Ministry and Stress: Listening to Anglican Clergy in Wales

Abstract

This study set out to examine the experiences of stress in ministry among a sample of

The Complexity of Assessing Ministry-Specific Satisfaction and Stress

“…Proeschold-Bell and colleagues have been investigating physical (Proeschold-Bell & Legrand, 2010; Wallace et al, 2012), spiritual (Proeschold-Bell et al, 2014), and psychological health (Case et al, 2020; Proeschold-Bell et al, 2015) among clergy, and several promising measures are being developed to advance this body of research. For example, in addition to our questionnaires, Francis and colleagues (Berry et al, 2012; Francis et al, 2017) have developed the Francis Burnout Inventory, and Proeschold-Bell and associates have developed the Clergy Spiritual Wellbeing Scale (Proeschold-Bell et al, 2014). Together, these projects highlight that wellness is a multifaceted phenomenon that cannot be captured by a single questionnaire.…”

Exploring Uniting Reformed Church of South Africa African pastors’ well-being, calling and healing: An interactive qualitative analysis

“…(pp. [5][6] Within the South African context, psychological studies related to the ministry as a career include investigations and explorations of employee ill-being in terms of stress, burnout and engagement (Barnard & Curry 2012;Berry et al 2012;Buys & Rothman 2010). In the past, in the medical health model, the focus in caregiving was on ill-being within psychology (Travis 2004, Travis & Callander 2013, Travis & Ryan 2004.…”

“…Pastors are well-known for their personal well-being and seem in general to be satisfied with their family lives, but at times they have difficulty managing their work-life balance and are at times challenged by their roles and time management within the ministry (Berry et al 2012;Schoeman 2012). Buys and Rothman (2010) argue that if pastors within the Reformed Church have more job resources, they may experience work-role psychosocial flourishing as part of their calling.…”

Emotional Eating Mediates the Relationship Between Role Stress and Obesity in Clergy

“…Tasks include leading services, preparing sermons, praying, promoting spirituality, teaching, counselling, visiting the sick, studying, and administering religious rites (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012). Within these tasks lie chronic role stressors, a global occupational culture common to many religions, including: perfectionism, a goldfish bowl existence, not having a confidant (Bleiberg 1999; Shinhwan 2006), lack of social support, pressure to attract and maintain a stable base of parishioners (Hoge & Wenger, 2005), and isolation (Berry, Francis, Rolph, & Rolph, 2012).…”