Murmurings in a new landscape: exploring Biblical models of collaborative leadership for the first multi-site campus of the Faith Community Church of Hopkinton in Massachusetts

Abstract

Leadership continually evolves. Therefore, leadership theories should adapt too. This research explores the biblical models of Deborah, Paul, and Jesus to find a theory of leadership application for the Faith Community Church of Hopkinton’s current context. A study of each biblical character reveals collaborative and emergent principles that can be used to develop a new approach to leadership development. These principles are adapted into a lay focused leadership development programme for the Faith Community Church of Hopkinton, a non-denominational church in Massachusetts, USA (www.faithma.org). A new leadership theory is presented including a new definition of leadership within the collaborative and emergent philosophies, a leadership cycle for applying leadership skills to the context of the leader, a leadership pipeline for the people of the Faith Community Church of Hopkinton and leadership toolboxes containing relevant leadership skills. These components are presented in a leadership matrix, as a framework for leadership training and development. While the focus of this research is on the Faith Community Church of Hopkinton, the leadership principles discovered could find application beyond this church community, in other faith communities, as well as other leadership environments such as business or government.

Ubuholi buhlala buguquka. Ngakho-ke, imibono yobuholi kufanele ivumelane nayo. Lolu cwaningo luhlola amamodeli aseBhayibhelini kaDeborah, uPawulu, noJesu ukuze kutholwe ithiyori yokusetshenziswa kobuholi kumongo wamanje we-Faith Community Church yase-Hopkinton. Ukucwaninga komlingiswa ngamunye weBhayibheli kuveza izimiso zokubambisana nezivelayo ezingasetshenziswa ukuthuthukisa indlela entsha yokuthuthukisa ubuholi. Le migomo iguqulwa ibe wuhlelo lokuthuthukisa ubuholi obugxile ku-Faith Community Church yase-Hopkinton, isonto elingelona ihlelo e-Massachusetts, e-USA (www.faithma.org). Kwethulwa ithiyori entsha yobuholi, ehlanganisa incazelo entsha yobuholi phakathi kwamafilosofi okusebenzisana navelayo, umjikelezo wobuholi bokusebenzisa amakhono obuholi kumongo womholi, ukulandelana kobuholi babantu beFaith Community Church yase-Hopkinton, nobuholi. amabhokisi amathuluzi aqukethe amakhono afanele obuholi. Lezi zingxenye zethulwa kumetriksi yobuholi, njengohlaka lokuqeqeshwa nokuthuthukiswa kobuholi. Nakuba lolu cwaningo lugxile ku-Faith Community Church yase-Hopkinton, izimiso zobuholi ezitholiwe zingathola ukusebenza ngale kwalo mphakathi wesonto kweminye imiphakathi yezenkolo, kanye nezinye izindawo zobuholi ezifana nebhizinisi noma uhulumeni

Leierskap is voortdurend aan die ontwikkel. Derhalwe moet leierskapteorieë ook aanpas. Hierdie navorsing ondersoek die Bybelse modelle van Debora, Paulus en Jesus om ’n teorie oor leierskaptoepassing vir die Faith Community Church of Hopkinton se huidige konteks te vind. ’n Studie van elk van die Bybelse karakters toon samewerkende en opkomende beginsels wat gebruik kan word om ’n nuwe benadering tot leierskapontwikkeling te ontplooi. Hierdie beginsels is aangepas in ’n leierskap-ontwikkelingsprogram vir leke van die Faith Community Church of Hopkinton, ’n niekerklike kerk in Massachusetts, V.S.A. (www.faithma.org). ’n Nuwe leierskapteorie word voorgelê, insluitende ’n nuwe definisie van leierskap binne die samewerkende en opkomende filisofieë, ’n leierskapsiklus om leierskapvaardighede binne die konteks van ’n leier toe te pas, ’n leierskappyplyn vir die mense van Faith Community Church of Hopkinton, en leierskapinstrumente wat die relevante leierskapvaardighede insluit. Hierdie komponente word binne ’n leierskapmatriks, as ’n raamwerk vir leierskap-opleiding en -ontwikkeling aangebied. Hoewel die fokus van die navorsing op die Faith Community Church of Hopkinton gerig is, kan die leierskapbeginsels wat bloot gelê is, verder as hierdie kerkgemeenskap binne ander geloofsgemeenskappe asook ander leierskap-omgewings soos die sakewêreld of die regering toegepas word.