RT Article
T1 Pentecostal leadership: exploring a global phenomenon
JF Journal of management, spirituality & religion
VO 20
IS 5
SP 526
OP 550
A1 Markow, Franklin
A1 Åkerlund, Truls
LA English
PB International Association of Management, Spirituality & Religion
YR 2023
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1859822118
AB Pentecostalism is a fast-growing religious movement that has over a half a billion adherents, and its leaders are increasingly gaining influence on the global scene. Yet, little has been done to empirically investigate its leadership distinctives. This article seeks to fill this gap by exploring Pentecostal leadership cross-culturally using a qualitative phenomenological inquiry into the meaning of leadership among Pentecostal leaders in Singapore, Norway, and the USA. We articulate an understanding of Pentecostal leadership which looks at both its constituent elements (i. e., derived leadership, spirituality as core, divine and human agency in interaction, sensemaking leadership, and ambivalence and tension) and develop a conceptual framework which binds these together into a coherent schema-one that suggests a delicate interplay between leader, follower, and the sublime. Further, we relate this unique approach to the larger field of leadership studies and make implications which can inform and broaden Western rationalistic approaches to leadership.
K1 spiritual leadership
K1 Pentecostal
K1 Constructionism
K1 Worldview
K1 Leadership
K1 Religion
K1 Qualitative Research
K1 Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
DO 10.51327/JHKQ5569