New directions in clergy psychological profiling
Connections with church growth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4876052 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leslie J Francis (0000-0003-2946-9980, University of Warwick, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 91-98 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-571X • E-ISSN: 2044-2696 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0040571x15615329 |
| OpenAlex | W2521939653 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
The Church Growth Research Programme reported a significant link between the psychological type profile of the senior cleric and patterns of church growth and decline. The present article examines the implications of this finding from the perspectives of personality psychology, Christian theology and church practice
Church Growth · Personality · Profiling (computer programming) · Psychological research · Sociology · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious studies · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2020 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |