Rural Ministry Project, Clergy, 1990

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SEMCOM How committed do you think theological schools or seminaries are to prepare persons for the specific needs of rural ministry leadership?   1) Not very committed   2)   3)   4)   5)   6)   7) Very committed

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Not very committed	12	5.7%	5.7%	-1.85
	37	17.5%	23.2%	-1.16
	47	22.3%	45.5%	-.46
	54	25.6%	71.1%	.23
	44	20.9%	91.9%	.92
	8	3.8%	95.7%	1.62
Very committed	9	4.3%	100%	2.31

Variable Comparisons

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

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Not very committed	11.9% 5	4.1% 7	5.7% 12
	23.8% 10	16.0% 27	17.5% 37
	16.7% 7	23.7% 40	22.3% 47
	16.7% 7	27.8% 47	25.6% 54
	19.0% 8	21.3% 36	20.9% 44
	2.4% 1	4.1% 7	3.8% 8
Very committed	9.5% 4	3.0% 5	4.3% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 42	100.0% 169	211

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Not very committed	11.1% 3	10.9% 6	8.1% 3	0.0% 0	5.7% 12
	18.5% 5	9.1% 5	18.9% 7	21.7% 20	17.5% 37
	22.2% 6	32.7% 18	18.9% 7	17.4% 16	22.3% 47
	33.3% 9	27.3% 15	24.3% 9	22.8% 21	25.6% 54
	11.1% 3	16.4% 9	24.3% 9	25.0% 23	20.9% 44
	3.7% 1	1.8% 1	0.0% 0	6.5% 6	3.8% 8
Very committed	0.0% 0	1.8% 1	5.4% 2	6.5% 6	4.3% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 55	100.0% 37	100.0% 92	211

Population size (I-POPULATN)

	Open country	Small village	Small town	Town	City	TOTAL
Not very committed	7.7% 1	1.8% 1	4.4% 2	0.0% 0	9.4% 3	4.1% 7
	15.4% 2	18.2% 10	20.0% 9	16.7% 4	6.3% 2	16.0% 27
	7.7% 1	23.6% 13	33.3% 15	25.0% 6	18.8% 6	24.3% 41
	46.2% 6	21.8% 12	20.0% 9	45.8% 11	25.0% 8	27.2% 46
	15.4% 2	29.1% 16	8.9% 4	12.5% 3	31.3% 10	20.7% 35
	7.7% 1	3.6% 2	6.7% 3	0.0% 0	6.3% 2	4.7% 8
Very committed	0.0% 0	1.8% 1	6.7% 3	0.0% 0	3.1% 1	3.0% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 55	100.0% 45	100.0% 24	100.0% 32	169

Evangelical/pentecostal? (I-EVAN/PEN)

	Not in an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	In an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	TOTAL
Not very committed	4.8% 9	12.5% 3	5.7% 12
	18.2% 34	12.5% 3	17.5% 37
	21.4% 40	29.2% 7	22.3% 47
	25.1% 47	29.2% 7	25.6% 54
	21.4% 40	16.7% 4	20.9% 44
	4.3% 8	0.0% 0	3.8% 8
Very committed	4.8% 9	0.0% 0	4.3% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 187	100.0% 24	211

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Not very committed	3.8% 6	11.5% 6	5.7% 12
	18.2% 29	15.4% 8	17.5% 37
	21.4% 34	25.0% 13	22.3% 47
	26.4% 42	23.1% 12	25.6% 54
	20.1% 32	23.1% 12	20.9% 44
	4.4% 7	1.9% 1	3.8% 8
Very committed	5.7% 9	0.0% 0	4.3% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 159	100.0% 52	211