My name is Dr. Rol Erickson and I will be your professor for this course. I am confident that you will find the material that we cover interesting, relevant, and challenging. We will be examining a diverse range of scholarly perspectives relating to leadership theory but most importantly we will be interpreting these perspectives through a Christian worldview using scripture as our guide.
Over the years I have served in a variety of non-for profit organizations. During that time it was my experience was that many if not most of the challenges faced by these organizations could be linked to leadership issues. Thus my interest in leadership began.
For over eight years I’ve had the privilege of serving as a missionary and then later as a consultant for a mission organization for several years. One of my passions during that time period was leadership development and I have had the privilege in working with young emerging leaders in rural church plants to supporting seasoned leaders in large established churches. At another time in my life I served as a minister of pastoral care in a mega church in Florida. For over a decade I also had an independent consulting business with clients that included Kodak’s photo finishing plant Qualex, training for corporate McDonald’s managers, but primarily smaller business with fifty employees or less. I have taught as an adjunct for a decade and for the last four years have also taught full time as an Associate Professor of Business.
