Adopting Transformational Leadership Approach towards Poverty Alleviation among Christians in Nigeria
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Abstract
Poverty has always been a perennial issue in Africa, which is still seeking for its alleviation to the barest minimum. Evidence of it is seen as many individuals in the streets of some towns and villages, together with cities are roaming and dangling around seeking to meet up with the provision three square meal per day. Nigeria, as a nation, is faced with a gross crisis of absolute poverty. Currently, issues like unemployment, malnutrition, homelessness, and offensive attacks that cause many to be living under inhumane conditions are prominent in Nigeria as articulated by Mathole (2005, p. 3). Some of these indigent persons are found in the local churches. What can the church leadership do in a bid to alleviate poverty among her members and in the society at large? This paper, therefore, seeks to infer that pastors can employ the requisites of a transformational leadership approach in their leadership endeavours towards alleviating poverty among church members and Christians in Nigeria at Large. The awareness and practice of transformational leadership approach by leaders through entrepreneurial initiatives towards poverty alleviation such as idealized influence, inspiration motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualized consideration are core in the paper.
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Helen Ishola-Esan, PhD*, & Oluwafemi Samuel Amoran, Ph.D. (2022). Adopting Transformational Leadership Approach towards Poverty Alleviation among Christians in Nigeria. Research Review, 3(03), 769–780. https://doi.org/10.52845/RR/2022-3-3-3
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