Navigating Founding Values and Organizational Change Within Adventist Healthcare

Abstract: Leaders help groups navigate change while also staying true to founding values and identity. This article explores that dynamic in Seventh-day Adventist healthcare. This qualitative …

Reflections on Organizational Behavior and Human Resources: Toward a Peer-Friend Model of Human Resources

Abstract: Human resources are a vital part of organizations and constructions of organizational behavior. Human resource management and development are understood as part and parcel of …

Leadership and Organizational Dynamics

Abstract: Research on organizational effectiveness highlights several key roles for successful leadership, including timely, clear communication; priorities shared within the context of a compelling vision; …

Transformation Leadership Development Through the Social Change Model

Abstract: Christians are not called to build bigger churches. Instead, we are called to be better at being human—in communion with God and one another, …

How the Lukan Beatitudes Must Form a Christian Leader’s Values In a Capitalistic Culture

Abstract: This article examines the general terminal and instrumental values of Christian leaders and the values of capitalism and capitalistic culture. Using the socio-rhetorical method, …

Imago Del, Shalom, and Success in Christian Leadership

Abstract: The conversation regarding worldviews and Christian leadership is a significant one because these ideas can greatly influence social and organizational interactions, actions, and decision-making …

Trauma and Its Impact on Pastoral Leadership

Abstract: This article presents quantitative data collected from 607 seminary students at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary from 2019 through 2022 on the Adverse Childhood …

The Emotionally Competent Pastor

Abstract: A pastor with high emotional intelligence is more likely to be successful in the skills required to lead a church, which will likely produce a …