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    The Use of Core values in Leadership :a case srudy of Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM)
    (2014-05-21) Mtalimanja, Sellah M
    This study sought to discuss the use of core values in leadership with reference to Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM). There was a three-fold purpose to this research. First was to find out if the leaders in the top three levels of leadership in EAM use the organization's core values to discharge their duties in the day-to-day running of the organization, second was to find out how these core values are communicated down the line, and third was to find out if these core values are known by all the employees (by level) in the organization. These core values are: The mind of Christ/Servant leadership, recognition of all persons as image bearers of God, excellence, stewardship, and integrity. The study adopted a cross-sectional non-experimental research design. The researcher used a descriptive survey approach in which she used a representative quota sample to gather representative data from the lowest level of employees to the overall leaders' level. Firstly, the study revealed that the organizations' core values were generally known and were being utilized by the leaders in the top three levels of leadership in EAM. Secondly, the study revealed that the said leaders were communicating the core values to their subordinates through formal meetings, printed documents, and personal use (demonstration). Thirdly, the study revealed that the core values have permeated the organization sufficiently at least up to Level 3 employees. The core values that have been communicated down to Level 3 employees include: The mind of Christ/Servant leadership, Stewardship, and Integrity. However, the study also revealed that some core values, namely, "Excellence" and "Persons are image bearers of God" appeared to be more aspirational than actual. From the findings, the researcher recommended that EAM should continue to work towards entrenchment of those core values that are more or less still at the aspirational level. In this regard, EAM should continue using envisioning/ planning/review meetings, printed documents and demonstration to communicate the core values. In addition, EAM should work at communicating to all employees the actual meanings (explanatory notes) of the core values as they are given in EAM's strategic plan for 2004-2007 since some of the findings suggest that the core values are held by some employees at a superficial level, yet they need to be deeply ingrained in their minds for effective use in the day-to-day discharge of duties. Lastly, EAM should make extra effort to ensure that the organization's core values are regularly and clearly communicated to, particularly, Level 4 employees since two of them expressed total lack of awareness of the organization's core values.
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    Effective Leadership Development in Urban Kenyan Churches : an evaluation of Key Leadership PrinciplesTaught on theInternship Programmes of Five Select Nairobi Churches
    (2014-05-19) Kikuyu, David Masidza
    This study was an evaluation of key principles of leadership that are taught on the internship programme of five select churches in Nairobi. The primary method of data collection was by way of a questionnaire. This questionnaire consisted primarily of close-ended questions, mainly due to the nature of the research. Its intention was to determine the perspective of the respondents in regards to the principles of leadership taught to them on their respective internships. In order to derive this information adequately, the researcher developed three research questions. He further raised twenty nine items that would clarify in detail the intention of the research questions posed. It was faintly discovered that there were three key principles of leadership which were taught on these internship programmes in general. These were Planning, Delegation and Vision. However, it was also observed that principles of leadership are not strongly taught on the internship programmes of these five churches.
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    Concepts of EffectiveLeadership in Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM) :influence on Leadership Styles and Succession Plans
    (2014-05-14) Mtalimanja, Lloyd Kondwani
    This study sought to establish the concepts of effective leadership espoused by the seven top-most leaders in Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM). The study aimed to find out the extent to which those concepts were practiced and how they were influencing the formulation of leadership development and succession plans of the organization. The study adopted a non-experimental cross-sectional study design with a combination of descriptive and explanatory research approaches. To facilitate the collection of quantitative and qualitative data, the questionnaire used contained both closed- and open-ended questions. The researcher used the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) to analyze the quantitative data. The study revealed that the concepts of effective leadership that the said leaders in EAM espoused could lead to effectiveness if allowed to influence practice. Further, the study found that these concepts were significantly influencing leadership practice. However, there appeared to be other forces and/or values either in the organization or in the leaders themselves that were hindering the formulation of leadership succession plans. In view of the findings, the researcher recommended that the leaders in EAM need to endeavor to account for the lack of clearly laid out leadership development and succession plans since these plans are not only a mark of effective leadership, but are essential to an organization's continued effectiveness. The leaders should establish the forces/values, either in themselves or in the organization, which account for lack of clearly laid out leadership succession plans.
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    Church leadership perception of care to the orphans in Bunia :with refernce to postwar situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    (2014-04-23) Kile, Dino
    The purpose of this study was to understand the perception of Church leaders in Bunia on the church's care to the children that were orphaned due to war. It explored the church's ministry to orphans as well as factors that hindered addressing the issue of orphans. Data was collected by using interview which was aimed to church leaders whereby one leader was interviewed from each church in Bunia. The procedure used to analyze the findings was based on grounded theory approach with focus on qualitative method. The research findings, as a result, revealed that the church in Bunia is inactive to take care of orphans because of poverty and lack of biblical teaching about her responsibility to minister to orphans. Poverty and lack of biblical teaching were found to be major hindrances to the need to take care of orphans. Because the church does not address the issue, orphans lack education, shelter, heaIthcare, the word of God. They are subjected to live on their own, cast away from the rest of the community, and most of them find their place in the streets where they are exposed to poverty, premature sexual practices, sexual abuse, drug, theft, insecurity, diseases, HIV /AIDS, premature death, persistent trauma, and dirty words. Some recommendations were made to the church and leaders, and for further studies. Recommendations for the church aim at encouraging and suggesting way forward in taking care of orphans in Bunia, whereas further study recommendation consists of suggestion of possible topics vis-a-vis orphans that need to be exploited