Ordained Local Ministers: The Same Anglican Orders, but Different Psychological Temperaments?

Francis, Leslie J.; Holmes, Pat

doi:10.1558/ruth.v9i2.151

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“…Francis and Holmes (2011) confirmed the thesis that ordained local ministers have a different temperament than professional stipendiary parish clergy, often revealing a much larger proportion of the SJ temperament and a lower proportion of the NF temperament. The profile of local clergy, both male and female, harmonizes with the profile of the faithful more than it does with that of mobile clergy.…”

Section: Psychological Types Versus Prayer and The Spirituality Of Pasupporting

confidence: 69%

The theory of psychological types in the psychology of religion and spirituality

Chaim

2017

RPsych

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The main objective of this paper is to present the current state of empirical research on the application of the theory of Jungian types to the psychology of religion and spirituality, pointing out the necessity of broadening them by including Polish context. The paper presents an outline of this theory and the methods of studying these types (MBTI, KTS, FPTS) used in religion and spirituality. Next, the author presents the results of research on the relation between aspects of the theory of psychological types and the religiosity variables, prayer, and spirituality of individuals as well as groups and centers connected with religion and spirituality. The paper concludes with comments concerning the most important empirical findings and their value for science and practice. A need for research aimed at the verification and generalization of the obtained results with reference to the modern reinterpretations of Jung's theory and methods of studying personality is also pointed out.Keywords: psychological types; religiosity; Christian spirituality.The theory of psychological types is probably the best-known part of Carl G. Jung's (1921Jung's ( , 1971Jung's ( , 1997 complex analytical psychology, popularized by his successors. The theory has applications not only in the psychology of personality but also in education and upbringing, interpersonal training and counseling, professional career preparation and development, and, finally, in the psychology of religion, pastoral psychology, empirical theology, and the psychology of spirituality.

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Section: Psychological Types Versus Prayer and The Spirituality Of Pasupporting

confidence: 69%

The theory of psychological types in the psychology of religion and spirituality

Chaim

2017

RPsych

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“…Working within the context of practical theology, pastoral theology, and empirical theology, a series of studies published over the past twenty years has profiled the psychological type characteristics of men and women working in pastoral ministry within various churches in the United Kingdom, as illustrated by studies conducted among: clergy within the Church of Wales (Francis, Payne, & Jones, 2001;Francis, Littler, & Robbins, 2010), clergy within the Church of England (Francis, Craig, Whinney, Tilley, & Slater, 2007;Francis, Robbins, Duncan, & Whinney, 2010;Village, 2011;Francis & Holmes, 2011;Francis, Robbins, & Jones, 2012;Francis & Village, 2012;Village, 2013), ministers within the Methodist Church (Burton, Francis, & Robbins, 2010), ministers within the Free Churches (Francis, Whinney, Burton, & Robbins, 2011), priests within the Roman Catholic Church (Craig, Duncan, & Francis, 2006), lead elders within the Newfrontiers network of churches (Francis, Gubb, & Robbins, 2009), and leaders within the Apostolic Networks (Kay, Francis, & Robbins, 2011).…”

Section: Conceptualisation and Measurement Of Psychological Typementioning

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Work-related psychological health and psychological type: a study among Catholic priests in Italy

Francis

Crea

2015

Mental Health, Religion & Culture

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This paper explores the connection between psychological type and burnout among a sample of 155 Catholic priests serving in Italy. Burnout was assessed by the Francis Burnout Inventory (FBI) that draws on Bradburn's classic model of balanced affect to conceptualise poor work-related psychological health (burnout) in terms of high levels of emotional exhaustion in ministry in the absence of good levels of satisfaction in ministry. Psychological type was assessed by the Francis Psychological Type Scales (FPTS) that draw on the development of Jung's classic model that distinguishes between two orientations (extraversion and introversion), two perceiving functions (sensing and intuition), two judging functions (thinking and feeling), and two attitudes (judging and perceiving). The data demonstrated that higher levels of burnout were experienced by introverts than by extraverts.These findings are consistent with the view that the clerical profession has been shaped by inter-personal expectations that are more readily met by extraverts.

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“…Recent studies that illustrate the application of temperament theory among church leaders include research among Ordained Local Ministers in the Church of England reported by Holmes (2011), Francis andVillage (2012), and Francis, Robbins, and Jones (2012). These three studies all agree in reporting much higher levels of the Epimethean Temperament (SJ) among Ordained Local Ministers than among professional mobile clergy.…”

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Psychological Temperament and the Catholic Priesthood: An Empirical Enquiry Among Priests in Italy

Francis

Crea

2015

Pastoral Psychol

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This study draws on psychological type theory that has its origins in the work of Jung (1971) and psychological temperament theory as proposed by Keirsey and Bates (1978) to explore the psychological preferences and profile of Catholic priests serving in Italy. Data provided by 155 priests demonstrated an overwhelming preference for sensing and judging (SJ at 76%), followed by intuition and feeling (NF at 12%), intuition and thinking (NT at 8%), and sensing and perceiving (SP at 5%). In their study of styles of religious leadership, Oswald and Kroeger (1988) characterise the SJ preference as 'the conserving serving pastor'. The implications of these findings are discussed for leadership strengths and weaknesses in the Catholic Church.

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Ordained Local Ministers: The Same Anglican Orders, but Different Psychological Temperaments?

Cited by 21 publications

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The theory of psychological types in the psychology of religion and spirituality

The theory of psychological types in the psychology of religion and spirituality

Work-related psychological health and psychological type: a study among Catholic priests in Italy

Psychological Temperament and the Catholic Priesthood: An Empirical Enquiry Among Priests in Italy

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