human beings.
• Time management/Delegation.
Module 2: Understanding organizations:
• Why Organizational Renewal and Development (ORD)?
• Introduction and framework (including assumptions).
• Biblical basis for Organizational Renewal and Development (ORD) and culture.
• Organizational identity and culture.
Module 3: Analyzing organizations
• Organizational diagnosis.
• Structural reviews.
• Systems and policy reviews.
Module 4: Structuring interventions
• Organizing the interventions.
• Managing the change process.
• The role of an internal change agent.
Module 5: Stakeholder Analysis
• Governance.
• Other NGOs and churches.
• The community.
Module 6: Strategic Learning and Planning
• Fundamentals for Effective Management.
• Planning overview.
• Vision and Mission/Core values.
• Environmental scan (SWOT PESTE) etc.
• Strategy formulation.
• Logical Framework.
Module 7: Resource Mobilization.
• Management of Change.
• Planning, monitoring and evaluation.
• Project proposal writing.
• Individual action plans.
Tuition Fee: US $ 800
Accommodation Fee: US $ 520
