Develop a plan for personal spiritual formation.
Evaluate the impact of calling upon your personal and organizational leadership philosophy and
practices.
Paper length-7 pages. The title and reference pages are not counted in the page count guidelines. This
may be written in first or third person. First person is preferred.
In this assignment, you will consider the spiritual dimension within your various personal and
professional leader roles. Because personal reflection requires both quantity and quality of time, this
assignment will be most profitable if you follow the reading schedule in the syllabus.
The discussion should provide convincing evidence that you have thoughtfully reflected upon the
content in Barton and the implications for your leadership. Articles from other scholarly journals may
be used to support your discussion.
The discussion should be written in prose style using first or third person. Please do not use a question-
and-answer format with short bursts of thought. Respond to the following questions found on pages
228-237. Assume you are writing for an audience who may not be familiar with the book. Integrate
brief descriptions of key concepts from the book, and then offer your reflection and personal analysis.
Paper Outline
Begin with a very brief overview of the paper (no heading).
My Soul and Leading-Assessment
Take the Assessment for Leaders tool located on pages 242-244. Which three of the seventeen
indicators concern you the most? Respond to Questions 2 and 3 in Chapter One; Question 2 in Chapter
8
Two; and Questions 2, 3, and 4 in Chapter Three. Identify one additional statement or thought with
which you most identified in Chapters One, Two, and Three.
My Soul and Leading-Support
Respond to Questions 1, 2, and 5 in Chapter Seven, and Questions 1 and 4 in Chapter Eight. Identify
one additional statement or thought with which you most identified in Chapters Seven and Eight.
My Soul and Leading-Challenges
Respond to Questions 1 and 2 in Chapter Nine. How has suffering shaped your leadership and helped
you enter into the suffering of others? Respond to Questions 1, 2, and 3 in Chapter Ten. Respond to
Questions 1, 2, and 5 in Chapter Eleven. Identify one additional statement or thought with which you
most identified in Chapters Nine, Ten, and Eleven.
My Soul and Leading-Implications
Summarize the key lessons you have taken from Barton’s work that will have a positive impact upon
your leader roles. What could be done to address those issues that most concern you?
Conclusion Restate your purpose and summarize key movements of the paper.
120 pts Discussion forums (4 x 30 pts.) Friday, June 21
Expectations for on-line forum participation – The forums are an essential part of the course.
The topic for each forum will be posted and the forum opened at Sunday noon. A substantive initial
response to the question(s) must be posted by Wednesday (minimum-300 words). Each student is
expected to initiate or respond to two peers (minimum-125 words each) by Sunday of that week. Read
each posting, reflect on it, and make appropriate responses.
A student is allowed one (1) forum absence per course. Points for a missed forum cannot be made up
through additional work. Failure to participate in two forums will result in an F for the course.
Initial posts should demonstrate careful analysis, thoughtful reflection, and appropriate support through
scholarly, APA-compliant citations. Responses to peers should clarify the issues through carefully
directed questions and comments; challenge the author to consider another perspective, affirm their
position; or expand the discussion by posing a question, making a comment, or directing the author and
readers to another source in the literature.
It is important to follow the General Rubric for Forum Discussions below.
General Rubric for Discussion Forums
Understanding and Analysis
