Applying psychological type and psychological temperament theory to the congregations at cathedral carol services

Francis, Leslie J.; Edwards, Owen Dudley; Siôn, Tania ap

doi:10.1080/13674676.2020.1764516

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“…This is a 40-item instrument comprising four sets of ten forced-choice items related to each of the four components of psychological type: orientation (extraversion or introversion), perceiving process (sensing or intuition), judging process (thinking or feeling), and attitude toward the outer world (judging or perceiving) (Francis, 2005). Previous studies have demonstrated that this instrument functions well in a range of church-related contexts (for example, see Francis et al, 2011a;Francis, Butler, et al, 2007;Francis, Edwards, et al, 2020;Village, 2016). In this sample the alpha reliabilities were .83 for the EI Scale, .72 for the SN Scale, .70 for the TF Scale, and .79 for the JP Scale.…”

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Psychological type profiles and temperaments of ministers in the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB)

Garland

Village

2021

Mental Health, Religion & Culture

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Psychological type profiles and temperaments were assessed among 232 male and 51 female ministers linked to the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) and compared with previously published samples from the general UK population and the Church of England. Compared with the general population, Baptist ministers showed greater propensity for introversion, intuition, and judging. Male ministers showed greater propensity for feeling than the general population, but there was no difference among the women. Compared with Anglican clergy, Baptist ministers showed similar preferences for orientation and judging, but greater propensity towards sensing over intuition and judging over perceiving. The most frequent temperament was Epimethean (SJ), followed by Apollinarian (NF) among women and Promethean (NT) among men. The most frequent psychological types were ISTJ, ISFJ, and INFP. The implications for the type of leadership and pastoral care offered by these ministers are discussed.

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Psychological type profiles and temperaments of ministers in the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB)

Garland

Village

2021

Mental Health, Religion & Culture

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“…Drawing specifically on a branch of the science of congregation studies that has employed psychological type theory and measurement, the review of current literature formulated three tentative conclusions: first, that inherited church congregations are heavily weighted in favour of feeling types at the expense of thinking types (Francis et al 2007b(Francis et al , 2011; second, that currently, there is no evidence to suggest that fresh expressions of church are more successful in reaching thinking types than inherited church (Aspland 2019;Francis et al , 2016Village 2015) and third, that cathedral carol services were more successful in reaching thinking types than inherited church (Francis et al 2020;Walker 2012). The present study added to this developing body of knowledge by demonstrating that the Holly Bough service in Liverpool Cathedral 2019 was also more successful in reaching thinking types than inherited church.…”

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“…Against the background of the studies reported by Francis et al (2020) and by Walker (2012) the aim of the present study is to explore the psychological type profile of participants attending the highly distinctive Holly Bough Service at Liverpool Cathedral in 2019. The Holly Bough Service is an event unique to Liverpool Cathedral, combining musical excellence and theological depth, crafted especially for Liverpool Cathedral in the early twentieth century.…”

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The Holly Bough service at Liverpool Cathedral and psychological type theory: Fresh expressions or inherited church?

Francis

Jones

McKenna

2020

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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Fresh expressions of Church' is a term coined by the Church of England (2004) in the report Mission-shaped Church: Church planting and fresh expressions of church in a changing context. The report took seriously recent research on church-leaving (Richter & Francis 1998) and urged the Church to be creative in exploring a variety of ways through which to engage with people in changing social contexts. Chapter four of the report provided snapshots of 12 different kinds of fresh expressions of church which it characterised as: Alternative worship communities, Base Ecclesial Communities, Café church, Cell church, Churches arising out of community initiatives (both out of community projects and the restructuring or re-founding of an existing church to serve a community), Multiple and midweek congregations, Network-focused churches, School-based and school-linked congregations and churches, Seeker church, Traditional church plants, Traditional forms of church inspiring new interest, and Youth congregations. Each fresh expression, in its own way, seems motivated to reach people less well accessed by inherited church.During the decade, following the publication of Mission-shaped Church, the fresh expressions movement was given further impetus by a series of studies, including Mission-shaped spirituality (Hope 2006), Mission-shaped and Rural (Gaze 2006), Mission-shaped children (Withers 2006), Missionshaped parish (Bayes & Sledge 2006), Mission-shaped youth (Sudworth, Cray & Russell 2007), Godshaped mission (Smith 2008), Mission-shaped questions (Croft 2008), Ancient faith, future mission: Fresh expressions in sacramental traditions (Croft & Mobsby 2009), Church for every context (Moynagh 2012), Fresh expressions of church and the kingdom of God (eds. Cray, Kennedy & Mobsby 2012) and Fresh!: An introduction to fresh expressions of church and pioneer ministry (Goodhew, Roberts & Volland 2012). The fresh expressions movement has also attracted appropriate critique and One of the key intentions of fresh expressions of church is to reach the kind of people inherited church find it hard to reach. Psychological type profiling of church congregations has demonstrated that Anglican churches have particular difficulty in reaching those whose Jungian judging preference is for thinking rather than for feeling. Studies that have explored the psychological type profile of participants within fresh expressions suggest that they do not significantly differ from inherited congregations in terms of reaching thinking types. Two previous studies, however, have reported higher proportions of thinking types attending cathedral carol services. The present study among 441 individuals attending the Holly Bough service in Liverpool Cathedral also found a higher proportion of thinking types among the participants. These findings suggest that cathedral carol services may be functioning as fresh expressions of church in a significant way. Contribution: Situated within the science of cathedral studies, rooted in psychological type theory, and drawing...

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“…This is a 40-item instrument comprising four sets of ten forced-choice items related to each of the four components of psychological type: orientation (extraversion or introversion), perceiving process (sensing or intuition), judging process (thinking or feeling), and attitude toward the outer world (judging or perceiving) (Francis 2005 ; Village, In press). Previous studies have demonstrated that this instrument functions well in a range of church-related contexts (for example, see Francis et al 2007 , 2020 ; Francis et al 2011a , b ; Village 2016 ). In this sample, the alpha reliabilities were .83 for the EI scale, .75 for the SN scale, .73 for the TF scale, and .71 for the JP scale.…”

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Exploring Affect Balance: Psychological Well-being of Church of England Clergy and Laity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Village

Francis

2021

J Relig Health

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Psychological well-being was assessed by affect balance (a function of negative and positive affect) during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 among 4449 clergy and laity in the Church of England. Better well-being was promoted by preference for feeling over thinking in the psychological type judging process, being older, belonging to the Evangelical wing of the Church, and living in rural areas. Psychological well-being was lowered among people with a general tendency toward neuroticism, among those with an Epimethean (Sensing-Judging: SJ) psychological temperament, among Anglo-Catholics, among those living in inner cities, among clergy, and among those living with children under 13. The mitigating effects of relevant support were evident for both clergy and lay people. A key finding was that it was those sources of support that were least often rated highly that may have had the strongest positive effects on well-being, particularly on those groups where well-being was lowest.

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Applying psychological type and psychological temperament theory to the congregations at cathedral carol services

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Cited by 21 publications

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Psychological type profiles and temperaments of ministers in the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB)

Psychological type profiles and temperaments of ministers in the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB)

The Holly Bough service at Liverpool Cathedral and psychological type theory: Fresh expressions or inherited church?

Exploring Affect Balance: Psychological Well-being of Church of England Clergy and Laity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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