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Ministry and stress : listening to Anglican clergy in Wales

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Berry, Amanda, Francis, Leslie J., Rolph, Jenny and Rolph, Paul (2012) Ministry and stress : listening to Anglican clergy in Wales. Pastoral Psychology, Vol.61 (No.2). pp. 165-178. doi:10.1007/s11089-011-0388-x

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Abstract

This study set out to examine the experiences of stress in ministry among a sample of Anglican clergy serving in Wales. Building on recent quantitative studies of work-related psychological health among Anglican clergy in England, the study employed mainly qualitative methods to illustrate eight issues: the clergy's overall assessment of their present health, their understanding of the characteristics of stress, their assessment of the levels of symptoms of stress within their own lives, their identification of the causes of stress within their experience of ministry, the people on whom they call for support in times of stress, their strategy for and styles of recreation, their assessment of the pastoral care provision available to clergy, and their views on enhancing initial clergy training to equip clergy to cope with stress. Data provided by 73 clergy (10 female and 63 male) portray a group of professionally engaged men and women who are well aware of the stress-related dynamics of their vocation, who are displaying classic signs of work-overload, and who are critical of and resistant to strategies that may confuse the pastoral care of stressed clergy with the accepted management role of the Church's hierarchy of bishops and archdeacons.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BX Christian Denominations
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education ( -2013)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Anglican Communion -- Clergy -- Wales -- Job stress, Anglican Communion -- Clergy -- Wales -- Psychology
Journal or Publication Title: Pastoral Psychology
Publisher: Springer New York LLC
ISSN: 0031-2789
Official Date: April 2012
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April 2012Published
Volume: Vol.61
Number: No.2
Page Range: pp. 165-178
DOI: 10.1007/s11089-011-0388-x
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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