Open AccessA Case Study: A Journey of Leading in Polycentric Theory and Practice in Mission
Author(s) -
Kirk Franklin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
transformation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1759-8931
pISSN - 0265-3788
DOI - 10.1177/02653788211026330
Subject(s) - corporate governance , alliance , context (archaeology) , political science , focus (optics) , sociology , public administration , management , geography , law , economics , physics , archaeology , optics
Leadership and governance structures for any organisations involved in God’s mission need to come under review because of the growing influences of the inter-connected globalised world. As Christianity moved farther away from the Christendom model of centralised control to other models of leadership and governance, other paradigms have been proposed along the way. One is called polycentric leadership and governance and is based upon principles of polycentrism. Using a case study approach assists in giving contexts for assisting the understanding of polycentrism in a world where Christian mission is adapting in a rapidly changing polycentric world. The case study explores leadership, governance and specific focus of one geographic region all within the context of the Wycliffe Global Alliance.