Global Disciples 
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Summary
Global Disciples helps the church fulfill this mission among unreached people groups.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Global Disciples
315 West James Street
Suite 202
Lancaster , PA 17603
Website: globaldisciples.org
Phone: 717-290-7550
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 232854114
CEO/President: Josh Keefer
Chairman: Nelson Longnecker
Board size: 14
Founder: Galen Burkholder
Ruling year: 1997
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 06/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2006
Purpose
To see that every person has an opportunity to choose and follow Jesus Christ.
Mission statement
Our mission is to make it possible for clusters of churches to multiply Christ-like disciples and locally-sustainable fellowships among least-reached people.
Statement of faith
Articles
| 11/8/2024 | Ep. 413: My Faith Votes, Turning Point USA, Gateway Church |
| 11/6/2024 | Making 'Global Disciples' |
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Foreign Missions
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 687 of 1134 | 76 of 122 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 784 of 1134 | 83 of 122 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 652 of 1134 | 75 of 122 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 465 of 1134 | 47 of 122 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 9% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 9% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 98% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 101% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | -1% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 85% | 83% | 85% | 83% | 81% | 82% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 100% | 94% | 116% | 95% | 66% | 96% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 84% | 77% | 99% | 78% | 54% | 78% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 0% | 6% | -16% | 5% | 34% | 4% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 0% | 14% | -38% | 8% | 62% | 15% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 9% | 10% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.41 | 1.82 | 2.24 | 1.36 | 1.11 | 3.03 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.30 | 1.04 | 1.10 | 1.08 | 1.05 | 1.06 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.31 | 1.90 | 2.46 | 1.46 | 1.17 | 3.20 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 18.20 | 6.07 | 5.80 | 10.93 | 11.23 | 5.91 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.17 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.06 | 5.29 | 4.03 | 7.46 | 9.36 | 3.12 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 6% | 17% | 17% | 9% | 8% | 16% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 61% | 46% | 37% | 67% | 82% | 28% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Cash | $2,562,291 | $1,662,352 | $2,684,981 | $2,956,620 | $1,037,204 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $373,407 | $462,506 | $292,822 | $366,428 | $97,305 |
| Short-term investments | $1,239,977 | $1,156,742 | $1,187,315 | $801,197 | $490,547 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $4,175,675 | $3,281,600 | $4,165,118 | $4,124,245 | $1,625,056 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $130,285 | $274,073 | $315,517 | $205,173 | $34,665 |
| Other long-term assets | $33,322 | $59,782 | $799 | $799 | $55,243 |
| Total long-term assets | $163,607 | $333,855 | $316,316 | $205,972 | $89,908 |
| Total assets | $4,339,282 | $3,615,455 | $4,481,434 | $4,330,217 | $1,714,964 |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $687,911 | $565,478 | $381,075 | $367,190 | $275,011 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $687,911 | $565,478 | $381,075 | $367,190 | $275,011 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $33,383 | $59,788 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $33,383 | $59,788 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $721,294 | $625,266 | $381,075 | $367,190 | $275,011 |
| Net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Without donor restrictions | $3,538,739 | $2,840,325 | $3,889,437 | $3,660,609 | $1,097,968 |
| With donor restrictions | $79,249 | $149,864 | $210,922 | $302,418 | $341,985 |
| Net assets | $3,617,988 | $2,990,189 | $4,100,359 | $3,963,027 | $1,439,953 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Total contributions | $8,410,846 | $6,889,607 | $6,375,043 | $7,239,839 | $5,455,761 |
| Program service revenue | $7,177 | $15,631 | $9,653 | $900 | $4,698 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $21,066 | $42,280 | $46,339 | $28,499 | ($43,022) |
| Other revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total other revenue | $28,243 | $57,911 | $55,992 | $29,399 | ($38,324) |
| Total revenue | $8,439,089 | $6,947,518 | $6,431,035 | $7,269,238 | $5,417,437 |
| Expenses | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Program services | $6,539,021 | $6,864,055 | $5,036,292 | $3,914,958 | $4,242,459 |
| Management and general | $754,999 | $654,694 | $536,072 | $453,533 | $491,374 |
| Fundraising | $624,039 | $567,342 | $516,546 | $446,075 | $465,105 |
| Total expenses | $7,918,059 | $8,086,091 | $6,088,910 | $4,814,566 | $5,198,938 |
| Change in net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $521,030 | ($1,138,573) | $342,125 | $2,454,672 | $218,499 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $521,030 | ($1,138,573) | $342,125 | $2,454,672 | $218,499 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Galen Burkholder | Executive Di | $147,764 |
| Howard Rich | CFO | $131,559 |
Compensation data as of: 6/30/2024
Response from ministry
No response has been provided by this ministry.
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History
It was November 1995. Leaders from several discipleship and mission training programs had gathered for a day of prayer and fasting. They were drawn together by a common mission . . . a common desire: to ponder how to respond to churches worldwide asking for discipleship-mission training for young leaders in their nations.
The Holy Spirit moved the leaders to confession, brokenness, and prayer. They began to see how the barriers separating their ministries had fostered competition and pride . . . not collaboration and Global Disciples was born.
Initially, Global Disciples offered Global Disciple Training (GDT). Then training was added in small business development and leadership development. Today, Global Disciples partners with over 1,600 groups of churches. We are present in 62 countries, equipping people in their own cultural context to send out near-culture mission workers to reach the least-reached, multiply believers and plant locally-sustainable fellowships and churches.
Program accomplishments
2022: A year in action
11,145 Disciple-Makers Trained
48,993 New Believers in Fellowships
2,051 New Churches Planted
65 Countries Impacted