GospelGraph data sources
Public, inspectable sources turned into ministry-readable signals.
GospelGraph is built from public data sources that can be explained, inspected, and challenged. The system combines tract geography, demographic signals, workforce data, church points, and derived ministry scores into a field instrument for churches.
What data GospelGraph uses
Core inputs include U.S. Census tract geography, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, LEHD/LODES workforce data, OpenStreetMap church locations, IRS exempt organization records, and derived GospelGraph scoring layers.
Each source has limits. GospelGraph treats those limits as part of the methodology rather than hiding them behind a single score.
What GospelGraph derives from those sources
GospelGraph derives Need Pressure, Gospel Desert scoring, Gospel Shift, neighborhood personality summaries, church access signals, and field posture categories. The derived layers are meant to help pastors interpret the field, not hide the underlying indicators.
Why transparency matters
Ministry data should be falsifiable. If a pastor or partner sees something wrong, the system should be able to explain which source, threshold, or interpretation produced the result. That posture is part of the product.
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Keep reading from the same library
These pages share the same methodology frame: definitions, transparent data sources, and ministry-use cases for tract-level decision making.