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American Baptist Association of Seminary Administrators

American Baptist Association of Seminary Administrators. Pulpit and Pew Project. Four year project Lilly Foundation Duke University Review existing research Commission new research A work in progress. Three Questions:. What is the state of pastoral leadership?

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American Baptist Association of Seminary Administrators

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  1. American Baptist Association of Seminary Administrators

  2. Pulpit and Pew Project • Four year project • Lilly Foundation • Duke University • Review existing research • Commission new research • A work in progress

  3. Three Questions: • What is the state of pastoral leadership? • What characterizes good leadership? • How can good leadership be nurtured?

  4. Tools for filtering information

  5. Strategy Vision Objectives Programs Events Organization Culture Structure Systems People Forums for change

  6. G-A-S Theory General Accurate Simple

  7. Seminary Issues (Related Research)

  8. Catholic Seminary Criticisms (Hoge)

  9. Training and Ordination

  10. Age of Clergy (CLS)

  11. Catholic Sacramental Priest for life Stamps the Priest with “indelible character” Links Priest to Apostles through laying on of hands by Bishop Free Church Functional Need for certain functions for the good of the whole Emphasizes “gifts” Clergy and laity differ by role Ordination: Catholic and Protestant

  12. Age at ordination (CLS)

  13. Educational Level (CLS) • High School Diploma 8.0% • Community College 4.9% • Bachelors Degree 18.8% • Masters Degree 49.4% • Doctor of Ministry 6.9% • Ph.D. or Th.D. 4.3% • Other 8.0%

  14. Theological Training by Denom

  15. Influencers of seminary choice • In a study of UM clergy (Jennifer McKinney) • Seminaries were given a conservative/ liberal rating based upon alumni perceptions • 300 clergy in sample • Higher scores indicate more liberal seminary

  16. Best Predictors of seminary: • UM parachurch participation (0.239) • Evangelical parachurch part. (-0.115) • Conversion experience (-0.358) • No significance: • Religious tradition • Age, gender • Participation in youth group • Raised in UM church

  17. Jesuit study of seminarians (Thomas Gaunt) • Average age of entering Jesuits increased from 24.7 in 1980 to 31.9 in 2001. • Ave age (2002) = 30.3, (2003) = 26.9 • There has been a steep decline in men entering novitiate, but it is entirely due to dramatic decline in youngest cohorts. • The number entering above 26 years of age has remained very stable over last 20 years.

  18. Training for Ministry • Can lead to… • Educational debt

  19. Educational Debt by years in ministry and denom families

  20. Are Clergy Professionals? Professionals… • Define a specialized area of knowledge • Control the body of knowledge-write the textbooks, administer the schools, teach the classes, ensure standards, discipline members • Regulate entry into the profession

  21. Boxes show % responding “yes” (CLS)

  22. Factors other than education… • Are important when seeking acceptance by others

  23. Factors important to acceptance of pastoral leadership by the cong • Boxes show % responding “of great importance” (CLS)

  24. What is the % of women clergy? • In America: 12.2% of clergy are female • Mainline Protestant (19.4%) • Conservative Protestant (3.2%)

  25. Religious Approach by Denom (CLS)

  26. Recruitment of others

  27. Median # people encouraged to enter the ministry in last 2 years

  28. In ELCA • Only ¼ of clergy could actually recall a conversation in which the clergy vocation was discussed • Clergy with the highest satisfaction levels do the recruiting

  29. Multicultural Issues

  30. Accidental (Become multicultural due to the changing neighborhood) 2. Intentional Intentionally multicultural congregations have a greater affect on members The members have: *different social networks *greater cohesion Multicultural congregations take two forms (Emerson)

  31. Immigrant Congregations • Often become multicultural in the second or third generation • There is usually greater theological diversity in the second generation… “Spirituality issues that were heightened during transition are no longer at the core.”

  32. Questions and Comments

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