ABSTRACT
Strategic planning practice has assumed an increasing importance in the Church, especially at
a stage in its evolution when Churches are facing heightened scrutiny of its effectiveness in
attaining the two-pronged goal of outreach and sustainability. There are a lot of challenges
and barriers facing the church today. This study sought to analyse the management practices
and implementation of strategic plan in Anglican Church of Kenya Head Office in Nairobi
County, Kenya. The following specific objectives guided this study; The first objective was
to determine how organisation structure influence implementation of strategic plan; the
second one was to analyse the influence of leadership styles on implementation of strategic
plan; the third one was to assess the extent to which resource allocation influence
implementation of strategic plan; the fourth one was to examine how of employee’s
involvement affects implementation of strategic plan in the Anglican Church Head Office in
Nairobi County, Kenya. This research study was underpinned by four related theories each
anchoring an objective; Organizational structure Theory, contingency Theory and Resource
based view theory and stakeholder’s theory as explained in the document.
The research design that was adopted for this study is descriptive and explanatory research
design because to allow the study of phenomena and not allow for manipulation of variables.
In total, the sample size was made of 120 respondents who were picked through a census
survey method. A semi structured questionnaire was used to collect primary data from the
field while secondary data was acquired from pertinent publications and empirical reviews
from other published academic work. Data was analysed for resolution of clarity by means of
SPSS version 21 statistical software. Use of tables and pie charts was employed to present
the data in a more user friendly form. In addition, advance statistical techniques (inferential
statistics) were also considered. To quantify the strength of the relationship between the
variables the researcher conducted a multiple regression analysis.
The study revealed that the Anglican church structure plays a role in coordination and
supervision of a strategic plan implementation. Leadership plays the role of a catalyst that
leads all other organs at church to work in harmony and also that leaders at Anglican Church
of Kenya help in articulating and communicating new planned commands. The study
therefore concluded that inadequate resources such as finances, equipment in forms of
machinery, human resource, skilful labour force and experienced staff member’s impedes
execution of strategic plan at Anglican Church of Kenya.
The study therefore recommended that direction should be given by top management in ACK
should be adequate, accessible and open to juniors or all staff and also that there should be
communication to all the stakeholders for effectiveness. The church leadership should be
visionary leaders who enhances conducive working environments for smooth implementation
of strategic objectives. The church leadership should seek to acquire more skills and
knowledge so as to have knowledge necessary for church leadership. Also, the study
recommends that the church leadership should allocate the church financial resources
appropriately for better strategy implementation. the church leadership should employ
employees who have different skills that are needed to implement a strategic plan and also that leaders have to participate in capacity building, seminars and workshops.
MURAGE, A (2021). Management Practices And Implementation Of Strategic Plan In Anglican Church Of Kenya Head Office In Nairobi City County, Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/management-practices-and-implementation-of-strategic-plan-in-anglican-church-of-kenya-head-office-in-nairobi-city-county-kenya
MURAGE, ALICE "Management Practices And Implementation Of Strategic Plan In Anglican Church Of Kenya Head Office In Nairobi City County, Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 27 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/management-practices-and-implementation-of-strategic-plan-in-anglican-church-of-kenya-head-office-in-nairobi-city-county-kenya. Accessed 08 Sep. 2024.
MURAGE, ALICE . "Management Practices And Implementation Of Strategic Plan In Anglican Church Of Kenya Head Office In Nairobi City County, Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 27 May. 2021. Web. 08 Sep. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/management-practices-and-implementation-of-strategic-plan-in-anglican-church-of-kenya-head-office-in-nairobi-city-county-kenya >.
MURAGE, ALICE . "Management Practices And Implementation Of Strategic Plan In Anglican Church Of Kenya Head Office In Nairobi City County, Kenya" Afribary (2021). Accessed September 08, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/management-practices-and-implementation-of-strategic-plan-in-anglican-church-of-kenya-head-office-in-nairobi-city-county-kenya