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Should Pastors Be Available All the Time?

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avondale-bepress.context-key8546138
avondale-bepress.submission-pathbit_papers/7
avondale.affiliateWilliams, Dr Peter; 0000-0003-4317-0467
avondale.affiliateLong, Warrick; 0000-0002-6586-6687
avondale.facultyBusiness
avondale.reporting.isPeerReviewedPeer Reviewed
avondale.reporting.versionPublished Version
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Peter
dc.contributor.authorLong, Warrick R.
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:23:42Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:23:42Z
dc.date.issued2016-05-01
dc.date.submitted2016-05-01T19:35:54Z
dc.description.abstract<p>New technology in the form of 24/7 email brings with it increased expectations of begin available, adding to the pressures of work-life balance for employees. Few studies have explored this from the perspective of the Christian pastor, and none within the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) pastoral context. We extend the literature in this area by examining the impact of increased work-email on the work-life balance of SDA local church pastors. Based on responses from Australian SDA local church pastors we find that while pastors find there are some advantages in the flexibility offered by 24/7 work email, it also increases the work pressures on them, impacting on stress and relationships. Effective work-life balance is becoming more difficult for the SDA local church pastor to achieve.</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>Long, W., & Williams, P. (2016). Should pastors be available all the time? <em>Ministry: International Journal for Pastors, 88</em>(5), 13-16.</p>
dc.identifier.issn0026-5314
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/08546138
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.provenance<p>This article was originally published as:</p> <p>Long, W., & Williams, P. (2016). Should pastors be available all the time? <em>Ministry: International Journal for Pastors, 88</em>(5), 13-16.</p> <p>ISSN: 0026-5314</p>
dc.relation.ispartofMinistry: International Journal for Pastors
dc.rights<p>Used by permission: <a href="https://www.ministrymagazine.org/">Ministry: International Journal for Pastors</a> and the authors.</p> <p>This article may be accessed from the publisher <a href="https://www.ministrymagazine.org/archive/2016/05/">here.</a></p>
dc.subjectconnectivity; email; SDA Pastors; work-life balance
dc.titleShould Pastors Be Available All the Time?
dc.typeJournal Article

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