How Can We Develop More Deaf Christian Leaders?

Many churches today talk about trying to increase diversity in leadership; in some cases this includes seeking to develop more Deaf and disabled leaders. This article is a practical look, from the perspective of a Deaf scholar and practitioner in the field, at what the obstacles might be and how the...

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Main Author: Lewis, Hannah 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. [2020]
In: Theology today
Year: 2020, Volume: 77, Issue: 2, Pages: 154-164
IxTheo Classification:KDE Anglican Church
NBE Anthropology
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B growing leaders
B Keywords Deaf ministry
B Deaf ministry
B eco-leadership in the Deaf community
B Church of England ministry
B leadership and power
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Summary:Many churches today talk about trying to increase diversity in leadership; in some cases this includes seeking to develop more Deaf and disabled leaders. This article is a practical look, from the perspective of a Deaf scholar and practitioner in the field, at what the obstacles might be and how these obstacles might be addressed. It uses models based on Simon Western’s “eco-leadership,” and James Lawrence’s organic model of “growing leaders” to argue that to truly develop more Deaf and disabled leaders, the church needs to reevaluate its own understand of what leadership is, how it is exercised, and how leaders are developed, and concludes that if the church is able to undertake this reevaluation, the mission and ministry of the church will be enabled to flourish in a new and more positive way.
ISSN:2044-2556
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology today
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040573620920672