Thomas Kimber

Biographic Data

ID9270316
NAMEThomas Kimber
GIVEN NAMESThomas
FAMILY NAMEKimber
SIGNATUREKIMBER T
AFFILIATIONSMelbourne School of Theology and Eastern College, Australia
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • What shapes our understanding of spiritual formation? Five key questions to consider

    Thomas KimberARTICLEJournal of Spirituality in Mental…2025

    The topic of spiritual formation and spirituality is becoming more common in an evangelical context. However, the terms and concepts are frequently not well understood as many people are trying to understand the various approaches to Christian spirituality. This article explores five key questions that can help us understand the different ways Christian spiritual formation may be understood and experienced. First, what are we talking about? This …

  • A Scoping Review of Psychological Assessment in Mission and Ministry Candidates

    Open AccessKatherine N Thompson, Thomas Kimber et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology and Theology2023

    Missionary attrition together with the problem of institutional child sexual abuse in the Church has highlighted the importance of a standardized psychological assessment process for mission and ministry candidates. This scoping review aimed to examine peer-reviewed publications, from 2001 to 2021, which focused on the psychological assessment of ministry and cross-cultural mission candidates, to find knowledge gaps that exist. Using scoping revi…

  • Psychological Assessment of Cross-Cultural Mission Candidates in Australasia

    Open AccessKatherine N Thompson, David Williams et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology and Theology2023

    This study surveyed psychological assessment practice for cross-cultural mission candidates in Australasia. It hypothesized that there would be a difference in knowledge about assessments between mission chief executive officers (CEOs), member care specialists, and psychological assessors. Sixty-nine mission organization staff and nine independent assessors responded to an online survey about psychological assessment, compliance with Australian l…

  • Isn’t a Call Enough? What Is the Purpose of Psychologically Assessing Cross-Cultural Mission Workers

    Open AccessKatherine N Thompson, David Williams et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology and Theology2023

    Psychological assessments are routinely conducted by many cross-cultural mission organizations when recruiting candidates. This qualitative research aimed to clarify the purpose of these assessments, to provide a way forward to improving them. It is part of a larger project which has investigated the use of psychological assessments in the Australasian region. A subsample of six chief executive officers (CEOs), six-member care specialists, and si…

  • The Role of Spiritual Development in the Cross-Cultural Reentry Adjustment of Missionaries

    Open AccessThomas Kimber, Thomas R KimberARTICLEJournal of Psychology and Theology2012

    This study investigated the relationship between spiritual development and cultural reentry adjustment in a group of missionaries. One hundred and two missionaries completed a questionnaire that correlated the Spiritual Assessment Inventory (SAI) with five cultural adaptation and transition scales. The study found significant relationship between the Reentry Distress Scale and the SAI Disappointment and Instability scales. There was also a signif…