An examination of the reasons for career change from church to secular work by pastors of the Evangelical Free Church of Amercia

Charles Allen Wickman

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An examination of the reasons for career change from church to secular work by pastors of the Evangelical Free Church of Amercia

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Charles Allen Wickman. An Examination of the Reasons for Career Change From Church to Secular Work by Pastors of the Evangelical Free Church of Amercia. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School of Trinity International University. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/f4c94acf-2108-4eaf-adb4-6c524100eb97.

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C. A. Wickman. An examination of the reasons for career change from church to secular work by pastors of the Evangelical Free Church of Amercia. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/f4c94acf-2108-4eaf-adb4-6c524100eb97

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Charles Allen Wickman. An Examination of the Reasons for Career Change From Church to Secular Work by Pastors of the Evangelical Free Church of Amercia. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School of Trinity International University. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/f4c94acf-2108-4eaf-adb4-6c524100eb97.

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Charles Allen Wickman

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Religious surveys

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Abstract

This project surveys thirty-three men who have withdrawn from pastoral service in the Evangelical Free Church of America. Findings include information on who these people are, how they viewed their pastoral work while in it, the pressures and processes of leaving it, and how they experience life with the pastorate in their past and a new career before them. The survey shows that, according to overall mean and rank, the primary stress in ministry and, according to higher values only, the major reason for the respondents leaving the pastorate is church conflict. The ex-pastor experienced role conflict and, while his exodus was multi-determined, he sought for consistency between his individual values and his occupation. A personal evaluation of the project concludes this effort.

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