Toward an 'ageless thinking' congregation: a study of the leadership culture of an historic Canadian church in order to steward its heritage ethos in the adaptive challenges of the future

Thomas Charles Lambshead

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Toward an 'ageless thinking' congregation: a study of the leadership culture of an historic Canadian church in order to steward its heritage ethos in the adaptive challenges of the future

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Thomas Charles Lambshead. Toward an 'ageless Thinking' Congregation: a Study of the Leadership Culture of an Historic Canadian Church In Order to Steward Its Heritage Ethos In the Adaptive Challenges of the Future. Tyndale University College and Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/d3428c64-9e0f-4b05-901f-c2d0ff123f4a?q=2012.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

T. C. Lambshead. Toward an 'ageless thinking' congregation: a study of the leadership culture of an historic Canadian church in order to steward its heritage ethos in the adaptive challenges of the future. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/d3428c64-9e0f-4b05-901f-c2d0ff123f4a?q=2012

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Thomas Charles Lambshead. Toward an 'ageless Thinking' Congregation: a Study of the Leadership Culture of an Historic Canadian Church In Order to Steward Its Heritage Ethos In the Adaptive Challenges of the Future. Tyndale University College and Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/d3428c64-9e0f-4b05-901f-c2d0ff123f4a?q=2012.

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Thomas Charles Lambshead

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Toward an 'Ageless Thinking' Congregation uses ethnographic research techniques to understand the leadership culture of a congregation in order to be able to steward its heritage ethos into a discontinuous future. The theological rationale focuses on the nature of the church as old and new and the congregation as a complex family system. The literature review focuses on congregational culture, a survey of the transitional leaders' attributes and actions, and an understanding of the learning organization. A comparison of one congregation's historic vs. current leadership culture, by means of group interviews and surveys, was conducted so as to understand the trajectory of its leadership culture. A process to implement the findings was also conducted.

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