Work in equals work out : the raising of godly children in a minister's home /Robert S. Brown.
Brown, Robert S,
Work in equals work out : the raising of godly children in a minister's home /Robert S. Brown. - 2008. - x, 120 leaves 28 cm.
Typescript. "August, 2008." Also available in CD-ROM. 1. Statement of the Problem 2. Precedent Research 3. Research Methodology 4. Research Methodology 5. Conclusions and Recommendations Appendix A: Interview Instrument List of Tables
Sociological Context -- Biblical and Theological Context -- Purpose of Study -- Research Questions -- Delimitations -- Assumptions -- Definition of Terms -- Limitations -- Importance of this Study. Biblical Research of Marriage, Families, and Ministers -- Psychological and Sociological Research of Marriage, Parenting, and Families -- Psychological and Sociological Research of Ministers and Ministers' Families -- Chapter Summary. Description of Research Method -- Overall Research Strategy -- Population -- Sampling -- Instrumentation -- Validation of the Instrument -- Sequence of the Process -- Plan for Interpretation and Analysis of Data -- Plan for Presenting Findings. Overview of Chapter -- Research Question One -- Summary of Findings -- Preliminary Conclusions Related to Research Quesiton One -- Research Question Two -- Summary of Findings -- Preliminary Conclusions Related to Research Quesiton Two -- Research Question Three -- Summary of Findings -- Preliminary Conclusions Related to Research Quesiton Three -- Research Question Four -- Summary of Findings -- Preliminary Conclusions Related to Research Quesiton Four -- Theological Reflections on the Findings. Summary of Chapters -- Core Phenomenon -- Conclusions and Recommendations for Ministry Practices -- Recommendations for Future Researchers -- Chapter Summary. One: Meals Eaten Together by Ministers and Their Families -- Two: Hours Worked by the Minister on a Weekly Basis -- Three: Living in Church-owned Property -- Four: Model Leading to Core Phenomenon.
This study was a qualitative study of grounded theory design researched through interviews with ten ministers and their families. From the interviews causal conditions arose, the first being a minister goes about the task of raising godly children by maintaining the balance between time spent with his family and time spent on ministry tasks. The amount of time the minister is at home with the family, and time spent being involved in other ways in the lives of the children contribute toward the connectedness the family feels with him. The minister must then guard the time he spends with his family. A second set of behaviors of a minister seeking to raise godly children begins with shielding his family from a perceived double standard of expectations about the children's behavior. As parents, the minister and his wife must set and communicate realistic standards to the children. In doing so, respect for the children must be a component of the process, leading to the children's sense of freedom as an individual. A third set of behaviors of a minister in this process of raising godly children are his behaviors in terms of the spouse's responsibilities inside the outside the home.
Child rearing.
Discipline of children.
Parenting.
Children of clergy.
Clergy--Family relationships.
BV4396 / .W675 2008 BV4396
Work in equals work out : the raising of godly children in a minister's home /Robert S. Brown. - 2008. - x, 120 leaves 28 cm.
Typescript. "August, 2008." Also available in CD-ROM. 1. Statement of the Problem 2. Precedent Research 3. Research Methodology 4. Research Methodology 5. Conclusions and Recommendations Appendix A: Interview Instrument List of Tables
Sociological Context -- Biblical and Theological Context -- Purpose of Study -- Research Questions -- Delimitations -- Assumptions -- Definition of Terms -- Limitations -- Importance of this Study. Biblical Research of Marriage, Families, and Ministers -- Psychological and Sociological Research of Marriage, Parenting, and Families -- Psychological and Sociological Research of Ministers and Ministers' Families -- Chapter Summary. Description of Research Method -- Overall Research Strategy -- Population -- Sampling -- Instrumentation -- Validation of the Instrument -- Sequence of the Process -- Plan for Interpretation and Analysis of Data -- Plan for Presenting Findings. Overview of Chapter -- Research Question One -- Summary of Findings -- Preliminary Conclusions Related to Research Quesiton One -- Research Question Two -- Summary of Findings -- Preliminary Conclusions Related to Research Quesiton Two -- Research Question Three -- Summary of Findings -- Preliminary Conclusions Related to Research Quesiton Three -- Research Question Four -- Summary of Findings -- Preliminary Conclusions Related to Research Quesiton Four -- Theological Reflections on the Findings. Summary of Chapters -- Core Phenomenon -- Conclusions and Recommendations for Ministry Practices -- Recommendations for Future Researchers -- Chapter Summary. One: Meals Eaten Together by Ministers and Their Families -- Two: Hours Worked by the Minister on a Weekly Basis -- Three: Living in Church-owned Property -- Four: Model Leading to Core Phenomenon.
This study was a qualitative study of grounded theory design researched through interviews with ten ministers and their families. From the interviews causal conditions arose, the first being a minister goes about the task of raising godly children by maintaining the balance between time spent with his family and time spent on ministry tasks. The amount of time the minister is at home with the family, and time spent being involved in other ways in the lives of the children contribute toward the connectedness the family feels with him. The minister must then guard the time he spends with his family. A second set of behaviors of a minister seeking to raise godly children begins with shielding his family from a perceived double standard of expectations about the children's behavior. As parents, the minister and his wife must set and communicate realistic standards to the children. In doing so, respect for the children must be a component of the process, leading to the children's sense of freedom as an individual. A third set of behaviors of a minister in this process of raising godly children are his behaviors in terms of the spouse's responsibilities inside the outside the home.
Child rearing.
Discipline of children.
Parenting.
Children of clergy.
Clergy--Family relationships.
BV4396 / .W675 2008 BV4396