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The chapter focuses on the organization as an honest, loving, trusting family embracing cohesiveness and unity. This chapter highlights reasons why small group’s leaders essentially provide toward the betterment of the family. Due to positive relationship of trust within organizations, trust remains an essential goal for the organizational leader. This section reveals aspects of leadership theory, including Authentic Leadership theory (AL) Spiritual Leadership Theory (SL) and Ethical leadership theories, connecting the necessity of trusting leader/follower relationships. A recent consultation and organizational diagnosis of an ecclesial organization experiencing challenges in cross-cultural communication and leadership provides examples of the betterment of the organization and individuals embracing cohesiveness and unity. This likewise provides insights from a theological perspective on leadership toward the proposal for the leader(s) of the organization.
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Boyer, S.W. (2019). Small Group Leaders and the Betterment of the Family. In: Biblical Leadership Development. Christian Faith Perspectives in Leadership and Business. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00078-3_8
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