Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Why this training in the use and misuse of power?

    • How to Use Thinkific

    • Getting Started

    • Before we begin...
  2. 2

    • David and Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11)

    • Bill Hybels and Willow Creek Community Church

    • Emotional and Spiritual Abuse and the Story of Mars Hill

    • Addressing Abuse of Power Committee and Abuse in the CRC

    • Assignment: Case Study

    • Journal Activity: Power and Control Wheel
  3. 3

    • Ministry Leaders and Sacred Trust

    • Assignment: Reading Reflection

    • Journal Activity: Power Audit
  4. 4

    • Church Cultures that Resist or Permit Abuse

    • Assignment: Reading Reflection

    • Journal Activity: Creating a Culture of Tov (Goodness)
  5. 5

    • Maintaining Healthy Boundaries and Rhythms of Life

    • Attending to the Code of Conduct

    • Learning to Lead Restoratively

    • Assignment: Reflection Questions

    • Journal Activity: Philippians 2
  6. 6

    • You did it!

    • Additional Resources