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: Working-Class Clergy Wellbeing
We welcome proposals by 16th September 2022 to conduct research into the wellbeing of working-class clergy. The full invitation can be viewed here.
Living Ministry
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