The elusive challenge of leadership development at faith‐based institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (171) ◽  
pp. 35-44
Author(s):  
Alexander Jun ◽  
Samuel J. Aronson
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Faith Based Institutions

Collecting Health Data With Youth at Faith-Based Institutions: Lessons Learned

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonita Reinert ◽  
Vivien Carver ◽  
Lillian M. Range ◽  
Chris Pike
Keyword(s):  
Health Data ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Faith Based Institutions

scholarly journals What's God got to do with it? Engaging African-American faith-based institutions in HIV prevention

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 258-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Nunn ◽  
Alexandra Cornwall ◽  
Gladys Thomas ◽  
Pastor Leslie Callahan ◽  
Pastor Alyn Waller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Faith Based Institutions

scholarly journals Taming Prophetic Religion? Faith-Based Activism and Welfare Provision

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-95
Author(s):  
Richard Wood
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Community Organizing ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
The United States ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
The Us ◽  
Faith Based Institutions ◽  
Prophetic Religion

AbstractThis article examines the current debate in the United States (primarily) and Britain regarding government-funded social service provision via faith-based institutions. By highlighting the tension between the 'priestly' and 'prophetic' roles of public religion, it argues for the critical importance of protecting religion's prophetic role even as society moves toward more extensive public financing of priestly social service provision. The article first outlines contemporary prophetic religion in the United States, especially faith-based community organizing (also known as broad-based community organizing) efforts, emphasizing three facets of the field: its scale, its role in building social capital, the issues it has addressed. Secondly, the article argues that, despite the narrow partisan tenor of recent faith-based social service provision in the US, it may have redeeming features that new leaders will want to preserve. However, H. R. Niebuhr's (1951) analysis of the relationship between religion and culture is invoked to characterize four key tensions between priestly and prophetic religion that may be exacerbated by governmental funding. The conclusion outlines several approaches through which practitioners, policymakers, the press, and scholars can help society maximize the benefits and minimize the risks of such funding.

Partnership for Faith-Based Leadership Development: An Educational Model

2008 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janis Fine ◽  
Vivian Hopp Gordon ◽  
Marla Susman Israel
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Educational Model ◽  
Faith Based

scholarly journals Holistic Transformative Development Amid Global Pandemic - Singapore’s Journey

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-177
Author(s):  
Fazrihan Duriat ◽  
Bibi Jan Md Ayyub ◽  
Murtadha Mustafa
Keyword(s):  
Task Force ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Damage Scenario ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Transformative Development ◽  
Multiple Challenges ◽  
The Government ◽  
Faith Based Institutions ◽  
Nations Development

COVID-19 is a global pandemic (Jaihah) that brings hardships (Haraj). This has affected all aspects of our life. The United Nations Development Programme reported that uncertainties due to this global pandemic are manifold. Under a 'High Damage’ scenario, the world could see a staggering 251 million people driven into extreme poverty by the pandemic, bringing the total number to one billion by 2030. The Singapore government had made swift and comprehensive response by forming multi-ministry task force and galvanise various organisations, at all levels, including faith-based institutions to manage and address the multiple challenges in hands. This paper highlights the 3Rs approach adopted by the government through their policies, measures, and actions on various aspects of sustainability including climate and social changes and how the rest of the stakeholders come together for greater impact, with specific focus on the response from the Muslim community. 

scholarly journals Application of Faith and Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-180
Author(s):  
Theresa Harrison ◽  
Dottie Weigel ◽  
Melinda Smith
Keyword(s):  
Capital City ◽  
Faith Formation ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
The Public ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Faith And Learning ◽  
Faith Based Institutions ◽  
Competing Priorities ◽  
The Impact

Higher education institutions face many competing priorities and are still expected to serve the public good. Faith-based institutions, in particular, aim to meet a faith-inspired calling and serve the communities in which they are situated while guiding students in their faith formation by integrating service and academic priorities. In this paper, the authors explore, through a case study methodology, the unique positionality of Messiah University, a faith-based university located near the capital city of Harrisburg, PA. Specifically, this study explores the impact of a community engaged course with an urban nonprofit agency.

The role of faith-based institutions in urban disaster risk reduction for immigrant communities

2020 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 299-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chanrith Ngin ◽  
Jesse Hession Grayman ◽  
Andreas Neef ◽  
Nichapat Sanunsilp
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Immigrant Communities ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Urban Disaster ◽  
Faith Based Institutions

Are Australian Islamic schools elitist?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmood Nathie
Keyword(s):  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Islamic Schools ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Private Schooling ◽  
Social Markers ◽  
Faith Based Institutions ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Unique Status

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine whether Australian Islamic schools, by dint of their unique status within Australian private schooling, may be construed as elitist or exclusivist premised on markers such as religious affiliation, school age, history, location, reputation and non-curricular excellences such as affluence and alumni. This issue has not been examined empirically hitherto. This study addresses this absence, as these markers, when used selectively, may make student entry restrictive by virtue of enrolment criteria that is either hyper selective or exclusivist that is often administered through costly tuition fees. Design/methodology/approach Quantitative analysis is used to examine four distinct elitist markers associated with Islamic schools, as they appeal to a market prescribed by faith, preference and demand. Data is sourced from selected government and independent school databases including the index of community socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) database. Findings The findings indicate that Islamic schools do not fit any of these markers partly because these schools are positioned predominantly in middle to lower socio-economic communities and areas where the measure of educationally advantaged backgrounds is only marginally above the ICSEA threshold of 1,000. Further, their enrolment criteria are not premised on high fee-based structures nor on exclusivist selection and enrolment practices that would tag them as elitist. Research limitations/implications It is quite possible that parental and community perceptions of Islamic schools using qualitative measures may identify some schools as elitist. This, however, has yet to be tested empirically in further studies relying on surveys, interviews and focus group sessions. Practical implications Islamic schools should not market nor portray themselves as elitist or exclusivist for that may undermine the very purpose of their function as faith-based institutions. Social implications Perceptions of elitism levelled against some Islamic schools must be weighed against a number of distinct social markers. The examination of four markers in this study does not support such perceptions. Elitist perceptions may abound within communities and amongst parents when vying for student placements in these schools. The basis for such observations, however, is at best anecdotal or outright conjectural in the absence of empirical evidence. Originality/value This is the first and only study that examines the issue of elitism amongst Islamic schools in Australia and elsewhere.

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