International Conference on Theology and Leadership
The University of Lucerne with its Professorship of Pastoral Theology and Institute of Leadership and Social Ethics (ILSE) of the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven, Belgium (ETF) are organizing 2-day international conference on the topic of Leadership and Theology.
Please note that there are still some pending changes that can affect the programme
The conference language is English.
Traditionally, models of leadership were built on a command-and-control framework, which then developed into more relational models. However, there is a wide-spread sense that these frames of leadership no longer function very well in a postmodern, digital age. Currently, the field of leadership studies suffers “from theory proliferation or theorria”. Moreover, leadership theories turn out to have significant dark sides.
The search is on for a different narrative of leadership. Leadership theories need better theoretical, epistemological, and empirical grounding. A fundamental question for more fruitful grounding is, “What is the S/spirit of our leadership?” This question queries the underlying motivations and powers that drive and structure our leadership. It is the question of the conference. The topic is both religious (“Spirit”), and more general since the spirit of the age marks, even permeates our organizations and their leadership.
This conference is designed for (but not limited to):
- Understanding the S/spirit of the current theory and practice of leadership.
- Exploring old and new approaches to S/spirit-filled leadership.
- Discovering dimensions and qualities of S/spirit-filled leadership.
- Experimenting with old and new practices of S/spirit-filled leadership.
See the detailed call for proposals.
Please note that there are still some pending changes that can affect the programme
Wednesday, June 19 2024
17:00 Social Opening for presenters
Thursday, 20 June 2024 - Program Day 1:
09:00-12:30 Presentations
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-17:30 Presentations
18:00 Start of social event
Friday, 21 June 2024 - Program Day 2:
08:30 -12:30 Presentations
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-17:00 Presentations
17:00-18:00 Harvest of the Conference & Closing
The conference is organized by the University of Lucerne with its Professorship of Pastoral Theology (Prof. Dr. Christian Preidel, Dr. oec. HSG Patrick Renz) and Institute of Leadership and Social Ethics, ILSE (Prof. Dr. Steven van den Heuvel, Prof. Dr. Jack Barentsen) of the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven, Belgium (ETF).
| University of Lucerne | Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven |
| Patrick Renz | Jack Barentsen |
| patrick.renz@unilu.ch | jack.barentsen@etf.edu |
The city of Lucerne offers a beautiful conference venue, located directly at the clear blue waters of Lake Lucerne, embedded in the scenic surroundings of the Swiss alps. We kindly advise conference participants to book a hotel room early. The following hotels have offered rooms and rates (as long as stock lasts) for conference participants. With your registration confirmation you will receive discounts at the hotels listed below. A price list can be requestet at the following adresse: simone.konrad@unilu.ch
Hotel Alpha (www.hotelalpha.ch), Hotel Continental Park (www.continental.ch), Hotel Waldstätterhof (www.hotel-waldstaetterhof.ch), Hotel Wilden Mann (www.wilden-mann.ch), Hotel Cascada (www.cascada.ch).
Other hotels of various categories and more information regarding your stay can be found on the official website of the city of Lucerne (www.luzern.com). Please plan to be on location by 4pm on June 19, 2024, for the early parts of the program that evening. The conference will finish by 5pm on June 21, 2024.
We encourage our visitors to use the train for getting here if they live less than 1000 km away. Find your travel options on the SBB online schedule for example.
For participants traveling farther and via plane, there are three options for getting to us:
via BSL EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg
Hourly travel options to Lucerne
90 minutes from Basel airport to Lucerne. (First 20 minutes by bus to Basel SBB railway station and from there approx. 1 hour by train)
One-way costs: approx. 40 Swiss francs (Euro)
via ZHR Zurich Airport
Half-hourly travel options to Lucerne
75 minutes from Zurich Airport to Lucerne (one change)
One-way costs: approx. 32 Swiss francs (Euro)
via GVA Geneva Airport
Hourly travel options to Lucerne
180 minutes from Geneva Airport to Lucerne (no change of trains possible).
One-way costs: approx. 88 Swiss francs (Euro)
Converence venue
University of Lucerne right next to the lake of Lucerne and the prestigious KKL Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern.
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