The demographics of this report are in the table below.
The bars for the Boomer generation are shown in blue.

	Total Entries	Bracket	Percent
	830	Age 20-30	23%
	645	Age 31-40	18%
	895	Age 41-50	25%
	740	Age 51-60	20%
	183	Age over 60	5%
	354	(Left Blank)	10%

The response of 1635 entries from the Boomer generation:

Question

1) Are you experiencing a prompting from God or the Holy Spirit to consider some type of ministry service in the future?

Yes   88%     No   1%     Unsure   11%

2) As you consider ministry service are you seeking similar types of job duties as in your present occupation or are you wanting to explore new and different types of job duties?

Similar   20%     New   41%     Unsure   39%

3) Do you have a specific ministry goal in mind or are you seeking help in identifying a ministry that fits your aptitudes and aspirations?

Have a goal   24%     Seeking Help   65%     Unsure   11%

4) If you are married, are you considering a ministry where you will work as a team with your spouse/family or a ministry where one of you will be the primary worker?

Not married   30%     Team   33%     Primary   24%     Unsure   14%

5) Are you considering a short-term or longer term engagement?

Less than a month   8%     1 to 6 months   7%     6 mo to 2 yrs   6%     Summer opportunities   1%     Part Time   4%     Part of year   4%     Full Time   42%     Unsure   28%

6) Are you expecting to be self supporting or are you planning to raise your own financial support?

Fully self supporting   16%     Partially self supporting   25%     Must raise support   29%     Unsure   30%

7) How do you envision the next step in the process to determine where you fit best in ministry service? I would like to ...

Preview Literatre   21%     Talk to agency leaders   12%     Attend a conference   6%     Visit the agency nat'l office   1%     Take a short term trip   7%     Get help with matching   44%     Network with other finishers   8%

8) Do you seek to fill a ministry vacancy? Or do you prefer to develop a customized ministry position which fits your aptitudes and aspirations?

Fill a vacancy   21%     Custom position   20%     Unsure   60%

9) Are you seeking a management level, a staff level, or an entry level position in ministry service?

Management level   18%     Staff level   20%     Entry level   16%     Unsure   46%

10) Do you have a burden or passion for a particular country, people or language group?

Not thought about this   17%     No location preference   43%     North America only   14%     A specific country   13%     A specific people group   9%     A specific language   4%

Nelson Malwitz, Finishers Project Director, July, 2008