The pastor of each church has been notified of the specific guidelines for obtaining financial support of any activity the people of any church might wish to propose. We hope these initial efforts will prove to be effective in establishing communication and building trust within the widely diverse racial groupings within the North Texas Area. The NTA Outreach Department plans to assemble brief articles or news items which will promote awareness and stimulate increased effectiveness of Outreach Department activities among the churches of our Area. Percept Group, Inc. began in 1988 to provide churches and hundreds of regional and national denominational agencies with demographics and others sources for planning within their particular mission context. Percept is recognized as one of the best strategic information companies in the country.
Demographics is the study of the number of people in relation to their environment.
Ethos is the study of culture. Percept uses the U.S. Census as the basis of their studies. In addition, more than 30 other data collection sources divided into 133 topics and 50 life-style segments are used, depending on how extensive a report is needed. The Board of Church Extension has furnished a one year subscription to each congregation in our denomination. Each congregation has free access to demographic and ethos information from their surrounding zip codes.