Faith Communities Today Survey (FACT) 2010, Presbyterian Church (USA)

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QL5 Please describe the pastor or principal leader of your congregation (if co-pastors, answer only about your oldest co-pastor). Pastor's status   1) Commissioned lay pastor   2) Minister of the Word and Sacrament   3) Other

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Commissioned lay pastor	62	9.9%	9.9%	-3
Minister of the Word and Sacrament	566	90%	99.8%	.32
Other	1	.2%	100%	3.64

Variable Comparisons

Age Size of place Theology

Age (I-AGE)

	1650-1800	1801-1900	1901-1950	1951-1975	1976-2000	After 2000	TOTAL
Commissioned lay pastor	7.9% 3	10.6% 31	12.3% 15	5.7% 6	5.9% 2	16.7% 1	9.7% 58
Minister of the Word and Sacrament	92.1% 35	89.0% 260	87.7% 107	94.3% 100	94.1% 32	83.3% 5	90.1% 539
Other	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 38	100.0% 292	100.0% 122	100.0% 106	100.0% 34	100.0% 6	598

Size of place (I-SIZPLACE)

	1-50	51-100	101-250	251-500	More than 500	TOTAL
Commissioned lay pastor	22.2% 51	6.6% 10	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.1% 62
Minister of the Word and Sacrament	77.4% 178	93.4% 142	99.4% 157	100.0% 56	100.0% 20	89.8% 553
Other	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 230	100.0% 152	100.0% 158	100.0% 56	100.0% 20	616

Theology (I-THEOLOGY)

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Moderate	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	TOTAL
Commissioned lay pastor	0.0% 0	3.2% 3	9.6% 23	12.4% 27	14.5% 8	9.8% 61
Minister of the Word and Sacrament	100.0% 14	96.8% 91	90.4% 217	87.1% 189	85.5% 47	90.0% 558
Other	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 14	100.0% 94	100.0% 240	100.0% 217	100.0% 55	620