Permanent Deacons and Non-profit Directors: Comparing Leadership Styles Among Facilitators of Community Agencies
Permanent deacons in the Roman Catholic Church (all male) are active in their local community and congregation mobilizing faith formation events, liturgical services, and community social action programs, yet not much is known about their leadership style. The present study compared U.S. 203 permane...
| Published in: | Review of religious research |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
[2017]
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| In: |
Review of religious research
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Catholic church
/ Deacon
/ Non-profit organization
/ Executive
/ Leadership style
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| RelBib Classification: | KBQ North America KDB Roman Catholic Church RB Church office; congregation RK Charity work |
| Further subjects: | B
Pastoral workers
B Management personnel B Transformational Leadership B Leadership Style |
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| Summary: | Permanent deacons in the Roman Catholic Church (all male) are active in their local community and congregation mobilizing faith formation events, liturgical services, and community social action programs, yet not much is known about their leadership style. The present study compared U.S. 203 permanent deacons with 202 male community-based directors of non-profit agencies on their self-reported transformational leadership style, assessed by five subscales of competencies. Deacons and directors differed significantly on three subscales; deacons scored higher on the promoting positive values and leadership as service subscales, while directors scored higher on the building a sustainable organization subscale. Results suggested that the transformational leadership styles of U.S. permanent deacons is more value and service-centered, and, in comparison, community-based non-profit leaders seem to focus more on the group's structure and health of their organization. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s13644-016-0262-5 |