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Rural Ministry Project, Clergy, 1990

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CMQS

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. -- Quality of schools

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

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Weak point	24	11.1%	11.1%	-2.31
Neither strong or weak point	43	19.9%	31%	-.85
Strong point	149	69%	100%	.62

Variable Comparisons

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Weak point	10.9% 5	11.2% 19	11.1% 24
Neither strong or weak point	26.1% 12	18.2% 31	19.9% 43
Strong point	63.0% 29	70.6% 120	69.0% 149
TOTAL	100.0% 46	100.0% 170	216

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Weak point	3.3% 1	8.9% 5	18.9% 7	11.8% 11	11.1% 24
Neither strong or weak point	26.7% 8	25.0% 14	8.1% 3	19.4% 18	19.9% 43
Strong point	70.0% 21	66.1% 37	73.0% 27	68.8% 64	69.0% 149
TOTAL	100.0% 30	100.0% 56	100.0% 37	100.0% 93	216

Population size (I-POPULATN)

	Open country	Small village	Small town	Town	City	TOTAL
Weak point	7.7% 1	16.4% 9	11.4% 5	12.5% 3	2.9% 1	11.1% 19
Neither strong or weak point	30.8% 4	25.5% 14	18.2% 8	4.2% 1	14.3% 5	18.7% 32
Strong point	61.5% 8	58.2% 32	70.5% 31	83.3% 20	82.9% 29	70.2% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 55	100.0% 44	100.0% 24	100.0% 35	171

Evangelical/pentecostal? (I-EVAN/PEN)

	Not in an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	In an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	12.2% 23	3.7% 1	11.1% 24
Neither strong or weak point	20.1% 38	18.5% 5	19.9% 43
Strong point	67.7% 128	77.8% 21	69.0% 149
TOTAL	100.0% 189	100.0% 27	216

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	11.7% 19	9.4% 5	11.1% 24
Neither strong or weak point	20.9% 34	17.0% 9	19.9% 43
Strong point	67.5% 110	73.6% 39	69.0% 149
TOTAL	100.0% 163	100.0% 53	216