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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. -- Denominational support

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

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Weak point	21	9.7%	9.7%	-2.23
Neither strong or weak point	68	31.5%	41.2%	-.74
Strong point	127	58.8%	100%	.76

Variable Comparisons

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Weak point	13.0% 6	8.8% 15	9.7% 21
Neither strong or weak point	30.4% 14	31.8% 54	31.5% 68
Strong point	56.5% 26	59.4% 101	58.8% 127
TOTAL	100.0% 46	100.0% 170	216

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Weak point	13.3% 4	1.8% 1	13.5% 5	11.8% 11	9.7% 21
Neither strong or weak point	33.3% 10	26.8% 15	43.2% 16	29.0% 27	31.5% 68
Strong point	53.3% 16	71.4% 40	43.2% 16	59.1% 55	58.8% 127
TOTAL	100.0% 30	100.0% 56	100.0% 37	100.0% 93	216

Population size (I-POPULATN)

	Open country	Small village	Small town	Town	City	TOTAL
Weak point	8.3% 1	10.9% 6	4.4% 2	8.3% 2	14.3% 5	9.4% 16
Neither strong or weak point	50.0% 6	29.1% 16	31.1% 14	25.0% 6	34.3% 12	31.6% 54
Strong point	41.7% 5	60.0% 33	64.4% 29	66.7% 16	51.4% 18	59.1% 101
TOTAL	100.0% 12	100.0% 55	100.0% 45	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	9.5% 18	11.1% 3	9.7% 21
Neither strong or weak point	33.3% 63	18.5% 5	31.5% 68
Strong point	57.1% 108	70.4% 19	58.8% 127
TOTAL	100.0% 189	100.0% 27	216

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	8.0% 13	15.1% 8	9.7% 21
Neither strong or weak point	31.9% 52	30.2% 16	31.5% 68
Strong point	60.1% 98	54.7% 29	58.8% 127
TOTAL	100.0% 163	100.0% 53	216