Rural Ministry Project, Lay Leaders, 1990

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RURALMIN When do you think it is more likely for a pastor to be in rural ministry?   1) For a first call or appointment   2) No time is more likely   3) After a first call or appointment   4) Don't know

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
For a first call or appointment	92	46.2%	46.2%	-.86
No time is more likely	59	29.6%	75.9%	.05
After a first call or appointment	14	7%	82.9%	.95
Don't know	34	17.1%	100%	1.86

Variable Comparisons

Place of residence Church membership Population size Evangelical/pentecostal? Denomination

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	The open country	A town	TOTAL
For a first call or appointment	52.4% 22	45.2% 70	46.7% 92
No time is more likely	26.2% 11	30.3% 47	29.4% 58
After a first call or appointment	7.1% 3	6.5% 10	6.6% 13
Don't know	14.3% 6	18.1% 28	17.3% 34
TOTAL	100.0% 42	100.0% 155	197

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	99 & less	100-199	200-299	300 & up	TOTAL
For a first call or appointment	44.4% 16	45.1% 23	38.7% 12	50.7% 38	46.1% 89
No time is more likely	30.6% 11	33.3% 17	29.0% 9	25.3% 19	29.0% 56
After a first call or appointment	8.3% 3	0.0% 0	16.1% 5	8.0% 6	7.3% 14
Don't know	16.7% 6	21.6% 11	16.1% 5	16.0% 12	17.6% 34
TOTAL	100.0% 36	100.0% 51	100.0% 31	100.0% 75	193

Population size (I-POPULATN)

	Open country	Small village	Small town	Town	City	TOTAL
For a first call or appointment	43.9% 25	46.8% 22	33.3% 11	54.2% 13	59.4% 19	46.6% 90
No time is more likely	31.6% 18	34.0% 16	33.3% 11	16.7% 4	21.9% 7	29.0% 56
After a first call or appointment	5.3% 3	6.4% 3	9.1% 3	12.5% 3	6.3% 2	7.3% 14
Don't know	19.3% 11	12.8% 6	24.2% 8	16.7% 4	12.5% 4	17.1% 33
TOTAL	100.0% 57	100.0% 47	100.0% 33	100.0% 24	100.0% 32	193

Evangelical/pentecostal? (I-EVAN/PEN)

	Not in an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	In an evangelical/pentecostal denomination	TOTAL
For a first call or appointment	45.7% 80	50.0% 12	46.2% 92
No time is more likely	29.1% 51	33.3% 8	29.6% 59
After a first call or appointment	6.3% 11	12.5% 3	7.0% 14
Don't know	18.9% 33	4.2% 1	17.1% 34
TOTAL	100.0% 175	100.0% 24	199

Denomination (I-MAINLINE)

	Not in a mainline denomination	In a mainline denomination	TOTAL
For a first call or appointment	46.7% 71	44.7% 21	46.2% 92
No time is more likely	28.3% 43	34.0% 16	29.6% 59
After a first call or appointment	7.9% 12	4.3% 2	7.0% 14
Don't know	17.1% 26	17.0% 8	17.1% 34
TOTAL	100.0% 152	100.0% 47	199