Instructor & Contact Information

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Course Description

This course will introduce you to the practice of Emotional Intelligence in Christ that will anchor your ability in the Holy Spirit to discern and manage personal emotions and behaviors in a way that honors God by loving others well as Jesus did. Additionally, this course will provide the tools and practice to help build a community that is Emotionally Intelligent in Christ.

Course Outcomes

After completing this course, you will be able to:

1. Reflect on the value of emotional intelligence in work and personal contexts.
2. Use assessments such as Biblical DiSC and Maturity Skills to develop plans to improve emotional and social skills. 
3. Reflect on how emotional development and deep relationships bring transformation in ministry contexts.
4. Write out your life story reflecting on how it has shaped your own emotional and social development.
5. Apply principles of how emotional development and deep relationships bring transformation into recommendations for improving a residential addiction recovery ministry.
6. Write out a motivational talk on the importance of deep relationships and connection with Christian community for residential addiction recovery graduates.
7. Develop a comprehensive plan for improving your emotional and social skills based on the 1) Emotional Competency Framework, 2) Maturity Skills Assessment and 3) 19 Brain Skill models. 

Degree Program Outcomes

Degree outcomes are the overall skills and knowledge we expect you will have after successfully completing a degree program at City Vision University. This course supports one of eight program outcomes for the Bachelor's in Christian Ministry & Leadership program, marked with an asterisk (*). After completing the degree, you will be able to do the following in each of the listed domains.

Bible/Theology

1. Bible. Use sound principles of Biblical interpretation to analyze the structure, themes and content of the Bible and apply that to local contexts.
2. Theology. Apply the foundational truths of Christian theology grounded in Scripture to local contexts.

Spiritual Formation

3. Calling. Create a synthesis of a reflective life vision and plan to enable 24/7 ministry based on God’s purposes for work and their own unique calling.
4. Leadership. Develop a personal philosophy and plan for leadership based on principles of leadership and effective ministry management.
5. Emotional Health. Reflect and develop plans needed to establish healthy relationships and life balance. *

Ministry & Missions

6. Cross-Cultural Ministry. Develop strategy for effective cross-cultural management and ministry and apply that to their own organizational or ministry context.
7. Nonprofit Foundations. Describe the key competencies of effective nonprofit managers and develop a career development plan across four competency domains including: Collaborate (HR & Relational Skills), Control (Governance, Financial & Operations Skills), Create (Innovation & Entrepreneurial Skills) and Compete (Business & Funding Skills).
8. Specialization. Develop skills and apply learning and concepts in one area of specialty ministry.

Required Texts

Students are required to purchase these texts before the first day of classes. 

• Coursey, C. M. (2018). Transforming Fellowship: 19 Brain Skills That Build Joyful Community. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

• Wilder, J., & Hendricks, M. (2020). The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation (Illustrated edition). Moody Publishers. 

• Goleman, D. (2000). Working with Emotional Intelligence (Reprint edition). Bantam. 

Guidelines for Written Work

All written work must follow our Writing Format and Forum Requirements. You must read these to understand how to cite sources appropriately.

Critical Policies to Read for This Course

Note: These policies are critical for all students to read. In case of change, we have linked to the versions on our website to make sure you have the latest version.

• Grading Scale 

• Deadlines to Drop Courses

• Attendance, Late Policy and Extensions

• Technology Requirements for Courses

• Standards of Academic Integrity & Plagiarism Policy

• What plagiarism is and how to avoid it 

• Credit Hour Policy, Grading Policy and Other Academic Policies

• ADA Policy, Learning Accommodations & Disabilities Services
• Student Code of Conduct 

• Library Services

Additional Policies:

• Privacy Policy

• Consumer Disclosures
• Additional policies are listed in our catalog

This syllabus is subject to change without notice up until the first day of the semester. Last updated: April 19, 2024