Date of Award
2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
College
College of Education and International Services
Program
Leadership, MA
First Advisor
Eric Baumgartner
Second Advisor
Gustavo Gregorutti
Third Advisor
Reinder Bruismas
Abstract
Problem
Statistics indicate the SDA church in the North England Conference (NEC) is having little effect on the population in the UK. This may be due to the fact that the leadership approach and the structure of the church have not changed despite globalisation, advances in technology, and increased migration. With the demands of operating within a secular, pluralistic society, the North England Conference faces a real challenge to maintain its integrity while being relevant. This study investigates the correlation between perceived servant leadership principles and organizational health by the leaders, pastoral workers, and members of the NEC.
Method
The study employed a quantitative, nonexperimental, correlational design method, in which the correlational statistics between two or more variables is investigated. The OLA survey designed by Laub (1999) was the chosen instrument. It uses six servant leadership dimensions to determine the perceptions of respondents of the presence of servant leadership principles within the NEC and its organizational health.
Results
The results indicate that the perception of organizational health within the NEC by all the respondents was limited. When each of the servant leadership principles was examined, Building Community was ranked the highest, which implied respondents recognized the value of strong relationships and communities. However, the results reveal that the conference is suffering from a series of problems preventing it from realizing its full potential as an organization.
Subject Area
Seventh-day Adventists--Great Britain; North England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists; General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. North American Division. Trans-European Division. British Union Conference. North England Conference; Servant leadership--Religious aspects--Seventh-day Adventists; Organizational behavior--Religious aspects--Seventh-day Adventists
Recommended Citation
Douglas, Carlton Hugh, "The Correlation Between Servant Leadership and Organizational Health within the North England Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church" (2020). Master's Theses. 198.
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/theses/198/
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/theses/198
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DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/theses/198/