Understanding Clergy Intention to Stay or to Leave the Pastoral Ministry: A single case study
Location
Buller Hall 208
Event Website
https://ahsra.andrews.edu/ahsra-2025/
Start Date
27-6-2025 2:30 PM
End Date
27-6-2025 3:30 PM
Description
Clergy play an essential role in providing spiritual guidance and support to their congregations; however, there is a concerning trend of turnover and burnout within pastoral ministry (Drumm & Cincala, 2021, 2023; Ivan et al., 2024). Research on the motivations, challenges, and factors influencing clergy members’ decisions to remain in or leave their positions in the Angola Seventh-day Adventist Church is limited. This study, utilized social exchange theory, aimed to explore the intentions of clergy regarding their decisions to stay or depart from pastoral ministry in Angola.
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Understanding Clergy Intention to Stay or to Leave the Pastoral Ministry: A single case study
Buller Hall 208
Clergy play an essential role in providing spiritual guidance and support to their congregations; however, there is a concerning trend of turnover and burnout within pastoral ministry (Drumm & Cincala, 2021, 2023; Ivan et al., 2024). Research on the motivations, challenges, and factors influencing clergy members’ decisions to remain in or leave their positions in the Angola Seventh-day Adventist Church is limited. This study, utilized social exchange theory, aimed to explore the intentions of clergy regarding their decisions to stay or depart from pastoral ministry in Angola.
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