EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE WELL-BEING OF RETIRED CLERGY IN THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF EAST AFRICA, KENYA
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The purpose of this study was to assess effectiveness of social support for the well-being of retired clergy in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa in Kenya (PCEA). The huge number of clergy who were due to retire within the next three years showed the need to examine policies addressing human resource issues for the improvement of their livelihood. Specific objective of this study was to determine PCEA church actions in enhancing social support for the well-being of retired clergy through financial preparedness and how the church leadership was responding. The study is significant to the PCEA, scholars and academicians and would be anchored in career construction theory. The study was carried out in PCEA Central and Eastern regions in Kenya. The target population of this study was 75 comprising of 50 retired clergy and 25 church leaders. This study adopted a descriptive survey research design. A sample size of 52 respondents was statistically significant based on Gall and Borges’ sample size of at least 30% of the target population. Quantitative data collected was coded, tabulated and analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 25.0. Results indicated that 94.44% of retired clergy agreed they were given monthly stipend ranging from 10,000 to 30,000 Kenya shillings while 5.56% indicated they were not given.77.78 % indicated that the amount given was too little while 22.22% indicated they were comfortable with it. After statistical test of this study using Chi-Square, null hypothesis was rejected. Major recommendations of this study were as follows: The church to adapt affirmative action when recruiting new clergy in the holy ordained ministry, PCEA to offer a guiding policy on monthly stipend, all retired clergy to be given medical cover, all retired clergy to be attached to parishes, theology of development and retirement preparedness programs to be entrenched in Clergy training curriculum. The results of this study were presented to the Presbyterian Church of East Africa with appropriate recommendations for future clergy going for retire. This study can also benefit other denominations which might be facing similar problems.
Key Words: Presbyterian Church of East Africa, PCEA, Social Support, Financial Preparedness, Clergy, Pastors, Retirement, St. Paul’s University, PUEA
CITATION: Njoroge, S. N., Vundi,, N., & Ochieng, D. (2020). Effectiveness of social support for the well-being of retired clergy in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa, Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(2), 372 – 384.
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