Abstract:
This article is based on a PhD study entitled: ‘Wellbeing and work performance of Christians
in managerial positions: A Namibian case study’. The main aim of the study was to find out if
there is a correlation between the well-being and work performance of Christian managers
and support from their families, which would culminate into a model for use by Christian
managers, Christian managers’ families and Christian practitioners such as pastors, counsellors
and other practitioners in the helping profession. The study was based on Don Browning’s
revised correlational approach to practical theology and used a mixed methods research
design (quantitative and qualitative). Thirty-two Christian managers in Ohangwena Region,
Namibia, participated in the study, and six biblical examples and other key scriptures were
selected to draw theological principles related to Christian managers’ well-being and work
performance in relation to family support. The aim of this article is to present the model, which
is based on the understanding that Christian managers’ well-being affects their work
performance, that family support contributes significantly to Christian managers’ well-being,
that Christian managers have a role to play if they are to receive family support, and that
churches play an important part in encouraging family support for Christian managers.
Description:
This article represents reworked aspects from the PhD dissertation of Florence Matsveru, titled, ‘Wellbeing and work performance
of Christians in managerial positions: A Namibian case study’, prepared under the supervision of Prof. Dr Johann Meylahn, Department
of Practical Theology, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria. (https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/66138)