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Confucianism and its influence on culture in East Asia has profoundly impacted Chinese churches and the development of their leaders. As a cultural force it continues to affect the perceptions and practices of Chinese pastors and how they lead. This work seeks to build an indigenous approach to developing church leaders by understanding the theoretical, and the situational foundations, of relational leadership from both cultural and biblical perspectives. The research is further enriched through case studies and interviews observing the practices of leadership in contemporary Chinese churches.

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Publié par	Langham Creative Projects
Date de parution	14 juin 2013
Nombre de lectures	8
EAN13	9781907713484
Langue	English

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Development of Chinese Church Leaders: A Study of Relational Leadership in Contemporary Chinese Churches
Otto Lui

© 2013 by Otto Lui
Published 2013 by Langham Monographs
an imprint of Langham Creative Projects
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Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™
Scriptures also taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Langham Monographs
Otto Lui
Development of Chinese Church Leaders: A Study of Relational Leadership in Contemporary Chinese Churches.
1. Christian leadership--China--History--21st century.
2. China--Religion--21st century.
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262.1’0951-dc23
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Contents

Cover

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Abstract

English Language Disclaimer

Note on Romanization

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Background

Purpose

Goal

Significance

Central Research Issue

Variables

Research Questions

Assumptions

Definitions

Delimitations

Limitations

Research Methodology

Overview of the Study

Part I: Different Cultural Perspectives on Relational Leadership

Chapter 1 Biblical Foundation on Relational Leadership

Biblical Accounts of Leaders and Followers in the Gospels

Approaches of Jesus Christ in Developing Followers

The Characteristics of Relational Leadership in the Gospels

Summary

Chapter 2 Theoretical Foundation of Relational Leadership

Leadership Attributes and Leader-Centric Studies

The Impact of Culture: A Wider Scope of Situational Theory

Culture and Followership

Toward a Relational Leadership Model

Summary

Chapter 3 Confucian Culture and Relational Leadership in China

Confucianism , Wang Yangming , and Leadership Development

The Beginning of Leadership Development: Human Nature

The Goal of Leadership Development: The Sage

The Process of Leadership Development: Self-Cultivation

A Review of the Characteristics of Confucian Leadership

A Summary

Part II: Chinese Theological Roots of Relational Leadership

Chapter 4 Situational Factors Influencing the Understandings and Expectations of Leaders and Leadership in China

Impacts of Western Missions and Revival Movements

Impacts of Fundamentalism

Impacts of the Anti-Christian Movement

Impacts of the Indigenization Movement

Impacts of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement

Summary

Chapter 5 Confucian Christian Theologians and Relational Leadership

Wang Mingdao : A Confucian Pastor

Jia Yuming ’s “Perfect Leader” and “Christ-Human” State

Yang Shaotang ’s Pastoral Mentoring

A Further Reflection on Relational Leadership in Chinese Churches

Summary

Part III: Relational Leadership in Contemporary Chinese Churches

Chapter 6 Internal and External Situations of Urumqi , Sanyuan, and Fuzhou Churches

General Information on the Churches in China in This Study

Urumqi : An Expanding Church with a Harmonious Leadership Team

Sanyuan : A Church Characterized by Family Relationships

Fuzhou : A Church in Transition

Summary

Chapter 7 Findings from the Case Studies

The Historical Impacts from the Early Twentieth Century

The Cultural Impacts of Confucianism

Summary

Chapter 8 Missiological Implications of Relational Leadership in Chinese Churches

The Characteristics of Relational Leadership

The Missiological Implications

Summary

Part IV: Conclusion

Chapter 9 Conclusion

Areas of Significance in this Research Study

Reviews of Existing Practices in Leadership Development in Chinese Churches

Recommendations for Further Research

A Summary and Final Conclusion

Appendix A Interview Guide for Old Pastors

Appendix B Interview Guide for Younger Church leaders

Appendix C The Life of Wang Mingdao

Appendix D The Life of Jia Yuming

Appendix E The Life of Yang Shaotang

Appendix F Major Life Events of Pastor HQZ

Appendix G Major Life Events of Pastor CXQ

Appendix H Major Life Events of Pastor ZGR

Appendix I Major Life Events of Pastor YZD

Glossary

Bibliography

Vita

Index
Dedication
To my wife, Yvonne
My daughters, Jurita and Jackie
Acknowledgments
It is my pleasure and honor to learn from the professors at Fuller Theological Seminary. Special thanks to the patience, guidance, and prayers of Dr. C. Douglas McConnell, my mentor in the past four years. Dr. David D. Bundy, my committee member who enriches my scope of knowledge in historical survey. Dr. Jason Yeung and Dr. Ying Fuktsang in Hong Kong guided me on my tutorial studies on Confucianism and Chinese church history. The General Secretary Mr. Thomas Tang and the ministry team of Christian Communications Ltd in Hong Kong support my whole family through prayers, visits, fund raising, and field research coordination. My whole family is blessed by the pastors and church members of both the Yuen Long Lutheran Light Church in Hong Kong and the First Evangelical Church of San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles. Without my wife, Yvonne, who gave up her career in Hong Kong to take care of the whole family during my years of study, it is not possible for me and our daughters to cope with the changes easily. More importantly, great thanks to our Lord who calls me to serve and provides everything we need.
Abstract
Under the strong impact of Confucianism , the Chinese churches today have their specific ways in developing church leaders. The study on the impact of cultural situations in affecting leadership development is necessary but not well developed in the previous studies on Chinese leadership. Therefore, this dissertation is an attempt to study and analyze the ways of developing followers in contemporary Chinese churches.
The primary purpose of this dissertation is to develop an indigenous approach in developing church leaders in contemporary China. The impact of Confucianism as a cultural force in affecting the perceptions and practices of the Chinese pastors is discovered in this study. Based on the theories and case studies of the churches in mainland China, relational leadership has proved to be an effective indigenous pattern of leadership development in contemporary China.
This dissertation is presented in four parts. Part I is a study of the understandings of relational leadership through different cultural perspectives. Part II is a study of the Chinese theological roots of relational leadership. Part III is the analysis of the field data which reflects the practice of relational leadership in contemporary Chinese churches, and part IV is the final conclusion and overall significance of this research.

English Language Disclaimer
As a non-native speaker of English, I am aware that my writing may at times lack clarity, though I have attempted to write as clearly as possible. Please note that th