Date
5-1-2025
Department
Rawlings School of Divinity
Degree
Doctor of Education in Christian Leadership (EdD)
Chair
Thomas N. Davis
Keywords
pastoral group, community, unity
Disciplines
Educational Leadership
Recommended Citation
Russell, Rosalind Ann, "Pastoral Unity Community Engagement of Shiprock Area Ministry Association in Shiprock, New Mexico" (2025). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 6832.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/6832
Abstract
This praxis project examines the Shiprock Area Ministry Association (SAMA), a pastoral group which represents different religious denominations of faith in the community. SAMA is located on the Navajo Indian reservation in Shiprock, New Mexico and has struggled to return as a group amid the post COVID-19 pandemic. Since its founding as an organization, the group has gathered for support in unity, prayer, and engaged in activities in Shiprock. The return of SAMA members and new membership is to include pastor spouses, church workers, and ministers within a 15-mile radius. The Hershey and Blanchard (2001) Situational Leadership Self-Assessment will be the guiding theory to assess situation awareness, leadership behavior, and leadership style to understand the challenges that SAMA faces.
