In search of a renewal of their mission in the secularized West, an increasing number of (Protestant) churches have embarked on the creation of new faith communities with a strong missionary purpose. This entrepreneurial approach of mission raises a number of questions, among which the issue of leadership is paramount. Currently, however, very little reliable empirical research has been done among faith entrepreneurs, or 'church planters', in Europe. In this article the personality dimensions of 215 church planters are compared with 307 'regular' church leaders (pastors), based on the so-called 'Big Five' personality test. Independent samples t-tests showed that church planters are significantly more extravert, open to new experiences, and conscientious than 'regular' pastors, and significantly less neurotic, while scores on agreeableness are more or less similar. These results are discussed with a view to existing literature on church planting and entrepreneurship in the West.

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欧洲教会植堂者和其他教会领袖的人格特质（二）

为了在世俗化的西方寻求更新他们的使命，越来越多的（新教）教会开始创建具有强烈传教目的的新信仰社区。这种创业的使命方法提出了许多问题，其中领导力问题是最重要的。然而，目前，在欧洲的信仰企业家或“教堂种植者”中几乎没有进行过可靠的实证研究。在本文中，基于所谓的“五大”人格测试，将 215 名教会建立者的人格维度与 307 名“常规”教会领袖（牧师）进行了比较。独立样本 t 检验表明，与“普通”牧师相比，教会建立者明显更外向、更乐于接受新体验、更尽责，而且神经质明显更少，而宜人性得分或多或少相似。讨论这些结果的目的是针对西方关于教会植堂和创业的现有文献。