IMB Properties

Properties and concepts owned by the International Mission Board, declared in the GC-Core ontology.

Namespace: https://ontology.global.church/imb# (prefix: imb:)

Properties (17)
- imb:affinityRegion — affinity region
- imb:audioAvailability — audio availability
- imb:bibleAvailability — Bible availability
- imb:bibleCompletionLevel — Bible completion level
- imb:churchPlantingStatus — church planting status
- imb:congregationsExist — congregations exist
- imb:evangelicalLevel — evangelical level
- imb:gospelAvailability — gospel availability
- imb:gsecLevel — GSEC level
- imb:isEngaged — is engaged
- imb:jesusFilmAvailability — Jesus Film availability
- imb:lpiScore — LPI score
- imb:radioAvailability — radio availability
- imb:resourceTotal — resource total
- imb:spiCategory — SPI category
- imb:storiesAvailability — stories availability
- imb:targetAudience — target audience
Concept Schemes (7)
- imb:AffinityRegionScheme — IMB Affinity Region Scheme
- imb:ChurchPlantingStatusScheme — Church Planting Status
- imb:EvangelicalLevelScheme — Evangelical Level
- imb:GSECScheme — Global Status of Evangelical Christianity
- imb:SPIScheme — Strategic Priority Index
- imb:TargetAudienceScheme — IMB Target Audience Scheme
- imb:TwelveCharacteristicsScheme — IMB Twelve Healthy Church Characteristics
Concepts (55)
- imb:AffinityAmericas — Americas
- imb:AffinityAsianPacificRim — Asian Pacific Rim
- imb:AffinityCentralAsia — Central Asia
- imb:AffinityDeaf — Deaf Peoples
- imb:AffinityEastAsia — East Asia
- imb:AffinityEurope — Europe
- imb:AffinityGlobal — Global
- imb:AffinityNAME — North Africa / Middle East
- imb:AffinitySouthAsia — South Asia
- imb:AffinitySouthEastAsia — South East Asia
- imb:AffinitySubSaharanAfrica — Sub-Saharan Africa
- imb:AudienceChildren — Children
- imb:AudienceDiaspora — Diaspora
- imb:AudienceMen — Men
- imb:AudienceNationals — Nationals
- imb:AudienceOralLearners — Oral Learners
- imb:AudienceRefugees — Refugees
- imb:AudienceStudents — Students
- imb:AudienceWomen — Women
- imb:CPConcentrated — Concentrated Church Planting
- imb:CPDispersed — Dispersed Church Planting
- imb:CPNone — No Churches Planted
- imb:EvLvl0 — No Known Evangelicals
- imb:EvLvl1 — Less than 2%
- imb:EvLvl10 — 75% or Greater
- imb:EvLvl2 — 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- imb:EvLvl3 — 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- imb:EvLvl4 — 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- imb:EvLvl5 — 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- imb:EvLvl6 — 20% or Greater but Less than 30%
- imb:EvLvl7 — 30% or Greater but Less than 40%
- imb:EvLvl8 — 40% or Greater but Less than 50%
- imb:EvLvl9 — 50% or Greater but Less than 75%
- imb:GSEC0 — No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
- imb:GSEC1 — Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity
- imb:GSEC2 — Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
- imb:GSEC3 — Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
- imb:GSEC4 — 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- imb:GSEC5 — 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- imb:GSEC6 — 10% or Greater Evangelical
- imb:HC12DiscipleMaking — Biblical Discipleship
- imb:HC12Evangelism — Biblical Evangelism
- imb:HC12Fellowship — Biblical Fellowship
- imb:HC12Giving — Biblical Giving
- imb:HC12Leadership — Biblical Leadership
- imb:HC12Membership — Biblical Membership
- imb:HC12Ministry — Biblical Ministry
- imb:HC12Ordinances — Biblical Ordinances
- imb:HC12Prayer — Biblical Prayer
- imb:HC12Sending — Biblical Sending
- imb:HC12Teaching — Biblical Teaching
- imb:HC12Worship — Biblical Worship
- imb:SPI0 — Unengaged and Unreached
- imb:SPI1 — Engaged yet Unreached
- imb:SPI2 — No Longer Unreached

Properties

imb:affinityRegionObject Property#

affinity region

IMB affinity-based regional classification for a media resource. Values are SKOS concepts from imb:AffinityRegionScheme (11 regions). IMB's affinity regions are not 1:1 with ISO geographic regions.

Domain: MissionResource · Range: Concept

imb:audioAvailabilityDatatype Property#

audio availability

Availability of audio Scripture resources as assessed by IMB. Values: 'Available', 'Not Available', 'None'.

Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: string

imb:bibleAvailabilityDatatype Property#

Bible availability

Availability of Bible resources as assessed by IMB. Values: 'Available', 'Not Available', 'None'.

Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: string

imb:bibleCompletionLevelDatatype Property#

Bible completion level

How much of the Bible has been translated into this people group's primary language. Levels range from no translation, to stories and selections, to New Testament only, to a complete Bible.

Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: string

imb:churchPlantingStatusObject Property#

church planting status

IMB church planting status. Values are SKOS concepts from imb:ChurchPlantingStatusScheme (No Churches Planted, Dispersed, Concentrated).

Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: Concept

imb:congregationsExistDatatype Property#

congregations exist

Whether any congregations exist among this people group according to IMB.

Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: boolean

imb:evangelicalLevelObject Property#

evangelical level

IMB categorical evangelical percentage band. Values are SKOS concepts from imb:EvangelicalLevelScheme (11 bands, from 'No Known Evangelicals' to '75% or Greater'). Complements JP's numeric jp:evangelicalPercentage with a classified band.

Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: Concept

imb:gospelAvailabilityDatatype Property#

gospel availability

Availability of gospel recordings as assessed by IMB. Values: 'Available', 'Not Available', 'None'.

Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: string

imb:gsecLevelObject Property#

GSEC level

IMB Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC) level for a people group. Ranges from 0 (no known evangelical Christians) to 6 (significant, self-sustaining evangelical movement). Lower values indicate less reached.

Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: Concept

imb:isEngagedDatatype Property#

is engaged

Whether the people group has active engagement according to IMB. Yes means at least one organization is actively working among this group; No means no known engagement.

Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: boolean

imb:jesusFilmAvailabilityDatatype Property#

Jesus Film availability

Availability of the Jesus Film as assessed by IMB. Values: 'Available', 'Not Available', 'None'.

Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: string

imb:lpiScoreDatatype Property#

LPI score

Language Priority Index (0–6) assigned by IMB.

Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: integer

imb:radioAvailabilityDatatype Property#

radio availability

Availability of Christian radio broadcasts as assessed by IMB. Values: 'Available', 'Not Available', 'None'.

Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: string

imb:resourceTotalDatatype Property#

resource total

Total count of available resource types (0–6) as assessed by IMB.

Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: integer

imb:spiCategoryObject Property#

SPI category

IMB Strategic Priority Index (SPI) category. Values are SKOS concepts from imb:SPIScheme (3 categories: Unengaged/Unreached, Engaged/Unreached, No Longer Unreached).

Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: Concept

imb:storiesAvailabilityDatatype Property#

stories availability

Availability of Bible story resources as assessed by IMB. Values: 'Available', 'Not Available', 'None'.

Domain: AssessmentResult · Range: string

imb:targetAudienceObject Property#

target audience

IMB audience classification for a media resource. Values are SKOS concepts from imb:TargetAudienceScheme (8 categories: Men, Women, Students, Refugees, Children, Nationals, Diaspora, Oral Learners).

Domain: MissionResource · Range: Concept

Concept Schemes

imb:AffinityRegionSchemeSKOS Concept Scheme#

IMB Affinity Region Scheme

imb:ChurchPlantingStatusSchemeSKOS Concept Scheme#

Church Planting Status

imb:EvangelicalLevelSchemeSKOS Concept Scheme#

Evangelical Level

imb:GSECSchemeSKOS Concept Scheme#

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity

imb:SPISchemeSKOS Concept Scheme#

Strategic Priority Index

imb:TargetAudienceSchemeSKOS Concept Scheme#

IMB Target Audience Scheme

imb:TwelveCharacteristicsSchemeSKOS Concept Scheme#

IMB Twelve Healthy Church Characteristics

Concepts

imb:AffinityAmericasSKOS Concept#

Americas

imb:AffinityAsianPacificRimSKOS Concept#

Asian Pacific Rim

imb:AffinityCentralAsiaSKOS Concept#

Central Asia

imb:AffinityDeafSKOS Concept#

Deaf Peoples

Cross-regional affinity for deaf communities.

imb:AffinityEastAsiaSKOS Concept#

East Asia

imb:AffinityEuropeSKOS Concept#

Europe

imb:AffinityGlobalSKOS Concept#

Global

Not region-specific; applicable worldwide.

imb:AffinityNAMESKOS Concept#

North Africa / Middle East

imb:AffinitySouthAsiaSKOS Concept#

South Asia

imb:AffinitySouthEastAsiaSKOS Concept#

South East Asia

imb:AffinitySubSaharanAfricaSKOS Concept#

Sub-Saharan Africa

imb:AudienceChildrenSKOS Concept#

Children

imb:AudienceDiasporaSKOS Concept#

Diaspora

People groups living outside their country of origin.

imb:AudienceMenSKOS Concept#

Men

imb:AudienceNationalsSKOS Concept#

Nationals

Local/national believers in the target culture.

imb:AudienceOralLearnersSKOS Concept#

Oral Learners

People who learn best through oral communication rather than written text.

imb:AudienceRefugeesSKOS Concept#

Refugees

imb:AudienceStudentsSKOS Concept#

Students

imb:AudienceWomenSKOS Concept#

Women

imb:CPConcentratedSKOS Concept#

Concentrated Church Planting

Church planting activity is concentrated — initial or focused church planting in a specific area within the people group.

imb:CPDispersedSKOS Concept#

Dispersed Church Planting

Church planting activity is dispersed — multiple church planting efforts are underway across different locations within the people group.

imb:CPNoneSKOS Concept#

No Churches Planted

No known church planting activity among this people group.

imb:EvLvl0SKOS Concept#

No Known Evangelicals

No known evangelical Christians among this people group.

imb:EvLvl1SKOS Concept#

Less than 2%

Estimated evangelical percentage is greater than 0% but less than 2%.

imb:EvLvl10SKOS Concept#

75% or Greater

Estimated evangelical percentage is 75% or greater.

imb:EvLvl2SKOS Concept#

2% or Greater but Less than 5%

Estimated evangelical percentage is at least 2% but less than 5%.

imb:EvLvl3SKOS Concept#

5% or Greater but Less than 10%

Estimated evangelical percentage is at least 5% but less than 10%.

imb:EvLvl4SKOS Concept#

10% or Greater but Less than 15%

Estimated evangelical percentage is at least 10% but less than 15%.

imb:EvLvl5SKOS Concept#

15% or Greater but Less than 20%

Estimated evangelical percentage is at least 15% but less than 20%.

imb:EvLvl6SKOS Concept#

20% or Greater but Less than 30%

Estimated evangelical percentage is at least 20% but less than 30%.

imb:EvLvl7SKOS Concept#

30% or Greater but Less than 40%

Estimated evangelical percentage is at least 30% but less than 40%.

imb:EvLvl8SKOS Concept#

40% or Greater but Less than 50%

Estimated evangelical percentage is at least 40% but less than 50%.

imb:EvLvl9SKOS Concept#

50% or Greater but Less than 75%

Estimated evangelical percentage is at least 50% but less than 75%.

imb:GSEC0SKOS Concept#

No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources

No evangelical Christians or churches. No access to evangelical print, audio, visual, or human resources.

imb:GSEC1SKOS Concept#

Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity

This people group is less than 2% evangelical. Some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.

imb:GSEC2SKOS Concept#

Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity

This people group is less than 2% evangelical but there is initial or concentrated church planting within the past two years.

imb:GSEC3SKOS Concept#

Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity

This people group is less than 2% evangelical but there is dispersed church planting within the past two years.

imb:GSEC4SKOS Concept#

2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.

imb:GSEC5SKOS Concept#

5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.

imb:GSEC6SKOS Concept#

10% or Greater Evangelical

Greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.

imb:HC12DiscipleMakingSKOS Concept#

Biblical Discipleship

New believers are walked into obedience to Jesus through ongoing relationship with mature disciples. Field teams record whether discipleship is happening, who is doing it, and whether new disciples are themselves becoming disciple-makers.

imb:HC12EvangelismSKOS Concept#

Biblical Evangelism

Members proclaim the gospel to those without Christ, both within their oikos networks and across cultural distance. Field teams record evangelistic activity by ordinary members, not just by recognized leaders.

imb:HC12FellowshipSKOS Concept#

Biblical Fellowship

Members love and bear with one another in shared life — hospitality, mutual aid, care for the suffering. Field teams record whether the 'one another' commands are being lived out, not just preached.

imb:HC12GivingSKOS Concept#

Biblical Giving

The body practices generous, sacrificial giving — sustaining itself, caring for the poor, and resourcing mission. Field teams record observable giving patterns and whether the body is financially indigenous.

imb:HC12LeadershipSKOS Concept#

Biblical Leadership

Qualified, indigenous leaders are identified, trained, and released to shepherd the body. Field teams record whether leadership is in place, whether it is reproducing, and whether the body is dependent on outsiders.

imb:HC12MembershipSKOS Concept#

Biblical Membership

The body has a clear, intentional understanding of who is and is not a member, with practices that establish identity, accountability, and care among members. Field teams record whether membership is meaningfully expressed.

imb:HC12MinistrySKOS Concept#

Biblical Ministry

Members serve the body and the surrounding community according to their gifts. Field teams record whether ministry is widely shared or concentrated only in formal leaders.

imb:HC12OrdinancesSKOS Concept#

Biblical Ordinances

Baptism and the Lord's Supper are observed in the body in ways consistent with their New Testament meaning and practice. Field teams record observed practice rather than mere belief about the ordinances.

imb:HC12PrayerSKOS Concept#

Biblical Prayer

The body practices personal and corporate prayer, including intercession for the lost. Field teams record whether prayer is a sustained rhythm rather than an occasional event.

imb:HC12SendingSKOS Concept#

Biblical Sending

The body sends its members out — across the street and across cultures — for evangelism, discipleship, and church planting. Field teams record whether the body is generative beyond its own gathering, the operational mark of multiplying churches.

imb:HC12TeachingSKOS Concept#

Biblical Teaching

Scripture is the authoritative source for the body's teaching, formation, and decision-making. Field teams record whether Scripture is being taught faithfully and whether teaching is shaping the body's life and obedience.

imb:HC12WorshipSKOS Concept#

Biblical Worship

The body gathers regularly to worship the triune God in spirit and truth. Field teams record observable patterns of corporate worship — frequency, posture, content — without scoring on a fixed scale.

imb:SPI0SKOS Concept#

Unengaged and Unreached

The people group is both unengaged (no known active church planting strategy) and unreached (less than 2% evangelical, less than 5% Christian adherent).

imb:SPI1SKOS Concept#

Engaged yet Unreached

The people group is unreached but has active engagement — there is a known church planting strategy underway.

imb:SPI2SKOS Concept#

No Longer Unreached

The people group is no longer considered unreached — it has surpassed the 2% evangelical or 5% Christian adherent threshold.

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