Current Issues in Christian Leadership: Annotated Bibliography

Christian leaders are charged with the responsibility of ensuring that the spiritual needs of their followers are met. In the current society, Christian leaders face a number of issues which they cannot handle on their own. Therefore, a current issue in Christian leadership is the need for Christian leaders to work in collaboration with leader from other faiths to help address issues which they cannot solve on their own (Joakim & White, 2015). This annotated bibliography presents summarized views of various authors concerning the extent and importance of collaboration between Christian leaders and leaders of other faiths or denominations in humanitarian assistance.

Joakim, E.P., & White, R.S. (2015). Exploring the impact of religious beliefs, leadership, and networks on response and recovery of disaster-affected populations: A case study from Indonesia. Journal of Contemporary Religion 30(2). 193-212. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2015.1025538

Utilizing a contextual analysis identified with the tremor in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in 2006, Joakim and White (2015) analyze the job of confidence and religion from the point of view of influenced populaces, including people, strict pioneers, and scholastics. The exploration proposes multifaceted nature in fatalistic reasoning and co-existence among religious leaders, where both helplessness and versatility existed together. The article talks about the significance of joining strict confidence and foundations in a fiasco chance decrease programming and binding together messages among non-faith and Christian associations.

Lynch, C. (2011). Religious humanitarianism and the global politics of secularism. Oxford: Oxford University Press

This paper addresses the limits between the mainstream and the strict in universal undertakings. Specifically, it evaluates how these classes work to create suppositions about the idea of strict and mainstream convictions and activities, and whether they give satisfactory calculated space to catch the sorts of practices and understandings for Christian leaders to work together to address such global issues.

Ha, K. (2015). The role of religious beliefs and institutions in disaster management: A case study. Religions, 6. 1314–1329; doi:10.3390/rel6041314.

This investigation inspects the work of religion and the consolidation of strict convictions and foundations in the field of calamity management. In doing as such, the investigation looks at how three religions: Buddhism, Christianity, and Confucianism work in Korea, specifically regarding both consideration situated administration and moderation arranged administration draws near. The significant finding is that religion has a task to carry out in enhancing care-situated administration, with moderation arranged administration draws near, by better getting a handle on the idea of a debacle and its compelling administration while creating a culture of collaboration among Christian leaders.

Aten, J. D. (2012). Disaster spiritual and emotional care in professional psychology: A Christian integrative approach. Journal of Psychology & Theology 40(2), 131-135.

This article acquaints a Christian integrative methodology with debacle profound and enthusiastic consideration in expert research. Practice rules for integrative debacle profound and passionate consideration are offered, just as a progression of assorted instances of religious fiasco mediations. Religious and integrative ramifications are additionally raised, just as relevant on how calamity profound and passionate consideration will add to the eventual fate of incorporating Christian leaders into disaster management efforts.

Wilson, E.K., & Mavelli, L. (2014). Faith and the Asylum crisis: The role of religion in responding to displacement. University of Groningen: University of Kent.

This instructions paper is a refining of the primary concerns and suggestions that emerged during two-day workshops held in Brussels in June 2014 and Washington DC in May 2014. The workshops amassed researchers, policymakers and experts concentrated on issues of haven, evacuee and assurance in contemporary worldwide legislative issues and the flow and potential future jobs of non-faith and Christian leaders across Europe and the United States.

Barnett, M. & J. Gross Stein. (2012). Sacred aid: Faith and humanitarianism. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

This is an edited publication that inspects the dynamic connection between the secularization and contribution of philanthropy, investigates the structures and regular demonstrations of help organizations and different entertainers that make, support, and disintegrate the contrasts among strict and common compassion. It also explores the predominant line in universal relations hypothesis that proposes that the main sort of confidence is Christian leadership. Sections incorporate pieces on subsidizing and account with psychosocial assistance and FBOs just as authentic and anthropological points of view on faith and philanthropy.

Ager, J., Abebe, B. & Ager, A. (2014). Mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian emergencies in Africa: Challenges and opportunities for engaging with the faith sector. The Review of Faith & International Affairs 12(1), 72-83.

According to the authors of this article, familiarity with faith gives off an impression of being constrained to issues of strict alliance as a potential reason for prejudice in arrangement of administrations or as a component for key collaboration through important pioneers. The job of strict conviction and practice in supporting versatility in settings of difficulty is commonly connected with in just a shallow way. In this respect, Christian leaders must work together to address the challenges faced by their followers.

DFID. (2012). Faith partnership principles: Working effectively with faith groups to fight local poverty. United States: Department for International Development.

The purpose of this Principles Paper is to fortify and direct DFID's future relationship and coordinated effort with Christian leaders and other faith organizations. The key Principles of the Partnership between confidence gatherings and DFID are straightforwardness, common regard and comprehension. The territories where these Principles are applied include: building a typical comprehension of confidence and improvement; archiving the effect of confidence bunches through research and assessment; and, chipping away at troublesome topics and regions to discover compelling approaches to advance advancement and achieve transformational change in the lives of poor people.

El Nakib, S. & Ager, A. (2014). The engagement of local faith groups and other civil society organizations in humanitarian response to the Syria crisis: A case study of Irbid, Jordan. Report to the Henry Luce Foundation. New York: Columbia University.

The exploration with religious collaboration networks in Irbid focuses to the need to 1) Commit to mapping the broadness and decent variety of religious commitment in nearby helpful reaction, 2) Model regard for such commitment through physical nearness with different confidence on-screen characters, 3) Recognize the strict and profound worries of these gatherings as essential to their personality, 4) Adopt a develop comprehension of the compassionate standards of unbiasedness and nonpartisanship: recognizing the qualities and motivation that all associations bring to philanthropic reaction, to gauge fears of proselytism and strict radicalism among certain gatherings, and 5) Treat such gatherings as accomplices with valuable nearby learning as opposed to temporary workers to convey a pre-decided mediation.

Gaillard, J. C. & Texier, P. (2010). Religions, natural hazards, and disasters. Religion 40(2), 81-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.religion.2009.12.001

This exceptional journal centers on common dangers and catastrophes. It explores the importance of reacting to fiascos inside the Christian custom, with reference to volcanic ejections and tremors. Disasters and the portrayals of convention and advancement. The authors have revealed the undiscovered capability of the world's strict networks for catastrophe management during a time of quickened environmental change with special focus to the role played by leadership collaborations.

References

Ager, J., Abebe, B. & Ager, A. (2014). Mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian emergencies in Africa: Challenges and opportunities for engaging with the faith sector. The Review of Faith & International Affairs 12(1), 72-83.

Aten, J. D. (2012). Disaster spiritual and emotional care in professional psychology: A Christian integrative approach. Journal of Psychology & Theology 40(2). 131-135.

Barnett, M. & J. Gross Stein. (2012). Sacred aid: Faith and humanitarianism. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

DFID. (2012). Faith partnership principles: Working effectively with faith groups to fight local poverty. United States: Department for International Development.

El Nakib, S. & Ager, A. (2014). The engagement of local faith groups and other civil society organizations in humanitarian response to the Syria crisis: A case study of Irbid, Jordan. Report to the Henry Luce Foundation. New York: Columbia University.

Ha, K. (2015). The role of religious beliefs and institutions in disaster management: A case study. Religions, 6, 1314–1329; doi:10.3390/rel6041314

Joakim, E.P., & White, R.S. (2015). Exploring the impact of religious beliefs, leadership, and networks on response and recovery of disaster-affected populations: A Case study from Indonesia. Journal of Contemporary Religion 30(2). 193-212. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2015.1025538

Lynch, C. (2011). Religious humanitarianism and the global politics of secularism. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Gaillard, J. C. & Texier, P. (2010). Religions, natural hazards, and disasters. Religion 40(2). 81-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.religion.2009.12.001

Wilson, E.K., & Mavelli, L. (2014). Faith and the Asylum crisis: The role of religion in responding to displacement. University of Groningen: University of Kent.