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The following may be useful:

Creating a directory of current churches of all denominations and streams, including contact details.

Creating a directory of recent fresh expressions/church plants and their leaders.

Researching the strength of local churches - for three reasons:

• To create a baseline to monitor changes over the lifetime of the strategy.
• To see what proportion of the population are meaningfully engaged with church, which can be a motivator for change.
• To identify areas with a relatively strong Christian presence and where gaps exist, to strategically plan pioneer activity.

A handy tip: Before starting any research, ask how the results will make a difference to your approach. (Time can easily be wasted gathering fascinating information that makes little difference in practice!)

FEASTs (Fresh Expressions Area Strategy Teams)