The Challenge of Clergy Welfare Among Anglican Priests in Reference to Kako Deanery West Buganda Diocese
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2024-07-19
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Uganda Christian University
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The study investigated the Challenge of Clergy Welfare among Anglican priests in reference to Kako Deanery West Buganda Diocese. The study considered Kako Deanery as the geographical area of study basing on the easy accessibility and being a deanery with some challenges regarding clergy welfare. The objectives of the study were; to analyse the general clergy welfare, to investigate the causes of poor clergy welfare, to establish how the problem of poor clergy welfare can be reduced. The study investigated the gaps in the clergy welfare among Anglican priests. Specifically, the study focused on four aspects of welfare; salary, accommodation, transport and medical care.
The study was conducted through a qualitative case study research design on the basis that it sought to define how and or why an experience (miserable clergy) took place. The study was based on a sample size of 38 ministers including clergy and lay readers from Kako deanery. The researcher conducted interviews with the respondents. Data was also collected using a structured well-designed questionnaire pretested before, which was self-administered to the respondents. Observation was done to collect data from some of the observable Deanery operations and structures.
The findings revealed that, First, clergy welfare in Kako deanery is wanting. Secondly, the major cause of poor clergy welfare in the deanery is inadequate remuneration (low pay/stipend). Thirdly, all solutions aimed at improving clergy welfare in Kako deanery should focus on increasing the incomes of the parishes. The study concludes that the general clergy welfare in Kako deanery leaves a lot to be desired and therefore worth improving before it gets worse.
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Postgraduate Research