Unique needs: Salvation Army officers in retirement and end-of-life care |
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| Authors: | Bruce Allen Stevens Rhonda Shaw Peter Bewert Mavis Salt Jennifer Ma |
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| Institution: | 1. Charles Sturt University/St. Marks Theological Centre, Canberra, Australiabstevens@csu.edu.au;3. Charles Sturt University, Port Macquarie Campus, Port Macquarie, Australia;4. The Salvation Army Aged Care Plus, Redfern, Sydney, Australia;5. Australian National University, Canberra, Australia |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTRetirement is a major life transition. On this point there is general agreement. But what about retirement for clergy and those who serve in the church? Perhaps a few see ministry as a job; then the change would be much like a worker ceasing paid employment. However, does being ordained, having a respected leadership role in the church, and serving God bring some unique dynamics to this transition? In this article we try to identify such factors using a large sample of Australian Salvation Army officers. |
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| Keywords: | Clergy needs qualitative research retirement of clergy Salvation Army officers |
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