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Dissertation
Difficult Ministry Seasons
2017
Overview
Ministry leaders feel a profound sense of calling to their vocation. Over the lifetime of their vocational life, most ministry leaders experience internal phenomenon characterized as difficult seasons of ministry. These seasons come in all shapes and sizes. Difficult ministry seasons range in length, causes and effects. Is there a commonality to how ministry leaders successfully navigate or get through difficult seasons of ministry? What are the “best practices” of perseverance and resilience that can be helpful to ministry leaders? The purpose of this project was to identify ways in which ministry leaders got through difficult seasons of ministry in order to be a help for those ministry leaders who will be, or find themselves in difficult seasons of ministry. The project utilized a post-intervention research model. The data was analyzed through a grounded theory research lens. The research pool consisted of all active and retired clergy of the Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. This project first found that most difficult seasons are caused by outside forces or people other than the ministry leader. Secondly, the project identified difficult seasons of ministry cause ministry leaders to seriously doubt their vocational calling and consider leaving the ministry. The project thirdly found that difficult seasons drive ministry leaders toward God. Lastly, the project discovered that a dedicated practice of spiritual disciplines help ministry leaders navigate the difficult seasons of ministry.
