Responding to imposed online communication in the church: reconstructing pastoral identity during the COVID-19 crisis

H.P. de Roest; Hee-Kyu Heidi Past; Matthew Pulis

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-41728-4

Responding to imposed online communication in the church: reconstructing pastoral identity during the COVID-19 crisis

H.P. de Roest, Hee-Kyu Heidi Past, Matthew Pulis

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Abstract

Three exceptionally different countries (The Netherlands, South Korea, and Malta) were investigated to study whether and how a specific national and/or denominational contexts influence pastoral identity because of the necessity of using online communication. We offer a qualitative comparative analysis leading to context-related reconstructions of pastoral identity. Offering a six-level model of pastoral identity reconstruction we make four conclusions: (i) imposed online communication were mutually shaping, thus, pastors responded very fast to and shaped online communication; (ii) the range of tasks and the necessity thereof, changed rapidly as a result of imposed online communication; (iii) cultural components such as expectations, account for some of the differences in our data; and (iv) pastors are aware that the future of the church will be hybrid.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Churches Online in Times of Corona
Subtitle of host publication	Die CONTOC-Studie: Empirische Einsichten, Interpretationen und Perspektiven
Editors	Thomas Schlag, Ilona Nord, Wolfgang Beck, Arnd Bünker, Georg Lämlin, Sabrina Müller, Johann Pock, Martin Rothgangel
Place of Publication	Wiesbaden
Publisher	Springer
Pages	457-482
Number of pages	26
ISBN (Electronic)	9783658417284
ISBN (Print)	9783658417277
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-41728-4
Publication status	Published - Dec 2023

Keywords

Church
Online
COVID-19
Pastors
Professional Identity

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de Roest, H. P., Past, H.-K. H., & Pulis, M. (2023). Responding to imposed online communication in the church: reconstructing pastoral identity during the COVID-19 crisis. In T. Schlag, I. Nord, W. Beck, A. Bünker, G. Lämlin, S. Müller, J. Pock, & M. Rothgangel (Eds.), Churches Online in Times of Corona: Die CONTOC-Studie: Empirische Einsichten, Interpretationen und Perspektiven (pp. 457-482). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-41728-4

de Roest, H.P. ; Past, Hee-Kyu Heidi ; Pulis, Matthew. / Responding to imposed online communication in the church : reconstructing pastoral identity during the COVID-19 crisis. Churches Online in Times of Corona: Die CONTOC-Studie: Empirische Einsichten, Interpretationen und Perspektiven. editor / Thomas Schlag ; Ilona Nord ; Wolfgang Beck ; Arnd Bünker ; Georg Lämlin ; Sabrina Müller ; Johann Pock ; Martin Rothgangel. Wiesbaden : Springer, 2023. pp. 457-482

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de Roest, HP, Past, H-KH & Pulis, M 2023, Responding to imposed online communication in the church: reconstructing pastoral identity during the COVID-19 crisis. in T Schlag, I Nord, W Beck, A Bünker, G Lämlin, S Müller, J Pock & M Rothgangel (eds), Churches Online in Times of Corona: Die CONTOC-Studie: Empirische Einsichten, Interpretationen und Perspektiven. Springer, Wiesbaden, pp. 457-482. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-41728-4

Responding to imposed online communication in the church: reconstructing pastoral identity during the COVID-19 crisis. / de Roest, H.P.; Past, Hee-Kyu Heidi; Pulis, Matthew.
Churches Online in Times of Corona: Die CONTOC-Studie: Empirische Einsichten, Interpretationen und Perspektiven. ed. / Thomas Schlag; Ilona Nord; Wolfgang Beck; Arnd Bünker; Georg Lämlin; Sabrina Müller; Johann Pock; Martin Rothgangel. Wiesbaden: Springer, 2023. p. 457-482.

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de Roest HP, Past HKH, Pulis M. Responding to imposed online communication in the church: reconstructing pastoral identity during the COVID-19 crisis. In Schlag T, Nord I, Beck W, Bünker A, Lämlin G, Müller S, Pock J, Rothgangel M, editors, Churches Online in Times of Corona: Die CONTOC-Studie: Empirische Einsichten, Interpretationen und Perspektiven. Wiesbaden: Springer. 2023. p. 457-482 doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-41728-4