Direction Scheme

Publisher: Global.Church · Created: 2026-05-14 · 2 concepts

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

A controlled vocabulary classifying the directional polarity of an Intent — Receive (a declared gap, need, or request) or Give (a declared offering, capability, or willingness to act). Authored in v0.40.0 as part of the Intent spine introduced via the gc-intent.ttl module.

Code	Label	Definition
`DIR-GVE`	Give	The Intent expresses a give-shaped declaration — an offering, a capability, a willingness to act. The instance is typed gc:Offering. The declaring agent surfaces a presence: a resource being made available, a service being offered, a capability being shared with the federation. Counter to gc:DirectionReceive.
`DIR-RCV`	Receive	The Intent expresses a receive-shaped declaration — a need, a gap, a request awaiting fulfillment. The instance is typed gc:Need (or its narrow subclass gc:DeclaredGapNeed). The declaring agent surfaces an absence: a missing capability in a region, an unmet ministry need around a people group, a resource gap in a phase. Counter to gc:DirectionGive.