Christopher J. F. Rutledge
2006.1.1Rural Theology-International Ecumencial and Interdisciplinary Perspectives
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The data suggest that an unacceptably high number of rural clergy show signs of emotional exhaustion from their ministry and that burnout is reflected in many subtle ways in the practice of ministry.
Abstract
Abstract A sample of 318 stipendiary male clergy in the Church of England who held responsibility for rural parishes completed a modified form of the Maslach Burnout Inventory together with a questionnaire designed to assess their practice of ministry. The data suggest that an unacceptably high number of rural clergy show signs of emotional exhaustion from their ministry and that burnout is reflected in many subtle ways in the practice of ministry.
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RUTLEDGE, Christopher J. F. Burnout and the practice of ministry among rural clergy: Looking for the hidden signs. Rural Theology-International Ecumencial and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2006, 4: 57–65.