Rural Ministry Project, Clergy, 1990

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EDNEED What level of formal education do you think a pastor needs to best serve the needs of a congregation/parish?   0) Not applicable   2) Some college to college degree   3) Theological study beyond college   4) Don't know

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Not applicable	2	.9%	.9%	-7.29
Some college to college degree	12	5.5%	6.4%	-2.34
Theological study beyond college	198	90.8%	97.2%	.14
Don't know	6	2.8%	100%	2.61

Variable Comparisons

Place of residence Church membership Population size Evangelical/pentecostal? Denomination

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Not applicable	0.0% 0	1.2% 2	0.9% 2
Some college to college degree	2.1% 1	6.4% 11	5.5% 12
Theological study beyond college	93.6% 44	90.1% 154	90.8% 198
Don't know	4.3% 2	2.3% 4	2.8% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 47	100.0% 171	218

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Not applicable	3.4% 1	0.0% 0	2.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.9% 2
Some college to college degree	20.7% 6	10.5% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.5% 12
Theological study beyond college	69.0% 20	84.2% 48	94.7% 36	100.0% 94	90.8% 198
Don't know	6.9% 2	5.3% 3	2.6% 1	0.0% 0	2.8% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 29	100.0% 57	100.0% 38	100.0% 94	218

Population size (I-POPULATN)

	Open country	Small village	Small town	Town	City	TOTAL
Not applicable	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.2% 2
Some college to college degree	7.7% 1	3.6% 2	6.5% 3	4.2% 1	11.8% 4	6.4% 11
Theological study beyond college	92.3% 12	92.7% 51	84.8% 39	95.8% 23	88.2% 30	90.1% 155
Don't know	0.0% 0	3.6% 2	4.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.3% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 55	100.0% 46	100.0% 24	100.0% 34	172

Evangelical/pentecostal? (I-EVAN/PEN)

	Not in an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	In an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	TOTAL
Not applicable	0.5% 1	3.7% 1	0.9% 2
Some college to college degree	1.6% 3	33.3% 9	5.5% 12
Theological study beyond college	95.8% 183	55.6% 15	90.8% 198
Don't know	2.1% 4	7.4% 2	2.8% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 191	100.0% 27	218

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Not applicable	1.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.9% 2
Some college to college degree	5.4% 9	5.9% 3	5.5% 12
Theological study beyond college	91.0% 152	90.2% 46	90.8% 198
Don't know	2.4% 4	3.9% 2	2.8% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 167	100.0% 51	218