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Purpose Statements Assignment

Rawlings School of Divinity

CLED 745

Arnita Norman

July 11, 2011

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Topic: Role of Cultural Intelligence on Effective Servant Leadership in the Global Church (Quantitative Design)

Introduction to the Problem A servant leader is called by God to be a servant first. This means being a servant leader

begins with the natural feeling and desire to serve first then consciously aspire to lead. And make other people the highest priority. However, it is difficult for servant leaders to administer whether those they are serving are growing as persons, or are they becoming healthier, more autonomous, more likely learning how to be servants themselves, are they benefiting in any way or are they feeling deprived more and so many questions that might linger the mind of a servant leader? This might be more difficult when a servant leader is serving in a different cultural setting than his or her own or when the followers are from cultural backgrounds. Cultural intelligence (CQ) can help servant leaders better care for and serve and deepen relationships with those who are different from them.

Quantitative Purpose Statement

The purpose of this quantitative descriptive study will be to explain if a relationship exists between cultural intelligence and effective servant leadership, controlling for the multicultural environments for the global church.

(Qualitative Design)

Introduction to the Problem

Cultural intelligence is an important element for church leaders who administer in multicultural environments. Van Dyne, Ang, and Livermore (2010) define cultural intelligence as the ability to function effectively across various cultural contexts. Unless and until church leadership becomes intentional in developing cross-cultural relationships and partnerships, fostering diverse leadership, and elevating such leadership to platform positions, very little will change in the life of our church. Drawing on the theory of multiple loci of intelligence by Sternberg and Detterman (1986), the concept of cultural intelligence alongside the key dimensions of CQ will be described in detail to understand the study area.

Qualitative Purpose Statement

The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study is to explore the role of cultural intelligence servant leaders in the global church. At this stage in the research, cultural intelligence will be generally defined as the capability or skill to relate and work effectively and prosper in culturally diverse situations. The theory guiding this study is the multiple-loci of intelligence theory developed by Sternberg (1986) proposing four cultural intelligence dimensions.

(Mixed-Methods Design)

Introduction to the Problem

With the increasing rate of diversity in the world, all kinds of people from all over the world live, work, attend school and go to church together. According to Livermore (2015), multiethnic churches should have a common culture that is created and embraced by all despite

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the different cultural backgrounds of church members. Ephesians 2:14 encourages Christians to acknowledge that Christ has made us one and all walls of hostility are broken through Christ. In this case, an astute cultural intelligence can help one become an expert in understanding and engaging cultural differences, therefore, removing the pervasive socio-cultural predominance of one group over the other (Ang, Rockstuhl, & Tan, 2015). However, not all servant leaders are aware or ready to serve in a multicultural setting because of a lack of CQ knowledge or weak CQ skills.

Mixed Methods Purpose Statement

The purpose of this mixed-methods research will be to examine the nature of cultural intelligence by collecting both quantitative and qualitative data. This study will first collect data in quantitative form with regards to the role of cultural intelligence servant leaders in the global church. This study will then collect data in qualitative form with regards to the role of cultural intelligence servant leaders among the participating global churches. This data will then be analyzed in order to understand the data at a more detailed level by using qualitative follow-up data collection to help explain quantitative results on how cultural intelligence plays a role in effective servant leadership in the global church.

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References

Ang, S., Rockstuhl, T., & Tan, M. L. (2015). Cultural intelligence and competencies. International encyclopedia of social and behavioral sciences, 2, 433-439.

Livermore, D., & Soon, A. N. G. (2015). Leading with cultural intelligence: The real secret to success. Amacom.

Sternberg, R.J., Detterman, D.K. (1986). What is intelligence? Contemporary viewpoints on its nature and definition. Ablex, Norwood, NJ.

Van Dyne, L., Ang, S., & Livermore, D. (2010). Cultural intelligence: A pathway for leading in a rapidly globalizing world. Leading across differences, 4(2), 131-138.