Purpose before tools
Every enquiry begins with the question to be answered, the decision it should inform, and the people who may be affected.
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Churchistics methods
Evidence with purpose, boundaries, and accountable interpretation
Every project must be classified and governed according to what it does, whose information it uses, and which decisions it is intended to inform.
The right service boundary
Research, consulting, technology delivery, and business development are classified separately before work begins.
Privacy by design
Sensitive information is collected only when justified, protected by an approved protocol, and accessible only to authorised roles.
Honest interpretation
Findings retain their method, source, uncertainty, and limitations. Evidence does not replace prayer, Scripture, pastoral discernment, or local wisdom.
Before information is collected
- Define the purpose, question, decision, population, and accountable owner.
- Classify research, evaluation, consulting, technology, and advisory work separately.
- Confirm permissions, consent, safeguarding, privacy, retention, and access requirements.
- Record the method, intended outputs, limitations, review, and stop-work conditions.
What evidence cannot promise
Churchistics does not promise representative findings, scientific validation, causation, funding, growth, attendance, reach, commercial success, or ministry outcomes unless the approved evidence supports the exact claim. Statistics do not replace prayer, Scripture, theological accountability, pastoral discernment, lived experience, or local wisdom.
Scope the question before the method
The commission form collects service-scoping information only. Do not submit participant records, survey responses, pastoral notes, or other sensitive source material.