Overcoming cultural and systemic barriers: exploring how minority pastors overcome leadership challenges in majority culture congregations

Edward S Koh

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Overcoming cultural and systemic barriers: exploring how minority pastors overcome leadership challenges in majority culture congregations

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Edward S Koh. Overcoming Cultural and Systemic Barriers: Exploring How Minority Pastors Overcome Leadership Challenges In Majority Culture Congregations. Covenant Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/37177aee-d806-4c54-8f30-f215aff5c3d3.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

E. S. Koh. Overcoming cultural and systemic barriers: exploring how minority pastors overcome leadership challenges in majority culture congregations. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/37177aee-d806-4c54-8f30-f215aff5c3d3

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Edward S Koh. Overcoming Cultural and Systemic Barriers: Exploring How Minority Pastors Overcome Leadership Challenges In Majority Culture Congregations. Covenant Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/37177aee-d806-4c54-8f30-f215aff5c3d3.

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Edward S Koh

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to understand how minority pastors overcome leadership challenges in majority culture congregations. Exploring this requires an understanding of personal struggles minority pastors encounter due to cultural differences, systemic barriers they encounter because of the pervasive influences of racialization in the American church, and the crucial role of the Caucasian leadership and congregants that impact the ministry of minority pastors in majority culture congregations. This study utilized a qualitative design using semi-structured interviews with six minority pastors in the Presbyterian Church in America. The review of literature and analysis of the six interviews focused on three key areas that provided insights to how minority pastors overcome leadership challenges. The three areas of focus were: minority leadership challenges, organizational culture, and multicultural leadership competencies. This study found that the complexity of racialized patterns in the American church must be addressed in order to effectively overcome personal and systemic leadership challenges and thrive in majority culture congregations. In addition when minority pastors encounter sustained leadership challenges, they can overcome by the means of grace God provides to fulfill his plan.

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