orgl 600: personal development skills process group student guide

21 Pages·2017·0.24 MB·English

by  Shurance, Mike

ORGL 600: PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS
PROCESS GROUP

STUDENT GUIDE

Concordia University Irvine
1530 Concordia West
Irvine, CA 92612
www.cui.edu
800.229.1200
ORGL 600: Personal Development Skills Process Group Concordia University Irvine

COURSE RESOURCES
ORGL 600: Personal Development Skills Process Group Concordia University Irvine

NOTE: The following is a comprehensive list of all the resources you will need to complete this course.
All of these items, except for items you must purchase, are available via the Blackboard course shell
under Course Resources. Please review each of these items are they come up in the course.

Textbooks
Townsend, J.S. (1991). Hiding from love. Grand Rapids: Zondervan.
Files
Program Files
1. Scott and John’s Vitae, bio and picture
2. Welcome and Tips for Excelling in the Online Experience
3. Important Information in Preparation for the Virtual Classroom
4. Autobiographical and Life Markers
5. Guidelines for Writing RIGs (Really Important Goals)
6. Relational Needs of a Leader and Character Structure
7. Character Structure
8. Primacy of Affect
9. Creating Mismatching Experiences
Course Files
1. Competence-Plus-Character model for leadership
2. Relational Themes That Build Character Structure
3. Primacy of Affect
4. Creating Mismatching Experiences
5. Process Group Guidelines
6. Liability and Confidentiality Statements
7. Affirmation and Challenges Guidelines
8. Affirmation and Challenges Feedback Sheet
9. Final Session – Saying Goodbyes

Videos and Audio
1. Welcome to the Course
2. Competence-Plus-Character Model for Leadership
3. Character Structure
4. Grace, Truth, Time
5. Attachment
6. Separation
7. Integration
8. Adulthood
9. Process Group
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EVALUATION
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Item Due Points
Leaning Activity #1: Opening Virtual Classroom Week 1 35
Leaning Activity #2: Homework Partners Report Week 1 25
Leaning Activity #3: Introduction to the Townsend Competency- Week 1 35
Plus-Character model for Leadership
Leaning Activity #4: Building Attachment into Your Life Week 1 35
Leaning Activity #5: Building Separation into Your Life Week 1 35
Leaning Activity #6: Building Integration into Your Life Week 1 50

Leaning Activity #1: Reflections on Day One Week 2 35
Leaning Activity #2: Reflections on Day Two Week 2 35
Leaning Activity #3: Reflections on Day Three Week 2 35
Leaning Activity #4: Reflections on Day Four Week 2 35
Leaning Activity #5: Building Adulthood into Your Life Week 2 50
Leaning Activity #6: The Mind of Christ, Made in God’s Image, Week 2 35
Being Full of the Holy Spirit and Character Structure
Leaning Activity #7: Action Plan for Continued Support Week 2 35
Course Total 500
ORGL 600: Personal Development Skills Process Group Concordia University Irvine

COURSE SCHEDULE
ORGL 600: Personal Development Skills Process Group Concordia University Irvine

PRE-CONFERENCE WEEK

PRE-CONFERENCE WEEK TOPICS

• Opening the Class
• Homework Partners, Autobiography and Life Markers, RIGs
• Townsend Competency-Plus-Character Model for Leadership
• Character Structure
• Building Attachment into your life and those you lead
• Building Separation into your life and those you lead
• Building Integration into your life and those you lead
• Preparing for the Kick-Off Conference

PRE-CONFERENCE WEEK OVERVIEW

Integration with the Christian Faith:
Often we view the church as a place the is primarily about worshipping God with fellow
believers. The writers of the New Testament had a different view when they talked about the
church and how we are to gather as believers. The two most used metaphors for the church was
family and the body. These metaphors emphasized the role relationships with each other are just
as key alongside our relationship with Christ. If we look at Acts 2 and 4, and I Corinthians
12:26ff we are given the only three glimpses of the church meeting. Romans 12:1 tell us we
should be worshipping God all the time. So there is another reason Jesus left the church to finish
his work when he ascended. If we take all the “one another” verses and these above metaphors,
we will see that gathering together on Sunday is about growing in our intimacy and support of
each other as the family and body of Christ. We are to be vulnerable with our needs, enter into
each other’s pain, give encouragement and strength, exhort, use our gifts, grow in our
understanding of Scripture and find ways we can make things right as a body and join God in
ushering in the new Kingdom “on earth as it is in heaven.” What you will experience in process
groups starting Sunday will be New Testament Christianity as it was practiced in the first century.
This isn’t something just in this program but we believe this is normative Christianity.

PRE-CONFERENCE WEEK LEARNING ACTIVITIES
ORGL 600: Personal Development Skills Process Group Concordia University Irvine

LEARNING ACTIVITY #1: Opening Virtual Classroom

Overview:
Students will have a chance to meet their professor and fellow classmates in a virtual
classroom setting. Students will gain a good understanding of the syllabus, what is
required of them and learning strategies on how to be successful in this course. Students
will discover information about each of their classmates and professor on which they can
build a relationship. (PLO4)

Directions:
1. Complete the Confidentiality and Lability Form. A unique distinctive of the
Townsend Institute curriculum is the emphasis on personal growth and practical
application. You are encouraged to be as vulnerable as you feel comfortable in the
different assignments you complete. In order for there to be a safe atmosphere
online, we ask you to read our confidentiality and liability form. Then sign it and
send it to your professor before the opening virtual classroom this week.
2. Reading: You have completed N.T. Wright's Simply Christian. N. T. Wright is one
of the leading theologians in the world and will provide a general theological
foundation for discovering the relationship between the Christian faith with
organizational leadership and executive coaching. What makes this book stand apart
is Wright's explanation of the Christian faith within the Jewish culture (as expressed
by the Old Testament writings) and the first century historical, Mideastern culture
where Christianity developed. You probably will be challenged in some of your
viewpoints since often our understanding of the Christian faith developed within the
individualistic American culture of the 20th and 21st century. We hope you will be
open to examining this unique biblical perspective.
3. Sign in to the Virtual Classroom 15 minutes early as per the instructions in the
Course Components section. Read the overview and how to best be prepared for the
opening of class. You will definitely not want to miss this time. This sets the tone
for the class in many ways.
4. Write a post (250 words, 15 to 20 sentences) that includes the following:
a. The most intriguing idea you appreciated from N.T. Wright's book and one
idea you disagree with.
b. What it was like to meet your professor and classmates in the virtual
classroom and to hear about what they were most excited about or most
apprehensive.
c. One way you will contribute to make this learning environment what you
would like it to be.
5. Read and Reflect on at least 5 to 7of your fellow students’ initial posts. Write two
response posts (at least 75 words).
Deliverables:
• Submit your Confidentiality and Liability form by Sunday @ midnight
• Initial reflection post due Friday @ noon
• Two response posts due Sunday @ midnight
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Grade:
• You will receive 35 points for these deliverables. 15 for the initial and 20 (2 * 10) for
the responses.

LEARNING ACTIVITY #2: Homework Partners Report

Overview:
Students will connect with this week’s homework partner for at least 15 minutes and
discuss any of the following:
1. RIGs,
2. Autobiographical and Life Markers paper,
3. One thing they are learning,
4. Work on any of the assignments together or to clear up questions they might
have,
5. Talk about a personal or professional matter in which they need support and
prayer.
Don't do this course alone; you have plenty of support available in your classmates
and your professor. A key purpose of this time is to get to know each other at a more
intimate level.
Directions:

1. Watch the Video by Dr. Townsend on how homework partners, stretch goals, and the
autobiography and life markers paper will help you grow and be successful in this
program.
2. Identify your homework partner on the Homework Partner List which is posted under
the Course Resources section.
3. Email your Homework Partner for this week (if you didn't connect to him/her during
the online classroom session) to establish a time for your call (or you can use
Zoom/Skype if you want it to be even more personal, we highly recommend this) and
get the number where you should call. We are not able to put the phone numbers of
students online unless you give permission to your professor.
4. Complete the Autobiographical and Life Markers paper. Most likely you will have
completed this for a previous course. You can submit what you have already written.
Some students will adjust this paper as they continue to understand themselves more
fully.
5. Complete your RIGs (Really Important Goals). See the RIGs Guidelines file. Most
students will have completed this if they have taken a previous course. You can
submit what you have already written. You can adjust any of your RIGs if you want
to add a specific focus for this course.
6. Send your Homework Partner both your RIGs and your Autobiographical and Life
Markers paper so he/she can review them before your call. You can post them in the
discussion board if you want to share these with your classmates.
7. Make the phone/skype call.
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8. Write a reflective discussion post (minimum: 250 words, 15-20 sentences) about the
following:
a. Which RIG you are most excited about and the first strategic step you plan to
take;
b. Which RIG will be the most challenging and the first strategic step you plan
to take;
c. One thing you learned about your Homework Partner (either from his/her
Autobiographical and Life Markers paper or your phone call) and any other
aspect about your call that was encouraging.
9. You do not have to make a response post (but you can) to your classmates’ post on
this discussion board. If your professor chooses to respond to your post, make a
response post (minimum: 75 words, 4-5 sentences).
Deliverables:

• Initial post due Friday @ noon
• Response post to faculty is due Saturday @ midnight if applicable

Grade:

You will receive 25 points for this post.

LEARNING ACTIVITY #3: Introduction to the Townsend Competency-Plus-Character
Model

Overview:
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the Townsend Competence & Character
model for counseling. They will comprehend how this model is different than other
models because it focuses on the deepest part of human personality - character structure -
in order to resolve the symptoms which the clients presents in counseling. Students will
begin to understand how this model applies to their character structure: the deficits and
ways they learned to cope.
Directions:

1. Read the file: Competence & Character model for Leadership.
2. Read the file: Character Structure. This file will give you an in-depth look at the
four elements of character structure. After reading the file, go back and focus on
attachment. Identify the behaviors that indicate when this character piece is missing.
Identify what a person didn't get from their family of origin that creates a deficit in
attachment. Discover the biblical themes that show the importance of attachment.
3. Watch the video by Dr. Townsend, Competence & Character model for leadership.
4. Read chapters 1-3 (pages 17 to 58) in Hiding from love by Dr. Townsend.