Research Article
Virtual Leadership in the digital era for Church
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.14-3-2019.2292015, author={Dr. Kusman Sudibjo , M.Th.}, title={Virtual Leadership in the digital era for Church}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of Global Education and Society Science, ICOGESS 2019,14 March, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICOGESS}, year={2020}, month={2}, keywords={virtual leadership church organization it e-mentoring trend}, doi={10.4108/eai.14-3-2019.2292015} }- Dr. Kusman Sudibjo , M.Th.
Year: 2020
Virtual Leadership in the digital era for Church
ICOGESS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.14-3-2019.2292015
Abstract
The current paper proposes an evaluation of the current implementation and projection of the future possibility of virtual leadership in church organizations. Two main theoretical viewpoints are used as a basis of the evaluation, namely Hanna (2007) and Hamilton and Scandura’s (2003) views on e-mentoring. The data are observations on current Information Technology (IT) implementation in church; the sources of data are churches as observed by the researcher as an insider. For analysis, the method applied is forecasting based on contextual considerations, connecting the principles proposed by theoretical views to current implementation. The current dominant trend in IT application has not reached its fullest potential. The fullest potential can be made if church organization move towards the application of IT in the domain of governance in leadership. IT technology can be used to allow communication for mentoring with the present day application of teleconferencing media which has allowed a more intense use of IT to facilitate meetings.
