Idealized Influence and Church Leaders Performance, the case of Transformational Church Leadership Graduates
- May 30, 2022
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International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume VI, Issue V, May 2022 | ISSN 2454–6186
Abigael Demesi, Dr. Cavens Kithinji, Dr. Janerose Bibaara
Doctor Of Philosophy in Organizational Leadership
Pan Africa Christian University
Abstract: This study sought to investigate the influence of Idealized Influence on church leader’s performance focusing on the Pan Africa Christian University (PAC) Transformational Church Leadership (TCL) diploma program graduates of 2016 and 2017 in selected churches in Kenya.
The Transformational Leadership Theory guided the study. The study used pragmatism research philosophy to conduct a descriptive research. Quantitative and qualitative data was collected using survey and interviews respectively. This study adopted both stratified and purposive sampling. A sample of 158 graduates and 59 congregants/members from 14 Counties in Kenya, and 6 key informant interviews of senior organizational leaders were used to measure the variables of the study. The quantitative data was prepared and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 22.0). The recordings from the zoom interviews were transcribed using Otter.ai and transferred to Miner Lite for coding and organized into themes. The study found out that leader’s idealized influence had a positive and significant correlation with church leader’s performance among graduates, with a Pearson correlation of r=0.527. The study revealed that idealized influenced graduates/church leaders modeled the taught Christian values, Christian disciplines and character which significantly influenced church growth. The study concluded that TCL trained church leaders practiced idealized influence which positively and significantly increased the church leader’s performance in Kenya. The study recommended the use of the TCL program to churches as a means of training church leaders to modeling Christian values, disciplines, and character and inspire the members/congregation enhance their performance and enable the church achieve its goals and objectives.
Key word: Church Leadership, Idealized Influence, Performance, Transformational Leadership
I. INTRODUCTION
This study presents an introduction to the background of the study, the literature review, the study methodology, findings, recommendations and the conclusion of the study.
Background of the Study
Successful leadership is only sustainable with the continued effective training and development of those in leadership positions. Leadership is a skill that one can learn (Avolio, 2011). This study helps to identify some of the benefits of transformational leadership development that will enhance leadership effectiveness and organizational
