Christopher Stephens and Lia Shimada recently completed preliminary research exploring the impact of gathering data about people’s identities using free-text responses rather than tick-box options. This post summarises their project. ******** Organisational studies show that the positive effects of diversity amongst members are numerous: stronger teams, more creativity, broader perspectives, improved problem-solving, and greater commitment […]
Studying Diversity Using Free-Text Responses
For contemporary organisations, whether secular or faith-based, the ‘tick-box’ approach to diversity monitoring is the default method for collecting demographic information. However, while undoubtedly helpful for statistical analysis, the limitations of this process are that the tick-box format struggles to respond to ‘mixed’ categories, to changes in collective understanding of identity, and to the sheer […]
In search of empathy – disability theology, Edith Stein and Susanna Wesley
In this conversation, DTh student Cristina Gangemi tells SWF Director Sue Miller about her studies in empathy as a form of practice through the lens of disability theology, in conversation with Edith Stein and Susanna Wesley.
Leading Transformational Change: Theory U – Ermal Kirby
In this video from the 2018 SWF conference ‘Leaderful Church?’, SWF Research Officer Ermal Kirby describes how the principles and practices of Theory U have impacted his work.
Theological reflection on Methodist church leadership – Sam McBratney
From the 2018 SWF conference ‘Leaderful Church?’, SWF Research Officer Sam McBratney offers his theological reflection on leadership in the Methodist church.
Leaderful Church? – theological reflection from Mark Wakelin
In this closing presentation, Mark Wakelin provides a theological reflection on the conference and its theme, Leaderful Church?
Leaderful Church? Panel conversation
From our 2018 SWF conference, the panel discussion of Sheryl Anderson, R. David Muir, Megan Seneque, and Andrew Wood, with input from David Sims. Chaired by Sue Miller, this includes the Q&A session.
Interview with Bala Gnanapragasam
From the 2018 SWF conference ‘Leaderful Church?’, Sue Miller interviews then-designate Vice-President of the Methodist Conference, Bala Gnanapragasam, on what leaderful church means to him.