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This chapter provides historical accounts concerning leadership functions and the development of spiritual care; specifically concerning small group leadership. This section provides essential supplemental resources and support toward empirical studies of small group leadership and developing leaders at every level of an organization. The essential resources revealed within include reasoning why biblical principles provide greater support toward spiritual formation of leaders enhancing small group leadership, and leadership development. Support is provided toward the betterment of the leaders/followers relationship in connection with spiritual formation, including aspects of prayer, fasting, and other spiritual disciplines.
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Boyer, S.W. (2019). Connection with God and the Small Group Leader. In: Biblical Leadership Development. Christian Faith Perspectives in Leadership and Business. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00078-3_7
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