Clergy Who Leave Congregational Ministry: A Review of the Literature

Since its inception in the 1960s, research on premature (i.e., pre-retirement) clergy attrition from congregational ministry has focused on identifying the factors that precipitate and mitigate ministry exits, while the rates at which clergy leave the ministry have been inconsistently tracked. The l...

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Authors: Hamm, Allison K. (Author) ; Eagle, David E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2021
In: Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 49, Issue: 4, Pages: 291-307
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Pastor / Service / Separation / Reason
RelBib Classification:RB Church office; congregation
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B industrial / organizational psychology
B psychology and the church or ministry
B functioning / selection / clergy assessment
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