Domestic violence is a significant societal problem within the United States, impacting every type of family and community; however, the African American community continues to rank the highest ethnic group for victims of domestic violence. Many African American pastors have ope…
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Confidence is crucial for effective leadership, yet the fluid nature of confidence makes it difficult for pastors to consistently lead with a confident edge. Confidence comes through experience, skill development, and coaching. Additionally, confidence comes from one’s trust in …
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how Nazarene pastors described their experiences leading local church revitalization efforts in the West Coast districts of the USA/Canada region of the Church of the Nazarene. Twenty pastors leading such efforts p…
This project explores the onset of pastor – church relationships in a Black Church context and how a re-signing of each's identity establishes a healthy partnership foundation. Considering the absence of resources to guide the initial term of pastor-church partnerships, the proj…
When a pastor falls, because of a moral failure or another reason, an entire church is left wounded. At some point a new pastor is called. This pastor can run into obstacles and landmines particular to this situation. This project presents the practices and principles that can g…
This project is designed to help pastors, ministry leaders, and leaders in the local church with building healthier and more self-aware leaders. Self-aware leaders will be able to understand what and why they do what they do. They will have a better understanding of how to work …
The purpose of this ministry project was to lead Fellowship Baptist Church, a small city church with an average weekly attendance of two hundred, to incorporate a sabbatical policy. The project recognizes that ministers are susceptible to burnout. The study of Scripture reveals …
The purpose of this project was to enhance and sharpen the pastoral ministry effectiveness of the elders of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Overland Park, Kansas by developing and implementing a contextualized member visitation program strategy. The project featured twenty home …
One of the major determinants for success or failure in a church plant is its founding pastor. A church planting pastor has a unique apostolic gift and skill set. Only a few traditionally trained pastors possess the gift to successfully plant churches. Others need to be identifi…
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to determine how teachers describe the influence of the Pastor/Principal shared leadership structure on the cultural vision and school-related decision-making processes in Seventh Day Adventist Christian primary schools in th…
This servant-leadership project involves cultivating a Pastor-Deacon Ministry anchored in biblical manhood and womanhood at Monterey Baptist Church in Batavia, Ohio. Chapter 1 offers the background for Monterey Baptist Church by presenting the need for cultivating a Pastor-Deaco…
The project director developed a personal strategy for leading change at Fellowship Baptist Church, Kenosha, Wisconsin. The project director chose this project based on the church’s history, current situation, and ministry context. The church needed a pastor to lead strategic ch…
In this study, the researcher used a qualitative phenomenological study to examine the experiences of pastors incorporating five different instructional strategies into their weekly teaching of the mid-week Bible study. The five instructional strategies included setting objectiv…
Leadership practices continues to be an important topic of conversation within many organizations today including the local church. This correlative study seeks to examine the relationship between pastoral leadership practices and the engagement statistics of their local church.…