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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. -- Colleague support

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

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Weak point	45	20.7%	20.7%	-1.65
Neither strong or weak point	59	27.2%	47.9%	-.39
Strong point	113	52.1%	100%	.86

Variable Comparisons

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Weak point	19.1% 9	21.2% 36	20.7% 45
Neither strong or weak point	23.4% 11	28.2% 48	27.2% 59
Strong point	57.4% 27	50.6% 86	52.1% 113
TOTAL	100.0% 47	100.0% 170	217

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Weak point	30.0% 9	21.4% 12	24.3% 9	16.0% 15	20.7% 45
Neither strong or weak point	30.0% 9	19.6% 11	29.7% 11	29.8% 28	27.2% 59
Strong point	40.0% 12	58.9% 33	45.9% 17	54.3% 51	52.1% 113
TOTAL	100.0% 30	100.0% 56	100.0% 37	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	20.5% 9	25.0% 6	20.0% 7	21.6% 37
Neither strong or weak point	30.8% 4	20.0% 11	29.5% 13	33.3% 8	34.3% 12	28.1% 48
Strong point	38.5% 5	60.0% 33	50.0% 22	41.7% 10	45.7% 16	50.3% 86
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	18.8% 36	34.6% 9	20.7% 45
Neither strong or weak point	26.2% 50	34.6% 9	27.2% 59
Strong point	55.0% 105	30.8% 8	52.1% 113
TOTAL	100.0% 191	100.0% 26	217

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	20.1% 33	22.6% 12	20.7% 45
Neither strong or weak point	28.0% 46	24.5% 13	27.2% 59
Strong point	51.8% 85	52.8% 28	52.1% 113
TOTAL	100.0% 164	100.0% 53	217