 |
|
|
|
Question:
"What are some ways other churches have
used the Ministry Area Profile (MAP)?" |
|
|
|
- Educating
a new pastor or pastoral staff on the area.
|
|
- Making decisions about hiring new
pastoral staff.
|
|
- Focusing evangelism efforts and
strategizing outreach programs.
|
|
- Targeting neighborhoods for different
age group ministries.
|
|
|
|
- Developing sermons, teaching and
programs that are relevant to the needs and interests of people in the
area.
|
|
- Confirming or changing many of the
costly decisions that have to be made with a building program.
|
|
- Making long-range decisions about the
church’s place in a changing community.
|
|
- Choosing a new building site.
|
|
- In support of a fund-raising campaign.
|
|
|
|
Question:
"Where does the information for the Ministry Area Profile (MAP) come
from? Can we rely upon it?" |
|
|
|
Percept has carefully selected and
developed data sources with the highest reputation for reliability and
accuracy. The information in your Ministry Area Profile originates from
several sources, including the Census Bureau, Claritas, and Percept's
own Ethos data base. Claritas is the leading demographic supplier in the
country. They combine accurate GEOGRAPHIC data with CENSUS data and
annual UPDATE data to provide an integrated demographic profile of any
area in the U.S., from block level to national. Ethos data originates
from the largest survey data base of religious attitudes and behaviors
in the United States, exclusive to Percept, and only available in
Percept information products. |
|
|
|
Question:
"How should we select the appropriate InfoMaps to go with our MAP
Reports?" |
|
|
|
You should select InfoMap themes that
relate to specific groups of people that you want to "pinpoint", or
locate, within your total ministry area. In other words, the InfoMaps
can show you locations within your area where there are concentrations
of particular people. For instance, if you order the African-American
InfoMap (#2), it will show the locations of the highest percentages of
African-American households.
If you would prefer not to make any specific selections, simply leave
the selection list unchanged and click "Next Step" at the top of the
InfoMap Selection page. Ministry Area Profile Maker automatically
includes a set of six InfoMaps that give you a good introduction and
overview of your ministry area. |
|
|
|
Question:
"How long does it take to receive our Ministry Area Profile (MAP) once
we submit our order?" |
|
|
|
With Ministry Area Profile Maker, from the time you click
"Submit Order" to the time you receive an email with the links to
download your 27-page report and six InfoMaps is usually less than 10
minutes! |
|
|
|
|
|
Click here to
order a Ministry Area Profile |
|
|
