Relationship between Leadership Styles of Small Christian Community Leaders and the Christian Spirituality of Members in Outer-ring Deanery, Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya
| dc.contributor.author | Misgana Surafiel | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-28T09:06:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-28T09:06:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study investigated the relationship between leadership styles of SCC leaders and Christian spirituality among members of SCCs in the Outer-ring Deanery of the Archdiocese of Nairobi. Leaders of these SCCs are expected to demonstrate and promote ethical leadership values. However, SCCs leaders appears to be adopting a secular leadership approach that emphasize authority, personal interest, tribal considerations, competition during elections of SCCs leaders and a lack of accountability. Such tendencies contradict goals of Christian leadership values rooted in service and spiritual growth. Guided by the theories of Servant Leadership and Spiritual Well-being, the study examined the existing leadership styles among SCCs, level of Christian spirituality, the relationship between the demographic characteristics and level of Christian spirituality, and the relationship between leadership styles of SCC leaders and Christian spirituality among members in Outer-ring Deanery. The research employed a positivist approach, and literature was reviewed thematically. A quantitative method was used and the respondents were selected through a cluster multi-stage random sampling technique. Data were collected from 408 members of SCCs using structured questionnaire on the Leadership Style and Spirituality Scales. Data analyzed involved descriptive and inferential statistics, including Pearson’s correlational, assisted by SPSS version 25. The findings revealed that democratic leadership style was dominant and that the overall level of Christian spirituality was high. The results further showed that education level, position held in the SCCs and marital status had significant associations with Christian spirituality. Additionally, democratic leadership demonstrated a moderate positive and statistically significant relationship with Christian spirituality, and autocratic leadership style showed a weak insignificant positive relationship, while laissez-faire styles emerged as a significant negative predictor of spirituality. The study concluded that leadership style plays a vital role in shaping and promoting Christian spirituality within SCCs. It recommended SCC leaders enhance democratic or participatory leadership practices. Future research could adopt longitudinal and qualitative approaches to better capture the contextual realities of SCCs, and develop a guided model for leadership formation within the church. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.tangaza.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1565 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Tangaza University | |
| dc.title | Relationship between Leadership Styles of Small Christian Community Leaders and the Christian Spirituality of Members in Outer-ring Deanery, Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya | |
| dc.type | Thesis |