Faith and vocational crisis in the experience of Episcopal clergy

The truism that clergy are human includes the facts that clergy are just as prone to suffer the kind of life-crisis that other people suffer as they face the change of perspective of the second half of life. The point of view from which this thesis proceeds is that life-crisis will not be prevented by excellent formation early in a person’s ordained life, but that good early formation could mitigate some of the worst effects in later years. Secondly the Church has a role to play in taking care of its ministers – caring for the care-givers. Appropriate care for the clergy at all stages of their active lives is the Church’s duty because clergy are brothers and sisters in the human family, and sisters and brothers in Christ as well. Appropriate carre can also serve the Church’s interests of effective ministry. The method of procedure of this thesis will be to present a pictur