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Rural Ministry Project, Clergy, 1990

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CMBF

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. -- Buildings or facilities

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

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Weak point	20	9.1%	9.1%	-2.4
Neither strong or weak point	53	24.2%	33.3%	-.88
Strong point	146	66.7%	100%	.65

Variable Comparisons

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Weak point	10.6% 5	8.7% 15	9.1% 20
Neither strong or weak point	25.5% 12	23.8% 41	24.2% 53
Strong point	63.8% 30	67.4% 116	66.7% 146
TOTAL	100.0% 47	100.0% 172	219

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Weak point	13.8% 4	10.5% 6	7.9% 3	7.4% 7	9.1% 20
Neither strong or weak point	31.0% 9	26.3% 15	31.6% 12	17.9% 17	24.2% 53
Strong point	55.2% 16	63.2% 36	60.5% 23	74.7% 71	66.7% 146
TOTAL	100.0% 29	100.0% 57	100.0% 38	100.0% 95	219

Population size (I-POPULATN)

	Open country	Small village	Small town	Town	City	TOTAL
Weak point	7.7% 1	8.9% 5	8.7% 4	8.3% 2	8.8% 3	8.7% 15
Neither strong or weak point	7.7% 1	32.1% 18	26.1% 12	25.0% 6	11.8% 4	23.7% 41
Strong point	84.6% 11	58.9% 33	65.2% 30	66.7% 16	79.4% 27	67.6% 117
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
Weak point	9.4% 18	7.4% 2	9.1% 20
Neither strong or weak point	25.5% 49	14.8% 4	24.2% 53
Strong point	65.1% 125	77.8% 21	66.7% 146
TOTAL	100.0% 192	100.0% 27	219

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	9.0% 15	9.6% 5	9.1% 20
Neither strong or weak point	21.6% 36	32.7% 17	24.2% 53
Strong point	69.5% 116	57.7% 30	66.7% 146
TOTAL	100.0% 167	100.0% 52	219