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ERIC Number: ED646813
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 292
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-8375-4117-9
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Post-Seminary Professional Development of Christian Church Leaders: A Phenomenological Study
Michelle DusheƩ Williams
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Grand Canyon University
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore how experiences with mentoring lived, professional turning points, and crises of faith influenced post-seminary professional development for Christian church leaders in Southern Michigan. The theoretical foundation that guided the development of the study was based on Mezirow's transformative learning and Kolb's experiential learning theories, which assert that lessons from lived experiences are significant and influence individual development. The theoretical underpinnings served as a framework to connect the church leaders' lived experiences to the influences of post-seminary professional development, and to address the three research questions. The overriding research question that guided this study asked how Christian church leaders describe their lived experiences with mentoring, professional turning points, and crises of faith as having influenced their post-seminary professional development. The research sample consisted of 12 Christian apostolic church leaders holding pastoral positions for two or more years. The interviews consisted of semi-structured research questions and were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results revealed that Christian church leaders' lived experiences influenced all three aspects of their post-seminary professional development. Future research may consist of continual exploration of Christian church leaders' post-seminary professional development in order to better understand how to train emerging church leaders more effectively and meet their needs regarding life-long learning and practice. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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