WASHINGTON, D.C.—The August 2006 edition of Consider the Facts reveals differences between one class of Millennial students (those who entered college in 2004) and one class of Generation X students (those who began college in 1994). 

• Millennial students of 2004 are more price-conscious and more willing to shop around for the “right” school than the Gen-Xer students of 1994.
• Students in 2004 were more than twice as likely as those in 1994 to say that educational cost was a factor that affected their decision to attend their institution.

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NEW YORK—The U.S. News & World Report college rankings for 2007 lists nearly every CCCU (Council for Christian Colleges & Universities) member institution, many of them ranking in the top tier of their category. In addition to ranking well overall, several CCCU colleges were singled out in special categories for excelling in certain areas, including:

• First-Year Experience: Azusa Pacific University (CA)
• Least Student Debt: Gordon College (MA), Southwest Baptist University (MO), Spring Arbor University (MI) and Warner Southern College (FL)

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(Ventura, CA) – Pastors may be employed in one of society’s most demanding professions and many churchgoers may place unrealistic expectations on their leaders. But today’s pastors are surprisingly similar to people from other walks of life – with doubts and insecurities of their own. Pastors brim with self-confidence in many areas of their ministry, but admit it is a challenge to maintain genuine connections with other people.  majority of pastors (61%) admit that they “have few close friends.” 

• one-sixth of today’s pastors feel under-appreciated
• one in every five contends that they are currently “dealing with a very difficult family situation.” 
• Boomer leaders (those ages 41-59) were most likely to say they have few close friends, but they were the least likely to feel under-appreciated.
• Older pastors (ages 60+) were the most likely to feel inadequately recognized for their efforts.
• True to their friendship-oriented generational identity, Buster pastors (ages 22-40) were also the least likely to feel relationally isolated.