CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
- Background To The Study
This research work is basically concern with the crisis in leadership in today’s church. The current church culture is on life support. It is living off the work, money and energy of previous generations from a previous world order. The plug will be pulled either when the money runs out (80 percent of money given to congregations comes from people aged fifty five and other) or when the remaining three fourth, of a generation who are institutional loyalists die off or both—”[1] “A growing number of peoples are leaving the institutional church for a new reason, They are not leaving because they have lost their faith, They are leaving to preserve their faith.” [2]
In the knowledge era, we will finally have to surrender the myth of leaders as isolated heroes commanding their organisations from on high. Top down directives, even when they are implemented, reinforce an environment of fear, distrust, and internal competitiveness that reduces collaboration and cooperation.[3] They foster compliance instead of commitment, yet only genuine commitment can bring about the courage. Imagination, patience, and perseverance necessary in the future will be distributed among diverse individuals and teams who share responsibility for creating the organisations future.