Situational Holistic Pastoral Ministry (SHPM) Approaches to Empowering Church Leaders in Sub-Saharan Africa

Hove, Rabson (2025) Situational Holistic Pastoral Ministry (SHPM) Approaches to Empowering Church Leaders in Sub-Saharan Africa. In: Ethical Leadership in Complex Times. Károli könyvek. Tanulmánykötet . Éditions L'Harmattan; L'Harmattan Kiadó; Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem, Paris, Budapest, pp. 51-69. ISBN 9782336540870; 9789636464202

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Abstract

The empowerment of church leaders has drawn global attention in both ecclesiastical and secular institutions. Model leaders are formed by empowerment while idol leaders assert themselves through manipulating their membership. The paper discusses the complex socio-economic, political, and religious challenges faced by churches in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the necessity of empowering church leaders who need to develop others for service. The primary objective of this paper is to examine how the Situational Holistic Pastoral Ministry (SHPM) paradigm may help empower African church leaders to change their churches and communities. This is done in a context where both church and political leadership enjoy being idolized instead of creating role models that inspire their followers to serve. The paper concludes that there is a need for empowering church leaders to be informed role models instead of selfserving idols. An empowered leadership will transform the Church and community in Africa. This is largely based on an analysis of the literature using books, journal articles, reports, and newspaper articles.

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