Designing a Competency Model for Religious Board Leaders

The purpose of this study is to design a model for the competencies of religious Hay’at boards. In terms of methodology, we use a qualitative research, which uses three methods of observation, semi-structured interview and interactive management (IM) method, to achieve the goals. The statistical population of the study was examined in the section on observation of sample boards of sample and in the interview included management experts, social issues, psychology and boards of sample Hay’ats. The sampling method in the observation section was made available by considering the limitations of the research and the selection criteria from 11 cases to 5 delegates. The sampling method in the interview was purposeful, and the sampling process continued until the theoretical saturation was achieved. Finally, 9 people from the community were studied. In the interactive management section, sampling from the interviewees was done purposefully and five people with relevant experience in the field were selected. The method of data analysis in interview after coding the interviews and observation forms was done by coding method using Maxqda software and in the interactive management method the researcher suggested two sections before and after modification. Experts' approval and reaching a final consensus on the competency model was drawn using ISM software. Findings from the recognition of managerial competencies showed that having the art of management, knowledge of religious issues, orthodox ethics, strong attraction and favorable public relations and media literacy are the most important competencies of a religious director and ultimately causal relationships. Their disability is plotted.