Permanent Deacons and Non-profit Directors

Comparing Leadership Styles among Facilitators of Community Agencies

Bibliographic Data

ID4233291
AuthorsJordan Reed (0000-0003-1212-082X, DePaul University), Joseph R Ferrari (DePaul University, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume59
Issue1
Pages21-29
Publication date2017-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReview of Religious Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2211-4866 • E-ISSN: 0034-673X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s13644-016-0262-5
OpenAlexW2512668026
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited19

Permanent deacons in the Roman Catholic Church (all male) are active in their local community and congregation mobilizing faith formation events, liturgical services, and community social action programs, yet not much is known about their leadership style. The present study compared U.S. 203 permanent deacons with 202 male community-based directors of non-profit agencies on their self-reported transformational leadership style, assessed by five subscales of competencies. Deacons and directors differed significantly on three subscales; deacons scored higher on the promoting positive values and leadership as service subscales, while directors scored higher on the building a sustainable organization subscale. Results suggested that the transformational leadership styles of U.S. permanent deacons is more value and service-centered, and, in comparison, community-based non-profit leaders seem to focus more on the group's structure and health of their organization

Faith · Leadership style · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Theology · Transformational leadership · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Spirituality and Leadership

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