Resources

Here are case studies done by OC field researchers.

Global Data Initiative (GDI)

Report of the 2019 Survey of Mission Information Users

Ethnologue http://www.ethnologue.com/
Joshua Project http://www.JoshuaProject.net
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (IMB) http://imb.org/globalresearch/downloads.asp
Human Development Index http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/
Legatum Prosperity Index http://prosperity.com
Norway Dawn DB http://db.dawnnorge.no/
Operation World Database - Available on the Operational World Professional DVD-ROM available from http://www.ivpress.com/operationworld/
UN Databases http://data.un.org/
World Bank Database http://databank.worldbank.org/data/home.aspx
World Christian Database http://www.worldchristiandatabase.org/wcd/
The World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Here are forms you can use for different types of interviews and case studies, Adapt these as you need.

CartoMission https://cartomission.com/
Diva GIS (Free mapping software) http://www.diva-gis.org/.
EP3 Church Mapping Software http://e-star.ws
ERSI (Global market leader in GIS) http://www.esri.com/
Map Factory http://www.mapfactory.org/
Map Maker (Free mapping Software) http://www.mapmaker.com/v3/index.htm.
Map of France showing church locations http://www.1pour10000.fr/la-carte
Map of Thailand showing churches http://e-star.ws/ws/index.php/en/christian-map-of-thailand
Mission Atlas Project http://worldmap.org/
PhilCarto (Free mapping software) http://philcarto.free.fr/
QGIS - Free open source mapping software - http://www.QGIS.org

Community of Mission Information Workers http://www.globalcmiw.org/
Evangelical Missions Quarterly http://www.emisdirect.com/
International Bulletin of Missionary Research http://www.internationalbulletin.org/
Mission Frontiers http://www.missionfrontiers.org/
World Mission Journals http://okbu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=261059&sid=3272672 (Links to other periodicals)

Outreach Canada www.outreach.ca
Philippine Challenge www.PhilChal.org
SEPAL Brazil (Portuguese) http://pesquisas.org.br/

It is important to communicate strategic information in a way that motivates people to action. Here are some presentations prepared by OC field workers.

The following are examples of reports done by OC researchers.

Examples of forms and surveys which you can use or adapt for your context..

CartoMission https://cartomission.com/
CRIAN Christian Research in Action Network http://transformingresearch.ning.com/
Call2All http://www.call2all.org
CIA Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Ethnopedia http://www.etnopedia.org/
Finish the Task http://www.finishingthetask.com
Gallup Research http://www.gallup.com/
Global Church Planting Network https://www.gcpn.info
Global Community of Information Workers http://www.globalcmiw.net/
Gordon Conwell Center for the Study of Global Christianity http://www.gordonconwell.edu/resources/Center-for-the-Study-of-Global-Ch...
HIS Registry of Peoples / ROP https://extranet.imb.org/sites/HIS/default.aspx
International Census statistics http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/international_statistics.html
International Conference on Computing and Mission http://www.iccm.org/
International Mission Board (IMB) http://www.peoplegroups.org
IMB Research Public site http://public.imb.org/globalresearch/Pages/default.aspx
IMB Research Downloads http://imb.org/globalresearch/downloads.asp
Joshua Project http://joshuaproject.net/
Lausanne Researchers http://www.lausanne.org/en/connect/topics/research.html
Library of Congress Area Studies http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/
Linking Global Voices http://www.linkingglobalvoices.com/
Mission Info Bank http://www.missioninfobank.org/page.php?4
One Hope (Country Studies) https://onehope.net/country/
Operation World http://www.operationworld.org/
Pew Forum on Religion http://www.pewforum.org/
Strafor Global Intellegence http://www.stratfor.com/
Survey Monkey https://www.surveymonkey.com/
Unreached http://www.unreached.org/
World Watch (Top 50 Persecution Countries) http://www.worldwatch.us
YWAM 4K Project http://www.4kworld.com
Zip codes and US Census stats http://www.zip-codes.com/

Here are tools that can help you manage a research project and analyze data

Here are some useful resources for training.