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A Theory Of Virtuous Leadership And Its Influence On Organizational Performance In Christian Organizations: A Classic Grounded Theory Study, Simon Lasu, Carlos Ernesto Biaggi Mar 2021

A Theory Of Virtuous Leadership And Its Influence On Organizational Performance In Christian Organizations: A Classic Grounded Theory Study, Simon Lasu, Carlos Ernesto Biaggi

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

Even though the leadership literature has studied the antecedents and outcomes of virtuous leadership, there is a scarcity of research on the influence of virtuous leadership on organizational performance in Christian organizations. Therefore, this study developed a theory of virtuous leadership and its influence on organizational performance grounded in the perceptions of leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Using classic grounded theory methodology, data was collected by interviewing eight leaders of the Adventist Church from the MENA region. The emergent theory of virtuous leadership revolves around the key role of spirituality (source) …


Societal Emotional Process, Emotional Reactivity, And Their Increasing Challenge For Ministry Leadership, Douglas U. Schonberg Mar 2021

Societal Emotional Process, Emotional Reactivity, And Their Increasing Challenge For Ministry Leadership, Douglas U. Schonberg

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

The increasing anxiety and reactivity across society witnessed in elections, responses to COVID-19, and even within personal posts on social media platforms is a phenomenon that is growing invasively and pervasively present in ministry leadership. Murray Bowen’s family systems theory (1978) seminal concepts of societal emotional process and emotional reactivity describe the phenomenon with acumen. This article outlines these two concepts and provides current examples of how they are being experienced by ministry leaders. Biblical examples demonstrate that the phenomenon has always been present in ministry leadership. Practical guidance is provided for ministry leaders to address this growing challenge by …


Facets Of Christian Leadership, Petr Cincala Mar 2021

Facets Of Christian Leadership, Petr Cincala

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


New Perspectives On Church Planting, W. Jay Moon, Richard Doss Mar 2021

New Perspectives On Church Planting, W. Jay Moon, Richard Doss

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


Leadership Fueled By Glory: His Or Mine?, Lindsey Wilkerson Mar 2021

Leadership Fueled By Glory: His Or Mine?, Lindsey Wilkerson

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


Review Of The Legacy Of A Hero Maker, By Dave Ferguson & Todd Wilson, Sergio Ochaeta Mar 2021

Review Of The Legacy Of A Hero Maker, By Dave Ferguson & Todd Wilson, Sergio Ochaeta

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


Dissertation Notices, A. S. Chen, Z. C. Ellis, D. Kim, H. L. Lewis, D. E. Reinhardt Mar 2021

Dissertation Notices, A. S. Chen, Z. C. Ellis, D. Kim, H. L. Lewis, D. E. Reinhardt

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


Complete Spring Issue Mar 2021

Complete Spring Issue

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


Review Of Leadership In Christian Perspective: Biblical Foundations And Contemporary Practices For Servant Leaders, By Justin Irving & Mark L. Strauss, Obed Yamasombi Mar 2021

Review Of Leadership In Christian Perspective: Biblical Foundations And Contemporary Practices For Servant Leaders, By Justin Irving & Mark L. Strauss, Obed Yamasombi

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


Leadership Development And Succession: A Review Of Best Practices With Insights For Mission Leadership, Boubakar Sanou Mar 2021

Leadership Development And Succession: A Review Of Best Practices With Insights For Mission Leadership, Boubakar Sanou

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

Leadership development and succession planning are of critical importance to any organization’s performance and long-term sustenance. Unfortunately, the need to plan for leadership succession remains a challenge to most organizations, both secular and faith-based. This article explores the risks of not having a succession plan in organizations, the inhibitors of successful leadership transition management, and best practices for leadership development and transition. The last section explores ways to prepare the next generations for missions. The emphasis is on how intentional mentoring can help address the challenge of leadership development and succession at all levels of an organization.


Romans 12: A Leader's Guide To Transformation, Steven Ruggerio Oct 2020

Romans 12: A Leader's Guide To Transformation, Steven Ruggerio

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


Flexible Leadership In A Changing World, Petr Cincala Oct 2020

Flexible Leadership In A Changing World, Petr Cincala

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


Well-Being And Digital Media Usage To Strengthen The Faith Of Seventh-Day Adventists During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Arndt Büssing, Lorethy Starck, Klaus Van Treeck Oct 2020

Well-Being And Digital Media Usage To Strengthen The Faith Of Seventh-Day Adventists During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Arndt Büssing, Lorethy Starck, Klaus Van Treeck

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the emotional, spiritual, and social well-being of 1,036 German Seventh-day Adventists were analyzed; usage of the Church’s digital media resources was also analyzed. This study found that older peoples’ well-being was particularly high, and this group also benefited from digital media resources. The findings presented in this article may encourage Christian and non-Christian communities alike to further expand their digital media resources to provide helpful resources during the successive waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.


Leadership Modeling: Christian Leadership Development Through Mentoring As Informed By Social Learning Theory, Kevin S. Hall Oct 2020

Leadership Modeling: Christian Leadership Development Through Mentoring As Informed By Social Learning Theory, Kevin S. Hall

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

Leadership development is essential to training up healthy, effective leaders. Christian leaders should be intentionally influencing others to acquire, reinforce, and translate proper leadership character and behaviors into effective Christian leadership. Albert Bandura’s social learning theory serves as a guide for leaders to effectively develop others; this learning occurs by observation through modeling. Modeling leadership in relationship with others is a key approach towards developing leaders. This article presents a leadership development strategy that is both biblically situated and scientifically informed.


The Predictors Of Sustainability And Well-Being In Ministry, Rob Parkman, René Erwich, Joke Vansanne Oct 2020

The Predictors Of Sustainability And Well-Being In Ministry, Rob Parkman, René Erwich, Joke Vansanne

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


Review Of The Post-Quarantine Church: Six Urgent Challenges And Opportunities That Will Determine The Future Of Your Congregation, By Thom S. Rainer, Joanne Cortes Oct 2020

Review Of The Post-Quarantine Church: Six Urgent Challenges And Opportunities That Will Determine The Future Of Your Congregation, By Thom S. Rainer, Joanne Cortes

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


Review Of Discipling In A Multicultural World, By A. Fernando, Jonathan Chitwood Oct 2020

Review Of Discipling In A Multicultural World, By A. Fernando, Jonathan Chitwood

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


Aspects Of Leadership And Their Effects On The Growth And Vitality Of North American Churches, Kimon Nicolaides Iii Oct 2020

Aspects Of Leadership And Their Effects On The Growth And Vitality Of North American Churches, Kimon Nicolaides Iii

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


Leading The Dispersed Church: A Case Study Of Connectivism In Piedmont Chapel, W. Ray Williams Oct 2020

Leading The Dispersed Church: A Case Study Of Connectivism In Piedmont Chapel, W. Ray Williams

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

Connectivism is a learning theory first proposed by Siemens and Downes (2005, 2009) as a learning theory for the digital age. This theory proposes that learning may occur external to the learner and teacher; it exists in the multiple complex networks with which the learner associates. In 2020, Corbett and Spinello followed up on Siemen’s work to move connectivism from a learning theory to a leadership theory. Connectivism is a leadership theory that specifically works in modern churches. This theory emphasizes the connectedness of all knowledge and the mutuality of those connections, becoming a tool used to build better teams …


Complete Fall Issue Oct 2020

Complete Fall Issue

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


Review Of Anatomy Of A Revived Church: Seven Findings Of How Congregations Avoided Death, Bythom S. Rainer, Byron H. Corbett Oct 2020

Review Of Anatomy Of A Revived Church: Seven Findings Of How Congregations Avoided Death, Bythom S. Rainer, Byron H. Corbett

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


Review Of Eight Innovations To Leading Millennials: How Millennials Can Grow Your Church And Change The World, By Benjamin Windle, Ivanildo Almeida Lopes Oct 2020

Review Of Eight Innovations To Leading Millennials: How Millennials Can Grow Your Church And Change The World, By Benjamin Windle, Ivanildo Almeida Lopes

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


Dissertation Notices, H. L. Penna, H. Parker, E. C. Scott, C. J. Danquah, D. R. Williams, C. O. Agbarakwe Oct 2020

Dissertation Notices, H. L. Penna, H. Parker, E. C. Scott, C. J. Danquah, D. R. Williams, C. O. Agbarakwe

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


Review Of The Leader's Greatest Return: Attracting, Developing, And Multiplying Leaders, By J. C. Maxwell, Angel D. Acevedo Oct 2020

Review Of The Leader's Greatest Return: Attracting, Developing, And Multiplying Leaders, By J. C. Maxwell, Angel D. Acevedo

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


Leading By Heart, Petr Cincala Mar 2020

Leading By Heart, Petr Cincala

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


A Call To Relational Leadership Arising From A Shared Eschatalogical Vision, Skip Bell, Gyeongchun Choi, Stanley E. Patterson, David K. Penno Mar 2020

A Call To Relational Leadership Arising From A Shared Eschatalogical Vision, Skip Bell, Gyeongchun Choi, Stanley E. Patterson, David K. Penno

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

The book of Revelation contrasts two distinct approaches to leadership. This article describes these approaches and concludes how Christians should practice leadership today. The two approaches are traced from the rebellion in heaven, through creation, and the life of Jesus, with a focus on Scripture’s apocalyptic messages. This study is needed because leadership in the church profoundly affects the church’s witness and accomplishment of mission. Faithfulness among God’s people in the last days can only be experienced when leadership is practiced according to God-honoring principles. This article concludes that the loving, non-coercive, relational dynamic—demonstrated by the Lamb’s leading during the …


Christian Leaders At Midcareer: Navigating The Opportunities And Challengs In Midlife, Seth J. Nelson Mar 2020

Christian Leaders At Midcareer: Navigating The Opportunities And Challengs In Midlife, Seth J. Nelson

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

In this article, the author suggests midcareer is a central but transitional season in a Christian leaders’ life-course. During this season, the Lord seeks to bring clarity to, and integration between, the leader's calling as a citizen of the Kingdom of God, the leader’s personal identity as united with Christ, and the leader’s occupation within his or her organization. After proposing a conceptual framework for the experience of midcareer, the author discusses common themes, challenges, and opportunities of “middlescence” (Morison, Erikson, & Dychtwald, 2006), which exist on a continuum from “burning out” on one end to the “sweet spot” of …


The Cost Of Team Leadership In Mark 6:7-13: A Sanctifying Work, Brian C. Legg Mar 2020

The Cost Of Team Leadership In Mark 6:7-13: A Sanctifying Work, Brian C. Legg

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


Partners In Ministry: Practical Advice For Ministers And Their Spouses, Nancy Rockey, Ron Rockey, Petr Cincala Mar 2020

Partners In Ministry: Practical Advice For Ministers And Their Spouses, Nancy Rockey, Ron Rockey, Petr Cincala

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


What Forms Of Gratitude Expression Are Most Appreciated? Applications For Christian Leaders, David R. Dunaetz, Peggy Lanum Mar 2020

What Forms Of Gratitude Expression Are Most Appreciated? Applications For Christian Leaders, David R. Dunaetz, Peggy Lanum

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

Both the emotion and expression of gratitude produce benefits for the person who is thankful, as well as the person being thanked. This study explores the degree to which various forms of gratitude expression are appreciated by those being thanked. In a survey-based study (N=361), costly, private expressions of gratitude were more appreciated by people being thanked than less costly, public expressions. Higher levels of the HEXACO personality traits of conscientiousness and emotionality increased the degree to which people appreciated being thanked. Lower honesty-humility (e.g., narcissism) predicted a greater appreciation of receiving public expressions of gratitude while higher honesty-humility predicted …