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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. -- Opportunities for professional growth and advancement

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

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Weak point	93	43.5%	43.5%	-1.01
Neither strong or weak point	69	32.2%	75.7%	.24
Strong point	52	24.3%	100%	1.49

Variable Comparisons

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
Weak point	50.0% 23	41.7% 70	43.5% 93
Neither strong or weak point	37.0% 17	31.0% 52	32.2% 69
Strong point	13.0% 6	27.4% 46	24.3% 52
TOTAL	100.0% 46	100.0% 168	214

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
Weak point	48.3% 14	53.6% 30	41.7% 15	36.6% 34	43.5% 93
Neither strong or weak point	27.6% 8	26.8% 15	33.3% 12	36.6% 34	32.2% 69
Strong point	24.1% 7	19.6% 11	25.0% 9	26.9% 25	24.3% 52
TOTAL	100.0% 29	100.0% 56	100.0% 36	100.0% 93	214

Population size (I-POPULATN)

	Open country	Small village	Small town	Town	City	TOTAL
Weak point	69.2% 9	46.3% 25	40.9% 18	41.7% 10	26.5% 9	42.0% 71
Neither strong or weak point	15.4% 2	22.2% 12	29.5% 13	37.5% 9	47.1% 16	30.8% 52
Strong point	15.4% 2	31.5% 17	29.5% 13	20.8% 5	26.5% 9	27.2% 46
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 54	100.0% 44	100.0% 24	100.0% 34	169

Evangelical/pentecostal? (I-EVAN/PEN)

	Not in an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	In an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	42.0% 79	53.8% 14	43.5% 93
Neither strong or weak point	33.5% 63	23.1% 6	32.2% 69
Strong point	24.5% 46	23.1% 6	24.3% 52
TOTAL	100.0% 188	100.0% 26	214

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
Weak point	43.2% 70	44.2% 23	43.5% 93
Neither strong or weak point	32.1% 52	32.7% 17	32.2% 69
Strong point	24.7% 40	23.1% 12	24.3% 52
TOTAL	100.0% 162	100.0% 52	214