Global leadership : helping mission & development organization leaders navigate the path from being international to being global

2016·4.4 MB·English

by  Thomas, Benjamin P.

SEGAL LEADERSIIP
HELPING MISSION & DLVELOPHIENT ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS

NAVIGATE 1H PATH FROM BEING HITERNATIONALTO BEING GLOBAL

ATHESIS-PROJECT
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‘GORDON-CONWELL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

IN PARTIAN FULTILLMER! OF REQUIREMENTS FOR TIIE DEGREE

DOCTOR OF MINISTRY

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BERLAMIN P, THOMAS

May 2016
Copyright © 2026 by Benjamin P. Thomas, sl Rights Reserved
‘To miy parents who have heen the groatest exam of plobal eadershis te
ever nnn. To my children who ill aise our grandchileien al aver the war's as they
Serve the tord through the various calings the toed gives them. To the Kiga
Ieermational Community S-w90 family who alas me to ve our may woballezdership
‘oma dally basis. To the Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU fem aroun the wo that
has saught me to fea globally

“Ta wy wife Susie, who has been wilirg.eo serve with me whelever the Lard has

called us, With God's presence and you by my sis, Lean by strong an courageous to

lead Mis penple.
86% of the world’s Buddhist, Hindus and Muslims de not know a Chitin.

Todd Johnson, The Atlas of Globat Christianity
CONTENTS

PREFACE
A@sTRACT
chapter

4, THE PROBLEM AND ITSETTING

2, THEOLOG-CH, RAMEWORK

43. LTERAIURE Review

4, PROJECT DESIGN

5. QUICOMES AND CONCLUSIONS
Apaesdie

A. INLERY.EW QUESTIONS

8, SURVEY QUESTIONS
BIbtIOGRAPHY

vita

106

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PREFACE

The vesiearcher, who is and has baw 4 missiona’y with Campus Crusade for
‘Christ (CRU] forthe lasL.13 years, began his “esearch out ot ¢ deeply persona

experience. Whi

leading within an increoible organiaaton live Cru, the researcher

come fece te face with sorne of tho realkius ofan international erganizatio

twas
lrying to be mora global. Some af these experianeas tft the researcher pL2x.ed and

scl us to how the organization vias funetorng. Some ofthese arees includes
‘why certain dovsions weve being made and how shay were being made. Dther areas
included wiry certain resources were bring deployed in the wey they were, Also why
certain strategles were being used and where dic thay eriginate from

he resea

er thought if his coutd hampen in a world-class organ zation he
Campus resade fr Christ, this may be taking place in other rwssion and development
agencies warldwicc, This began ajourey for te cesuarcher to explore the tifurence
between what ic means re he itemational snd whar it means tobe gloaal. Through
this esearch, he began to focus his effors on area of

+ Finances

» Stating

‘Board ane Executive Leadership

+ Training

= Callazoration Pareses,

‘The cesearcher belioves nase § areas are net unig. to the issues facing Carrpus

Crusade, but cer be found throughout many af the raissfon ane duvelapmnent agencies
worldwide, Hf these 5 ateas cin be addressed, the rsaareher basins mission and
development agencies car better accorrplish their goals by becaming rove global as

‘organizations, Heals bel eves this wl allow agencies ta he more etfective in by ging
the message of Jesus" love and grece te those who have not ysl ward around the wold

Chapter 1 eescitms the problem missier and development agencies face in

being ternational and mow ng from internatiova tu glatil. Thankéuly. this problem fs

"ot unique to mission or develooment agencies. The business world has been wrestling

ith shese issues over “he last few decaes a5 well
Chapter 2 describes the cheslogical uncerpinnings to the area at globat

Cchrist'anity, mission, development and globat leadership, In this chapter, tne researrher

also shares hey biblical texts that have beer instrumental in the lis of the author of tas
uy,
‘Chapcer 3 is a literature review of some of the key texts shat have impacted the

researcher. While this is not an exhaustive eves, is provides the readers with » goad

rasp af seme of the important tents that were used

Chapter 4 shares che project dosigr the -esearcher used, The research

both w seinseructured intervlow anda survey This chapter alsa describes

characteristics of who was involvee in tre rescat th,

(Chapter § cesc:3bes the various mutcomes of the essarch, Adeitionall. the
researcher shaves hus findings foreach a’ea thal was consicered, The researcher skares

Jessons thal fw learned, current Implementations and fusure studies te be done, The

researcher also shares some af the imits so his research.
ABSTRACT

CChestians, ae have 2 problem. “865 of Hindus, Muslims anal Buddhists do not
knovra Christan.” How could this be? Don't we allbekeve in the Grent Commission?

Of course we do. Homans, seme ef our practices ws global leaders I mission and

development agercies need lo change. We need to sluy thinking 25 though Gots wark

around 11 world is an extension of His war from my church, country ar organization.
We must move ta alow tne Gospel ta go “trom everywhaze te everyone” We must

‘move éroi being ireernational te balng glob
CHAPTE ONE

THC PROULEM Ano ATS SETTING

Defining the Study

The landscape of Global Christianity has changed dramaticaly between 1910-
2010, Dr. Todd Joknsan ard Kenneth Ross identity sveral af these enermesin The Atos
of Globo! Chvistionity, In a¢ation tothe changes in Global Cheetarty, the word has
2850 undergone significant changes a5 well In ight of these changes, issn and
development organizations are seeking la arant ther strategies to mare effectively
execute ther mission

Setween 1919-2010, the numaer af misionares has inereascfrorn 62,000 zo
400,000. While te number of missionarlas has eased, mission avd development
agencies are strugaliag to meet their own aajectves and the world’s naeds tn our
rapldly changing world, With the rac change tou ward, mission avd development
‘agencies are constantly acoding to wejust their strategies and structures ta meet the
needs of the worl taday. Many of these arganications are operatrg from. 29
incernational model verses a glabat one. Ths <tuay will S204 identify how mission ard
development agencies car move trom being inl naional te being glogal ta better meet

‘the ness afthe warle today.

his thesis-projact will dine the kay difeences in organizations &

od Jahnson and KNEE Res, Ged! Chhonsy 1926-2019 inte Sete
srg Urns Pres, 208,251
international and glota, The study wil determine bow mission and development
agencies car become more global by establishing key factors they can folow. This study
will also define key terms in the ares of global leadershio that wil useful fer mission
and develanment entities In snort, sis will bea serminal stecly in the area of global
leacersp fr niision and development organizations rhis study will anu the Church
tobetter ove God and:ove others througout ¥¢ word

My Thesis: Many mission andl development agencies aperate from whas

‘Gunoling. Hogan and Cvitkovich deseribe as an, “Internat.onst Company: Mother
Ship/Baby Ship Model as oped co a Gloael Camapuny: The Horizontal Network" By
appiving principles uf global leadership, jn the areas of

+ finances,

+ staffing,

+ board & executive leasership,

+ Teastership development (sveecaly raining 2 global mindset),

‘+ systems and processes “0 eetlaharace with co-aarkers in 3 locatier other chan

yours,

‘mission and development agencies can move fcom being international companies ta
flobal companies

Merriam Wobster.cain defines internatianal as “active, xnavin or reachire

beyond sutianal boundaries.” They alsc define glubal es “relating 1, or involving the