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Leadership and Religion in the 21 st Century

Loyola University Chicago

The change of leadership personnel from clergy to laity represents a seismic shift in the Roman Catholic Church. This ongoing phenomenon is brought most sharply into focus when the priest pastor of a Catholic parish is succeeded by a nonordained pastor. This article applies Joseph Rost's postindustrial model of leadership to nonordained people who lead Catholic parishes. The influence, success, and ultimate impact of this movement is examined and reflected upon through the lens of Rost's leadership model.

Organized religion, by paying close attention to Rost's leadership model, allows the world to evangelize the church in a variety of venues: how it develops its theology, how it functions as an ecclesial entity, how it relates to people, how it relates to other institutions, and how it conducts its business.

Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, Vol. 4, No. 4, 33-43 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/107179199700400404


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