Borderlands Session 7: The Pastor as Manager, The Church as Business. Exploring Leadership from a Theological Perspective

The Pastor as Manager, The Church as Business. Exploring leadership from a theological perspective. Join us for a night of conversation with Rahel Siebald as she reflects on relevant questions in relation to leadership in the church and society. Abstract: We live in a time, where it has become normal to look at activities inside and outside the church from the viewpoint of efficiency. We are used to talk about “Self-Management,” to build up “leadership skills” and “teamwork,” and to ask for the best and most efficient method to do things – in order to reach more people in less time, to make the most out of our resources. This way of thinking didn’t stop at the doors of the church. But what does happen to the church, if we think the pastor needs to become a better leader and churches should be managed like the business next door? Together we want to take time to understand the origins of our time as the age of management and ask how that has shaped and changed our understanding of being church. HOW TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION: 1. As the first section of this encounter, you can listen to Rahel Siebald introduction and talk on her topic, provided on the following podcast: 2. Then, come and join our live session (Tuesday, September  28th, 19:30 UK time) where you can listen more from our guest speaker and interact directly in an open conversation. You can find more information by following our social media @AberdeenMethodist Borderlands: conversations between church and city is associated with the Aberdeen Methodist Church. The group seeks to bring theological reflection in dialogue with public issues. Connect with us on Facebook. Rahel Siebald  is a doctoral student in Christian Ethics as part of the divinity school at the University of Aberdeen. Her research is focused on theological and philosophical thought on public narratives of leadership, management and production. This event will be held over Zoom. The event is free, but registration is required. We look forward to the conversation. *The zoom link will be sent through email 48 hours before the event and a second reminder 1 hour before the event.