Leadership, Management and Entrepreneurship Development for Churches and Christians Organisations

  1. Pentax delivered a presentation to the New Leadership Team of the Assemblies of God Church, Ghana on the theme “Making the Church More Relevant in the 21st Century” and also the Relevance of Strategic Planning to the Assemblies of God Church in Accra, Ghana (2011)

LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR CHRISTIANS AND CHRISTIANS ORGANISATIONS MODULES

MODULE 1: SELF MANAGEMENT

  1. Self-Awareness  and Management
  2. Johari Exercise
  3. 80 Questions
  4. Personal Effectiveness
  5. Emotional Intelligence
  6. Positive Attitude and “Can Do” Mindset
  7. Goal Setting and Management

MODULE 2: ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS

  1. Positive Attitude and “Can Do Mindset”
  2. Effective Communication
  3. Interpersonal Relationships
  4. Time Management
  5. Stress Management
  6. People Management
  7. Networking Skills

MODULE 3: STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

  1. State of Play Analyses
  2. Institutional Assessment
  3. Environmental Analysis
  4. Financial Analysis
  5. Institutional Resources and Capacity
  6. Financial Projections
  7. Framework for Implementation and Monitoring

MODULE 4: EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP

  1. Leadership: Concept and Definition
  2. Principles of leadership
  3. Leadership versus Management
  4. Qualities and Attributes of Effective leaders
  5. Strategic Leadership

MODULE 5: PEOPLE AND CHRISTIAN MANAGEMENT

  1. Fundamentals and Rationale for Management
  2. Efficiency versus Effectiveness
  3. Effective Planning
  4. Organizational Skills
  5. Control and Quality Assurance
  6. Effective Managing Versus Leading
  7. Supervisory Skills

MODULE 6: ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

  1. Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneur defined
  2. Qualities and Attributes of Entrepreneurs
  3. Goal Setting
  4. Opportunities Identification
  5. Developing Business Plans
  6. Basics of Financial Management
  7. Marketing Management
  8. Customer Care
  9. Corporate Social Responsibility

MODULE 7: GROWING YOUR BUSSINESS

  1. Definition, Reason and Rationale
  2. Business Growth Defined
  3. Marketing management
  4. Products Development and Management
  5. Products Pricing
  6. Effective Customer Care
  7. Negotiable Skills
  8. International Business Relations
  9. Networking Skills

MODULE 8: CHRISTIAN PARENTING

  1. Parenting defined
  2. Childhood Parenting
  3. Teen Parenting
  4. Adult Parenting
  5. Principles and Practice of Christian Parenting
  6. Life Skills for Christian Children
  7. Career Development and Management for Christians

MODULE 9: THE CHURCH AS AN ORGANISATION

  1. The Church Defined
  2. The Structure and Hierarchy of the Church
  3. Corporate Governance of the Church
  4. Church Membership Development
  5. Effective Management of the Church
  6. Financial Management of the Church
  7. Sources of Funds
  8. Uses and Management of Funds

MODULE 10: MANAGING THE CHURCH AS AN ORGANISATION

  1. Believing JESUS as the Son of God
  2. Baptism of water and the Holy Spirit
  3. Christian Foundations Principles
  4. Faith and Holiness
  5. Church as a Body of Christ
  6. JESUS as the Head of the Church
  7. Prayer, Bible Study and Fasting

MODULE 11: THE CHURCH, GROWTH MEASUREMENT INDICES AND PASTORAL LEADERSHIP

  1. What is the Church
  2. Church Growth Measurement Indices
  3. Numbers
  4. Funds
  5. Tithes
  6. Thanksgiving
  7. Offerings
  8. Donations
  9. Welfare
  10. Development (Infrastructure)
  11. Church Building, Mission House etc.

MODULE 12: TRAINER OF TRAINERS PROGRAMME FOR ADULT FACILITATORS

  1. Training Development Process and Training Cycles
  2. Performance versus Training Needs Assessment
  3. Training Design and Manuals Development
  4. Workshop Organization
  5. Training Monitoring and Evaluation
  6. Basics of Adult Training

MODULE 13: BASICS OF EFFECTIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

  1. Financial Management: Concept and Definitions
  2. Records Keeping
  3. Cash Management
  4. Planning and Forecasting
  5. Financial Reporting

10.0 Development of Christ-Like Training Manuals

The other Manuals in the OVERCOMERS SOCIO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT series are:
  • Manual 1: Why am I Here on Earth?
  • Manual 2: Who am I?
  • Manual 3: Essential Life Skills
  • Manual 4: Strategic Planning and Management
  • Manual 5: Effective Christian Leadership
  • Manual 6: Christian Management
  • Manual 7: Entrepreneurial Development
  • Manual 8: Growing your Business
  • Manual 9: Christian Parenting
  • Manual 10: Managing the Church as an Organization
  • Manual 11: The Church as an Organism
  • Manual 12: Church, Growth Measurement Indices and Pastoral Leadership
  • Manual 13: Basics of Effective Financial Management
  • Manual 14: Critical Thinking
  • Manual 15: Trainer of Trainers Programme for Adult Facilitators