New directions in clergy psychological profiling: Connections with church growth?

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 an...

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Main Author: Francis, Leslie J. 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2016]
In: Theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 119, Issue: 2, Pages: 91-98
RelBib Classification:KDE Anglican Church
RA Practical theology
RB Church office; congregation
ZD Psychology
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2044-2696
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040571X15615329