P 97 Personality and the Practice of Ministry Statistical Tables Further Resources The accompanying Grove Pastoral booklet has been written as far as possible to make sense to readers who are unfamiliar with the technical vocabulary and statistical notations of a quantitative approach to personality psychology and empirical theology. At the same time, enough statistical detail has been given below to allow the argument to be properly assessed and evaluated by those with a professional interest in psychology. It may be helpful, therefore, to explain how to read the scientific notation. Two statistical tests of association are employed in this booklet. In chapter 3, analysis of variance (F) is used to test whether there is a significant difference between mean scores recorded by different groups. Elsewhere the Pearson correlation coefficient (r) is used to test the association between two variables. In understanding the meaning of both of these statistics the notion of probability is important. We are looking for relationships which are unlikely to have occurred by mere chance. The five percent level of probability (.05) says that the association could have occurred five times in a hundred by chance; the one present level of probability (.01) says that the association could have occurred only once in a hundred times by chance; the point one percent level of probability (.001) says that the association could have occurred only once in a thousand times by chance. The lower the chance probability, the more confidence we can place in the findings. When there is no significance in the reported statistics this is indicated by the convention NS (not significant). Table 3.1 Extraversion scores by denomination Anglican 7.02 3.63 194 Baptist 7.03 3.63 291 Free Evangelical 7.58 3.34 84 Pentecostal 7.63 3.57 104 New Church 8.19 3.43 187 F = 3.78, P<.01 Table 3.2 Neuroticism scores by denomination Pentecostal 3.25 2.94 104 Free Evangelical 3.31 2.65 84 New Church 3.39 3.25 187 Anglican 4.00 3.10 194 Baptist 4.15 3.24 291 F = 3.23, P<.01 Table 3.3 Psychoticism scores by denomination Free Evangelical 2.33 1.90 84
Baptist 2.38 1.93 291 Pentecostal 2.44 2.15 104 New Church 2.56 1.97 187 Anglican 2.87 2.28 194 F = 1.94, NS Table 3.4 Personality and frequency of glossolalia extraversion +0.15.001 neuroticism -0.10.001 psychoticism -0.04 NS Table 4.1 Personality and size of membership extraversion +0.11.001 neuroticism -0.12.001 psychoticism -0.03 NS Table 4.2 Personality and proportion of male members extraversion +0.09.01 neuroticism -0.06 NS Table 4.3 Induction strategies emphasised by high E pastors strategies r P< follow-up visit and telephone calls +0.14.001 induction to church life +0.14.001 link with another church member +0.12.001 placed in home group +0.12.001 introductory literature +0.09.01 Table 5.1 Role priorities emphasised by high E pastors pioneer +0.27.001 leader in the local community +0.18.001
evangelist +0.18.001 apostle +0.17.001 prophet +0.12.001 spiritual director +0.11.001 fund-raiser +0.11.001 fellowship-builder +0.11.001 social worker +0.08.01 Table 5.2 Role priorities emphasised by high N pastors minister of sacraments +0.11.001 theologian +0.08.01 leader of public worship +0.08.01 Table 5.3 Role priorities emphasised by high P pastors pioneer +0.11.001 apostle +0.09.01 evangelist +0.09.01 Table 5.4 Role priorities emphasised by low P pastors pastor -0.14.001 visitor -0.13.001 fellowship-builder -0.10.01 teacher -0.09.01 Table 5.5 Proportion of pastoral care emphasised by high E pastors groups r P< elders +0.17.001 counsellors +0.15.001 house group leaders +0.12.001 Table 5.6 Proportion of pastoral care emphasised by high N pastors groups r P<
elders -0.14.001 house group leaders -0.13.001 members of the congregation -0.11.001 counsellors -0.09.01 Table 6.1 Personality and physical health extraversion +.08.01 neuroticism -.21 001 psychoticism -.01 NS Table 6.2 Personality and mental health extraversion +0.13.001 neuroticism -0.34.001 psychoticism +0.03 NS Table 6.3 Personality and spiritual health extraversion +0.17.001 neuroticism -0.22.001 psychoticism +0.06 NS Table 6.4 Personality and thoughts of leaving ministry extraversion -0.03 NS neuroticism +0.28.001 Table 6.5 Personality and exhaustion extraversion -0.03 NS neuroticism +0.26.001
Table 6.6 Personality and in-service training extraversion +0.16.001 neuroticism -0.09.01 psychoticism -0.08.01