Examples of Religious Workforce Quantitative Research Questions

 
Time range for quantitative component: 2000-2019

How Congregations Are Served

• Question: How have patterns of clergy deployment changed in recent years by clergy levels of training for ministry?
• Question: How have the following patterns of clergy deployment changed in recent years?
  • Churches served by multiple clergy
  • One pastor serving one congregation full-time
  • One full-time pastor serving more than one congregation
  • One part-time pastor serving one church
• Question: How have the deployment and demographic characteristics of clergy serving
  congregations of differing sizes, amount of finances, and locations changed over time?

Clergy Demographic Trends

• Question: How are patterns of the makeup of clergy changing by age?
• Question: How are patterns of the makeup of clergy changing by gender?
• Question: How are patterns of the makeup of clergy changing by race and ethnicity?

Congregational Economics, Especially Related to Personnel

• Question: How has the proportion of church expenditures spent on personnel, facilities, mission, and programs changed over time?
• Question: How has the proportion of personnel expenditures spent on clergy versus lay staff changed in recent years?