| Date | Explanation |
| August 23 | Syllabus and class overview; list serve registration |
| August 25 | Backgrounds to leadership; work on first essay; ongoing--list serve participation; class and contribution notes |
| August 28 | Armour and Browning discussion; Initial essay due |
| August 30 | Armour and Browning discussion |
| September 1 | No class--professor out of town; prepare inclass presentation and post to list serve by Monday |
| September 4 | Armour and Browning chapter presentations |
| September 6 | No class |
| September 8 | Armour and Browning chapter presentations |
| September 11 | Armour and Browning chapter presentations |
| September 13 | Armour and Browning presentations conclude |
| September 15 | Armour and Browning summary; leadership discussion; Book Report #1 due |
| September 18 | Fair discussion, 1-2; *Definitions: decadal growth, demographic tree, assimilation |
| September 20 | Fair discussion, 2-3; *Charting church entry and exit points |
| September 22 | Fair, 3-4; *Open/closed groups, group dynamics and theory, small group programs, types of groups |
| September 25 | Fair 3-4; handout A (#1) |
| September 27 | Fair 4-5; handouts B, C, and case study backgrounds |
| September 29 | Fair 1-5 summarized for exam; Bibliography due |
| October 2 | MidTerm Examination--backgrounds to leadership; Armour and Browning, inclass presentations; Fair 1-5 |
| October 4 | Fair 6, Leadership discussions |
| October 6 | Inman Forum--No Class; Book Report #2 Due |
| October 9 | Fall Short Break--No Class |
| October 11 | Fair 7, Leadership discussions |
| October 13 | Huffard Forum--No Class |
| October 16 | Fair 7, Leadership discussion/review |
| October 18 | Fair 8, leadership discussions |
| October 20 | Huffard Forum--No Class |
| October 23 | Fair 9; Leadership discussion/review |
| October 25 | Fair 10, leadership discussion and review |
| October 27 | Book Report #3 due; In class presentations of book reports (4)--Taylor, Elder and His Work; Smith, Fallen Shepherds; Smith, Male Leadership; Hahn, Authority |
| October 30 | Fair 10-11, 16; for student reference: the following materials should also be included in areas of responsibility up to this point: handouts (yet to be completed and discussed); DuPree, Leadership as a Art; Dale, To Dream Again; Hendrix, Management for Christian Leader (Plan, Lead, Organize, Control [Evaluate]); Migliore, Strategic Planning; authority/power; Parker (team types); Hershey and Blanchard leadership analysis; personality typing and church dynamics (MBTI, DiSC, etc.); team building (more discussion remains) |
| November 1 | team building materials |
| November 3 | No class |
| November 6 | Fair 12-13, handouts; Case Studies Due |
| November 8 | In class presentations of book reports (4); handouts |
| November 10 | Fair 12-13 concluded and reviewed; in class presentations of book reports (4) |
| November 13 | Fair 14; handouts |
| November 15 | Fair 15; handouts |
| November 17 | Fair 17; handouts; Final book report due; interview due; Happy Thanksgiving! |
| November 27 | Church Growth materials; handouts and lecture; inclass presentations of book reports (2); case study/interview presentation |
| November 29 | Church Growth materials; handouts and lecture; inclass presentations of book reports (2); case study/interview presentation |
| December 1 | Church Growth materials; handouts and lecture; inclass presentations of book reports (2); case study/interview presentation |
| December 4 | Fair 18; handouts and lecture; inclass presentations of book reports (2); case study/interview presentation; Due this week: final paper and class contributions summary |
| December 6 | Fair 19; handouts and lecture; inclass presentations of book reports (2); case study/interview presentation |
| December 8 | Last class period; all materials due by 5 p.m.; Review for Final; inclass presentations of book reports (2); case study/interview presentation |
| Monday, December 11, 3:00 p.m. | Final Examination |