Abstract
This article sets out to revisit charismatic leadership theory through the concepts of servanthood, participation, transformation, and empowerment. We will argue that only servant and participative leadership reflects the relational nature of the Holy Trinity and has a potential to transform and empower followers, offering a remedy to the issue of power in Spirit-empowered Christianity. We propose that this emerging paradigm of charismatic leadership is exemplified by Karol Wojtyła (John Paul II). The assessment employs the criteria of personal and socialized charismatic leadership, as well the apostle and teacher/scholar paradigms of leadership derived from Ephesians 4:11. The study also features an evaluation of John Paul II’s contribution to the development of the contemporary Spirit-empowered Movement.
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Bialokurec, Tomasz
(2022)
"John Paul II: A Role Model of Participative, Transformative, and Empowering Leadership,"
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology: Vol. 7:
No.
2, Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31380/2573-6345.1277
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