1. Organisation and Leadership
in Communities of Faith

2. Leadership
 Leadership is an exercise in power. Many people
have mixed feelings about power because it is often
abused, but power itself is good.
 There are many different types and styles of
leadership, and different situations call for different
types.
 No one style of leadership is better/worse than
another. But different situations need different
styles.

3. Leadership styles
 Authoritarian/autocratic - leader retains as much power and decision-
making authority as possible
 Participative/democratic - encourages members to be a part of the
decision making
 Delegative/free reign – leader provides little or no direction and gives
employees as much freedom as possible
 Bureaucratic - everything must be done according to procedure or
policy
 Consultative
 Enabling
 Charismatic
 Which styles are the most effective?

5. Which style of leadership is best?
 Tutor announces that the class is going to put on a
play for parents. You are class captain and you
have to let teacher know which play the class
wishes to do. How do you make your decision?
 Lunchtime, you are with a group of friends. You see
smoke coming from a press in the corner. What
would you do?
 Your team is playing poorly. Manager points out that
everyone wants to play in the same position. There
is a course coming up called ‘Be versatile, learn to
play any position in your team’. You are team
captain, how do you go about getting team
members to attend the course?

6. Leadership in Communities of faith

7. Catholic Church
 Pope Benedict XVI - official head of the worldwide Catholic
Church
 Cardinals - Appointed by the pope
 Bishops- The local leader and shepherd who is entrusted with the
care of the spiritual lives of Catholics
 Archbishops - the head of a particular province or region which
includes several other dioceses
 Bishops
 Priests - an ordained priest who guides, governs, and cares for the
needs of the parishioners in a given parish
 Religious Orders (Brothers/Nuns) - communities who
have decided to dedicate their lives totally to Christ
 Laity/Parish - the faith-filled members of the parish

9. Presbyterian Church
Governing Structure
 Session - (Congregation) the pastors of the church
and all elders
 Presbytery - all the congregations and ministers in
a geographic area together with elders selected
from each of the congregations
 Synod - Several presbyteries joined together,
contains at least three presbyteries, and its
membership includes both pastors and elders.
 General Assembly - the highest governing body,
elects a moderator

10. What style of leadership do you associate with
the Catholic Church?
Hints
 The College of Cardinals elects the pope and assists the pope in his
responsibilities.
 Together the pope and bishops share in the responsibility to lead the
Church.
 A bishop is a priest who has been appointed by the pope to lead a
particular diocese
 Cardinals are Appointed by the pope and assist the pope
 The archbishop along with the bishops of a province meet regularly to
discuss issues and concerns
 the bishops gather annually or semi-annually to discuss issues and
concerns of faith
 A pastor is usually an ordained priest guides, governs, and cares for the
needs of the parishioners in a given parish
 The pastoral parish council is a trained group of lay leaders who work
with the pastor,