Relational leadership and the missional church

dc.contributor.authorBreedt, Jacob Johannes
dc.contributor.authorNiemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus)
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-01T09:12:04Z
dc.date.available2013-11-01T09:12:04Z
dc.date.issued2013-09-03
dc.description.abstractThe global realities regarding cultural shifts and the transition between traditional, modern and postmodern world perspectives have particular implications for leadership in general. In several institutions, including those in commercial, educational, medical and religious circles, leaders face the challenges of constant change in lifestyle, relational intelligence and responsibility. The combined impact of these changes in thought and culture, information technology, globalisation and racial, ethnic and religious pluralism has displaced the historic role the church has traditionally played. In this article it was argued that the church would have to take a hard look at relationships, in order to be the successful missional church which was demonstrated by Jesus Christ. The church needs to change, evolve and advance in relational intelligence and leadership – and leaders should set the pace. This implies that a paradigm shift is necessary; it is believed that this can be achieved through the proposed relational leadership style, as clearly demonstrated in the Trinitarian discussion. The Trinity, especially a relational Trinity, revealed the core understanding of missional ecclesiology and leadership and showed that as a result of the total ‘oneness’ of God, there is no hierarchical order in the Godhead and as such the church should function and operate with the Trinity as its model and example.en
dc.description.librarianam2013en
dc.description.librarianmn2013
dc.description.urihttp://www.ve.org.zaen
dc.identifier.citationBreedt, J.J. & Niemandt, C.J.P., 2013, 'Relational leadership and the missional church', Verbum et Ecclesia 34(1), Art. #819, 9 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/ve.v34i1.819en
dc.identifier.issn1609-9982 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2074-7705 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/ve.v34i1.819
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/32245
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherOpenJournals Publishingen
dc.rights© 2013. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en
dc.subjectMissional churchen
dc.subjectRelational leadershipen
dc.subjectRelational Trinitarian ecclesiologyen
dc.subjectTriune Goden
dc.subjectRelational intelligenceen
dc.subject.lcshTheology, Doctrinalen
dc.subject.lcshMission of the churchen
dc.titleRelational leadership and the missional churchen
dc.typeArticleen

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