“The Relationship Between Leadership Traits and Church Growth among Pastors of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Rwanda Union Mission.”

This quantitative research paper examined the significant relationship between leadership traits and church growth among pastors of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Rwanda Union Mission, the renewed focus on leadership traits, and the need for church growth in their spiritual performance in leadership. Consequently, this quantitative research on leadership traits and growth in church ministry. It examines leadership traits, perspectives, and purpose. It also discusses church growth theories, effective communication, pastoral, organizational, and leadership competencies. The results showed that the leadership traits and practices of church leaders were positive in church growth in the effective communication, pastors showed that pastors influence church growth by high mean of 4.18. Further, the church leadership was engaged in church growth practices to a significant extent, such practices included praying, having hope, sharing Adventist beliefs, gaining guidance from spiritual beliefs in times of frustration, and having a clear sense of church growth. Those pastors taking on responsibilities positively influences church growth, with moderate variability (with a standard deviation of 1.05).

Leadership, church growth, communication, competencies, emotional.

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