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Rural Ministry Project, Clergy, 1990

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CMEL

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. -- Experienced lay leadership

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

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Weak point	53	24.4%	24.4%	-1.54
Neither strong or weak point	49	22.6%	47%	-.34
Strong point	115	53%	100%	.86

Variable Comparisons

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Weak point	34.8% 16	21.6% 37	24.4% 53
Neither strong or weak point	30.4% 14	20.5% 35	22.6% 49
Strong point	34.8% 16	57.9% 99	53.0% 115
TOTAL	100.0% 46	100.0% 171	217

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Weak point	16.7% 5	34.5% 19	26.3% 10	20.2% 19	24.4% 53
Neither strong or weak point	23.3% 7	25.5% 14	26.3% 10	19.1% 18	22.6% 49
Strong point	60.0% 18	40.0% 22	47.4% 18	60.6% 57	53.0% 115
TOTAL	100.0% 30	100.0% 55	100.0% 38	100.0% 94	217

Population size (I-POPULATN)

	Open country	Small village	Small town	Town	City	TOTAL
Weak point	30.8% 4	20.0% 11	22.2% 10	25.0% 6	20.0% 7	22.1% 38
Neither strong or weak point	38.5% 5	21.8% 12	24.4% 11	20.8% 5	5.7% 2	20.3% 35
Strong point	30.8% 4	58.2% 32	53.3% 24	54.2% 13	74.3% 26	57.6% 99
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 55	100.0% 45	100.0% 24	100.0% 35	172

Evangelical/pentecostal? (I-EVAN/PEN)

	Not in an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	In an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	25.7% 49	15.4% 4	24.4% 53
Neither strong or weak point	24.1% 46	11.5% 3	22.6% 49
Strong point	50.3% 96	73.1% 19	53.0% 115
TOTAL	100.0% 191	100.0% 26	217

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	23.8% 39	26.4% 14	24.4% 53
Neither strong or weak point	22.6% 37	22.6% 12	22.6% 49
Strong point	53.7% 88	50.9% 27	53.0% 115
TOTAL	100.0% 164	100.0% 53	217