Correlates of Lay Perceptions of Clergy Ministry Style

Analysis of survey data from national samples of clergy and their lay members (in the United States) revealed both convergence and divergence in comparisons of how clergy define their ministry style and how their members perceive that style. These patterns involved mostly ministry styles characteriz...

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Main Author: Lehman, Edward C. (Author)
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Published: Sage Publications 1997
In: Review of religious research
Year: 1997, Volume: 38, Issue: 3, Pages: 211-230
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