Rural Ministry Project, Clergy, 1990

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PSTAT As a pastor, are you   1) Ordained, serving full time   2) Ordained, serving part time   3) Lay pastor, serving full time

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Ordained, serving full time	194	89%	89%	-.33
Ordained, serving part time	20	9.2%	98.2%	2.26
Lay pastor, serving full time	4	1.8%	100%	4.85

Variable Comparisons

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

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Ordained, serving full time	89.1% 41	89.0% 153	89.0% 194
Ordained, serving part time	10.9% 5	8.7% 15	9.2% 20
Lay pastor, serving full time	0.0% 0	2.3% 4	1.8% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 46	100.0% 172	218

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Ordained, serving full time	73.3% 22	85.7% 48	91.9% 34	94.7% 90	89.0% 194
Ordained, serving part time	23.3% 7	14.3% 8	5.4% 2	3.2% 3	9.2% 20
Lay pastor, serving full time	3.3% 1	0.0% 0	2.7% 1	2.1% 2	1.8% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 30	100.0% 56	100.0% 37	100.0% 95	218

Population size (I-POPULATN)

	Open country	Small village	Small town	Town	City	TOTAL
Ordained, serving full time	100.0% 13	83.9% 47	89.1% 41	91.7% 22	94.1% 32	89.6% 155
Ordained, serving part time	0.0% 0	10.7% 6	10.9% 5	8.3% 2	5.9% 2	8.7% 15
Lay pastor, serving full time	0.0% 0	5.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.7% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 56	100.0% 46	100.0% 24	100.0% 34	173

Evangelical/pentecostal? (I-EVAN/PEN)

	Not in an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	In an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	TOTAL
Ordained, serving full time	88.5% 169	92.6% 25	89.0% 194
Ordained, serving part time	9.9% 19	3.7% 1	9.2% 20
Lay pastor, serving full time	1.6% 3	3.7% 1	1.8% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 191	100.0% 27	218

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Ordained, serving full time	93.4% 155	75.0% 39	89.0% 194
Ordained, serving part time	4.8% 8	23.1% 12	9.2% 20
Lay pastor, serving full time	1.8% 3	1.9% 1	1.8% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 166	100.0% 52	218