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21st Century Church Leadership And Pastor Preparation, Veronica Abney

Scholar Week 2016 - present

This study examined 21st-century American churches and the pastors who lead them to determine whether those pastors who attended seminaries, traditional universities, or denominational institutions were more academically prepared to grow church membership, increase weekly attendance, retain members, manage high-impact leadership teams, and engage in local church formation than were pastors who did not attend or complete any academic institution. The researcher examined the academic completion levels, leadership and church growth characteristics, and professional training of the participating pastors from six broadly defined categories: (a) pastors who participated in the 2014-2015 Outreach/LifeWay magazine survey; (b) pastors who participated in …

Emotional Intelligence: The Effect On Social Media Use, Interpersonal Violence, And Gender, Gail Grabczynski

Scholar Week 2016 - present

This study investigated the relationship between Emotional Intelligence (EI), social media use, interpersonal violence and gender. EI is a relatively new topic of research that has been of interest to many organizations due to the proposition that EI assists in the development of individuals. With the proliferation of social media, interpersonal violence and women in the workforce, a determination of a relationship between EI and those variables was warranted. The study was conducted at a small private Christian university. An online survey was administered to 123 sophomores. This study was a cross-sectional quantitative design, that utilized three established instruments to …

The Leader-Follower Relationship And How It Relates To Employees' Perception Of Their Own Leadership, Pamela A. Payne

Ed.D. Dissertations

Organizations are dealing with many challenges in this rapidly changing

complex environment that impedes upon their abilities to sustain and maintain a

competitive advantage. These organizations have come to understand that

excellent leadership is imperative to their existence in an ever changing and

unpredictable world. This study is to assist in providing strategies for institutions

to address the leadership crisis by developing the next generations of leaders

within the organization. This quantitative correlational study was designed to

determine if the leader-follower relationship has an affect on the development of

leadership qualities in the follower, as well exploring the follower’s leadership …