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111 LD 621 Communication and Leading Change Addresses the dynamics of first and second order change, transition, innovation, chaotic systems, and the communication skills necessary to clarify the implications of as well as lead the organization through change. Emphasis is on the leader as a change agent/catalyst. Suggested prerequisite: LD 501 Theological and Theoretical Foundations for Leadership. Offered spring semesters. Two hours. LD 630 Negotiating Conflict and Working with Volunteers This class trains leaders from church and parachurch organizations to promote an environment that mobilizes volunteers by focusing on the practical application of methods to recruit, select, train, and motivate people. Also emphasized is the importance of building healthy relationships through trust and negotiating conflict. Suggested prerequisite: LD 501 Theological and Theoretical Foundations for Leadership. Offered spring semesters. Two hours. LD 651 Legal Issues for the Christian Leader Helps leaders protect their organization or church from lawsuits and develop a practical approach for handling a variety of legal issues. Emphasis is on the evolving body of law regarding such matters as organizational formation, registration, governance of nonprofit corporations, liability prevention, contracting, privacy, counseling liabilities, principles of insurance, intellectual property rights, employment, and other human resource matters. Two hours. LD 661 Leading Teams This course helps leaders develop a theological and managerial approach for developing and leading teams. Students will develop a strategy to build a team for a specific organization or ministry of their choice. Two hours. LD 794 Leadership in Action Helps leaders learn a repeatable process for organizational problem solving. Each student will conduct a leadership action research project. The project should initiate a collaborative change effort in an organization by diagnosing a problem, researching the problem, developing an action plan based on the diagnosis and research, and designing an evaluation plan to be conducted after making the change. If there is adequate time and organizational approval, the project may include actual implementation of the action plan. The project is completed by writing a written report and giving an oral presentation of the project to seminar participants. This seminar is reserved for leadership students in the spring semester of the final year of study who have completed most of their leadership courses. Offered spring semesters. Two hours. LD 590, 690 Studies in Leadership These course numbers are reserved for courses of special or one-time interest that do not otherwise appear in the catalog. Two or three hours. LD 591, 691 Individualized Study in Leadership These course numbers are reserved for courses that are designed to free the student for independent investigation in leadership under the guidance of a professor. One to three hours.