Factors Leading to Lowering of Dignity of Pastoral Ministry in Kenya: A Case of Chuka and Magumoni Presbyterian Churches
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 5
Abstract
Ministers of religion are important for the success of any pastoral development system. A variety of factors contribute to poor performance among pastors/ministers of Religion in Kenya. They include heavy workload, large congregations, extensive areas of jurisdiction, rising cost of living, demise of religious dogma and emergence of spiritual competition. As a result pastors who feel dissatisfied with their work do not do their best in congregations to an extent of lowering the dignity of the pastoral ministry in Kenya. This study sought to establish the factors that influence job satisfaction/dissatisfaction of ministers of religion in Chuka and Magumoni Presbyterian Churches. The objective of the study was to estimate independent contributors of the factors to variation in pastors’ job satisfaction. The study employed descriptive survey research design. Purposive sampling was used to select 20 pastors and 8 elders out of 33 elders who formed the respondents of the study. Questionnaires and an interview schedule were used to collect data. The study established that although a majority of the pastors were satisfied with the working environment, they were highly dissatisfied with the remuneration which includes salary, allowances and career advancement. The study recommends that the church comes up with strategies such as performance appraisal and merit rewarding to boost pastors job satisfaction.
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Dr. David Nyaga Bururia
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