TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hyacinth E. Ichoku
AU  - Martin Joe U. Ibeh
PY  - 2015
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9783653064377
TI  - Expanding the Frontiers of Pastoral Leadership in a Changing Society
T2  - Festschrift for Peter Damian Akpunonu on the Occasion of His Priestly Golden Jubilee
DO  - 10.3726/978-3-653-06437-7
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1050050
N2  - Providing effective leadership in Church and society is one of the most difficult human endeavors. It influences the dynamics and quality of social and spiritual life. The Church in the developing countries needs more than ever charismatic and prophetic leaders. Peter Damian Akpunonu – ordained a Catholic priest in 1966 at the young age of 23 – is one of the most outstanding seminary formators and influential Biblical scholars in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. His priestly golden jubilee provides occasion to reflect on his sterling qualities as a leader, an administrator and a pastor. This Festschrift also examines a wide spectrum of leadership models from biblical, historical and cultural perspectives. Seminary formation today needs urgent reform. Contemporary social challenges, including the potential retirement welfare crises for priests in Africa, are also crucial issues the Church has to address.
KW  - African Leaders, Social Mission, Retirement welfare, Seminary Formation, Lay Participation
LA  - English
ER  -