2001
Steven Myron Pope
Team Leadership for the Twenty-First Century Applied to a New Ministry in an Established Church
This thesis first reviews the challenges of the twenty-first century church as it faces rapidly emerging paradigm shifts in leadership models. Then the requirements and options for leadership are reviewed in light of the generational changes taking place in the postmodern church. There follows a field study of four churches in the Houston, Texas area that have recently added a new worship service using differing models of leadership. Finally, a plan is developed and tested with the recruitment and development of leadership for a new worship community at Calvary Episcopal Church, Richmond, Texas.