Abstract
The purpose of this study was to understand who female military pastors are in the Korean military and examine their military lives and ministry experiences through in-depth interviews and qualitative analysis. Six of the eight female military pastors currently working participated in this study. Seven major themes were identified: motivation to apply, role confusion and ambiguity, token women in the Korean military, perceived barriers or bias, equality experience, lack of network or mentor, and work and family balance. This study was helpful for obtaining a deeper understanding of female military pastors who exist as a minority in the Korean military. This study also provides basic information for the seminary education of future female military pastors and policies for female leaders working in the Korean military.
Highlights
Seven major themes were identified from the analysis of the interview data: motivation to apply, role confusion and ambiguity, token women in the Korean military, perceived barriers or bias, equality experience, lack of network or mentor, and work and family balance
The purpose of this study was to understand who female military pastors are in the Korean military and examine their military lives and ministry experiences through in-depth interviews and qualitative analysis
This study showed seven emerging concepts: motivation to apply, role confusion and ambiguity, token women in the Korean Military, perceived barriers or bias, equality experience, lack of network or mentor, and work and family balance
Summary
Citation: Yoo, Jieun. 2021. AQualitative Study on the Experience of Military Life and Ministry of Korean Christian Female MilitaryPastors. Religions 12: 153. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12030153Received: 2 February 2021Accepted: 23 February 2021Published: 26 February 2021Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/
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