From Mission Drift to Missional Renewal: A Contextual Hermeneutical Reading of Leadership Succession in FOCUS Zimbabwe
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Leadership succession is a persistent vulnerability for African parachurch organisations whose ministry continuity depends on fragile structures, donor confidence, and relational trust. Drawing on qualitative research within FOCUS Zimbabwe, this article argues that succession is not only an administrative matter but a theological practice of stewardship. The study used a qualitative single-case design within an interpretive paradigm, purposively engaging fifteen participants from leadership, staff, board, apprentice, partner, and supporter categories through semi-structured open-ended interviews. Data were examined through thematic analysis and then interpreted through practical theology and contextual hermeneutics. It reads the organisation’s experience of mission drift, weakened governance, and loss of institutional memory through Osmer’s practical theological approach and West’s contextual Bible reading. In dialogue with Moses-Joshua, Paul-Timothy, and Acts 6, it proposes succession as a communal, mentored, and Spirit-attentive process directed toward missional renewal.
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