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A Phenomenological Study Of Pastoral Leadership Development Behaviors In The Revitalization Of Small Evangelical Churches, Bart Lee Denny
A Phenomenological Study Of Pastoral Leadership Development Behaviors In The Revitalization Of Small Evangelical Churches, Bart Lee Denny
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Church revitalization has received renewed interest in the last several years. Rainer (2014) says that a congregation’s failure to develop and empower next-generation leaders is one of the leading contributors to church closure. Likewise, Clifton (2016) and Stetzer (2007) highlight the importance of developing next-generation leaders during church revitalization. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand the leadership development behaviors of senior or solo pastors who successfully led revitalization in a small evangelical church. This study defined a small church as one averaging 65 or fewer in attendance at the beginning of the pastor participant’s tenure (Rainer, 2022). …
Implementation Evaluation Of A Leadership Development Intervention For Improved Family Experience In A Private Paediatric Care Hospital, Pakistan, Muneera A. Rasheed, Ayesha Hussain, Amin Hashwani, Johannes T. Kedzierski, Babar S. Hasan
Implementation Evaluation Of A Leadership Development Intervention For Improved Family Experience In A Private Paediatric Care Hospital, Pakistan, Muneera A. Rasheed, Ayesha Hussain, Amin Hashwani, Johannes T. Kedzierski, Babar S. Hasan
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
Background: A study from a tertiary care center in Pakistan demonstrated that a leadership development intervention led to improved family experience of care outcomes. The objective of the current paper is to assess the implementation of this intervention and identify barriers and facilitators to inform sustainability and scalability.
Methods: A working group designed the intervention using a theory-of-change model to strengthen leadership development to achieve greater employee engagement. The interventions included: i) purpose and vision through purpose-driven leadership skills trainings; ii) engaging managers via on-the-job mentorship programme for managers, iii) employee voice i.e., facilitation of upward communication to hear the …