Central Presbyterian Church issued the following announcement on Sept. 20.
What do we know about the ministers who serve the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)? Where do they serve? Do they have families at home? Where do they stand politically, socially, or theologically? What age are they? Research Services set out to answer those and related questions.
Nearly 20,000 Ministers of the Word and Sacrament both retired and actively serving received a postcard inviting them to take a 110-question survey about their life and ministry. Some saw a second invitation via Call to Health, a mid council newsletter, or in a news story about the survey. Surprisingly, nearly 5,000 completed the online survey. For most respondents, it took between 45-60 minutes to finish.
Based on the information that they shared about themselves and their ministries, the respondents appear to be representative of PC(USA) ministers. That is to say, the respondents’ self-descriptions and areas of service closely reflect the PC(USA) minister database.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Central Presbyterian Church
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