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What is Clergy

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Handbook of Research on Advancements in Organizational Data Collection and Measurements: Strategies for Addressing Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors
A term used interchangeably with minister and pastor. This term refers to someone whose primary vocation is serving in a church or Christian ministry.
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Vision Conflict Scale: Instrument Profile
J. Louis Spencer (American Public University System, USA) and W. David Winner (Regent University, USA)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7665-6.ch013
Abstract
This chapter presents the development of a scale that measures vision conflict, which refers to the disparity between what a minister anticipates a ministry to be like versus the real-life experience. Vision conflict is correlated with four similar phenomena, including role ambiguity, negative job satisfaction, negative values congruence, and negative ability-job fit. The scale addresses key factors that may affect pastoral terminations and exits from church ministry. It also encourages the understanding of critical elements that hinder pastoral effectiveness and create a stronger resilience to exiting the ministry.
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Religion and Online Learning
The clerical order; the body of men and women set apart by ordination for religious service in the Christian church; as opposed to laity.
Published in Chapter: Religion and Online Learning; From: Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition
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