Dissertations / Theses: 'Women Christian leadership'

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Daigle, Kay. "Leadership development for women in the church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Schmidt, William C. "Gifted women in the church a seminar to train women for leadership in the church /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.

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Ehlers, Marjean P. "Effective leadership traits identified through protestant clergy leader conversations." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/6026.

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Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007.
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on December 28, 2007) Includes bibliographical references.

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Stone, Annyce K. N. "Biblical criteria for the selection of female presidents of Christian colleges and universities : a case study /." Free full text is available to ORU patrons only; click to view:, 2005. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=920927511&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=456&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Sekano, Gopolang Harry. "Experience of men under the leadership of women is a challenge to pastoral care." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2007. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05282008-164951/.

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Klein, Elizabeth Archer. "Women leading the people of God clergywomen in the PCUSA /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.

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Payne, Karl I. "Christianity is not a spectator sport a manual on ministry to help prepare and equip men and women for active Christian service /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1996. http://www.tren.com.

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Villamar, Luisa. "A program of consciousness-raising of women in the Philadelphia Church in Ecuador based on the doctrine of the universal priesthood of the believers." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Wolff, Christian [Verfasser], Nina [Akademischer Betreuer] Keith, and Judith [Akademischer Betreuer] Volmer. "On the role of power and affiliation motives for leadership and selfishness in men and women / Christian Wolff ; Nina Keith, Judith Volmer." Darmstadt : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1187444391/34.

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Tran, Un Ho Irene Lim. "The use of Murray Bowen's family systems theory and therapy techniques for enabling Taiwan C & MA women church leaders to become more effective counselors." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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Tran, Un Ho Irene Lim. "The use of Murray Bowen's family systems theory and therapy techniques for enabling Taiwan C & MA women church leaders to become more effective counselors." Portland, Or. : Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005.

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Peterson, Jory. "A study of female headship in the Christian Church during the first and second century and how this applies to female leadership in the Church today." Thesis, Regent University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1601350.

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There has been much debate in the Christian Church concerning the biblical roles of women. Complementarians continue to argue that females are never permitted to hold leadership positions in the Church over men. Yet, patriarchy in the Church continues to ignore the vast biblical evidence that women served in every level of church leadership in the first and second centuries of the Christian Church, instructing both men and women in the teachings of Jesus Christ. Some may argue that female leadership is not a "salvation issue", but to continue to silence the voices of half of the Christian Church is to ensure that the truth of the Gospel releases at half the speed. When the Bible is interpreted correctly, considering historical analysis and proper context, one will find that Jesus Christ broke the curse of patriarchy in the Church and sought to give women an equal place of authority among their brothers in Christ. Throughout scripture women served as pastors, teachers, evangelists, prophets, and apostles. The Apostle Paul himself named Junia, who was a female apostle. Since apostles were considered the highest official position of leadership in the church, we can be sure that Paul was not promoting patriarchy in his more controversial writings concerning women. This thesis attempts to put Paul's writings into proper context and demonstrate that the entire New Testament not only supports female leadership, but praises it.

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McKenzie, Barbara Burkett. ""Some of the women amazed us" : discoveries through dialogue regarding women in Christian leadership." Thesis, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/12784.

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During my years in Christian education, I became fascinated by the fact that few women participated in levels of visible leadership especially in light of the women's movement in the broader society. Women had always been active in church life, perhaps, more so than men. If societal barriers were falling for women, why were women not in visible leadership positions in the church? This study uses a series of in-depth interviews based on a phenomenological approach to determine what specific factors in the lives of women who serve as Christian leaders either helped or hindered them in their pilgrimage. Eight women were interviewed to discover their life experiences and three men to discern their perspectives. As the eleven interviews were reviewed and analyzed, I read secular and Christian literature to find supportive or corroborative information related to the emerging themes. The thesis is presented in two parts: first, an academic preface articulating the process of research and analysis; and second, a study guide developed for women and men in my field of practice, Christian education. Because I am committed to Christian education, I have chosen to develop a study guide to be used for individual or group study. The method, the discoveries, and the presentation share a common theme: the importance of dialogue. Key observations in the study indicate that the factors that helped some women are the same factors that hindered others and that each individual woman's ability to lead is influenced by a complexity of factors. As the study guide develops, each of the factors is discussed as one which helped or hindered the participants. Following the presentations of themes are suggestions for changes, or transformation, with recommendations for further study and possible action by individuals or local churches. Among the participants, the Bible is considered the authoritative word of God and each looked to the Bible for principles and guidelines regarding women in leadership. Based on their respective interpretations of the Bible, some were led by hermeneutic processes to believe that women are to lead alongside men as equal partners; others, however, hold the view that women are not to assume the highest leadership positions. The cultural settings of the participants influenced their leadership. Two factors, patriarchy and feminism, are examined to identify aspects of each which help women in leadership in some cases and hinder in others. Pivotal in the discussion is that each woman's sense of personhood affects her own ability to assume leadership. A woman's identity is seen in view of her relationships to her family, herself, and her God. For many women, pain emerged as a theme growing out of frustrated efforts to pursue leadership faced with institutional opposition. Women are encouraged to lead in many venues of the church, including education and missions. For some women, leadership has been helped by existing policies; for other women, leadership opportunities have been restricted and hindered.

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Hornstra-Fuchs, Franziska Anna Sabine. "Women in Christian leadership : an empirical study of "Youth With A Mission", Germany." Diss., 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2795.

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In formal statements, the international organization Youth With A Mission (YWAM) clearly endorses female leaders. In YWAM Germany, however, women are underrepresented in leadership positions. This dissertation seeks to explain this dearth, especially in terms of the role played by Scripture. By means of interviews with leaders in YWAM Germany, possible answers were explored. Surprising for an evangelical organization, the interpretation of Scripture proved not to be a significant factor. Other factors that emerged are church background, the lack of female role models, lower self-confidence of women, and the role of incumbent leadership. The latter appeared to be the most crucial factor, since incumbent leaders, mostly men, select and appoint new leaders. It is likely that in this they are influenced by stereotypical conceptions of the leader as male and inclined to prefer those like themselves.
Systematic Theology & Theological Ethics
M. Th. (Theological Ethics)

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Hsiu-Chuan, Lee, and 李秀娟. "The Communication Patterns and Leadership of Women Leaders in Christian Churches." Thesis, 2004. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/24837833260860181386.

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Jali, Aiden Monwabisi. "Addressing christian and Xhosa cultural obstructions towards women ministerial and christian leadership development in the OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape, South Africa." Diss., 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27510.

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The research study focuses on the prejudices women encounter in both the church and society concerning the recognition of their leadership potential. Women’s leadership is largely defined by men in their cultural context. The church also imposes expectations on traditional African churchwomen, which seem contradictory to what the Word of God teaches. This condition is ironically supported by men who do not necessarily go to church because of their cultural convictions. Thus, the dissertation argues extensively that this untenable situation needs to be challenged. The study interacts with Biblical texts that are often subjected to erroneous interpretation drawn in support of oppressive cultural practises and used to militate against women leadership. The approach is not entirely subjective as it considers the perspectives of some renowned African theological writers, readers as well as women role models in exploring the extent of women’s burgeoning in leadership positions in the Assemblies of God (AoG) church in the O R Tambo district Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology
M. Th. (Theological Ethics)

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Gill, Deborah Menken. "The female prophets gender and leadership in the Biblical tradition /." 1991. http://books.google.com/books?id=_bnYAAAAMAAJ.

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Barker, Kim Elise. "Pastoral care with women participating in church leadership: reflections on the Skuiling process." Diss., 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2005.

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Chauke, Elesinah. "Awareness as a process toward a liberating theology for the women of South-East Zimbabwe." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/1857.

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This research is a study in systematic theology with strong implications on the biblical doctrine of anthropology for women. Having said this, it needs to be made clear that it was not the intention of this research to deal with the traditional abstract of theology in all its details. The doctrine however is alluded to, from the perspective of African Women's Theology, in that the research builds upon women's experiences, and looks at them in the light of what the researcher sees as God-given dignity for all humanity including women, from the time of creation. It is from this perspective that the researcher approached her synthesis and the basis of such analysis is multi-disciplinary. The people under study are that of the Mashangana (va-Hlengwe) and the (ya-Karangd) who inhabit South-East Zimbabwe. Special emphasis was placed on the situation of women in this area. Chapter 1 presents the motivation for the study, namely, the invisibility of women in positions of leadership responsibilities in the Church and in the public sector. The chapter seeks to investigate the causes of this imbalance and discusses the thesis of this study that women are capable of leading, but are prevented from doing so due to cultural and theological factors. The methodology and theoretical frame of reference used is also discussed in this chapter. Chapter 2 examines briefly the background information about the people under study, and related issues of geography, culture, Christianisation and civilisation. It should however be mentioned that this study has no intention of giving a detailed history of Zimbabwe and its people. Other scholars, including, Ranger, T.O. (1967; 1970); Daneel, M. L. (1971); Murphree, W. M. and Cheater, G. (eds.) (1975); Dachs, J. A. (ed.) (1973) provide adequate information in this regard. This study provides only the basic background on those aspects that are essential for purposes of this present study; consequently, the background that is given is designed to set the stage for a deeper understanding of life in South-East Zimbabwe. Chapter 3 investigates the contribution of Christianity and modernisation in shaping the identity of women. This is done in order to provide a further foundation upon which the interviews with the women and men of South-East Zimbabwe are presented. Chapter 4 begins the analysis of responses from the interviews with the people under study. From this chapter the causes of the problem become identifiable and levels of women's awareness begin to show, as analysis of the responses is undertaken. Chapter 5 continues with the analysis analyses of the responses of the interviews on the effects and influence of Christianity and western civilisation upon women, including, education, political and socio-economics. Chapter 6 is the last of the three chapters that deal specifically with the analysis of the field research, and deals in particular with the responses on the question of leadership, Church and culture as it relates to women. The limited number of women in leadership is brought out in particular from the interviews. Chapter 7 reviews African Women's Theology as a possible instrument of liberation. The goals and aspirations of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians are examined as a means of providing hope for the women of South- East Zimbabwe. Chapter 8 investigates empowerment as a way forward. It discusses the empowerment of women through both Church and society. Suggestions are made as to how empowerment can be implemented. Women themselves are challenged to take action. Chapter 9 is a summary of the entire research and a challenge to the women of South-East Zimbabwe to stand up and boldly claim their humanity and dignity and to exercise their God-given responsibilities.
Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2006.

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Kessler, Martina. "Missionarinnen in heterosexuell erotisierten Beziehungsgeflechten : eine theologisch-soziologische Untersuchung in deutschen evangelikalen Missionsgesellschaften." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/15383.

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In dieser empirischen Untersuchung wird die Lebens- und Arbeitsgemeinschaft von Missio-nar/-innen auf dem Missionsfeld erforscht. Ausgangspunkt der Untersuchung ist die Frage, wie der Status (Single oder verheiratet, Frau oder Mann) die Lebens- und Arbeitsgemein-schaft von Missionar/-innen beeinflusst. Mit welchen heterosexuell erotisierten Situationen werden Missionar/-innen konfrontiert? Ziel ist es, die verschiedenen Erotisierungen zu erken-nen, deren Einfluss auf die Missionsarbeit zu verstehen und herauszuarbeiten, welche Präven-tion für die Missionar/-innen hilfreich ist. Nach der Begriffsklärung wird im ersten Schritt die aktuelle Genderdebatte beleuchtet, um den Denkrahmen der Erotisierung zwischen Frau und Mann zu skizzieren und um die Notwendigkeit feministischer Ansätze zu erkennen. Dann werden in einer biblisch-theologischen Untersuchung zu Geschlecht und Erotik die biblisch-theologische Wesensmä-ßigkeit von Frauen und Männern, die Authentizität des Ehelebens, sowie sexuelle Versuchung und Versuchlichkeit dargestellt. Ebenso wird die Anziehung durch die Schönheit nach dem Hohelied dargestellt. In einer missionswissenschaftlichen Literaturstudie wird Leiterschaft und Mitarbeiterführung, sowie der Wahrnehmung von Frau- und Mannsein im Missionskon-text gesichtet. Die empirische Forschung begann mit einer Prästudie, in der die im Arbeitskreis Evan-gelikale Mission (AEM) zusammengeschlossenen Missionsgesellschaften zu ihrem aktuellen Umgang mit Erotisierungen im missionarischen Beziehungsgeflecht befragt wurden. In der dann folgenden empirischen Forschung wurden Missionar/-innen narrativ interviewt. Sie be-richteten von Erotisierungen, die sie in ihrer aktiven Missionar/-innenzeit erlebt hatten. Dabei wurden Erotisierungen mit und ohne Erotik festgestellt. Ebenso wurden die Folgen der Eroti-sierungen für die Mission und hilfreiche Präventionen thematisiert. Die Auswertung geschah mittels Grounded Theory in der Software MAXQDA. Die Ergebnisse werden interpretiert und münden in Konsequenzen für die Praxis.
This empirical study investigates the living and working community of missionaries, male and female, on the missions field. The basis of this study is the question, how does the status of the missionary (single or married, man or woman) influence the community of missionar-ies. What kind of heterosexual eroticising situations are missionaries confronted with? The goal is to identify these eroticisations, attempt to understand their impact on missionary work and to find preventative measures that could be helpful for missionaries. After explaining key terms, the first step is to look at the gender debate in order to sketch out the various ways of understanding eroticisations between man and woman and to emphasise the necessity of feministic approaches. Then a biblical-theological investigation on gender and eroticism displays the biblical-theological perspective on the essential being of man and woman, the authenticity of marriage, as well as sexual temptation and the suscepti-bility to sexual temptation. The attraction of beauty in Solomon’s Song of Songs is also de-scribed. Finally, the role of leadership as well as the perception of what it means to be a man or woman in the context of missions is evaluated in a missiological literature review. The empirical research began with a pre-study in which mission societies who are member of the Arbeitskreis evangelikaler Missionen (AEM) were asked how they deal with eroticisations within the context of missions. The empirical research which followed was based on narrative interviews with missionaries. They described eroticisations that were ex-perienced during their time as active missionaries. It became apparent that there were erotici-sations with and without involving erotism. Furthermore, they addressed the consequences of eroticisations for missions itself and suggested helpful preventative measures. The interviews are analysed using Grounded Theory and the software MAXQDA. The results were interpret-ed and led to consequences for praxis.
Christian Spirituality, Church History & Missiology
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Kessler, Martina. "Macht Macht erotisch? : Authentisch leben, eine Herausforderung in der christlichen Mission, am Beispiel sexueller Versuchlichkeit weiblicher, lediger, heterosexueller Fuhrungskrafte in Deutschland." Diss., 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1605.

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Zusammenfassung Der Ausgangspunkt dieser Untersuchung ist die Frage, wie weibliche, ledige, heterosexuelle FÃ¼hrungskrÃ¤fte in deutschen, christlichen Organisationen mit ihrer SexualitÃ¤t und sexuellen Versuchlichkeit umgehen. Das Ziel ist es, ledigen, leitenden Missionarinnen Hilfestellungen zu geben, wie sie authentisch leben und arbeiten kÃ¶nnen um so auch die AuthentizitÃ¤t ihrer missionarischen Botschaft zu stÃ¤rken. Welchen Einfluss hat sexuelle Versuchlichkeit auf AuthentizitÃ¤t von weiblichen Singles in der Missionsarbeit? Macht Macht diese Frauen erotisch? Im ersten Schritt untersuchen wir Frausein und sexuelle Versuchlichkeit theologisch, biologisch und soziologisch. Die abgeleiteten Thesen dienten als Grundlage zu einer empirischen Untersuchung. FÃ¼nf ledige Frauen in FÃ¼hrungspositionen wurden interviewt die in missionarischer AuthentizitÃ¤t leben wollen. Die Ergebnisse dieser Interviews fÃ¼hren zur Verifizierung und Modifizierung der Thesen. SchlieÃlich werden praktische Konsequenzen gezogen wie Missionsorganisationen ihre ledigen Leiterinnen unterstÃ¼tzen kÃ¶nnen. English Summary The starting point of this investigation is the question how female, single, heterosexual leaders in German Christian organisations deal with their sexuality and sexual temptability. The objective is to provide these women with support to live and work authentically in order to strengthen the authenticity of their mission. Which impact has sexual temptability on the authenticity of female singles in the mission field? Is their power sexy? In the first step we investigate womanhood and sexual temptability both in theological and in psychological-sociological perspective. The derived hypotheses served as a basis for an empirical investigation. Five single women in leadership positions were interviewed. The results of the interviews lead to verification and modification of the hypotheses. Finally, we draw practical consequences for mission agencies how to support female, single leaders.
Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology
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Kessler, Martina. "Macht Macht erotisch? Authentisch leben, eine Herausforderung in der christlichen Mission. Am Beispiel sexueller Versuchlichkeit weiblicher, lediger, heterosexueller FÃ¼hrungskrÃ¤fte in Deutschland." Diss., 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1605.

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Zusammenfassung Der Ausgangspunkt dieser Untersuchung ist die Frage, wie weibliche, ledige, heterosexuelle FÃ¼hrungskrÃ¤fte in deutschen, christlichen Organisationen mit ihrer SexualitÃ¤t und sexuellen Versuchlichkeit umgehen. Das Ziel ist es, ledigen, leitenden Missionarinnen Hilfestellungen zu geben, wie sie authentisch leben und arbeiten kÃ¶nnen um so auch die AuthentizitÃ¤t ihrer missionarischen Botschaft zu stÃ¤rken. Welchen Einfluss hat sexuelle Versuchlichkeit auf AuthentizitÃ¤t von weiblichen Singles in der Missionsarbeit? Macht Macht diese Frauen erotisch? Im ersten Schritt untersuchen wir Frausein und sexuelle Versuchlichkeit theologisch, biologisch und soziologisch. Die abgeleiteten Thesen dienten als Grundlage zu einer empirischen Untersuchung. FÃ¼nf ledige Frauen in FÃ¼hrungspositionen wurden interviewt die in missionarischer AuthentizitÃ¤t leben wollen. Die Ergebnisse dieser Interviews fÃ¼hren zur Verifizierung und Modifizierung der Thesen. SchlieÃlich werden praktische Konsequenzen gezogen wie Missionsorganisationen ihre ledigen Leiterinnen unterstÃ¼tzen kÃ¶nnen. English Summary The starting point of this investigation is the question how female, single, heterosexual leaders in German Christian organisations deal with their sexuality and sexual temptability. The objective is to provide these women with support to live and work authentically in order to strengthen the authenticity of their mission. Which impact has sexual temptability on the authenticity of female singles in the mission field? Is their power sexy? In the first step we investigate womanhood and sexual temptability both in theological and in psychological-sociological perspective. The derived hypotheses served as a basis for an empirical investigation. Five single women in leadership positions were interviewed. The results of the interviews lead to verification and modification of the hypotheses. Finally, we draw practical consequences for mission agencies how to support female, single leaders.
Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology
M. Th. (Missiology)

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