Kajian Kepemimpinan Demokratik Alkitabiah Dalam Relevansinya dengan Kepemimpinan Modern
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.59376/philoxenia.v4i2.45Keywords:
Kepemimpinan, Demokrasi, Demokrasi Alkitabiah, Kepemimpinan Rohani dan SekulerAbstract
Leadership, both in practice and in academic study, remains a fascinating subject worthy of ongoing examination. This paper is a study based on the work previously conducted by L. Jibon Kumar Sharma and S. Keshojit Singh in India, specifically in the state of Manipur, concerning democratic leadership styles and how such styles influence leadership practices. This research aims to identify, from a biblical perspective, the democratic leadership style as a model suitable for application in corporate leadership, both within the church and in modern Christian and secular organisations, by Christian leaders. Using a qualitative method with a literature review approach, it can be concluded that this study demonstrates that the effectiveness of the democratic leadership style is greatly influenced by the leader’s ability to accommodate participation, openness, and shared decision-making within the context of modern leadership. The dynamics of democracy in practice reveal both challenges and opportunities in integrating democratic leadership values with the principles of biblical democratic leadership. Ultimately, the concept of modern theocratic democracy offers a relevant approach by combining spiritual values and democratic principles as the foundation for effective and integrity-driven leadership practice.
Abstrak
Kepemimpinan, dalam ranah praktika maupun studi selalu menarik untuk dipelajari dan terus dikaji. Tulisan ini merupakan kajian yang diangkat dari apa yang pernah dilakukan oleh L. Jibon Kumar Sharma dan S. Keshojit Singh di India khususnya di Negara Bagian Manipur berkenaan dengan kepemimpinan dengan gaya demokratik dan bagaimana gaya demokratik memberikan pengaruh pada praktek-praktek kepemimpinan. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi secara Alkitabiah gaya kepemimpinan demokratik sebagai model yang layak diterapkan dalam kepemimpinan korporasi, baik di gereja maupun organisasi Kristen dan sekuler modern oleh para pemimpin Kristen. Menggunakan metode kualitatif dengen pendekatan studi pustaka maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa efektivitas gaya kepemimpinan demokratik sangat dipengaruhi oleh kemampuan pemimpin dalam mengakomodasi partisipasi, keterbukaan, dan pengambilan keputusan bersama dalam konteks kepemimpinan modern. Dinamika demokrasi dalam praksisnya memperlihatkan adanya tantangan sekaligus peluang dalam mengintegrasikan nilai-nilai kepemimpinan demokratik dengan prinsip-prinsip kepemimpinan demokratik Alkitabiah. Pada akhirnya, konsep demokrasi teokratik modern menawarkan suatu pendekatan yang relevan dengan menggabungkan nilai spiritual dan prinsip demokratis sebagai dasar dalam praktik kepemimpinan yang efektif dan berintegritas.
Downloads
References
B, Kexin Yi. How Does Authoritarian Leadership Influence Employees and Organisation ? Atlantis Press SARL, 2022. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2.
Bassiouni, Cherif, David Beetham, Justice M. Fathima Beevi, Abd-El Kader Boye, Awad El Mor, Hieronim Kubiak, Victor Massuh, et al. Democracy : Its Principles And Achievement Democracy : Geneva: The Inter-Parliamentary Union, 1998.
Bible Society. Democracy , Conflict & the Bible : Reflections on the Role of the Bible in Democracy , Conflict & the Bible : Edited by Cristian Romocea and Mohammed Girma. Stonehill Green: UK Bible Society, 2015.
Cook, E. Albert. “The Kingdom of God as a Democratic Ideal.” Journal of Religion 1, no. 6 (1921): 626–40.
Demirtas, Ozgur, and Mustafa Karaca. A Handbook of Leadership Styles. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 1st ed. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020.
DR. L. Jibon Kumar Sharma, and DR. S. Keshojit Singh. “A Study on The Democratic Style of Leadership.” International Journal of Management & Information Technology 3, no. 2 (2013): 54–56.
Du, Jing, Nan Nan Li, and Yuan Jing Luo. “Authoritarian Leadership in Organizational Change and Employees ’ Active Reactions : Have-to and Willing-to Perspectives” 10, no. February (2020): 1–8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.03076.
Fisk, Paul, Tara Levine, and Marcia Taylor. “Rensis Likert Management System.” Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management, 2012.
Freedom, K, and Critical Review. “Freedom , Republicanism , and Workplace Democracy” 18 (2015): 470–85. https://doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2015.1033857.
Gill, John. “John Gill’s Exposition Of The Entire Bible.” Public Domain, 1809.
Goleman, Daniel. “Leadership That Gets Results.” Leadership Perspectives: Harvard Business Reviews Maret-Apri (2000): 85–96. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315250601-9.
Hershey, P., K. Blanchard, and D. Johnson. Management of Organizational Behavior: Leading Human Resources. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008.
“Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI): Kamus Versi Online/Daring (Dalam Jaringan),” n.d.
Kane, John, and Haig Patapan. “The Neglected Problem of Democratic Leadership.” In Public Leadership: Perspectives and Practices, edited by Paul ’t Hart and John Uhr. ANU Press, n.d.
Raheem, Syed, and Muhammad Asim. “What Is Theocratic Democracy : A Case Study of Iranian Political System.” Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences 3, no. 2015 8 (2015): 387–400.
Ready, Geoffrey. “Monarchy and the Bible.” The Wheel Spring (2023): 6–11.
Savas, Ozgur. “Impact of Dysfunctional Leadership on Organizational Performance.” Global Journal of Management and Business Research: A Administration and Management 19, no. 1 (2019).
Sheehan, Stephanie. “Receptivity as the Core of Biblical Decision Making” 3, no. 1 (2018): 25. https://doi.org/https://knowledge.e.southern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1070&context=jbffl.
SKALA. “GEDSI Dan Partisipasi.” Jakarta, 2025.
Wisdom Isangadighi. “The Dark Side of Leadership : Unraveling the Impact of Negative Leadership on Organizational Performance.” TIJER 11, no. 7 (2024): 84–88.
Woods, Philip A. “Democratic Leadership.” [Oxford] Encyclopaedia of Educational Administration, no. January 2020 (2020): 1–28.
Wulandari, Dr. Rita Wahyu. “Rincian & Penjelasan Hukum Mengenai Raja & Kerajaan Dalam Kitab Torah.” www.sarapanpagi.org, 2006.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2026 Samuel Devianus Wijaya
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
