Recent research has drawn attention to two features associated with extraversion in Anglican ministry. Extraverts are under-represented among Anglican clergy. Extravert leaders are associated with church growth. The present reanalysis of data collected within the Church Growth Research Programme from 1,372 stipendiary clergy serving in the Church of England who were aged 70 or under demonstrated that in recent decades there has been a slight tendency for the Church of England to ordain more extraverts, a feature that cannot simply be explained by the reduced numbers of Anglo-Catholics (who are more likely to be introverts) or growth in charismatic influence. This slight growth, however, has been insufficient to address what may be interpreted as covert discrimination against extraverts in selection for ordination. It is argued that a commitment to inclusivity in recruiting clergy might need to take account of psychological type characteristics of those presenting for selection as much as monitoring their ethnic background.

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转向外向性：圣公会神职人员不断变化的心理状况

最近的研究引起了人们对英国圣公会事工中与外向性相关的两个特征的关注。外向者在圣公会神职人员中的代表性不足。外向型领袖与教会成长有关。目前对教会成长研究计划中收集的数据的重新分析来自 1,372 名在英格兰教会服务的 70 岁或以下的受薪神职人员表明，近几十年来，英格兰教会有轻微的趋势，即任命更多的外向者，不能简单地用英裔天主教徒人数减少（他们更可能是内向者）或魅力影响力的增长来解释这一特征。然而，这种轻微的增长不足以解决可能被解释为在选择圣职时对外向者的隐性歧视的问题。