The emotionally intelligent ministry: why it matters

The Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Work-Related Psychological Health Among Anglican Clergy in Wales

“…Four recent studies conducted in the UK by Francis, Ryland, andRobbins (2011), Randall (2014), Hendron, Irving, and Taylor (2014), and Francis, Payne, and Emslie (in press) have explored the levels of emotional intelligence among clergy, employing the Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale, developed by Schutte, Malouff, Hall, Haggerty, Cooper, Golden, and Dornheim (1998). This instrument comprises 33 items that load on one principal factor, selected from an original pool of 62 items, on data provided by 346 diverse participants recruited from a variety of settings in a metropolitan area in the south eastern United States of America.…”

“…In the third of the four studies of religious leaders in Britain already published, Hendron, Irving, and Taylor (2014) reported on the scores recorded by a sample of 226 clergy serving within one of the four main denominations based in Northern Ireland and in the Republic of Ireland that accepted both men and women into ministry. The participants comprised 181 men and 45 women.…”

Just how Emotionally Intelligent are Religious Leaders in Britain? A Study among Anglican Clergy in Wales

“…Against this background, the aim of the present study is to replicate and to extend the research reported by Francis, Ryland, and Robbins (2011) among church leaders within the Newfrontiers network of churches, by Randall (2014) among Anglican clergy serving mainly in England, and by Hendron, Irving, and Taylor (2014) among clergy serving in Northern Ireland and in the Republic of Ireland. This new study will focus specifically on Anglican clergymen and clergywomen serving in the Church in Wales.…”

“…Given significant divergence among the notions of emotional intelligence accessed by different measures, there are some clear advantages in connected and interrelated research programmes agreeing on using the same measure in order to ensure comparability among different studies. Three recent studies exploring the emotional intelligence of religious leaders in Britain, reported by Francis, Ryland, and Robbins (2011); Randall (2014); and Hendron, Irving, and Taylor (2014) have all agreed on employing the Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale developed by Schutte, Malouff, Hall, Haggerty, Cooper, Golden, and Dornheim (1998). The present study is located within that tradition.…”

“…In the third of the three studies of religious leaders in Britain already published, Hendron, Irving, and Taylor (2014) reported on the scores recorded by a sample of 226 clergy serving within one of the four main denominations based in Northern Ireland and in the Republic of Ireland that accepted both men and women into ministry. The participants comprised 181 men and 45 women.…”