Pastoral leadership as dance: how embodiment, practice and identity shape communities and their leadership

Barentsen, Jack

doi:10.1080/1756073x.2019.1591796

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“…In this regard, face-to-face relationships and the physical presence of preachers are two of the most important ways in which we can promote respect, accountability and ethical leadership towards our listeners and counter the challenges of the 4IR. 39 7.3 Imaginative and prophetic bridge building Meaningful and effective preaching is about building breaches between different people and people of difference. One finds a growing diversity in congregations that do not expect us as preachers to ignore the differences between these believers for the sake of a shared vision, but rather to seek to mobilise this diversity of believers to meet common goals.…”

Section: Courageous and Respectful Communicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Homiletical Competencies for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: South African perspectives on speaking truth to power

Nell

2023

IJH

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Scholars believe that we are amid one of the greatest cultural revolutions since the mass production of books in Gutenberg around 1450. The art of book printing, which originated in Central Europe, turned the world on its head within 10 years. The mass production of books resulted in most people in Europe learning to read in less than one generation, which has led to major changes in all areas of social life and has affected the lives of millions of people for over a hundred years. According to these same scholars, we currently find ourselves in a similar position through what is known as the AI (artificial intelligence). In this article, the researcher wants to come to a better understanding of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and AI as part of it and the way they challenge preachers. The central research question is: In our pursuit to speak the truth of Jesus Christ to the powerful economic elite, what are the challenges and opportunities that the 4IR is posing to preachers?

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Section: Courageous and Respectful Communicationmentioning

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Homiletical Competencies for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: South African perspectives on speaking truth to power

Nell

2023

IJH

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“…Identity formation must take place through such embodied practices in the context of faith communities, because "religious identity is not only a (cognitive) matter of belief or doctrine, but is reflected in common practices, in shared ways of experiencing the divine, and in memories and traditions that are embedded in the minds and bodies of the faithful." 81 The formative role of collective embodiment for the purpose of establishing belonging and to reshape structures of belief gives further justification for the promising potential of a bodily emphasis in worship. 82 Learning with others ultimately fosters an epistemological strategy by externalizing doctrine within a ritual context, performed together in unity as a religious community.…”

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Externalizing Faith: Countering Individualism Through an Embodied Emphasis

Aždajić

2021

Studia Liturgica

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While the importance of an embodied theology has been recognized, in light of recent literature that sees a growing modern-day shift from emancipated individuality to ideological individualism, the aim of this article is to deepen the theological reflection on the urgent need for a more intentional embodied emphasis. This strategic approach is particularly significant, since in spite of the current challenge there remains a tendency toward a disembodied, anti-liturgical orientation that prioritizes words and cognition, locating theological truth on the inside of the autonomous individual thinking subject, who remains free to either accept or reject its propositional content. Drawing from relevant literature that provides a conceptual framework, this article argues that especially in today’s context, an overt emphasis on the externalization of faith and the embodiment of theological normatives performed together in community offers more promising pedagogical effectiveness. A bodily focus is principally important since it provides an experiential platform for the communal enactment and consequent appropriation of religious knowledge, thus potentially circumventing the present challenge of increasingly rigid individualism.

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The Value and Impact of Servant Leadership Discourse in Church Leadership Studies

Barentsen

Benac

2022

The Palgrave Handbook of Servant Leadership

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Pastoral leadership as dance: how embodiment, practice and identity shape communities and their leadership

Cited by 5 publications

References 21 publications

Homiletical Competencies for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: South African perspectives on speaking truth to power

Homiletical Competencies for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: South African perspectives on speaking truth to power

Externalizing Faith: Countering Individualism Through an Embodied Emphasis

The Value and Impact of Servant Leadership Discourse in Church Leadership Studies

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