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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2022.13.03.317

Influence of Spiritual Experience on Church Commitment: Moderating Effect of Church Interpersonal Trust  

Lee, Kunho (Smith College of Liberal Arts, Sahmyook University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.13, no.3, 2022 , pp. 317-326 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the moderating effect which the interpersonal trust between christians has on the daily spiritual experiences and church commitments of christians. This study was conducted on 400 Christians - 193 men (48.3%) and 207 women (51.7%). The SPSS 25.0 program and PROCESS Procedure for SPSS version 3.5 (Model 1) were used for data analysis and for verifying the hypothesis. the results of the study showed: First, the daily spiritual experience of Christians had a significant positive effect on church commitment. Second, the interpersonal trust between christians had a significant positive effect on church commitment among Christians. Third, the interpersonal trust between christians had a significant positive effect on daily spiritual experiences and on church commitment. Hence, based on the above conclusions the role and importance of trustworthy relationships in the church as well as personal beliefs were discussed.
Keywords
Spiritual experience; Church commitment; Interpersonal trust; Church conflict Organizational commitment;
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