Using the leadership insights of Edwin H Friedman's understanding of family systems in developing leadership skills as a local pastor

Boyd M Sawyer

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Using the leadership insights of Edwin H Friedman's understanding of family systems in developing leadership skills as a local pastor

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Boyd M Sawyer. Using the Leadership Insights of Edwin H Friedman's Understanding of Family Systems In Developing Leadership Skills As a Local Pastor. Perkins School of Theology Southern Methodist University. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/413822b0-f702-4c55-906c-a2e5121a1e4b.

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B. M. Sawyer. Using the leadership insights of Edwin H Friedman's understanding of family systems in developing leadership skills as a local pastor. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/413822b0-f702-4c55-906c-a2e5121a1e4b

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Boyd M Sawyer. Using the Leadership Insights of Edwin H Friedman's Understanding of Family Systems In Developing Leadership Skills As a Local Pastor. Perkins School of Theology Southern Methodist University. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/413822b0-f702-4c55-906c-a2e5121a1e4b.

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Boyd M Sawyer

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Family systems theory

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The thesis is to apply the leadership insights depicted in Edwin H Freidman's Generation to Generation to a local declining congregation to bring change. The method is: develop a theological rationale for the use of family systems as it relates to pastoral leadership; explain Friedman's understanding of Bowen's family systems; apply the leadership theory and theology of family systems to a local congregation; and, evaluate the effectiveness of this theory and theology in a local church setting. This essay concludes that possibilities exist for using systems thinking in pastoral leadership to bring congregational change.

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