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Question:
"What are some ways other churches have
used the Ministry Area Profile (MAP)?" |
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- Educating a new pastor or pastoral staff on the area.
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- Making decisions about hiring new pastoral staff.
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- Focusing evangelism efforts and strategizing outreach
programs.
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- Targeting neighborhoods for different age group ministries.
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- Developing sermons, teaching and programs that are relevant
to the needs and interests of people in the area.
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- Confirming or changing many of the costly decisions that
have to be made with a building program.
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- Making long-range decisions about the church’s place in
a changing community.
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- Choosing a new building site.
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- In support of a fund-raising campaign.
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Question:
"Where does the information for the Ministry Area Profile (MAP) come from? Can we
rely upon it?" |
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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: The U.S. Census Bureau, Claritas/National
Decision Systems (NDS), Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates (WEFA), and Percept's
own Ethos90s(TM) data base. Claritas/NDS is the leading demographic
supplier in the country. They combine accurate GEOGRAPHIC data with CENSUS data and UPDATE
data from WEFA, 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. |
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Question:
"How should we select the appropriate InfoMaps to go with our MAP Reports?" |
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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 InfoMap section on the Order
Form blank. We will include a set of InfoMaps that give you a good introduction and
overview of your ministry area. You may choose to order additional InfoMaps after you
receive your Profile. |
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Question:
"How long does it take to receive our Ministry Area Profile (MAP) once we place an
order?" |
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It normally takes 2 weeks or less for you
to receive your Ministry Area Profile from the time Percept receives your order. If you
have to receive your Ministry Area Profile in less than 2 weeks, there is a Rush Service
available for a $75 charge. The minimum turnaround is 3 days from receipt of your order
with this additional charge. Be sure to indicate, under Rush Service in the Payment
Section of the Order Form, exactly what date you need to receive your Ministry Area
Profile by. |
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Click here to order a Ministry
Area Profile |
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