The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the situational leadership styles of Korean church ministers on the loyalty of Christians in an attempt to discuss how to accelerate church growth and develop the leadership of modern pastors. The major findings of the study were as follows:First, Hypothesis 1 that there might be correlation between situational leadership and Christian loyalty was tested, and there appeared a tendency that a higher level of situational leadership, namely a higher level of directive, persuasive, participatory and empowerment leadership, led to a higher level of job commitment and organizational commitment among the Christians. Second, Hypothesis 2 that situational leadership might affect the loyalty of Christians was tested, and directive leadership, persuasive leadership and empowerment leadership exercised an influence on job commitment and organizational commitment. Therefore it's found that there were better job commitment and better organizational commitment among the Christians when the pastors exerted more directive leadership, more persuasive leadership and more empowerment leadership. In addition, directive leadership style was found to be most efficient among the leadership styles of the Korean church ministers.The findings of the study suggest that pastors are requested to have a professional leadership, and that directive leadership could take precedence over the other kinds of leadership since they are entrusted with the absolute mission of God. But it must not be overlooked that they should not order Christians according to their own will, and that they just should order them as those who convey God's will.
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the situational leadership styles of Korean church ministers on the loyalty of Christians in an attempt to discuss how to accelerate church growth and develop the leadership of modern pastors. The major findings of the study were as follows:First, Hypothesis 1 that there might be correlation between situational leadership and Christian loyalty was tested, and there appeared a tendency that a higher level of situational leadership, namely a higher level of directive, persuasive, participatory and empowerment leadership, led to a higher level of job commitment and organizational commitment among the Christians. Second, Hypothesis 2 that situational leadership might affect the loyalty of Christians was tested, and directive leadership, persuasive leadership and empowerment leadership exercised an influence on job commitment and organizational commitment. Therefore it's found that there were better job commitment and better organizational commitment among the Christians when the pastors exerted more directive leadership, more persuasive leadership and more empowerment leadership. In addition, directive leadership style was found to be most efficient among the leadership styles of the Korean church ministers.The findings of the study suggest that pastors are requested to have a professional leadership, and that directive leadership could take precedence over the other kinds of leadership since they are entrusted with the absolute mission of God. But it must not be overlooked that they should not order Christians according to their own will, and that they just should order them as those who convey God's will.
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