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BIBLICAL-PASTORAL LEADERSHIP IN A DISRUPTED WORLD: A THEOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS OF TRUST AND MORAL LEADERSHIP

Alvin Budiman

2025 · DOI: 10.36563/6qenfr24
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Abstract

A disrupted world presents great challenges for Christian leadership. The crisis of trust and moral decline has not only affected the social and political spheres, but also the life of the church. This article examines how biblical theology can provide a pastoral response to this crisis through the model of Biblical-Pastoral Leadership. Using a qualitative-descriptive approach based on biblical theology, this study analyzes leadership figures in the Bible, from Moses, Nehemiah, Jesus Christ, and Paul, to discover leadership principles that are relevant to the current context. The results of the study show that the biblical leadership model can be summarized in four main dimensions, namely: spiritual, which is rooted in an encounter with God; moral, which affirms integrity as the basis of authority; relational-pastoral, which restores and unites the community; and contextual-transformative, which dares to reinterpret the values of the Gospel in the midst of changil time. These four dimensions form a Christ-centered leadership framework that not only leads with power but also serves with love.