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Rural Ministry Project, Clergy, 1990

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Below are several elements of your community and congregation/parish. Assign a 1 to the following aspects of your community and church if you consider them a weak point in attracting or keeping ministers. Assign a 2 to the following aspects of your community and church if you consider them neither a strong or weak point in attracting or keeping ministers. Assign a 3 to the following aspects of your community and church if you consider them a strong point in attracting or keeping ministers. -- Community ministerial association

	1) Weak point
	2) Neither strong or weak point
	3) Strong point

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Weak point	42	19.7%	19.7%	-1.63
Neither strong or weak point	76	35.7%	55.4%	-.33
Strong point	95	44.6%	100%	.98

Variable Comparisons

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Weak point	22.2% 10	19.0% 32	19.7% 42
Neither strong or weak point	31.1% 14	36.9% 62	35.7% 76
Strong point	46.7% 21	44.0% 74	44.6% 95
TOTAL	100.0% 45	100.0% 168	213

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Weak point	31.0% 9	13.0% 7	18.9% 7	20.4% 19	19.7% 42
Neither strong or weak point	31.0% 9	35.2% 19	35.1% 13	37.6% 35	35.7% 76
Strong point	37.9% 11	51.9% 28	45.9% 17	41.9% 39	44.6% 95
TOTAL	100.0% 29	100.0% 54	100.0% 37	100.0% 93	213

Population size (I-POPULATN)

	Open country	Small village	Small town	Town	City	TOTAL
Weak point	7.7% 1	23.6% 13	22.7% 10	13.0% 3	14.7% 5	18.9% 32
Neither strong or weak point	53.8% 7	29.1% 16	34.1% 15	43.5% 10	44.1% 15	37.3% 63
Strong point	38.5% 5	47.3% 26	43.2% 19	43.5% 10	41.2% 14	43.8% 74
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 55	100.0% 44	100.0% 23	100.0% 34	169

Evangelical/pentecostal? (I-EVAN/PEN)

	Not in an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	In an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	18.2% 34	30.8% 8	19.7% 42
Neither strong or weak point	36.9% 69	26.9% 7	35.7% 76
Strong point	44.9% 84	42.3% 11	44.6% 95
TOTAL	100.0% 187	100.0% 26	213

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	22.2% 36	11.8% 6	19.7% 42
Neither strong or weak point	35.2% 57	37.3% 19	35.7% 76
Strong point	42.6% 69	51.0% 26	44.6% 95
TOTAL	100.0% 162	100.0% 51	213