Association Types

Global.Church Core Ontology v0.45.1

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Association Types

Publisher: Global.Church · Created: 2026-05-10 · 9 concepts

https://ontology.global.church/core#AssociationTypeScheme

Minimal seed vocabulary for gc:associationType — categorical classifier for org-to-org associations (gc:OrganizationStructureAssociation, gc:ServiceFocusAssociation, gc:OrganizationMembership). Three families: structure types (campus / subsidiary / regional office / multi-site member), service focus types (PeopleGroup / Region / Accelerator), and membership types (formal / affiliate). Used by SHACL via sh:class skos:Concept; richer per-shape sh:in constraints can be added when consumer queries demand them.

Code Label Definition
AT-CMP Campus Parent/child structure where the child is a campus of a multi-site organization — same governance, brand, and core leadership team.
AT-FAC Accelerator Focus Service-focus association whose primary axis is an engagement accelerator function — the org focuses through a specific accelerator (Bible translation, prayer mobilization, etc.) regardless of the people group / region target.
AT-FPG People Group Focus Service-focus association whose gc:focusTarget is a gc:PeopleGroup or gc:PeopleGroupPopulationSegment.
AT-FRG Region Focus Service-focus association whose gc:focusTarget is a geographic region (ROG concept, country, locality, or gc:Location).
AT-MAF Affiliate Membership Affiliate or associate membership — recognized association without full voting / governance status.
AT-MFR Formal Membership Formal membership in a denomination, coalition, or network — full voting / governance rights or equivalent.
AT-MSM Multi-Site Member Parent/child structure where the child is a federated member of a multi-site denomination or network with shared identity but distinct local governance.
AT-REG Regional Office Parent/child structure where the child is a regional field office reporting to headquarters.
AT-SUB Subsidiary Parent/child structure where the child is a wholly-owned subsidiary — financially and legally tied to the parent but operationally distinct.