This study draws on psychological type theory as originally proposed by Jung (1971) and psychological temperament theory as proposed by Keirsey and Bates (1978) to explore the hypothesis that ordained local ministers (OLMs) within the Church of England reflect a psychological profile more in keeping with the profile of Church of England congregations than with the profile of established professional mobile clergy serving in the Church of England. Data provided by 135 individuals recently ordained as OLMs (79 women and 56 men) supported the hypothesis. Compared with established professional mobile clergy there is a higher proportion of the Epimethean Temperament (SJ) among OLMs. Oswald and Kroeger (1988) characterise SJ religious leaders as ‘the conserving, serving pastor’. The implications of these findings are discussed for the evolving ministry of the Church of England.
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机译：这项研究借鉴了Jung（1971）最初提出的心理类型理论和Keirsey and Bates（1978）提出的心理气质理论，以探索这样的假设，即英格兰教会内部的地方牧师（OLMs）反映了更多的心理特征。与英格兰教会会众的形象保持一致，而不是与在英格兰教会中建立的专业流动神职人员的形象保持一致。最近被指定为OLM的135个人（79名女性和56名男性）提供的数据支持了这一假设。与已建立的专业移动神职人员相比，OLM中的Epimethean气质（SJ）比例更高。奥斯瓦尔德和克罗格（Oswald and Kroeger，1988）将SJ宗教领袖描述为“在职的牧师”。讨论了这些发现对英国教会事工发展的意义。
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