What's Your Community's Beliefscope?
What Ideologies Are Embraced in Your Community?
Yes, you have Christianity-affiliated people in your community, but what else is there? What New Religious Movements and Non-Christian Religions are represented in your community? What Non-Religious Movements are capturing the attention of people in your community?
What's Your Mission?
Who In Your Community Are You Reaching?
Are you reaching those with an Assembler Lifedesign Mindset who have a group-centric religious orientation? Or, the Individualist Lifedesign Mindset that embraces personal divine connections and subjective truths? What about those with the Rationalist Lifedesign Mindset who prioritizes critical thinking and evidence-based reasoning? Are you reaching those with a Holist Lifedesign Mindset that values interconnectedness, intuition, and direct spiritual encounters?
AMERICAN VALUE ORIENTATIONS
Activity: Focus of Personal Actions
What are the Dominant Motivations In Your Community?
The value orientation of Activity centers on the focus of personal actions and choices. Within this framework, individuals navigate their lives based on distinct orientations: Being, where spontaneous expression takes precedence; Being-in-becoming, emphasizing self-development; and Doing, prioritizing goals and accomplishments.
Being: Spontaneous, Authentic Expression
Being values spontaneous, authentic expression, emphasizing living in the moment without rigid plans. It's celebrated in secular and spiritual contexts but may conflict with religious traditions' structured approaches.
| TOP TEN BASIC TRADE AREAS | |
| 1 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO |
| 2 | Eureka, CA |
| 3 | Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
| 4 | Honolulu, HI |
| 5 | Melbourne-Titusville, FL |
| 6 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 7 | Orlando, FL |
| 8 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 9 | Pensacola, FL |
| 10 | Gainesville, FL |
Being-in-Becoming: Self-development
Being-in-becoming emphasizes continuous self-improvement and growth within the Activity value orientation. It aligns with secular rationality, spiritual enlightenment, and religious transformation narratives.
| TOP TEN BASIC TRADE AREAS | |
| 1 | Athens, OH |
| 2 | Logan, WV |
| 3 | Eureka, CA |
| 4 | Morgantown, WV |
| 5 | Eugene-Springfield, OR |
| 6 | Lawrence, KS |
| 7 | Jackson, MI |
| 8 | Galesburg, IL |
| 9 | Keene, NH |
| 10 | Bangor, ME |
Doing: Goals and Accomplishments
Doing prioritizes setting and achieving goals within the Activity orientation. It's associated with ambition and drive, viewed pragmatically in secular contexts and aligned with purpose in spirituality and religion.
| TOP TEN BASIC TRADE AREAS | |
| 1 | Provo-Orem, UT |
| 2 | Nogales, AZ |
| 3 | El Dorado-Magnolia-Camden, AR |
| 4 | Logan, UT |
| 5 | El Centro-Calexico, CA |
| 6 | Bartlesville, OK |
| 7 | McAlester, OK |
| 8 | Paducah-Murray-Mayfield, KY |
| 9 | St. George, UT |
| 10 | Ada, OK |
Axiology: Views of Human Nature
What are the Dominant Views of Human Nature In Your Community?
Axiology, addressing the nature of humanity, presents three value choices. The belief that human nature is inherently evil suggests a pessimistic view, while the perspective that human nature is mixed acknowledges both positive and negative aspects. Conversely, the notion that human nature is fundamentally good reflects an optimistic outlook, highlighting the inherent positive qualities within individuals.
Human Nature is Evil
Humans are inherently inclined towards malevolence, selfishness, and cruelty, depicted in dystopian narratives and religious concepts of sin, though some secular perspectives warn of humanity's capacity for harm.
| TOP TEN BASIC TRADE AREAS | |
| 1 | El Dorado-Magnolia-Camden, AR |
| 2 | Laurel, MS |
| 3 | Blytheville, AR |
| 4 | Anniston, AL |
| 5 | Bartlesville, OK< |
| 6 | Pine Bluff, AR |
| 7 | Gadsden, AL |
| 8 | McAlester, OK |
| 9 | Ada, OK |
| 10 | Dothan-Enterprise, AL |
Human Nature is Mixed
Human nature encompasses both virtuous and flawed qualities, leading to characters grappling with moral dilemmas in popular culture. Secular views appreciate the complexity, while religions emphasize free will.
| TOP TEN BASIC TRADE AREAS | |
| 1 | Provo-Orem, UT |
| 2 | Logan, UT |
| 3 | St. George, UT |
| 4 | Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT |
| 5 | Idaho Falls, ID |
| 6 | Laredo, TX |
| 7 | Pocatello, ID |
| 8 | El Centro-Calexico, CA |
| 9 | Nogales, AZ |
| 10 | Providence-Pawtucket, RI-New Bedford-Fall Riv., MA |
Human Nature is Good
Humans possess inherent benevolence, kindness, and moral integrity, portrayed in utopian stories and aligned with religious doctrines of divine creation or inherent goodness. Secular views see it as optimistic potential.
| TOP TEN BASIC TRADE AREAS | |
| 1 | Willmar-Marshall, MN |
| 2 | Mason City, IA |
| 3 | Watertown, SD |
| 4 | Worthington, MN |
| 5 | Grand Forks, ND |
| 6 | Fergus Falls, MN |
| 7 | Fargo, ND |
| 8 | Vincennes-Washington, IN |
| 9 | McCook, NE |
| 10 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA |
Cosmology: Viewpoints on Origins
What are the Dominant Views of the Origins of the World?
Cosmology explores perspectives on origins, offering three value choices. One perspective asserts that humans and living things remain in the same form since creation, while another suggests that a supreme being guided the evolution process. The third perspective posits that humans and living things evolved over time, aligning with scientific understandings of evolution.
Humans and Living Things are Same Form Since Creation
Some believe in Cosmological Fixism (known in religious circles as "creationism"), asserting that living forms remain unchanged since creation, often aligned with religious narratives. It contrasts evolution, with religious and secular viewpoints diverging on interpretations.
| TOP TEN BASIC TRADE AREAS | |
| 1 | Provo-Orem, UT |
| 2 | Nogales, AZ |
| 3 | Logan, UT |
| 4 | El Centro-Calexico, CA |
| 5 | El Dorado-Magnolia-Camden, AR |
| 6 | St. George, UT |
| 7 | Laurel, MS |
| 8 | Bartlesville, OK |
| 9 | Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT |
| 10 | McAlester, OK |
Supreme Being Guided Evolution Process
In Cosmological Guided Evolution, a supreme being influences evolution, reconciling divine intervention with science. It's depicted in popular culture, appealing to some eclectic spirituality and nontheistic secular views and varying acceptance within religious communities.
| TOP TEN BASIC TRADE AREAS | |
| 1 | Eureka, CA |
| 2 | Athens, OH |
| 3 | Eugene-Springfield, OR |
| 4 | Keene, NH |
| 5 | Logan, WV |
| 6 | Lebanon-Claremont, NH |
| 7 | Ithaca, NY |
| 8 | Jackson, MI |
| 9 | Morgantown, WV |
| 10 | Manchester-Nashua-Concord, NH |
Humans and Living Things Evolved Over Time
In the Cosmological Evolutionary Perspective, life's evolution occurs gradually through processes of cosmological natural selection without divine intervention. Widely accepted in popular culture, it aligns with scientific and secular views, though religious acceptance varies.
| TOP TEN BASIC TRADE AREAS | |
| 1 | Willmar-Marshall, MN |
| 2 | Mason City, IA |
| 3 | Watertown, SD |
| 4 | Worthington, MN |
| 5 | Fergus Falls, MN |
| 6 | Grand Forks, ND |
| 7 | Fargo, ND |
| 8 | Vincennes-Washington, IN |
| 9 | McCook, NE |
| 10 | Fort Dodge, IA |