Research

   About.com

Articles, links and discussions hosted and edited daily by over 600 expert guides.

   American FactFinder

A new data access and dissemination system that provides useful facts and information about your community, your economy, and your society. The system will find and retrieve the information you need from some of the Census Bureau's largest data sets.

   Any Day Today in History

For those who know that the "past is always present" here's a source for illustrating that adage. Plug in a date and discover births, deaths, events and more. Then discuss how it all shaped where we are today.

   Associated Press--Today in History

Historical events from around the world along with some excellent photos of featured people and places.

   Barna Research Group

George Barna is the founder of a Christian-based reasearch organization that provides statistical research, articles, and trend projections regarding faith, beliefs, and U.S. Culture.

   Current Thoughts and Trends

The online version of a familiar magazine has expanded both its depth and the diversity of the over 100 magazines and websites it summarizes each month. In addition to each issue's special feature section and four familiar sections—Leadership, Church & Society, Spirituality, Nation & Nations—CTT now includes new rotating sections on Relationships, Culture, Arts & Media, Science & Technology, Education, and Business, and a new standing feature, MediaMinutes, that summarizes what's happening in Christian and secular music, television, movies, videos, games, etc. All this in addition to longtime subscriber favorites such as Facts, Quotes, TrendScope, Book in Brief, BookBits, and WebWatch.

   Customized Demographic Services (Link2Lead.com)

Link2Lead.com is a new web site for local church pastors and lay leaders. It provides free demographic/psychographic information by zip code (entered one at a time). Register your church. Click on the "Community" tab, select zip code, select "FirstView Report." Other for fee services are also available. Free report is made possible through a partnership with the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT)and the PERCEPT organization, a 13-year-old organization serving 170 regional denominational bodies.

   Fastats

Quick site to find notable statistics

   HotBot

Computing Today rates this as one of the best search sites when considering coverage, results, summaries, and search features.

   Learning the Web

If this is all new to you, start here. Lots of helpful tips so that the Internet becomes a learning tool.

   Library of Congress

Information on Congress, foreign countries, national and international newspapers and a lot more.

   Library of Congress--Today in History

Offers an daily featured which is explored in depth and then access to archives for searching by text, month or day, and even to view images and some movies.

   MisLinks

Before you start a project, go here. Before you Google search, go here. This site is the Master Missions Linking service! From practical helps for churches to academic resources, these pages will get you where you want to go.

   Percept Demographic Profiles

Demographic studies and more provide church leadership with a look at current thinking and current reality

   The Gallup Organization

Results of a wide variety of Gallup Opinion Polls and surveys are released weekly. Archives are available. Polls are frequently conducted on religious/spiritual issues.