OSMER’S (2008) FOUR TASKS OF PRACTICAL THEOLOGY APPROACH

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VIEWS ON THE LINK BETWEEN FAMILY AND WORK

This section helps to understand different kinds of relationships between family and work as understood by scholars, which helps to put the discussion of these key contexts (family context and the workplace) into perspective for this study. Several scholars have researched on the link between family and the workplace. Out of these studies, the following explanations have been proposed: (1) Work-family segmentation (Blood & Wolfe 1960). Proponents of this theory suggest that work and family are independent of each other. This means that the experiences in one domain do not influence the other domain. Lambert (1990) observes that more recent proponents of this view suggest that the separation of the two domains (work and family) is an intentional exercise by the individual concerned…

Family-work conflict/ Family interference with work

The terminology of this subheading is deliberate (family-work instead of work-family). Family-work conflict refers to the conflict that arises when meeting of family demands by an individual creates disturbance in his/her work-life (Ajayi 2013:12). Most researchers have focused on work-family conflict, i.e., the impact of work on families. De Sousa (2013) suggests that the findings by Frone, Russell and Cooper (1992) that “demands from work roles interfere more easily with family roles than vice versa” may explain why there is little research on the construct of family-work conflict..

Scrutiny

Because of the expectations for Christian managers stated above (Subsection 3.2.4), scrutiny is one of the challenges faced by Christians in managerial positions, especially if the Christian manager makes his or her faith public. Colleagues, subordinates and the community expect the Christian manager to live up to what they proclaim, and failure to do so can easily ruin their reputation. In Werner’s (2008:455) study on SME owner-managers, a respondent from Germany said: Since I live in the community, people know that I’m a Christian and they keep an eye on me. You’re kind of being checked…. I guess they’re asking ‘What are they doing?’ They watch us..

Failure to meet expectations

One of the expectations for a Christian manager mentioned above is taking care of family and community members. However, a study done by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) found that rural working conditions are often poor and rural workers are poorly organised. According to ILO, 56% of the working population in sub-Saharan Africa live in extreme poverty (Pye-Smith 2012:1). Managers in Ohangwena Region may therefore also be too poor to be in a position to meet family or community expectations, although they are perceived to be richer by their communities. Also, if the working conditions are poor, resources are limited and workers are poorly organised, those in management have a more difficult task in trying to ensure that their subordinates perform to the optimum..

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Loneliness

Several researchers have found loneliness (or lack of social support) to be one of the challenges of being a manager (LaBier, cited in Sherman & Hendricks 1992:34-37; Portello & Long 2001; Murty 2006; Kushner & Harrison 2002). According to the Davos World Economic Forum (1999), CEOs, because they work too hard, are increasingly suffering from several problems including loneliness. The concern is that these problems are affecting their work performance and that of their subordinates. Glynn et al. (2002:52) found that some managers received very little support to cope with their responsibilities in the workplace..

TABLE OF CONTENTS :

DECLARATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DEDICATION
ABSTRACT
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Namibia Ohangwena Region St. Mary’s Mission Church, Odibo Four Square Gospel Church, Ohangwena
- 1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT
- 1.3 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
- 1.4 DEFINITION OF TERMS
- 1.5 STRUCTURE OF THE THESIS
CHAPTER 2 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
- 2.1 INTRODUCTION
- 2.2 WOODBRIDGE’S (2014) EDNA MODEL
- 2.3 MULLER’S (2005) POST-FOUNDATIONAL METHOD
- 2.4 OSMER’S (2008) FOUR TASKS OF PRACTICAL THEOLOGY APPROACH
- 2.5 KLAASEN’S (2014) CRITICALLY ENGAGED PRACTICAL REASONING APPROACH
- 2.6 BROWNING’S (1991) REVISED CORRELATIONAL APPROACH
- Descriptive theology (Practice)
- Historical theology (Theory)
- Systematic theology (Theory)
CHAPTER 3 LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER 4 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
- 4.1 RESEARCH DESIGN
- 4.2 POPULATION AND SAMPLING
- Population
- Sampling
- Research instruments
- Research procedure
- Data analysis
- Ethical considerations
CHAPTER 5 DESCRIPTIVE THEOLOGY: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
CHAPTER 6 HISTORICAL/SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY: BIBLICAL
SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY CHAPTER
CHAPTER 7 STRATEGIC PRACTICAL THEOLOGY: A MODEL FOR
CHAPTER 8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS