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A pastoral perspective on the challenge of hierarchy in Pentecostal churches
Dissertation (MA (Theology))--University of Pretoria, 2016.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/61190 A pastoral perspective on the challenge of hierarchy in Pentecostal churches Masango, Maake J.S u13416449@tuks.co.za Matshobane, Mangaliso Mbangiso UCTD Pastoral perspective Pentecostal churches Power struggles Leadership structures Pentecostal congregations Buffalo City Municipality of the Eastern Cape South Africa Theology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Theology theses SDG-05 SDG-05: Gender equality Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Dissertation (MA (Theology))--University of Pretoria, 2016. The study is about power struggles that occur within the leadership structures of Pentecostal congregations. These power struggles can be between the pastor and the governing body of the congregation/ church council/ elders or deacon board/ church board, depending on the terminology used to describe those leaders who are designated to work with the pastor in leadership. Most research done on congregational power struggles or conflict, centre around personalities. What if the cause of the power struggle is not just personal but also structural? Therefore the main problem question is: what is it exactly, that causes power struggles in the church's hierarchy. The purpose of the study is to investigate the church polity of various Pentecostal church hierarchies, in order to assess how that polity informs their use of power, especially during times of power struggles. This study was conducted in the Buffalo City Municipality of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The methodology of the study was based on a qualitative approach, using grounded theory, and chose a triangulation of interviews and document reviews as its data collection method. The interviewees were purposively chosen from three major Pentecostal groupings viz. Classical Pentecostals, Charismatic Pentecostals and African initiated Pentecostals. Out of these groupings seven churches were selected and in total twenty participants were interviewed. The findings revealed that power struggles are caused by: 1. a hybrid nature of Pentecostal church polity; 2. a lack of following the polity; 3. a lack of money; 4. a lack of formal and informal education; 5. a lack of character maturity; 6. a lack of management and leadership skills. The recommendations are: an in depth knowledge of church polities; self-empowerment through formal and informal educational studies; financial independence; enrolment in management and leadership programs; finding mentorship for holistic maturity. A healing model was also proposed, using the narrative approach of story sharing. The African perspective of a gerontocracy that is empowered by the community to arbitrate over disputes and seal them with covenant meals; that have litigations of curses for non-compliance and blessings for compliance, must be revisited and contextualized within biblical standards and values. bs2025 Practical Theology MA (Theology) Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-05: Gender equality SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2017-06-28T13:38:00Z 2017-06-28T13:38:00Z 2017-04-06 2016 Dissertation Matshobane, MM 2016, A pastoral perspective on the challenge of hierarchy in Pentecostal churches, MA (Theology) Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/61190> A2017 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/61190 en © 2017 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Pastoral perspective Pentecostal churches Power struggles Leadership structures Pentecostal congregations Buffalo City Municipality of the Eastern Cape South Africa Theology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Theology theses SDG-05 SDG-05: Gender equality Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions A pastoral perspective on the challenge of hierarchy in Pentecostal churches |
| title | A pastoral perspective on the challenge of hierarchy in Pentecostal churches |
| title_full | A pastoral perspective on the challenge of hierarchy in Pentecostal churches |
| title_fullStr | A pastoral perspective on the challenge of hierarchy in Pentecostal churches |
| title_full_unstemmed | A pastoral perspective on the challenge of hierarchy in Pentecostal churches |
| title_short | A pastoral perspective on the challenge of hierarchy in Pentecostal churches |
| title_sort | pastoral perspective on the challenge of hierarchy in pentecostal churches |
| topic | UCTD Pastoral perspective Pentecostal churches Power struggles Leadership structures Pentecostal congregations Buffalo City Municipality of the Eastern Cape South Africa Theology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Theology theses SDG-05 SDG-05: Gender equality Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/61190 |