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

11/8/2024Ep. 413: My Faith Votes, Turning Point USA, Gateway Church
11/6/2024Making 'Global Disciples'

Donor confidence score

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Transparency grade

A

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Foreign Missions

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating687 of 113476 of 122
Fund acquisition rating784 of 113483 of 122
Resource allocation rating652 of 113475 of 122
Asset utilization rating465 of 113447 of 122

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
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 ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
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 ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
1.411.822.241.361.113.03
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
1.301.041.101.081.051.06
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
2.311.902.461.461.173.20
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
18.206.075.8010.9311.235.91
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.050.160.170.090.090.17
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
5.065.294.037.469.363.12
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
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
 
Assets20242023202220212020
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
 
Liabilities20242023202220212020
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 assets20242023202220212020
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
 
Revenue20242023202220212020
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
 
Expenses20242023202220212020
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 assets20242023202220212020
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

NameTitleCompensation
Galen BurkholderExecutive Di$147,764
Howard RichCFO$131,559

Compensation data as of: 6/30/2024


Response from ministry

No response has been provided by this ministry.


The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 6/26/2025. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]


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


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