Assessing the Personal Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Retired Clergy: Listening to their Experiences

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Rural Theology-International Ecumencial and Interdisciplinary Perspectives Pub Date : 2022-07-03 DOI:10.1080/14704994.2022.2120964

Ursula Mckenna, Tony Neal, Leslie J. Francis

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Like stipendiary and self-supporting clergy, retired clergy faced personal and professional challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic. In order to illuminate the personal impact of the pandemic, the project Through the eyes of retired clergy invited 30 retired Church of England clergy to document their experiences of the pandemic, and 24 accepted the invitation. The present paper analyses their responses and highlights five areas: the impact of the pandemic on physical wellbeing, mental wellbeing, and spiritual wellbeing; opportunities during the pandemic to exercise Christian ministry; Christian ministry received from others during the pandemic; things missed most during the pandemic; and gains during the pandemic. These findings lead to two main conclusions: concerning the significant contribution made to the ministry and mission of the Church by retired clergy during the pandemic; and concerning how retired clergy could have benefited from greater recognition and support during the pandemic.

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评估COVID-19大流行对退休神职人员的个人影响:倾听他们的经历

新冠肺炎疫情期间，退休神职人员与靠工资维持生计的神职人员一样，面临着个人和职业上的双重挑战。为了阐明大流行对个人的影响，“通过退休神职人员的眼睛”项目邀请了30名退休的英格兰教会神职人员记录他们的大流行经历，其中24人接受了邀请。本文分析了他们的反应，并强调了五个方面:大流行对身体健康、心理健康和精神健康的影响;在大流行期间行使基督教事工的机会;大流行期间从他人处收到的基督教事工;大流行期间错过最多的事情;以及大流行期间的收获。这些发现导致两个主要结论:大流行期间退休神职人员对教会的事工和使命作出了重大贡献;以及退休神职人员在疫情期间如何从更多的认可和支持中受益。

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期刊介绍： Rural Theology: International, Ecumenical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives is the journal of The Rural Theology Association. To join or find out about activities or future meetings of The Rural Theology Association, please visit their website. The members’ Newsletter, published twice a year, also has this information. The principal aims of the journal are to promote theological reflection on matters of rural concern, to enhance the ministry and mission of rural churches, and to bring rural issues to the forefront of church and government agenda. The journal is committed to embracing a wide range of theological perspectives, to encouraging interdisciplinary dialogue, and to stimulating ecumenical and international exchange on matters of relevance to religious, political, social and economic aspects of rurality.