Church agencies

Resources for Regional Agencies

Getting Started Documents

PDF Introduction to MissionInsite
Need a brief resource that tells about MissionInsite and its products and services? Download and print this document.

PDF MI Starter Packet for Regional Agency
This document will guide the regional agency in the preparation of data MissionInsite needs to set up the MI System. It outlines church data file requirements, boundary specifications, etc.

PDF MI Staff User Guide
This document provides the regional leader with an orientation to the MI System and how to get started.

PDF MI Regional Agency Administrative User Guide
The role of Agency Administrative User allows the agency to set access rights for other agency staff or local church users. The Agency Admin User can also add, edit or delete users. This document explains what the Agency Admin User can do and how.

Interpretation and Application Resources

PDF How to Create a Report
Use this document for a quick overview on how to generate a report using the MI System

PDF QuickInsite Workshop
This document will assist users in unpacking the information found on the QuickInsite Report. Download it from here. It can be used to either provide a personal guide through the report or as a guide for a workshop with others.

Religious Research Data

MissionInsite from time to time is asked about the availability of recent religious data. ARDA (The Association of Religion and Data Archives) is well known for providing such information at the county level. It is the most current source of religious data available. County level reports on a broad array of variables can be easily obtained. Click on this link to go to the page for ordering county data. Web link for religious data ARDA.

Reference Guides to MissionInsite Demographic Data

PDF Applied Geographic Solutions (AGS) Demographic Updates Methodology Guide
MissionInsite obtains its annual demographic updates and five year projections from Applied Geographic Solutions (AGS). Download this document to read about their updating methodology.

PDF MI Demographic Reference Guide
There are dozens of demographic variables available from MissionInsite. This easy to use guide presents each variable with a definition. Many of the variables are those collected by the Census Bureau and then updated by AGS or MissionInsite. Variables derived from the Census Bureau include definitions released by the Bureau.

PDF MI Demographic Segments Guide: Quick Look
(MOSAIC) This is a summary guide to the 60 Mosaic Types and Groups. Use this guide when you want to quickly look up a one page summary of any of the 12 groups or 60 types that fall under one of the groups.

PDF MI Demographic Segments Guide: Detail Look
(MOSAIC) This guide (over 1000 pages) provides extensive detail data on each of the 60 Mosaic types. Developed by Experian, the guide is organized by Group facilitating easy location. HINT: Use the page outline feature in Adobe PDF Reader to find the desired type.

width="66" Interactive Multimedia Guide to Mosaic USA by Experian
Download this interactive guide and discover a wealth of insight into each of the Mosaic Groups and Types. This guide, coupled with the Mosaic data will powerfully enhance a user's understanding of the story behind the numbers. (Please note: This multimedia file from Experian only runs in Internet Explorer, v5 or higher.)

Other Helpful Utilities

FastStone Capture
Download a free version of FastStone capture. This is the most powerful yet user friendly screen capture program we have found. Use it to capture images and paste them into Word, Excel or PowerPoint. Visit the FastStone website at www.faststone.org for more information or other programs from FastStone.

First Annual MissionInsite User’s Conference Series