Two surveys were conducted among 213 college students to determine whether or not they would differentiate between the relative status of various Christian roles, and if so, what type of hierarchy of importance would result and how stable it would be. It was found that about 95% willingly rated the various Christian roles and that the ratings were quite stable across classification and major of student.
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