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Rural Ministry Project, Clergy, 1990

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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. -- Number of people to work with

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

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Weak point	53	24.5%	24.5%	-1.48
Neither strong or weak point	70	32.4%	56.9%	-.23
Strong point	93	43.1%	100%	1.01

Variable Comparisons

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Weak point	28.3% 13	23.5% 40	24.5% 53
Neither strong or weak point	37.0% 17	31.2% 53	32.4% 70
Strong point	34.8% 16	45.3% 77	43.1% 93
TOTAL	100.0% 46	100.0% 170	216

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Weak point	34.5% 10	38.2% 21	23.7% 9	13.8% 13	24.5% 53
Neither strong or weak point	20.7% 6	32.7% 18	44.7% 17	30.9% 29	32.4% 70
Strong point	44.8% 13	29.1% 16	31.6% 12	55.3% 52	43.1% 93
TOTAL	100.0% 29	100.0% 55	100.0% 38	100.0% 94	216

Population size (I-POPULATN)

	Open country	Small village	Small town	Town	City	TOTAL
Weak point	23.1% 3	34.5% 19	20.5% 9	25.0% 6	14.3% 5	24.6% 42
Neither strong or weak point	53.8% 7	25.5% 14	31.8% 14	37.5% 9	22.9% 8	30.4% 52
Strong point	23.1% 3	40.0% 22	47.7% 21	37.5% 9	62.9% 22	45.0% 77
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	24.7% 47	23.1% 6	24.5% 53
Neither strong or weak point	34.2% 65	19.2% 5	32.4% 70
Strong point	41.1% 78	57.7% 15	43.1% 93
TOTAL	100.0% 190	100.0% 26	216

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	22.6% 37	30.8% 16	24.5% 53
Neither strong or weak point	29.9% 49	40.4% 21	32.4% 70
Strong point	47.6% 78	28.8% 15	43.1% 93
TOTAL	100.0% 164	100.0% 52	216