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First look: what brings clergy candidates into ministry and what happens when they dont get it.

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This article reports on a retrospective examination of all candidates for ordained ministry in Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church from September 1995 to 1998. The results showed, contrary to expectations, that clergy in ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2003 in Journal: J Pastoral Care Counsel (Language : eng)

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1. J Pastoral Care Counsel. 2003 ;57(1):15-25

First look: what brings clergy candidates into ministry and what happens when they don't get it.

Perry CW, Min D

Metasystems Counseling Center, PO Box 609, 3240 Edgewood Road, Millbrook, AL 36054, USA.

This article reports on a retrospective examination of all candidates for ordained ministry in Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church from September 1995 to 1998. The results showed, contrary to expectations, that clergy in this annual conference are significantly more likely than the general population to become physically ill when placed under stress. One of the major stressors identified in this study was the likelihood that the clergy persons will not receive the high levels of affirmation and reinforcement they look for. The author presents some conclusions and suggestions both for action to change the predictions and for further research.

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First Name	LastName	Initials
C Wayne	Perry	CW
D	Min	D

Affiliation: Metasystems Counseling Center, PO Box 609, 3240 Edgewood Road, Millbrook, AL 36054, USA.

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