Why Do Demographic Research for Church Ministry?

by Dr. Mark Platt
Presentation Workshop Notes

There are 10 reasons to do demographic research for church ministry:

1. To find the vast blocks of unchurched populations and to determine the amount of unchurched in your area that need Christ as their Lord and Savior.

2. To ascertain and meet the spiritual needs of people in your area.

3. To sharpen your church's vision and mission.

4. To determine the strategy for growing your church.

5. To use your resources efficiently for our Lord.

6. To prioritize the people and places that are the most reachable and needy.

7. To eliminate unresponsive areas and difficult populations.

8. To meet unchurched people as you gather the information.

9 To assess the real target area of your church that needs to be reached with the Good News.

10..To determine the heart and culture of your area.


Essentially
THE BIBLE determines our theology.
NEEDS determine our strategies.
CULTURE determines our style.
DEMOGRAPHICS determines our plans.


The Demographic Data will affect:

* your philosophy of ministry.
* your church name.
* your preaching style/theme/illustrations/persuasion
* your archecture.
* your evangelism methods.
* your worship style.
* your leadership style.
* your worship sevice times and days of the week.
* your church government.
* your music.
* your target audience.
* your church priorities.
* and many other things.

WHERE TO GET THE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR YOUR CHURCH:

http://www.perceptnet.com/

http://www.link2lead.com/

Also click on: Meeting Community Needs Assessment Pack from www.buildingchurchleaders.com/ .