Shared Leadership: Best Practice in a Ministry Context

This qualitative, multiple case study was concerned with the best practice of shared leadership in a ministry context. Four specific churches were considered for this study between September and November 2014. Data was gathered from the four churches through online questionnaires administered to leaders, on site interviews with leaders and staff, published material from each church, notes documented while observing, sermons on shared leadership, training materials, bylaws, and other pamphlets or material to discover and isolate the number of occurrences of the established best practices, as well as possible unique best practices in each ministry context. The top three highest occurrences of established best practices in a ministry context were spiritual giftedness, relational support, and biblical shared leadership. Unique best practices were discovered and isolated as well. It is hopeful this study will assist leaders and others interested in the best practices of biblical shared leadership.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Year dc:date.issued

2015

Author dc:creator

• Johns, Shelly

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Wilder, Michael S.

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10392/4990

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.sbts.edu:10392/4990