Prof. Dr. Beate Hofmann is Professor for “Diaconic Science and Management” at the Institute for Diaconic Science and Management (IDM) in Bethel/Bielefeld, Germany She is an ordained Lutheran pastor and holds a PhD and a habilitation in Practical theology. Her recent research focuses on leadership and service development within diaconal institutions.
The Institute for Diaconic Science and Management (IDM) is part of the Protestant University Wuppertal / Bethel and runs a Masters program in Diaconic Management in English and in German and a PhD program that leads to a Dr. Diac. The IDM is placed on the site of one of the largest and most well known social service agencies in Europe, the “von Bodelschwingh foundation Bethel”. The focus of the institute is leadership in social service agencies.