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I. GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM – THE POWER OF GOD TO CHANGE NATIONS 1) What is the Kingdom of God and Its Critical Ingredients - The chapter will discuss statements and strategies discussed in the scriptures concerning the kingdom of God. It will contrast the church and the kingdom; our call to influence communities and nations; conversion to the kingdom of God; our freedom; faith; proclamation; and koinonia. 2) The Kingdom of God Mandate and Mission - This chapter will discuss God’s mandate to Adam and Eve, and Jesus mandate to the believers before His ascension. The discussion will include having a global mentality; the value and importance of life; fill the earth; subduing the earth; taking dominion or rule in the earth; managing and overseeing nations (peoples) in the world; and the mission as Jesus laid it out. 3) The Glory of the Kingdom of God - This chapter will deal directly with how God wants to be known and how we are to represent Him as a kingdom citizen. As new creations in Christ with His DNA, He has specifically outlined how He wants to express Himself through His compassion; graciousness; mercy; loving kindness; truth; faithfulness; and forgiveness 4) Kingdom of God Core Values, Focus and Attitude - This chapter will deal with how we deal with people (and peoples) that releases the grace and influence of Christ in their lives, their organizations and ruling authorities. Sinners and true seekers loved to be with Jesus. The discussion will include what drew people to Him; His love and acceptance for people; fellowship; affection; kingdom mentality and focus; humility; being a servant; and motivations. 5) Engaging our Culture - This chapter will deal with what is influencing us and who are we influencing. The discussion will be centered around truth-based belief systems vs. lie-based belief systems and making kingdom adjustments in our belief systems; how we grow in wisdom and stature with God and men; the believers identity; the work of the ministry; leadership; spheres of a nation; kingdom orientation; changing our belief systems; ministry of reconciliation; and engaging cultural belief systems. 6) Taking and Occupying the Promised Land – Call to Action This chapter will contrast and relate the Jews taking the Promised Land and our call to making disciples of all nations; personal preparation and development; personal mission statement; and creating a strategic plan for your life and call. back to top II. MASTERBUILDER
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Biblical Righteousness – This chapter establishes in the
mind and heart of the student the true meaning of our identity in Christ
and His righteousness.
2)
Blessed or Cursed, Two Lifestyles - This chapter contrasts
the two lifestyles described in the Bible and the access to God’s
blessings through Christ.
3)
Dealing the Law - This chapter outlines the relationship of
the law and believers with respects to the work of Christ on the cross.
4)
Christ’s Mantel of Annointing - This chapter prepares the
student come to understand and grasp Jesus statement in John 14:12
“Greater things will you do than what Jesus has done”
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Faith and Obedience - This chapter focuses the obedience of
the believer with respect to their faith.
6)
The Believers Identity - This chapter empowers the student
through understand who they are with respects to Jesus words “You be
perfect as I am perfect” and the focus of His love.
7)
The Mind of Christ – This chapter solidifies the in the
student a new mentality, the mind of Christ that demonstrates their
identity in Christ. Proverbs 23:7 “For as a man thinks in his heart so is
he”
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True Riches - This chapter teaches the student a deeper and
broader understanding the riches of the His kingdom built on a foundation
of righteousness, wisdom and knowledge.
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The Contented Soul, An Open Heart - This chapter will bring
light and understanding to the motivations of man and Jesus provision to
meet the deep needs of mankind.
10)
Apple Trees Bare Apples - In this chapter the student will
examine and study who we are in light of reproduction. Like begets like so
it is with Jesus who is the first born and those born of the spirit are
like Him. 11) The Right War - The chapter shows that if students understand righteousness will rule the world. In a world bound by sickness and sin, Jesus sends His people into the world armed with righteousness to set the captives free. 12) The Secret of the Lord - The student will learn how God fulfills His every promise as a covenant making covenant keep God. Through the fulfillment of His promises we can fulfill our call to go and make disciples of all nations.
III. LEADERSHIP TRAINING INTERNATIONAL 1) The Leader's Foundation focuses on forming a godly self-image and proper foundation for leadership. It presents seven foundation stones for an emerging leader: 1) Knowing God, 2) Working with God, 3) Modeling a Godly Life, 4) Serving, 5) Ruling, 6) Reproducing, and 7) Expanding the Kingdom. 2) The Leader’s Freedom focuses on obtaining steps to freedom from hurts, bondage, and unhealthy living. It presents seven steps to freedom: facing our bondages, relinquishing control, exposing the roots, embracing responsibility, developing discipline, overcoming temptation, and moving on to maturity. 3) The Leader's Example focuses on embracing and modeling the basic principles of discipleship. It presents Jesus as our discipling example, as well as following, being like and abiding with Jesus. It also presents how to overcome common discipleship obstacles and keys to discipling others. 4) The Leader's Calling focuses on discovering your calling and role in God's Master Plan. It presents God's desire for our worship and His continuous plan to reach the world. Key principles are presented relating to discovering your call, preparation, being tested, and walking in the proper timing of your calling. 5) The Leader's Potential focuses on reaching your potential by maximizing your spiritual gifts and personality mix. It shows how understanding self and those around you will help you find your PLACE in ministry and maximize your strengths to reach your greatest potential. 6) The Leader's Balanced Life focuses on increasing your leadership capacity by developing a balanced life. It challenges leaders to examine themselves and seek to maintain excellence in themselves, their family, their relationships, their work, and their finances. 7) Leading with Outreach focuses on reaching those around you through Spirit-led friendships. It shows how effective outreach includes a balanced, three-fold approach of sharing the spoken words of the gospel, walking in the power of the Holy Spirit, and demonstrating a lifestyle that reflects the gospel of Jesus Christ. 8) Leading with Mentoring focuses on finding and providing effective mentoring relationships. It gives an overview of mentoring and what it should include. It provides guidelines on how to have and be an effective mentor and how to avoid poor mentoring relationships. 9) Leading with the Word focuses on using basic Bible study skills to prepare and share biblical messages. It presents the basic three components of inductive Bible study: observation, interpretation, and application of Scripture. It then gives practical guidelines on how to prepare and deliver biblically-based messages. 10) Leading Team Projects focuses on learning to lead projects and reach goals with a team approach. It presents the basics of vision, planning and goal setting, with tracking and delegation. It also presents forming, developing and mobilizing an effective team. It concludes with how to finish a project well. 11) Leading with Teams focuses on developing a diverse leadership team for ministry success. It reviews the traditional models and offers a biblical alternative. It gives principles for becoming an effective team leader and building a strong leadership team. Also presented are handling team conflict and transitioning to team leadership. 12) Leading Skillfully focuses on developing key practices and skills for effective leadership. It presents several key practices of leadership: developing personal skills, developing people skills, developing others, resolving conflict, leading with vision, leading strategically, and leading change.
1) Strategic Management: Administrative problems facing typical organizations. Designed to provide analysis and synthesis experience to apply principles of operations management. 2) Project Analysis and Control: Introduction to the Critical Path Method and Program Evaluation and Review Technique. Project planning and control methods; activity sequencing; time-cost trade-offs; allocation of manpower and equipment resources; scheduling activities; computer systems. 3) Principles of Operations Research: This course surveys the mathematical models used to design and analyze operational systems. Contents include linear programming models, waiting line models, computer simulation models, and management science. 4) Introduction to Operations Management: An overview of the functional areas of Operations Management. Topics covered include: Productivity; strategy in a global business environment; project management; quality management for goods and services; location and layout strategies; supply chain and inventory management; material requirements planning. 5) Finance for Operations Managers: The scope and environment of finance for operations managers, including financial markets, interest rates, financial statements, cash flows, and performance evaluation; valuation of financial assets using time value of money and meaning and measurement of risk and return; capital-budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure, and dividend policy. 6) Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management: The class explores the concept of Strategic Human Resource Management with emphasis on how the various Human Resources functions (Compensation, Benefits, ER, Training and Development, etc.) can effectively partner with top management to support the large-scale, long-range goals of achieving success in the organization's chosen markets. 7) Operations Management in the Service Sector: Review of the role of operations management in the service sector, e.g., health care systems, banking, municipal services, utilities, postal service and others. Emphasizes the principles and methodologies applicable to the solution of problems within the service industries. 8) Health Care Policies and Issues: Health care management and policy development. Health insurance, Medicare and managed care. Health benefits for employees. The role of government and business in policy formulation. Financing of health care. Legal and ethical considerations in health care. Hospital and outpatient management issues. 9) Quality Management: Implementation of modern participative quality management techniques in military and civilian operations. Includes quality control methods and control charts. 10) Economic Decision-Making: Principles of economic analysis with emphasis upon discounted cash flow criteria for decision-making. Comparison of criteria such as rate of return, annual cost, and present worth for the evaluation of project alternatives. 11) Human Behavior Analysis: Psychological and physiological factors to be considered by the operations manager. Human perceptual and work capacities are examined in relation to various task situations, with emphasis on controlling and monitoring tasks. Fundamental design factors are also considered. Human behavioral aspects of management decisions are considered. 12) Milestone: Developing leaders who operate from a foundation of the highest ethical standards is a strategic key to profitability and long-term sustainability. Milestone allows participants to explore, discover, and affirm their core values and understand how this translates into their leadership style. 13) Foundations of Leadership: Historical and contemporary leadership theories and concepts with an emphasis on the moral dimensions of leadership and ethics. Competencies and influences of leaders and followers are contrasted. Students gain insights through personal leadership and character assessments. 14) Mission, Vision, and Values: Study of the critical nature and relationship of mission, vision, and values to individuals and organizations. Identification and development of personal and organizational core purposes and values that direct strategies and define measures of success. 15) Corporate Governance and Ethics: Criteria and measurement of organizational effectiveness using the decision-making models of (1) an economic cost/benefit analysis, and (2) an organizational ethics audit. Application of these models is used to analyze and identify socially responsible and ethical attitudes and behaviors. Discussion includes a legal framework for standards of compliance. 16) Building Teams: An experiential approach to application of the skills and attitudes necessary for building and leading effective teams. Topics include communication and motivation theories, group formation and behavior, group decision-making processes, conflict management, negotiation, facilitation and organizational support structures. 17) Applied Christian Ethics: A study of how decisions and actions incorporate ethical issues. Individuals, organizations, and societies are influenced in significant ways by the ethical principles they use to make decisions. The course examines, from a Christian perspective, the ethical foundations, responsibilities, and consequences of decisions and practices in our society. Study includes the use of case studies illustrating the application of ethical theory in situations that students will likely encounter in their careers. 18) Leading Change: Recognition of social and economic pressures for change. Adaptation of an ethical change process within diverse organizational settings. Forecasting and designing alternative futures for organizations. Expansion of a conceptual framework for lifelong applied learning and the development of strategic change and implementation plans. 19) Strategic Analysis and Design: Analysis of internal and external structures and forces of organizations to determine core competencies and strategies. Development of ethical leadership and management processes for increasing quality and innovation. V. CAPACITY BUILDING back to top 1. Introduction This functional document will present an overview of the Non-Profit e-MBA proposed by the ICL. It will discuss the intended audience, content, delivery, and outcomes of the process. All non-profit organizations are faced with the challenge to recruit and keep motivated and qualified participants. It is common to find individuals with sincere interest and little aptitude. This process is intended to balance that need and allow those individuals who are motivated to participate in the nonprofit organization to offer expanded benefits to the specific organization, as well as others they may be exposed to in future years. The Non-Profit e-MBA is designed for the motivated individual, who is 1) already invested in a non-profit environment, or 2) expecting to be invested in this environment in the near future. The program offers an iterative and progressive learning style designed to plant foundational principles into the learner, followed by adding best practice knowledge patterns over these principles. The Non-Profit e-MBA offers the learner a flexible, Internet delivered, interactive learning experience, which will immediately apply practical improvements to the learners environment. Management professionals from both the profit and non-profit sectors moderate the course. Learning is validated by directed online and offline discussions between the moderators and the students and module-based assignments. 2. Program Design The program includes twelve online learning modules. Modules are "courses" through which learners progress in the program. Materials and activities for learning are tightly integrated with each other across various modules in the program. A listing of the learning modules is included in the details of this section. Note that learners can choose to complete modules according to their own needs, as well as in the recommended order. The program can be highly useful to learners regardless of the order in which they go through the modules in the program. Learning modules are arranged generally in the order needed to develop an organization from the ground up. Learners who are going through the program primarily as a form of training and development can proceed in a sequential fashion through the Learning Modules, and address the a) topics for discussion and reflection and the b) activities to build systems and practices; both of which are posed in each learning module. Note that the activities required to build and manage a healthy nonprofit organization are usually very cyclical in nature -- for example, program planning often produces learning that, in turn, polishes previous strategic planning activities. Therefore, learners are guided to revisit certain portions of various learning modules at various points in the program. 3. Learning Modules Module 1: Program Orientation -- Getting the Most from This Program · Guidelines for You to Get the Most from Program · Tips to Improve Your Reading and Studying Skills · Extensive Free, Online Resources for You · Designing Your Best Approach to Program Module 2: Starting & Understanding Your Nonprofit (Starting Your Nonprofit) · What does it Mean to be "Nonprofit"? · Are You an Entrepreneur? · Jump Start with Fiscal Sponsorship? · Complete Guidelines to Incorporation and Tax-Exemption (Understanding Your Nonprofit) Classification of Your Nonprofit · Key Roles in Your Nonprofit · Basic Structures in Your Nonprofit · Life Cycle of Your Nonprofit · Culture of Your Nonprofit · Verifying Your Nonprofit Meets Regulations Module 3: Understanding Role of Chief Executive · What is a Chief Executive Officer? · Role of CEO · Major Functions of CEO · Core Knowledge and Skills for CEO Role · Preparation for Building Board · Preparation for Strong Board-Staff Relationships · Avoiding "Founder's Syndrome" Module 4: Developing Your Basic Management & Leadership Skills · Basic Skills in: · Problem Solving and Decision Making · Planning · Delegation · Internal Communications · Meeting Management · Managing Yourself · Optional -- Advanced Topics in Management and Leadership · Optional -- Designing Your Management and Leadership Development Plans Module 5: Building and Training Your Board of Directors · Understanding Roles and Responsibilities · Building Policies and Committees · Building Committees · Recruiting New Members · Ensuring Strong Participation · Board and CEO Evaluations · Board Calendar and Operations · Organizing Board Manual · Training Board Members · Verifying Health of Your Board Practices Module 6: Developing Your Strategic Plan · Understanding Strategic Planning Process · Writing Your Mission, Vision and Values Statements · Conducting Strategic Analysis · Setting Strategic Direction · Conducting Action Planning · Developing Operating Budget · Writing and Communicating Your Plan · Monitoring and Evaluating Your Plan · Verifying Health of Your Strategic Planning Practices Module 7: Developing and Marketing Your Programs · Understanding Guidelines for Program Design · Constructing Program Logic Model · Your Program Outcomes, Goals and Strategies · Conducting Market Analysis for Each Program/Service · Developing Your Public and Media Relations Plan · Developing Your Sales Plan · Developing Your Advertising and Promotions Plan · Organizing Your Marketing and Promotions Plan · Verifying Health of Your Program Planning Practices Module 8: Managing Your Nonprofit's Finances and Taxes (Financial Management) · Basics of Bookkeeping and Financial Controls · Budgeting and Deviation Analysis · Cash Management · Financial Statements · Financial Analysis · Verifying Health of Your Financial Management Practices Module 9: Developing Your Fundraising Plan · Overview of Fundraising Sources and Approaches to Them · Board’s Role in Fundraising · Writing Your Fundraising Plan · Writing & Submitting Your Proposal · Online Fundraising · Fundraising Software · Hiring a Fundraiser · Verifying Health of Your Fundraising Practices Module 10: Supervising Your Employees and Volunteers (Supervising Staff) · Defining New Job Roles · Recruiting Job Candidates · Screening Applicants · Orienting New Employees · Delegating to Employees · Ensuring Strong Performance · Firing Employees · Personnel Policies and Samples · Verifying Health of Your Supervisory Practices (Supervising Volunteers) · Designing Your Volunteer Program · Deciding Where Volunteers Can Help · Recruiting & Screening Volunteers · Ensuring Strong Performance · Risk and Liabilities · Verifying Health of Your Volunteer Management Practices Module 11: Designing Your Program Evaluation Plans (General Information) · Understanding Program Evaluation, Goals and Types · Overview of Data Collection Methods · Guidelines for Analyzing, Interpreting and Reporting Information · Pitfalls to Avoid · Verifying Health of Your Program Planning and Evaluation Practices (Outcomes-Based Evaluations) · Getting Ready for Your Outcomes Planning · Selecting Your Outcomes and Target Outcomes (including Developing your Logic Model) · Identifying Indicators for Each of Your Target Outcomes · Deciding What Data You Need and How You Will Collect It · Guidelines for Your Data Analysis · Writing Your Outcomes-Based Evaluation Report Module 12: Conducting Final Fitness Test of Your Nonprofit · Compliance to Laws and Regulations · Board Operations · Supervisory Practices · Strategic, Program and Personnel Planning · Financial Management · Fundraising Practices Optional: Module 13: Practical Guide to Managing Ethics in the Workplace · What is Business Ethics? · Myths about Business Ethics · 10 Benefits of Managing Ethics · Ethics Management System · 8 Guidelines for Managing Ethics · 6 Key Roles and Responsibilities · Ethics Tools: Codes of Ethics · Ethics Tools: Codes of Conduct · Ethics Tools: Policies · Ethics Tools: Resolving Ethical · Dilemmas · Ethics Tools: Training The ICL Capacity Building is the creation of Dr. Carter McNamara designed specifically to help churches and Christian ministries and is available free online to anyone desiring to improve their self-directed study habits. ICL will offer the courses in seminar/workshop atmospheres to candidates desiring a more structured classroom experience. Course Delivery and Pricing back to top Initially all courses will be taught in the classroom. In the near future most of the courses will be available via a web based Internet delivery. ICL will create virtual and regional campuses in the US, Europe, Mexico and Africa. ICL will also offer to the public specific workshops to help equip leaders in specific areas of need. These will continue to be developed as specific needs are identified. PRICING (Pricing is estimated) Gospel of the Kingdom 18 hours of Instruction and workshop $250 per person or married couple $500 per organization (up to 5 participants) $ 20 per manual per person MasterBuilder 18 hours of Instruction and workshop $250 per person or married couple $500 per organization (up to 5 participants) $ 20 per manual per person Leadership Training International 144 hours of instruction, small group activity and workshops $1495 per person or married couple $2500 per organization (up to 5 participants) $ 30 per manual per person (12 Manuals) Organizational Operations and Management 80 hours of instruction and workshops $1495 per person or married couple $2500 per organization (up to 5 participants) $ 30 per manual per person Capacity Building (3 day workshop and 1 day follow up) $250 per person or married couple
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