| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to investigate the Servant Leadership style and
its effects on membership retention in the Ada district of the Seventh-day Adventist
church in the Greater Accra Region. The objectives that drove the study were to
identify the importance of Servant Leadership in the Ada district, to identify factors
that affect membership retention in the Ada district and the Effects of Servant
Leadership on membership retention in the Ada district. The study is descriptive by its
nature and the researcher as well as employed a qualitative research approach. For this
study, the population was the church members in the three (3) churches of Ada district
of Seventh-Day Adventists in the Greater Accra region: Big Ada SDA church (109 recorded members), Kasseh SDA church (158 recorded members) and Ada
Foah SDA church (56 members). Purposive sampling also used to select three (3)
church elders, one from each church. For selections of the church members simple
random sampling and probability sampling technique used to select twenty-five (25)
members from each church. Twenty-five members from each church were chosen due
to the COVID 19 pandemic. Data collection was analysed qualitatively using the
content analyses approach. Results presented descriptively, making use of themes and
sub-themes, verbatim reporting and quotations.
The study revealed that church members knew about Servant Leadership.
Church members appreciated leaders that practised the Servant Leadership style. The
study also established that church members know the importance of Servant
Leadership. The results showed that the Servant Leadership approach helps build
team spirit, promotes unity and helps productivity. The study revealed that the usage
of the Servant Leadership style reveal positive church member retention. The practice
of the Servant Leadership approach as reported by the study's result increased trust
among the members of the church.
The study concludes that there is a relevance in practicing the Servant
Leadership style. One of these is church unity and inclusiveness. The study concludes
that the practice of the Servant Leadership style has effects on the retention of church
members. These effects include servant leadership style increasing members trust,
loyalty and satisfaction with the leader and promoting the active participation of
members in church activities. The study recommend that church leaders should be
encouraged to adopt the Servant Leadership style in leading their congregation. | en_US |
