What ministers should know: identifying expectations for minister knowledge in Protestant American Free Churches
This research investigates espoused expectations for effective ministers, focusing on minister knowledge and preparation. Mixed-method research allowed respondents to answer open ended questions and describe required minister knowledge, belief, action, representation, and training. Respondents overw...
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| 格式: | 電子 Article |
| 語言: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2020]
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Practical theology
Year: 2020, 卷: 13, 發布: 4, Pages: 339-354 |
| IxTheo Classification: | FB Theological education KBQ North America KDG Free church RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Expectations
B Training B Bible B Seminary B Free Church B 部長 B Knowledge |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| 總結: | This research investigates espoused expectations for effective ministers, focusing on minister knowledge and preparation. Mixed-method research allowed respondents to answer open ended questions and describe required minister knowledge, belief, action, representation, and training. Respondents overwhelmingly expect ministers to know the Bible, which significantly outpaces any other response including knowing God or pastoral skill. These responses were coded into thirty categories that were compared across occupation (minister, professor, other) and church role (minister, leader, member). The responses of professors in the academy and ministers and leaders in the church reveal differences in expected education (professors desire more education) and in what is valued (professors expect knowledge of church history and pastoral skill). Respondents’ low minimum training expectations for ministers combined with their high expectation of scripture knowledge may indicate potential confusion related to minister function and authority. The sample represents Protestant, congregational, non-denominational Christians from the United States (n=466). |
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| ISSN: | 1756-0748 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Practical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2020.1775350 |