Self fulfilling prophecy in leadership and ministry contexts.

How to Avoid A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in Ministry

By Michael Mooney, Exec. Elder Defining The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Self-fulfilling prophecy in leadership describes how expectations shape behavior in ministry, churches, and organizations. Closely related to the Pygmalion effect in leadership, this principle explains how assumptions about people often influence outcomes. In ministry contexts especially, expectations …

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National Association of Christian Ministers

Organizational Church Culture

By Michael Mooney, Exec. Elder Organizational Structure Organizational structure refers to the way people within organizations relate to one another as friends, colleagues, employees, employers, managers, followers, leaders, pastors, parishioners, and directors.  Organizations generally represent one of three structures: bureaucratic, boundaries, and flat.  The bureaucratic structure …

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