The Role of Idealized Influence on the Performance of Pentecostal Assemblies of God Churches in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya

Performance is one of the problems facing contemporary organizations that are operating in the current dynamic business environment. The objective of this study was to determine the role of idealized influence on the performance of Pentecostal Assemblies of God churches in Eldoret County, Kenya. The study was anchored on both Transformational Leadership Theory and the Balanced Scorecard Model. Positivism research philosophy and descriptive research design were selected to guide the study. The target population was all the 820 ministry leaders in the 60 Pentecostal Assemblies of God Churches in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. A sample population of 269 respondents comprising of Senior Pastors, Deacons, elders, secretaries, treasurers, heads of departments in women’s, youth, and Sunday school ministries and other leaders serving in various church committees were selected using multistage and purposeful sampling techniques from 15 assemblies. The research gathered empirical data using structured questionnaires which was later analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences Program (SPSS) version 26 software. The results showed that idealized influence had a moderate positive correlation with church performance (R=0.309). The study recommends that church leaders in Pentecostal Assemblies of God in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya improve on the aspect of being role models, and providing visionary leadership to their followers.