African initiated churches & African Christian leaders
  Stephen Hayes <hayesstw@yahoo.com>
    Web: http://www.geocities.com/missionalia/aicdb.htm
         Software: Inmagic, AskSam               700+ entries
       There are four different databases in this project: (1)
       African Christian denominations, (2) biographies of
       African Christian leaders, (3) Register of AIC researchers
       (4) miscellaneous information relating to African
       initiatives in mission. I will send reports from these
       databases in response to e-mail requests for searches free
       of charge - just e-mail me with a description of what you
       are looking for. Contributions to the databases are also
       welcome - ask me for formats first. Completed biographies
       in the leaders database are published in the Dictionary of
       African Christian Biography.

 Broadcast data system   World by Radio
  Eila Murphy <emurphy@saunalahti.fi>
    Web: http://www.wb2000.org
         Software: BDS based on dbaseIII+        1204 entries
       Broadcast data system includes databases of International
       Christian broadcasts in dbaseIII+ format. You can draw
       reports from it, for example, all the Christian broadcasts
       to a certain country, or broadcasts in a certain language,
       or broadcast by a certain organisation.

 Database of mission databases
  Stephen Hayes <shayes@dunelm.org.uk>
    Web: http://www.missionstudies.org/database_of_databases.htm
         Software: askSam                        8 entries
       A metadatabase, that is a database of databases that
       contain missiological information. This entry is part of
       the metadatabase! The aim is to help missiological
       researchers know who is collecting what kind of
       information, with a view to helping one another. If you
       want information from this database (ie a list of
       databases) send a search request to me by e-mail, or look
       at the web page. For hard-copy requests, please send 3
       international reply coupons, or South African stamps worth
       R5.00 for an initial request.

 Denominations 1960-2000
  WEC International & Operation World
  Patrick J. Johnstone, Jason Mandryk <jason@opwld.demon.co.uk
                                       patrickj@globalnet.co.uk>
         Software: DBF files                     17,000 entries
       The database was compiled for production of Operation
       World and has data covering the period 1960-2000 listing
       names, denominational type using predominantly WCE
       definitions, percentage evangelical and charismatic,
       congregations, adult and inclusive memberships with data
       drawn from thousands of sources but with interpolated and
       extrapolated estimates to permit national and global
       totalling. databases will be available on planned CD in
       late 2001

 Denominations 1980-2000
  WEC International & Operation World
  Patrick J. Johnstone, Jason Mandryk <jason@opwld.demon.co.uk
                                       patrickj@globalnet.co.uk>
         Software: DBF files                     3,000 entries
       The database was compiled for production of Operation
       World and has data covering the period 1980-2000 listing
       names, denominational origin, countries of origin and
       ministry defining whether cross-cultural or near culture,
       sorth or long term

The Dictionary of African Christian Biography
  Overseas Ministries Study Center
  Dr Jonathan Bonk <DACB@OMSC.ORG>
    Web: http://www.DACB.org
       
        Software: HomeSite  1,200 entries with over 3,000 planned or in process
       The DACB atabase contains essential biographical facts of African Christian
       leaders, evangelists and lay workers responsible for laying the foundations and advancing
       the growth of Christian communities in Africa.

        It now has more than 1200 subject entries, with scores of entries in the wings awaiting
         processing and uploading.

        We have also identified more than 3100 potential subjects on whom stories
        need to be written, and in some cases are being researched and written.
        Can be accessed via the web and, at present, new information should be sent to
        the Project Director Dr J Bonk.

Online Bibliographical Database of Material By and About Lesslie Newbigin
  The DeepSight Trust; The Gospel and Our Culture Network
  John Flett <jflett@newbigin.net>
    Web: http://www.newbigin.net
         Software: Online                        1200 entries
       Newbigin including Newbigin.Net is a dynamic online
       searchable database concerned with the life and work of
       Bishop J.E. Lesslie Newbigin. It includes a comprehensive
       record of his writings, as well as significant
       interactions with his thought. Newbigin.Net aims to
       provide theological students and teachers with extensive
       tools for the in-depth study of Newbigin's thought,
       including such areas as the

 Religions
  WEC International & Operation World
  Patrick J. Johnstone, Jason Mandryk <jason@opwld.demon.co.uk
                                       patrickj@globalnet.co.uk>
         Software: DBF files                     250 entries
       The database was compiled for production of Operation
       World and has data listing countries and their constituent
       religions by percentage covering the years 1900-2025

 Religious Groups in Latin America and the Caribbean
  Latin American Socio-Religious Studies Program, PROLADES
  Clifton L. Holland <prolades@racsa.co.cr>
    Web: www.elhogar.com/idea/idea.htm
         Software: Dbase and Excel        45 countries; see
         attachment entries
       The database includes all known religious groups
       (Christian and non-Christian) in all the countries of
       Latin America and the Caribbean, plus Spain, Portugal and
       Hispanics in the USA. All religious groups are linked to a
       classification system developed by Clifton L. Holland,
       director of PROLADES, based on the <Encyclopedia of
       American Religions>, Fifth Edition, edited by Dr. J.
       Gordon Melton (Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1996). We
       hope to have the database available on the Internet in the
       near future with a search-engine.

 Youth workers and events, including mission trips, outreaches,  etc
  The EDGE Consulting
  Graeme Codrington <gj.cod@pixie.co.za>
    Web: http://www.youth.co.za/databases
         Software: Access, asp                   +-100 entries
       A database of youth workers involved with young people in
       South Africa and a database of events aimed at young
       people in South Africa.

Dr Stephen Hayes
Freelance writer, editor, missiologist and teacher
PO Box 7648, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa
Tel 012-333-6727 or 083-342-3563
E-mail: shayes@dunelm.org.uk
Web: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm