A new leadership for a new ecclesiology (original) (raw)

Abstract

While many berate the poor level of leadership in the church, it is noticeable that the same complaint is made about leadership in the corporate world. it is the authors' con tention that the new ecclesiology that has been spoken and written about during the past decades cannot be implemented until there is a change in the understanding and practice of church leadership. much could be learned from the changes taking place in corporate management. This paper considers a number of leadership models de veloped over recent years and shows how these could bring renewal to the christian church if applied in ecclesial circles.

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