Journal article
A Scoping Review of Psychological Assessment in Mission and Ministry Candidates
KN Thompson, T Kimber, D Williams, D Matthews, M Grossmann, M Brautigam
Journal of Psychology and Theology | Published : 2023
Abstract
Missionary attrition together with the problem of institutional child sexual abuse in the Church has highlighted the importance of a standardized psychological assessment process for mission and ministry candidates. This scoping review aimed to examine peer-reviewed publications, from 2001 to 2021, which focused on the psychological assessment of ministry and cross-cultural mission candidates, to find knowledge gaps that exist. Using scoping review guidelines, 6,739 references were identified and 2,476 duplicates were removed. A further 4,254 references were excluded because they did not meet screening criteria. A total of nine high-quality articles remained, together with five articles that..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research has been funded by a grant from the Anglican Deaconess Ministries, and donations from Wycliffe Australia, CMS Victoria, Pioneers and Operation Mobilisation Australia.