Abstract:
This dissertation aims at presenting management models for religious organizations, having as
its object of analysis the Presbyterian Church in Brazil. The goal is to identify the challenges
and what chances management and administration theories have to be approved upon these
contexts. The first part will deal with the management theories from the thinking of Peter
Drucker, especially emphasizing the need for changes and innovations in the midst of
nonprofit organizations. The amauterism by which management processes are conducted in
churches is emphasized as the main problem of religious organizations. The second part
presents the basic framework of the Presbyterian Church government system in Brazil from
the perspective of a Reformed Calvinist thinking approach and also from what recommends
the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in Brazil. Finally, there is a description and
analysis of the IPB praxis, followed by a summarized presentation of the ecclesiastic
management disciplines programs on Presbyterian Church theological courses.
