Internal Senior Pastor Succession Planning In The Chinese Heritage Church

Chung-I Hsu, David

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Internal Senior Pastor Succession Planning In The Chinese Heritage Church

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The thesis of this dissertation is that the internal succession for senior pastorship in the Chinese heritage church are affected by four key factors: 1) the heart and future preparation of the outgoing leader, 2) intentional planning through the early identification and grooming of the prospective successor, 3) building unity and trust in communication to address concerns and reach a consensus with stakeholders, and 4) a relational and spiritual focus in the entire transition process.The dissertation is divided into four parts. First, a literature review surveys writings on leadership succession from both the secular and Christian perspectives, with an examination on the biblical insights and a theological framework for leadership succession. The second part of the dissertation covers the qualitative research procedure used in this project through the case study method and its strengths and weaknesses. The third part of the dissertation reports the case study research findings from the three case studies Chinese heritage churches that have completed what is deemed as successful internal senior pastor’s succession considering the four hypotheses. The final section draws out the applications from the research that can be applied to any church considering internal leadership succession with a special focus on the needs of Chinese heritage churches in America. The conclusion of the dissertation also includes the limitations of this study as well as suggestions for future research.

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