LD 5323 Multicultural Leadership

(3 semester hours)
Today’s world increasingly calls for leadership that is able to function effectively in multi-cultural contexts.  More and more Church related organizations, NGO’s and mission agencies are becoming international in make-up and orientation, making multi-cultural leadership skills mandatory. 

This course explores the implications multi-cultural settings have for leadership, specifically the impact that cultural values, beliefs and world views have on leadership definitions, leadership styles, communications, authority and accountability dynamics, decision making procedures, conflict management and ethics. Attention is given to Biblical input for faith based organizations in wrestling with the multi-cultural arena as well as to dealing with practical cultural expressions which often reflect conflicting assumptions and allegiances. Suggestions are made for constructive responses to a variety of multi-cultural issues. A student who has taken this course and its prerequisites will be able to lead people who are working together from a variety of cultural backgrounds.

Prerequisite:

• LD 4370 Cultural Anthropology
• LD 4350 Language and Society or equivalent, or at least 3 years experience working in a different language and culture and the permission of the instructor.