Abstract
The purpose of this case study that utilized an inductive qualitative research approach was to uncover desired leadership qualities in a senior pastor. Membership numbers are dwindling for religious organizations as the landscape of the United States becomes more secular. Studies reveal that negative issues with ineffective leadership within these organizations impact congregational health and membership decline. Within the context of leadership’s futility, studies need to be conducted to identify qualifiers of effective leadership in religious organizations, as a lack of research has been conducted concerning religious organizational leaders. Specifically, churches in the Southern Baptist Convention, a conservative conglomerate of Baptist institutions, have little to no information available through studies concerning the leadership qualities of their organizational shepherds. This case study observed a singular Baptist organization that was in the process of finding a new senior leader.
Date of publication
Spring 5-9-2018
Document Type
Dissertation
Language
english
Persistent identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/1155
Committee members
Jerry W. Gilley, Ed.D., Ann Gilley, Ph.D., Paul Roberts, Ed.D., Tony Wolfe, D.Ed.Min.
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Resource Development
Recommended Citation
Fowler, David, "A CASE STUDY OF CONGREGATIONAL AND SEARCH COMMITTEE DESIRED LEADERSHIP QUALITIES IN A SENIOR PASTOR" (2018). Human Resource Development Theses and Dissertations. Paper 27.
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/1155
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