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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. -- General economic condition of your community

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

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Weak point	74	34.1%	34.1%	-1.22
Neither strong or weak point	62	28.6%	62.7%	-.04
Strong point	81	37.3%	100%	1.14

Variable Comparisons

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Weak point	39.1% 18	32.7% 56	34.1% 74
Neither strong or weak point	37.0% 17	26.3% 45	28.6% 62
Strong point	23.9% 11	40.9% 70	37.3% 81
TOTAL	100.0% 46	100.0% 171	217

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Weak point	36.7% 11	40.0% 22	45.9% 17	25.3% 24	34.1% 74
Neither strong or weak point	26.7% 8	27.3% 15	27.0% 10	30.5% 29	28.6% 62
Strong point	36.7% 11	32.7% 18	27.0% 10	44.2% 42	37.3% 81
TOTAL	100.0% 30	100.0% 55	100.0% 37	100.0% 95	217

Population size (I-POPULATN)

	Open country	Small village	Small town	Town	City	TOTAL
Weak point	38.5% 5	33.9% 19	38.6% 17	33.3% 8	22.9% 8	33.1% 57
Neither strong or weak point	23.1% 3	26.8% 15	25.0% 11	29.2% 7	22.9% 8	25.6% 44
Strong point	38.5% 5	39.3% 22	36.4% 16	37.5% 9	54.3% 19	41.3% 71
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 56	100.0% 44	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	34.0% 65	34.6% 9	34.1% 74
Neither strong or weak point	29.3% 56	23.1% 6	28.6% 62
Strong point	36.6% 70	42.3% 11	37.3% 81
TOTAL	100.0% 191	100.0% 26	217

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	34.1% 56	34.0% 18	34.1% 74
Neither strong or weak point	28.7% 47	28.3% 15	28.6% 62
Strong point	37.2% 61	37.7% 20	37.3% 81
TOTAL	100.0% 164	100.0% 53	217