scholarly journals TRANSFORMING CONGREGATIONAL CULTURE: SUBURBAN LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVES WITHIN A CIRCUIT OF THE DRC

Scriptura ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Nell
Author(s):  
Rodney Luster ◽  
Henry A. Cooper ◽  
Gena Aikman ◽  
Kim Sanders ◽  
Garry Jacobs ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janette A. Hamilton ◽  
Jennifer A. Coleman ◽  
William J. Davis

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 479-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandru V. Roman ◽  
Thomas McWeeney

AbstractIn recent years, public administration has been targeted by multiple reform efforts. In multiple instances, such initiatives have been ideologically couched in public-choice perspectives and entrenched beliefs that government is the problem. One unavoidable consequence of this continued bout of criticism is the fact that government currently has a noticeably decreased capacity of boosting creation of public value. Within this context, there certainly is an important need for approaches that would counterbalance the loss of public value induced by market fundamentalism. This article suggests that leadership, as a concept of theory and practice, due to its partial immunity to the private-public dichotomy, can provide a pragmatic avenue for nurturing public interest and public value within the devolution of governance, a declining trust in government and a diminished governmental capacity to propagate the creation of public value. While this article critically examines and assesses the capacity of different leadership perspectives in terms of creating and maximizing public value, its primary scope is not the provision of definite answers but rather the instigation of a much necessary discussion.


Author(s):  
Gilbert W. Fairholm ◽  
Matthew R. Fairholm

Author(s):  
Jessica M. Barron ◽  
Rhys H. Williams

This chapter discusses in more detail the extent to which the congregational culture at Downtown Church is predicated on a sense of fashion and connects with those who are comfortable with cultural consumption. The core of Downtown Church is a “matrix of authenticity” triangulated by middle-class consumption of city spaces, urban nightlife and entertainment, and the visible presence of racial and ethnic minorities thought to characterize the diversity that marks a city. The emphasis on a particular type of congregant, and the image of what makes a church authentically urban, combine to form a “designer church.” The gendered nature of many of these expectations is clear and appears in several church-sponsored events. Another example of this aspect of the congregation’s culture is a dress code for those involved in being a public presence for the church (such as the greeters); the code itself is not focused on modesty or more conservative notions of propriety, but rather emphasizes contemporary fashion.


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