A stained glass ceiling for female clergy: An investigation of three churches perspective
by Thompson-Taylor, Minnie Rosie, Ph.D., CAPELLA UNIVERSITY, 2009, 173 pages; 3350424

Abstract:

A quantitative study, using a self-administered survey questionnaire, was conducted to explore the perceptions and attitudes of three Baptist church congregations to determine if overall attitudes within the Baptist denomination are changing to allow greater acceptance of females in the role of senior pastorate positions. Using a Likert-type scale, the responses of the sample congregations were examined to see how the skills and abilities of females in senior pastorate positions are presently perceived. The Baptist denomination allows church congregations to select the senior pastor by public vote or a similar selection process. Therefore, this researcher found it insightful to survey three Baptist congregations to discover their attitudes and opinions about females as senior pastors in comparison to attitudes and opinions regarding males in senior pastorate positions. Comparing the tallied data against the three interrogatory benchmarks used for the research project, the following was discovered: there was no correlation between the age of the congregational members and their attitude toward female senior pastors; there was no correlation between females congregants choosing female senior pastors over their male counterparts. However, the data did reveal a statistically significant, strong positive correlation between the congregations’ attitudes toward female senior pastors and their past experience with female managers. This data revealed that people with more experience with female managers tend to have a more positive attitude toward female senior pastors than people with less experience with female managers.

 
AdviserThomas L. Driver
SchoolCAPELLA UNIVERSITY
SourceDAI/A 70-03, p. , May 2009
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsClerical studies; Women's studies
Publication Number3350424
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