The chapter argues that in order to develop an understanding of the specific nature of church management and leadership, there is a need for reconceptualizing the relationship of these terms. Through an elaboration of research on managerial work and institutional leadership work, and empirically grounded research on the mundane work of leaders, the chapter describes an integrated model of church management and leadership. The model bridges and integrates functional managerial leadership role models and institutional leadership. What distinguishes a church management and leadership model, compared to general models, lies partly in a relational instead of a competitive relation to community as context and partly in the values and faith it conveys. Thus, one important managerial leadership role is that of mediator between organization and community context; another is the role of institutional leadership relating to purpose, values and identity.
Lederskapets kirkelighet. En integrert modell for verdibevisst kirkelig ledelse