Abstract:
Leadership studies continue to elicit approaches from many quarters; documented evidence demonstrates the existence of leadership studies in a number of organizations but there are limited studies carried out on the leadership practices in the church. This study, examines leadership
practices and the performance of the Full Gospel Churches of Kenya. It uses the
Transformational leadership theory, Behavioural theory and the Emotional
intelligence theory. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional survey research design, with 90 questionnaires being distributed randomly among the members of the church within Meru County. The study finds out that, there is a strong relationship between leadership styles, the educational levels of leaders, the communication style of leaders and the performance of the church.
