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Rural Ministry Project, Clergy, 1990

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CMSC

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. -- Working in smaller communities

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

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Weak point	14	6.7%	6.7%	-2.53
Neither strong or weak point	63	30.1%	36.8%	-.91
Strong point	132	63.2%	100%	.7

Variable Comparisons

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Weak point	6.8% 3	6.7% 11	6.7% 14
Neither strong or weak point	25.0% 11	31.5% 52	30.1% 63
Strong point	68.2% 30	61.8% 102	63.2% 132
TOTAL	100.0% 44	100.0% 165	209

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Weak point	3.4% 1	5.7% 3	8.1% 3	7.8% 7	6.7% 14
Neither strong or weak point	37.9% 11	30.2% 16	29.7% 11	27.8% 25	30.1% 63
Strong point	58.6% 17	64.2% 34	62.2% 23	64.4% 58	63.2% 132
TOTAL	100.0% 29	100.0% 53	100.0% 37	100.0% 90	209

Population size (I-POPULATN)

	Open country	Small village	Small town	Town	City	TOTAL
Weak point	8.3% 1	5.5% 3	4.7% 2	8.7% 2	9.1% 3	6.6% 11
Neither strong or weak point	16.7% 2	23.6% 13	37.2% 16	30.4% 7	42.4% 14	31.3% 52
Strong point	75.0% 9	70.9% 39	58.1% 25	60.9% 14	48.5% 16	62.0% 103
TOTAL	100.0% 12	100.0% 55	100.0% 43	100.0% 23	100.0% 33	166

Evangelical/pentecostal? (I-EVAN/PEN)

	Not in an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	In an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	6.0% 11	11.1% 3	6.7% 14
Neither strong or weak point	30.8% 56	25.9% 7	30.1% 63
Strong point	63.2% 115	63.0% 17	63.2% 132
TOTAL	100.0% 182	100.0% 27	209

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	8.2% 13	2.0% 1	6.7% 14
Neither strong or weak point	27.0% 43	40.0% 20	30.1% 63
Strong point	64.8% 103	58.0% 29	63.2% 132
TOTAL	100.0% 159	100.0% 50	209