Exodus of clergy
Responding to, reinterpreting or relinquishing the call
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12857293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shaun Joynt (0000-0002-1966-6633, University of Pretoria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Verbum et Ecclesia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1609-9982 • E-ISSN: 2074-7705 |
| Publisher | AOSIS (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.4102/ve.v38i1.1664 |
| OpenAlex | W2598254013 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
Who will lead the sheep when the shepherds are gone? Clergy plays an important role in the establishing and sustaining of the church; without them, congregants will not be rooted in the faith nor will the faith be transmitted to the next generation. The shortage of clergy in the Roman Catholic Church and the distribution or displacement challenge facing the Protestant church pose a risk to the future of the church; therefore, the response of clergy to their call to full-time pastoral ministry is crucial for the continued existence of the church. The purpose of this study was to discover the variables involved in responding to the call to full-time pastoral ministry in a church. A grounded theory approach was used to discover the properties of the core category: calling . Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and data were coded using Glaser and Strauss grounded theory methodology. The core category calling included properties such as age, defining what a call is or is not; it evolves over time, it has an aspect of timing and it requires worldly experience to be effective. Osmer s descriptive-empirical task was used as a practical theological lens through which to view the core category calling . The results indicated three responses by clergy who had left full-time pastoral ministry: not being called in the first place, a dual call (being bi-vocational) and being called but leaving anyway. Further research is needed to assist clergy in accurately identifying and developing their call to full-time pastoral ministry.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The research calls for an ongoing dialogue with regard to the concept of clergy calling and initiates this by means of a practical theology perspective of a grounded theory study. Future research recommendations are suggested
Christian ministry · Economic shortage · Faith · Grounded theory · Linguistics · Political science · Protestantism · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Theology · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |