Changing patterns in recruitment to stipendiary ministry: A study in psychological profiling

Theology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 121 (4) ◽  
pp. 268-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie J. Francis ◽  
Greg Smith
Keyword(s):  
Church Of England ◽  
Psychological Type ◽  
Psychological Profile ◽  
Transformative Development ◽  
The Future ◽  
Psychological Profiling ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
The Church

This article tests the hypothesis that the Church of England may be recruiting into stipendiary ministry a different psychological profile of clergy to respond to the changing demands of parochial ministry. Using the Francis Psychological Type Scales, the profiles of 90 male and 35 female curates under the age of 40 ordained into stipendiary ministry in 2009 and 2010 were compared with the profiles of 626 clergymen and 237 clergywomen reported in a study published in 2007. The major difference between the two groups concerns the significantly higher proportions of sensing types and the Epimethean temperament (SJ) among the curates. These shifts in psychological type and temperament promise a Church for the future that is more tightly managed but less inspirational and less responsive to transformative development.

scholarly journals The Psychological Profile of Church of England Male Archdeacons at the Beginning of the Twenty-first Century: Drawing on Psychological Type and Temperament Theory

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-92
Author(s):  
Leslie J. Francis ◽  
Michael Whinney
Keyword(s):  
Church Of England ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Psychological Type ◽  
Visionary Leadership ◽  
First Century ◽  
Psychological Profile ◽  
Recent Discussion ◽  
Effective Administration ◽  
Temperament Theory ◽  
The Church

AbstractRecent discussion and research has pointed to the changing functions of archdeacons within the Church of England as the role has become expanded to combine both the traditional statutory functions with flexible and visionary leadership skills within a changing church. This study draws on data collected in 2009 from 186 active and retired male archdeacons in order to assess the psychological profile established by that time. Compared with the psychological profile of 626 clergymen, male archdeacons were much more likely to prefer the SJ temperament (60 per cent compared with 31 per cent), a temperament ideally suited for effective administration of the statutory functions. As a consequence, preference for intuition was lower among male archdeacons (38 per cent compared with 62 per cent), as was preference for perceiving (9 per cent compared with 32 per cent), qualities core for flexibility and visionary leadership.

scholarly journals The Turn Toward Extraversion: The Changing Psychological Profile of Anglican Clergy

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-104
Author(s):  
Leslie J. Francis ◽  
Andrew Village ◽  
David Voas
Keyword(s):  
Church Growth ◽  
Church Of England ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Psychological Type ◽  
Ethnic Background ◽  
Psychological Profile ◽  
Slight Tendency ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Slight Growth ◽  
The Church

Abstract Recent research has drawn attention to two features associated with extraversion in Anglican ministry. Extraverts are under-represented among Anglican clergy. Extravert leaders are associated with church growth. The present reanalysis of data collected within the Church Growth Research Programme from 1,372 stipendiary clergy serving in the Church of England who were aged 70 or under demonstrated that in recent decades there has been a slight tendency for the Church of England to ordain more extraverts, a feature that cannot simply be explained by the reduced numbers of Anglo-Catholics (who are more likely to be introverts) or growth in charismatic influence. This slight growth, however, has been insufficient to address what may be interpreted as covert discrimination against extraverts in selection for ordination. It is argued that a commitment to inclusivity in recruiting clergy might need to take account of psychological type characteristics of those presenting for selection as much as monitoring their ethnic background.

scholarly journals The Psychological Temperament of Anglican Clergy in Ordained Local Ministry (OLM): The Conserving, Serving Pastor?

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie J. Francis ◽  
Andrew Village
Keyword(s):  
Type Theory ◽  
Church Of England ◽  
Psychological Type ◽  
Psychological Profile ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Temperament Theory ◽  
The Church

Abstract This study draws on psychological type theory as originally proposed by Jung (1971) and psychological temperament theory as proposed by Keirsey and Bates (1978) to explore the hypothesis that ordained local ministers (OLMs) within the Church of England reflect a psychological profile more in keeping with the profile of Church of England congregations than with the profile of established professional mobile clergy serving in the Church of England. Data provided by 135 individuals recently ordained as OLMs (79 women and 56 men) supported the hypothesis. Compared with established professional mobile clergy there is a higher proportion of the Epimethean Temperament (SJ) among OLMs. Oswald and Kroeger (1988) characterise SJ religious leaders as ‘the conserving, serving pastor’. The implications of these findings are discussed for the evolving ministry of the Church of England.

Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett, of Chelsea, 18 November 1897 - 13 July 1974

1975 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 1-115 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Church Of England ◽  
Large Family ◽  
The Other ◽  
Future Career ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Future ◽  
Two Generations ◽  
Indian Mutiny ◽  
The Church ◽  
Deep Interest

Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett was born in Kensington, London, on 18 November 1897. His father, Arthur Stuart Blackett, was a stockbroker, although apparently not by inclination since his great interests were in literature and nature. Patrick was the only boy but had an elder and younger sister; one trained and practised as an architect in the 1920s, until she married, and the other became an industrial psychologist and then a psychoanalyst. For the previous two generations the family had been associated with the Church of England. Patrick’s grandfather had been Vicar of the church in Woburn Square (now demolished), and was the Vicar of St Andrew’s, Croydon, at the time of his death. He had twice married and Arthur Stuart was one of a large family, two of whom went into the Church, whilst another became a missionary in India. Patrick’s great-grandfather came from Hamsterley in Co. Durham of a farming family. He moved to London and his children were baptised in St Saviour’s Church, Southwark (now Southwark Cathedral). The future career and interests of Patrick seem to have more association with his maternal descent. His mother, Caroline Frances Maynard, was the daughter of Major Charles Maynard, R.A., who served in India at the time of the Indian Mutiny. William Maynard, a brother of Charles, was also associated with India as a tea planter. The source of Patrick’s deep interest in Indian affairs has this association; so does his early naval career and his continued absorption in military affairs—in addition to the army career of his grandfather there was an earlier tradition of naval service in the Maynard family.

The European Community and the Church of England

1993 ◽  
Vol 3 (13) ◽  
pp. 103-107
Author(s):  
John Nurser
Keyword(s):  
European Community ◽  
Church Of England ◽  
Historical Experience ◽  
The Future ◽  
Legal Expertise ◽  
The Church

Although I have no legal expertise, I hope I may be able to pose some useful questions. In 1989, I and others founded a group called ‘Christianity and the Future of Europe’ in order to encourage Christians in Britain to reflect on the European Community. What difference will it make to the life of the British churches? What might the special historical experience of the British churches contribute to ‘the construction of Europe’?

The Future of the Church of England and the Turnbull Report

1997 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-16
Author(s):  
Peter Sedgwick
Keyword(s):  
Church Of England ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Church

Two Autobiographical Narratives of Conversion: Robert Hugh Benson and Ronald Knox

1998 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-253
Author(s):  
George Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Church Of England ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Autobiographical Narratives ◽  
The Reformation ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Church

Ever since the Reformation, and increasingly since the example set by Newman, the Church of England has had to contend with the lure of Rome; in every generation there have been clergymen who converted to the Roman Catholic Church, a group either statistically insignificant or a momentous sign of the future, depending on one’s viewpoint. From the nineteenth century Newman and Manning stand out. From the first two decades of the twentieth century among the figures best remembered are Robert Hugh Benson (1871–1914) and Ronald Arbuthnot Knox (1888–1957). They are remembered, not because they were more saintly or more scholarly than others, but because they were both writers and therefore are responsible for their own memorials. What is more, they both followed Newman in publishing an account of the circumstances of their conversion. This is a genre which continues to hold interest. The two works demonstrate, among other things, the continuing influence of Newman’s writings about the identity of the Church.

Safeguarding Tradition: Psychological Type Preferences of Male Vergers in the Church of England

2006 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 457-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte L Craig ◽  
Bruce Duncan ◽  
Leslie J Francis
Keyword(s):  
Church Of England ◽  
Psychological Type ◽  
The Church

scholarly journals The Ordination of Women and its Impact on the Future of the Church of England

1970 ◽  
pp. 8-9
Author(s):  
Robert Betts
Keyword(s):  
Church Of England ◽  
The Future ◽  
Ordination Of Women ◽  
The Church

In November of 1992, shortly after the General Synod of the Church of England voted to permit the ordination of women as priests, the Bishop of Washington was joined, like his counterpart in Boston, by a female suffragan. Most traditionalists now believe that no hope remains for them in their church and are seeking for alternatives.

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