About Church Research Services
Helping Churches Make a Difference for God’s Kingdom in Their Communities
Church Research Services empowers Georgia Baptist congregations and ministries with accurate information, insightful evaluation, and effective tools for understanding who is living in your community, your mission opportunities and God’s purpose for His church.
Personalized resources your church may be interested in include:
- Church Trend Profiles
- Community Demographic Profiles
- Mailing Lists for People Living in Your Community
- Pin Maps from Member & Prospect Lists
- Surveys for Your Church & Community
Online request form for Church Trend Profiles and Community Demographic Studies
These resources are provided to Georgia Baptist churches, missions and church plants at no cost, but are only made possible because of your faithful gifts to mission endeavors through the Cooperative Program.
Our Staff
Kathleen Harris
State Missionary Support
770-936-5238
kharris@gabaptist.org
Contact Info
Church Research Services
Georgia Baptist Mission Board
6405 Sugarloaf Pkwy
Duluth, GA 30097
Phone: 770-936-5238
Fax: 770-452-3434
research@gabaptist.org
ACR Resources
2016 ONLINE Annual Church Profile for Churches
Please visit http://igo.gabaptist.org to enter your Annual Church Report, Leadership Profile and Other Church Information Form. You must have a username and password to begin. If you do not know your login information please contact your local association office or Church Research Services.
2016 Church ACR Resources
2016 Association ACR Resources
2016 ACR Helps for Churches
2016 ACR Helps for Associations
ACR Reporting Period
The reporting year is generally from September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017 unless otherwise specified by your association.
Customized Associational Other Church Information Forms
Church Assessment
Because of your faithful support through the Cooperative Program, the following reports are provided as a FREE service to Georgia Baptist Mission Board churches to help support and strengthen your ministry:
- Church Trend Profiles – (click here for sample)
Ten-year analysis of your church’s membership, baptisms, Sunday School attendance, Discipleship enrollment and more. Please call, email or fill out a request form to receive this report. - Member and Prospect Pin Maps (click here for sample)
Send us a computer file of your member and/or prospect addresses and we’ll plot the location of their homes on an 8.5×11″ map (BMP, PDF or PPT) or online using Google Fusion Maps. Please call us for the specific fields and format of information required for mapping. - Customized Surveys
We can help you design a customized online or paper survey uniquely tailored to your needs. Please contact us for more information. - Church Surveys and Questionnaires
The following are available for download to assist your church. Most are in Microsoft Word format so that you can modify them as needed. - 14 Days of Prayer & Bible Study to Discover God’s Purpose for the Church
- Church Facilities Survey
- Church Leader Interview
- Church Member Survey
- Hospitality Assessment
- Individual Interview Questions
- Minister Compensation Study (2016 LifeWay/Guidestone)
- Missions Assessment Profile (MAP)
- New Member Questionnaire
- SHAPE Profile
- Spiritual Gifts- Discovery Survey
- Spiritual Gifts – Where Do You Fit?
- Spiritual Gifts – Where Do I Volunteer?
- Time, Talent & Giftedness Church Member Survey
Community Assessment
Church Research Services can help you better understand who is living in your ministry area by supplying and interpreting demographic and psychographic information about the people in your community. Because of your faithful gifts through the Cooperative Program, the following are provided FREE of charge to Georgia Baptist affiliated churches.
Click here to view an in-depth research analysis of communities around Georgia.
Community Demographic Profile
Current year estimates, 5-year and 10-year projections related to population, age, race, education, income, lifestyles, and more using miles rings, drive times, city, county, zip code and polygon studies. Please call, email or fill out a request form to receive this report.
Available reports include (click links for samples):
- Quick Insite Report (short demographic profile)
- Executive Insite Report (recommended demographic profile)
- Full Insite Report (very thorough demographic analysis)
- Impressions Report (moods, perceptions & values in the community)
- Quadrennium Report (beliefs & spiritual assessment of the community)
- Comparative Insite Report (recommended – requires membership list upload)
ATTENTION: You may also now have your own personal login to perform demographic profiles of your community. Just CLICK HERE to learn how. This service is available to no cost as a partner in ministry with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board. You have access to the same reports delivered by our office.
Below are some links for self discovery:
- Mosaic Lifestyle Group and Segment Descriptions
- Mosaic Lifestyle Group and Segment Mission Impact Guide (outreach ideas)
Community Surveys and Questionnaires
The following are available for download to assist your church. Most are in Microsoft Word format so that you can modify them as needed.
- Agency and Institution Survey
- Community Observation Guide
- Community Survey
- Other Church Questionnaire
- Windshield Survey (1-page)
- Windshield Survey (2-page)
Community Volunteer Missions Ideas
The following websites will give you ideas for ministering and reaching out to your community.
Mailing Lists
Download Customized Mailing Lists for Your Mission Field (COST)
You may download a list of people in your mission field from MissionInsite. CLICK HERE to learn how to create your personal login. Decide your target (who you’d like to reach) based on household demographics, the distance around your church you’d like to search, and the number of households to download. There are online instructions and people at MissionInsite ready to serve you via phone, chat or email. The fee is based on the number of households you chose to retrieve.
Request Form
Additional Resources
Religious Data
- Adherents
- Association or Religion Data Archives (ARDA)
- Barna Research Group
- Bible Study and Preaching Tools & Resources
- Facts & Trends – Lifeway
- Family Facts
- Georgia Religion by County (2010)
- Global Religious Landscape (2012)
- Hartford Institute for Religion Research
- Institute of Creation Research
- Institute for Religious Research
- Joshua Project – Unreached People in the World
- Lifeway Research
- NAMB Center for Missional Research
- National Study of Youth and Religion
- Pew Research Center
- Public Religion Research Institute
- The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
- Thom S. Rainer
- U.S. Congregational Membership Reports
- U.S. Congregational Life Survey
- U.S. Religious Landscape Survey
GBC Annual Reports
Demographics and Statistics
- American Fact Finder (recommended)
- AreaVibes (recommended)
- Black Demographics
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- City Data (recommended)
- Georgia County Snapshots
- Mapping the 2010 U.S. Census
- Migration Policy Institute Data
- Mosaic Segments and Key Traits by Zip Code
- NAMB Demographics Request Form
- Selig Center for Economic Growth
- State and County Quick Facts
- State of Georgia Office of Planning and Budget
- Unemployment Statistics
- U.S. Census Bureau
- ZipWho
Reference Desk
About Church Research Services
Helping Churches Make a Difference for God’s Kingdom in Their Communities
Church Research Services empowers Georgia Baptist congregations and ministries with accurate information, insightful evaluation, and effective tools for understanding who is living in your community, your mission opportunities and God’s purpose for His church.
Personalized resources your church may be interested in include:
- Church Trend Profiles
- Community Demographic Profiles
- Mailing Lists for People Living in Your Community
- Pin Maps from Member & Prospect Lists
- Surveys for Your Church & Community
Online request form for Church Trend Profiles and Community Demographic Studies
These resources are provided to Georgia Baptist churches, missions and church plants at no cost, but are only made possible because of your faithful gifts to mission endeavors through the Cooperative Program.
Our Staff
Kathleen Harris
State Missionary Support
770-936-5238
kharris@gabaptist.org
Contact Info
Church Research Services
Georgia Baptist Mission Board
6405 Sugarloaf Pkwy
Duluth, GA 30097
Phone: 770-936-5238
Fax: 770-452-3434
research@gabaptist.org
ACR Resources
2016 ONLINE Annual Church Profile for Churches
Please visit http://igo.gabaptist.org to enter your Annual Church Report, Leadership Profile and Other Church Information Form. You must have a username and password to begin. If you do not know your login information please contact your local association office or Church Research Services.
2016 Church ACR Resources
2016 Association ACR Resources
2016 ACR Helps for Churches
2016 ACR Helps for Associations
ACR Reporting Period
The reporting year is generally from September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017 unless otherwise specified by your association.
Customized Associational Other Church Information Forms
Church Assessment
Because of your faithful support through the Cooperative Program, the following reports are provided as a FREE service to Georgia Baptist Mission Board churches to help support and strengthen your ministry:
- Church Trend Profiles – (click here for sample)
Ten-year analysis of your church’s membership, baptisms, Sunday School attendance, Discipleship enrollment and more. Please call, email or fill out a request form to receive this report. - Member and Prospect Pin Maps (click here for sample)
Send us a computer file of your member and/or prospect addresses and we’ll plot the location of their homes on an 8.5×11″ map (BMP, PDF or PPT) or online using Google Fusion Maps. Please call us for the specific fields and format of information required for mapping. - Customized Surveys
We can help you design a customized online or paper survey uniquely tailored to your needs. Please contact us for more information. - Church Surveys and Questionnaires
The following are available for download to assist your church. Most are in Microsoft Word format so that you can modify them as needed. - 14 Days of Prayer & Bible Study to Discover God’s Purpose for the Church
- Church Facilities Survey
- Church Leader Interview
- Church Member Survey
- Hospitality Assessment
- Individual Interview Questions
- Minister Compensation Study (2016 LifeWay/Guidestone)
- Missions Assessment Profile (MAP)
- New Member Questionnaire
- SHAPE Profile
- Spiritual Gifts- Discovery Survey
- Spiritual Gifts – Where Do You Fit?
- Spiritual Gifts – Where Do I Volunteer?
- Time, Talent & Giftedness Church Member Survey
Community Assessment
Church Research Services can help you better understand who is living in your ministry area by supplying and interpreting demographic and psychographic information about the people in your community. Because of your faithful gifts through the Cooperative Program, the following are provided FREE of charge to Georgia Baptist affiliated churches.
Click here to view an in-depth research analysis of communities around Georgia.
Community Demographic Profile
Current year estimates, 5-year and 10-year projections related to population, age, race, education, income, lifestyles, and more using miles rings, drive times, city, county, zip code and polygon studies. Please call, email or fill out a request form to receive this report.
Available reports include (click links for samples):
- Quick Insite Report (short demographic profile)
- Executive Insite Report (recommended demographic profile)
- Full Insite Report (very thorough demographic analysis)
- Impressions Report (moods, perceptions & values in the community)
- Quadrennium Report (beliefs & spiritual assessment of the community)
- Comparative Insite Report (recommended – requires membership list upload)
ATTENTION: You may also now have your own personal login to perform demographic profiles of your community. Just CLICK HERE to learn how. This service is available to no cost as a partner in ministry with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board. You have access to the same reports delivered by our office.
Below are some links for self discovery:
- Mosaic Lifestyle Group and Segment Descriptions
- Mosaic Lifestyle Group and Segment Mission Impact Guide (outreach ideas)
Community Surveys and Questionnaires
The following are available for download to assist your church. Most are in Microsoft Word format so that you can modify them as needed.
- Agency and Institution Survey
- Community Observation Guide
- Community Survey
- Other Church Questionnaire
- Windshield Survey (1-page)
- Windshield Survey (2-page)
Community Volunteer Missions Ideas
The following websites will give you ideas for ministering and reaching out to your community.
Mailing Lists
Download Customized Mailing Lists for Your Mission Field (COST)
You may download a list of people in your mission field from MissionInsite. CLICK HERE to learn how to create your personal login. Decide your target (who you’d like to reach) based on household demographics, the distance around your church you’d like to search, and the number of households to download. There are online instructions and people at MissionInsite ready to serve you via phone, chat or email. The fee is based on the number of households you chose to retrieve.
Request Form
Additional Resources
Religious Data
- Adherents
- Association or Religion Data Archives (ARDA)
- Barna Research Group
- Bible Study and Preaching Tools & Resources
- Facts & Trends – Lifeway
- Family Facts
- Georgia Religion by County (2010)
- Global Religious Landscape (2012)
- Hartford Institute for Religion Research
- Institute of Creation Research
- Institute for Religious Research
- Joshua Project – Unreached People in the World
- Lifeway Research
- NAMB Center for Missional Research
- National Study of Youth and Religion
- Pew Research Center
- Public Religion Research Institute
- The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
- Thom S. Rainer
- U.S. Congregational Membership Reports
- U.S. Congregational Life Survey
- U.S. Religious Landscape Survey
GBC Annual Reports
Demographics and Statistics
- American Fact Finder (recommended)
- AreaVibes (recommended)
- Black Demographics
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- City Data (recommended)
- Georgia County Snapshots
- Mapping the 2010 U.S. Census
- Migration Policy Institute Data
- Mosaic Segments and Key Traits by Zip Code
- NAMB Demographics Request Form
- Selig Center for Economic Growth
- State and County Quick Facts
- State of Georgia Office of Planning and Budget
- Unemployment Statistics
- U.S. Census Bureau
- ZipWho