About

Intelligence for the mission

Adventist Pulse is a mission intelligence platform developed by the South New South Wales Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. We give leaders at every level — from local church pastor to conference president — the data they need to see what's actually happening and the clarity to act on it.

Why we built this

The Adventist Church generates more data than any leader has time to synthesise. The Yearbook, GC reports, and conference records represent 161 years of mission history — but that data has always been scattered across dozens of sources with no unified way to explore it. Pulse brings it together.

Adventist Pulse fixes that. We take publicly available denominational data — membership trends, baptism rates, growth patterns, financial flows — and make it accessible, visual, and actionable. 208+ Living Research Projects layer peer-reviewed evidence onto the numbers. Raw data becomes mission intelligence.

Growing comes from knowing.

How it works

01

Data

We collect publicly available denominational statistics — membership rolls, baptism records, financial reports, and church directories from the GC and regional offices.

02

Analysis

Raw numbers are cleaned, normalised, and cross-referenced. Growth rates, retention ratios, and per-church metrics emerge from the noise.

03

Intelligence

208+ Living Research Projects layer peer-reviewed evidence onto the data — turning trends into actionable insights for leaders.

04

Action

Pastors and administrators receive clear signals: which churches need support, where growth is real, and what strategies actually work.

What Pulse includes

Statistics

20+ years of membership, baptism, tithe, and growth data across every conference, union, and division.

Living Research

208 active research projects synthesising peer-reviewed studies, field data, and denominational reports.

Mission Maps

Geographic visualisations of church presence, growth corridors, and unreached territories.

Church Profiles

Every local church with profile scores, ministry coverage, and outreach metrics.

Built in South NSW

Adventist Pulse was born in the South New South Wales Conference — one of nine conferences in the Australian Union. What started as a question (“why can't pastors see their own data?”) became a platform serving the global church.

Developed by Kyle and the SNSW team, Pulse is proof that innovation in the Adventist Church doesn't have to come from Silver Spring. The best tools come from the field — built by the people who need them most.

Data sources

Our principles

  • Data over narrative — we follow the evidence, even when it's uncomfortable.

  • Transparency over spin — every metric is explained, every source cited.

  • Mission first — the goal is a healthier, more mission-effective church.

  • No personal family data — only paid workers and assigned roles.

  • Not an official General Conference product — independently developed.

What's next

Features on our near-term roadmap:

Personnel Intelligence

Worker assignments, pastoral coverage ratios, and staffing gap analysis across conferences.

AI-Powered Alerts

Automated notifications when entities hit critical thresholds — membership decline, baptism spikes, financial anomalies.

Conference Dashboard

Real-time operational views for conference presidents and secretaries — every church, every metric, one screen.

Ready to explore?

Adventist Pulse is in beta. Request early access for your conference, or sign in if you already have an account.

pulse@adventist.org.au

South New South Wales Conference · Seventh-day Adventist Church