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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. -- Accessibility to continuing education resources

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

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Weak point	77	35.8%	35.8%	-1.19
Neither strong or weak point	53	24.7%	60.5%	-.04
Strong point	85	39.5%	100%	1.11

Variable Comparisons

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Weak point	40.0% 18	34.7% 59	35.8% 77
Neither strong or weak point	31.1% 14	22.9% 39	24.7% 53
Strong point	28.9% 13	42.4% 72	39.5% 85
TOTAL	100.0% 45	100.0% 170	215

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Weak point	43.3% 13	44.4% 24	35.1% 13	28.7% 27	35.8% 77
Neither strong or weak point	26.7% 8	22.2% 12	32.4% 12	22.3% 21	24.7% 53
Strong point	30.0% 9	33.3% 18	32.4% 12	48.9% 46	39.5% 85
TOTAL	100.0% 30	100.0% 54	100.0% 37	100.0% 94	215

Population size (I-POPULATN)

	Open country	Small village	Small town	Town	City	TOTAL
Weak point	38.5% 5	32.7% 18	43.2% 19	37.5% 9	22.9% 8	34.5% 59
Neither strong or weak point	38.5% 5	20.0% 11	22.7% 10	20.8% 5	22.9% 8	22.8% 39
Strong point	23.1% 3	47.3% 26	34.1% 15	41.7% 10	54.3% 19	42.7% 73
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	33.9% 64	50.0% 13	35.8% 77
Neither strong or weak point	23.8% 45	30.8% 8	24.7% 53
Strong point	42.3% 80	19.2% 5	39.5% 85
TOTAL	100.0% 189	100.0% 26	215

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	35.2% 57	37.7% 20	35.8% 77
Neither strong or weak point	25.9% 42	20.8% 11	24.7% 53
Strong point	38.9% 63	41.5% 22	39.5% 85
TOTAL	100.0% 162	100.0% 53	215