Deconstructing 'transformational' in Christian Transformational Leadership Conspectus : The Journal of the South African Theological Seminary, Volume 11, Issue 03, Mar 2011, p. 167 - 186

Abstract

Christian Transformational Leadership is a major Christian leadership theory. This article, on the basis of a definition of Christian transformational leadership, applies a semantic (or deconstructionist) critique to three core features of the theory, namely influence, persuasiveness, and the ability to strategize. It does so by seeking to identify conflict or difference which attaches to these terms in twenty-two Christian transformational leadership texts. It reveals that the theory may make extraordinary demands on the leader, and exact a heavy emotional toll.