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Rural Ministry Project, Clergy, 1990

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CMGL

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. -- Geographic location

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

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Weak point	37	17%	17%	-1.95
Neither strong or weak point	35	16.1%	33%	-.65
Strong point	146	67%	100%	.65

Variable Comparisons

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Weak point	12.8% 6	18.1% 31	17.0% 37
Neither strong or weak point	36.2% 17	10.5% 18	16.1% 35
Strong point	51.1% 24	71.3% 122	67.0% 146
TOTAL	100.0% 47	100.0% 171	218

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Weak point	30.0% 9	17.9% 10	13.5% 5	13.7% 13	17.0% 37
Neither strong or weak point	13.3% 4	17.9% 10	16.2% 6	15.8% 15	16.1% 35
Strong point	56.7% 17	64.3% 36	70.3% 26	70.5% 67	67.0% 146
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
Weak point	15.4% 2	26.8% 15	17.8% 8	13.0% 3	11.4% 4	18.6% 32
Neither strong or weak point	7.7% 1	8.9% 5	15.6% 7	8.7% 2	5.7% 2	9.9% 17
Strong point	76.9% 10	64.3% 36	66.7% 30	78.3% 18	82.9% 29	71.5% 123
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 56	100.0% 45	100.0% 23	100.0% 35	172

Evangelical/pentecostal? (I-EVAN/PEN)

	Not in an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	In an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	16.8% 32	18.5% 5	17.0% 37
Neither strong or weak point	15.2% 29	22.2% 6	16.1% 35
Strong point	68.1% 130	59.3% 16	67.0% 146
TOTAL	100.0% 191	100.0% 27	218

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	16.9% 28	17.3% 9	17.0% 37
Neither strong or weak point	18.1% 30	9.6% 5	16.1% 35
Strong point	65.1% 108	73.1% 38	67.0% 146
TOTAL	100.0% 166	100.0% 52	218