Living Ministry is a ten-year project involving five waves of quantitative and qualitative research with four cohorts of clergy as well as stand-alone studies in specific areas. Below you can find all the Living Ministry research reports as well as the questionnaires we used in each wave.
Invitation to Tender: Understanding the Wellbeing of Disabled Clergy
We welcome proposals by 30 October 2023 to conduct research into the wellbeing of disabled clergy. Please see the full invitation.
Wave 1
- Wave 1 Quantitative Panel Study Report: Mapping the Wellbeing of Church of England Clergy and Ordinands
- Wave 1 Qualitative Panel Study Report: Negotiating Wellbeing: Experiences of Ordinands and Clergy in the Church of England
- Ordinand Questionnaire
- Clergy Questionnaire
- Cohort Update 2018
Wave 2
- Wave 2 Qualitative Panel Study Report: Moving in Power: Transitions in Ordained Ministry
- Wave 2 Qualitative Panel Study Report: ‘You don’t really get it until you’re in it.’ Meeting the Challenges of Ordained Ministry
- Wave 2 Quantitative Panel Survey Report: Ministerial Effectiveness and Wellbeing: Exploring the Flourishing of Clergy and Ordinands
- Ordinand Questionnaire
- Clergy Questionnaire
Wave 3
- Wave 3 Quantitative Panel Survey Report: Clergy in a Time of Covid: Autonomy, Accountability and Support
- Wave 3 Qualitative Panel Study Report: Covenant, Calling and Crisis: Autonomy, Accountability and Wellbeing among Church of England Clergy
- Clergy Questionnaire
Wave 4
Focussed studies
- Collaborative Ministry and Transitions to First Incumbency
- The Mixed Ecologists: Experiences of the Mixed Ecology Ministry in the Church of England
- ‘If it Wasn’t for God’: A Report on the Wellbeing of Global Majority Heritage Clergy in the Church of England - Report | Podcast
- ‘Let Justice Roll Down Like Waters’: Exploring the Wellbeing of Working-Class Clergy in the Church of England - Report