Abstract
Leader-follower relationship is one element that is crucial to the influence and growth of churches. When the leader maintains control and interacts constructively with the followers, understanding the levels that they are at; the likely outcome is a strong organization. The researcher using the grounded theory came up with the Ordinary-Questioning-Decision Making-Stability and the Contextualized Leadership-Follower models that could assist Pentecostal churches in Zimbabwe to build a strong committed membership base. The grounded theory allows data collection, analysis and eventual theory or model to stand in close relationship to one another. The constant comparative approach under the grounded theory was adopted. Christian leadership is not restricted to within church walls but is also effective in the public arena such as profit –making –organizations. The first model entails that leaders identify the levels that their members are at and groom them accordingly using the various leadership styles in the second model. Key words: Grounded theory, constant comparative approach, leadership styles, transformational leadership, democratic leadership.
Highlights
A number of studies have attempted to come up with a correlation between leadership styles and the performance of an organisation
As indicated by the results, Pentecostal churches rely on followers for numerical growth, financial growth and spiritual growth and economic growth within the church
Pentecostal churches need to build their people from within to a level where the members are loyal to the church and can participate in church activities such as giving financially and other projects such building projects
Summary
A number of studies have attempted to come up with a correlation between leadership styles and the performance of an organisation. The environment that organizations operate in is dynamic and requires applying the concepts of leadership styles in a contextualized aspect. One of the main problems that Pentecostal churches face in Zimbabwe is the lack of in-depth understanding of the levels at which their members are at. This leads to the lack of proper identification of leadership styles at a particular level resulting in churches reaching the expected outcome of a strong church
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