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Linking clergy psychological type profile and church growth in the Diocese of Chester : a pilot study
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Francis, Leslie J., Ratter, Henry and Longden, Gareth (2015) Linking clergy psychological type profile and church growth in the Diocese of Chester : a pilot study. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 36 (3). pp. 354-358. doi:10.1080/13617672.2015.1095544 ISSN 1361-7672.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2015.1095544
Abstract
Two recent studies (one in England and one in Australia) have linked church growth and church decline with the psychological type profile of church leaders. The present study, conducted within the Diocese of Chester, compares the psychological type profile of two groups of clergy who had served in the same parishes for five years or more: 29 leading declining churches and 19 leading growing churches. The data found a significantly higher preference for perceiving among those leading growing churches, although there were no significant differences in terms of the orientations, the perceiving process, or the judging process.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BV Practical Theology | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Church growth -- Anglican Communion, Anglican Communion -- Clergy -- Psychology, Personality | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Beliefs & Values | ||||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
ISSN: | 1361-7672 | ||||||
Official Date: | 26 November 2015 | ||||||
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Volume: | 36 | ||||||
Number: | 3 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 5 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 354-358 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/13617672.2015.1095544 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 20 September 2016 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 26 June 2017 |
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