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

	Total Entries	Bracket	Percent
	849	Age 20-30	23%
	658	Age 31-40	18%
	904	Age 41-50	24%
	754	Age 51-60	20%
	186	Age over 60	5%
	354	(Left Blank)	10%

The response of 1507 entries from the Gen-X 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   89%     No   1%     Unsure   10%

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   22%     New   41%     Unsure   37%

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   29%     Seeking Help   59%     Unsure   12%

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   54%     Team   22%     Primary   12%     Unsure   11%

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

Less than a month   5%     1 to 6 months   6%     6 mo to 2 yrs   12%     Summer opportunities   2%     Part Time   2%     Part of year   1%     Full Time   40%     Unsure   31%

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

Fully self supporting   8%     Partially self supporting   17%     Must raise support   37%     Unsure   38%

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   24%     Talk to agency leaders   14%     Attend a conference   4%     Visit the agency nat'l office   1%     Take a short term trip   8%     Get help with matching   42%     Network with other finishers   6%

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   59%

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

Management level   9%     Staff level   17%     Entry level   26%     Unsure   48%

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

Not thought about this   16%     No location preference   41%     North America only   9%     A specific country   19%     A specific people group   10%     A specific language   5%

Nelson Malwitz, Finishers Project Director, September, 2008