Twenty-first-century leadership is often characterized by a "Machiavellian pragmatism" that prioritizes the accumulation of power over communal flourishing. Grounded in the bifurcations of Enlightenment dualism, this leadership void has left both civic and ecclesial spheres struggling with deep polarization and systemic disintegration. This paper proposes a restorative model of kenotic facilitation as a framework for missional leadership and prophetic witness.
By integrating the relational ontology of John Zizioulas with the historical exemplar of St. Francis of Assisi, I argue that spiritual leadership find its most potent expression through the voluntary self-emptying (kenosis) of positional power. Drawing on lived experience and qualitative data from Participatory Action Research (PAR), the study brings Foucault’s theories of power into dialogue with Habermasian communicative action. The result is a praxiological model that empowers the community to move beyond hierarchy toward a perichoretic, interdependent pursuit of shalom in a disrupted cultural landscape.