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Minneapolis!Demographics of the Changing Church!
Matthew J. Price Senior Vice President, Research and Data Church Pension Group November 3, 2017
The Demographics of a Changing Church
Research and Data at CPG
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Benefits Administrator • Demographics • Employment • Compensation • Dependents
Recorder of Ordinations • Ordinations • Receptions • Canonical
transfers, removals, and deaths
Uncollected Data • Race • Ethnicity • Sexual
orientation
Five Trends
1. Resource Constraints
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Fewer members per congregation
Aging congregations
Static pledge and plate income
Rising costs
2. New Ways of Doing Ministry
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Part-time employment
Work outside TEC
Interrupted service
Non-linear compensation patterns
At multiple employers
Blurred line between active and retired
Disproportionately female Older age at ordination
3. Growing Presence of Deacons
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50 Years Ago 180
How They Serve Typically work on voluntary basis (unpaid by TEC)
70% have income from employment outside of TEC
Demographic Make Up Older average age than priests Higher percentage female
Current 2017 3,000+
25 Years Ago 1,125
4. Lay Employees are Ministers Too!
General Convention mandates • Pensions • Health benefits
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Equity issues remain
$0
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Years of credited service
5. Men Earn More than Women by ~14%
True for Both Lay Employees and Clergy
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$0
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Years of credited service
Lay Clergy
Females Males
Lay Male Median = $37,410
Lay Female Median = $32,000
Clergy Male Median = $77.595
Clergy Female Median = $66,965
Disclaimer
The Church Pension Fund and its affiliates do not provide, and none of the information furnished in this presentation should be viewed as investment, tax, legal, or other advice. Your personal decisions should be based on the recommendations of your own professional advisors.
This presentation is provided for your information only. In the event of a conflict between the information contained in this presentation and the official plan document, the official plan document will govern. The Church Pension Fund and its affiliates retain the right to amend, terminate, or modify the terms of any benefit plans described in this presentation at any time, without notice, and for any reason.
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Demographics of a Changing Church KennethW.InskeepDirectorforResearchandEvaluation,OfficeofthePresidingBishopTheEvangelicalLutheranChurchinAmericaInsights&IdeasNovember3,2017
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The Size of ELCA Congregations
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91.1% 88.2%75.8% 70.5%
0%20%40%60%80%100%
1990 2000 2010 2017
PercentofCongregationswithCalledPastors
107 10079
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020406080100120
1990 2000 2010 2017
MedianWorshipAttendance
18.7% 22.1%30.5%
39.0%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
1990 2000 2010 2017
50orFewerinWorship
$116
$153
$0
$20
$40
$60
$80
$100
$120
$140
$160
$180
1985 2016
Compensation Dollars per Member 1985 to 2016 (In 2016 Dollars)
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• 2016MedianComp=$59,000• Addingbenefitsarealstrainforcongregations
Ordinations by Gender
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0%
13%
5%
15%
28%
34%39%
47%52%
49% 51%
100%
87%
95%
85%
72%66%
61%
53%48%
51% 49%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
before1970 1970to1975
1975to1980
1980to1985
1985to1990
1990to1995
1995to2000
2000to2005
2005to2010
2010to2015
2015orlater
female male
$40,000
$50,000
$60,000
$70,000
$80,000
5yearsorless 6to10years 11to20years 21to30years 30ormore
Med
ianDe
fined
Com
pensation
TimeOrdained
whitemales ethnic-specificmales whitefemales ethnic-specificfemales
Compensation by Time Ordained
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85.3%78.6%
71.7%58.0%
14.7%21.4%
28.3%42.0%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
whitemales ethnic-specificmales whitefemales ethnic-specificfemales
$15,000orless $15,001ormore
Current Educational Debt for ELCA Clergy by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
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