Job satisfaction and organizational commitment in the local church: A study of African-American male ministers

Empirical research examining commitment and job satisfaction among ministers in local churches have shown a great incidence of job dissatisfaction due to burnout, low pay, and a heightened tendency toward perfectionism. This research will add to this body of empirical literature by studying job satisfaction and organizational commitment for African-American male ministers employed in local congregations. In this study, African-American male minister's job satisfaction and organizational commitment are measured and compared. The short-form Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) was used to quantify the levels of job satisfaction and the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) was used to measure levels of commitment (affective, normative and continuance). ANOVA and Pearson correlation analysis were used to measure overall job satisfaction and significant differences between organizational commitment (affective, normative and continuance) and job satisfaction. The data revealed a significant relationship between normative commitment and job satisfaction.