This article forms part
of the research project,
‘Congregational Studies’ of
Prof. Malan Nel, Department
Practical Theology, Faculty
of Theology and Religion,
University of Pretoria.
This article was developed from a paper presented by Smith Francis Tettey to the Society for Practical Theology in South Africa (SPTSA)
conference held at the North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa from 16 to 19 January, 2019. In this article, authors
introduce the spiritual leadership capital (SLC) theory, which was advanced in a PhD research completed under the leadership of Prof.
Malan Nel in April 2018 in the Department of Practical Theology, University of Pretoria. The thesis was titled, ‘Spiritual Leadership
Capital: A Theology of Poverty in Congregational Development’. (http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67916)