QUALITIES OF SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP CASE OF CHRISTIAN CHURCH UNION IN DRCONGO
This dissertation explores the qualities of spiritual leadership in the Christian Church Union in DR Congo, aiming to address weak leadership that negatively impacts church growth. It uses grounded theory and qualitative methods, including interviews with clergy and laity, to develop a model for effective leadership in local churches.
APOSTOLOS BIBLE ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL
THE BACHELLOR DEGREE IN LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION
DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT
QUALITIES OF SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP CASE OF CHRISTIAN CHURCH UNION IN DRCONGO
MUSIN KIRAGI
Supervised by: Dr. IYARE Julius
2021-2022
ABSTRACT
The aim of this dissertation is to show how the church can use qualities of spiritual leadership in building up the local church as a model of leadership and as a method to address the weak that has caused a negative effect on the growth of churches. The research methodology used is grounded theory within qualitative methods to collect and analyze data to develop a model of ministry for the present-day society. Some interviews were conducted including laity and clergy of Christian churches union in DR-Congo. Grounded theory analysis yielded patterns of leadership and ministry in of building up local churches.
The process was intended not only to evaluate the previous effectiveness of the leaders, but also to provide validated suggestions for future leadership improvement based on the research findings. Furthermore, it was anticipated that the research would provide findings that could be of significant value to other churches that intend to create and implement their own internship programs for leaders. The descriptive method of the empirical research was used with a questionnaire and an interview as the most important instrument utilized to gather the needed data.
The researcher found out that the leadership in the local churches is weak that has negative effects in growing churches. Many leaders would agree that leadership development is a very important area in the building up of the local church.
Recommendations were given to map the way forward with some areas were the researcher has found that they should be a further research on issues that were not covered but came out during the interviews
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This dissertation would not have been possible without the help of those who assisted me. I am heartily thankful to my supervisor Dr. IYARE Julius whose encouragement, guidance and support from the initial to the final level enabled me to develop an understanding of the subject.To my wife Nakikumba Nangera and my six sons Mwajuma, Kiragi,Monewa,Metre,Namusaraza, and Kitano for their love, support, provisions, patience and understanding during the long years of my education, and I would like to thank God for his protection and blessings .
To change the direction of the organization, it takes leadership with vision to see before anyone else sees anything. Leaders influence the decisions of the organization; hence they have to be focused in making the right decisions. The true measure of a leader is to influence people. For the local churches to experience development and growth there should be a leader to influence people. The leader should be passionate about the local church for its growth. Building the local church is God’s idea not man’s idea and man should listen to God for advice on how to build His Church, hence this empirical research.
TABLE DE MATIERE
ABSTRACT I
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS II
TABLE DE MATIERE III
CHAPTER I THE EMPIRICAL METHOD 1
I.1 Phenomena being studied 1
I.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT 1
I.3 PROPOSITION 2
I.4 IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY 2
I.5 AIMS OF THE RESEARCH 2
I.6 RESEARCH GAP 2
I.7 METHODOLOGY OF THE RESEARCH STUDY 3
I.8 SCOPE OF STUDY 3
I.9 STRUCTURE OF THE DISSERTATION 3
PARTIAL CONCLUSION 4
11. Identity and titles of leaders 34
CHAPTER IV. RESEARCH FINDINGS 36
IV.1. Leadership in building up local churches 36
IV.2. Perspective of the Empirical research 36
IV.5 Sample 38
IV.6 Interviews 38
IV.6 Data Analysis and Research Findings 39
Research Question 1 39
Figure 1: Description of leadership in ministry 39
Research Question 2 40
Figure 2: Strengths of individual leadership 40
Research Question 3 41
Figure 3: Weaknesses of leadership 41
Research Question 4 44
Figure 4: Strengths of leadership in church 44
Research Question 5 45
Figure 5: Leadership role in church growing the local 45
Research Question 6 47
Figure 6: Strength of your organization 47
Figure 7: Perception of church leadership 48
Figure 8: Spiritual Leadership role in the growth of the church 49
CONCLUSIONS 50
Recommendations 52
REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHIES 52
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS 54
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APPENDIX
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Question 1
How would you describe your leadership in your ministry?
Question 2
What do you think are the strengths of your leadership in your ministry/church?
Question 3
What do you think are the weaknesses of the leadership in your ministry/church?
Question 4
Looking at the strengths of leadership in your church/ministry, what could be contributing to these strengths?
Question 5
Looking at the weaknesses of leadership in your church/ministry, what could be contributing to these weaknesses?
Question 6
Where is the strength of your church/organization and why?
Research
Question 7
How do you see leadership in the church?
Research
Question 8
What role do you think a spiritual leadership plays in the growth of a church?