Reaching and Teaching International Ministries 
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Summary
Make Mature Disciples. Establish Healthy Churches. Train Local Leaders.
We further the gospel's reach through long-term missionary mobilization, short-term theological training trips, strategic church partnerships, and ministry internships.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Reaching and Teaching International Ministries
PO Box 122
Wheaton, IL 60187
Website: rtim.org
Phone:
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 264793651
CEO/President: Ryan Robertson
Chairman: Jason Glas
Board size: 7
Founder:
Ruling year: 2010
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 09/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2015
Purpose
Since 2009, Reaching & Teaching has worked to meet the enormous need for healthy churches and theological training around the world through long-term sending and short-term training. Our missionaries are committed to seeing biblical churches established that prioritize covenant membership and expositional preaching led by qualified elders.
Mission statement
Reaching & Teaching aims to make mature disciples, establish healthy churches, and train local leaders. Our mission is to advance the gospel worldwide through long-term missionary mobilization, short-term theological training trips, ministry internships, and strategic church partnerships.
Statement of faith
Reaching & Teaching operates within the bounds of two statements of belief, with all aspects of the ministry being in accordance with both documents-the Baptist Faith & Message (2000) and The Gospel Coalition Confessional Statement.
All Reaching & Teaching missionaries, staff, trip participants, and field partners must adhere to one of these two statements of faith.
Reaching & Teaching is confessionally credo-baptist, complementarian, and affirms the Nashville Statement.
We believe that election is the eternal purpose of God, according to which he graciously regenerates, sanctifies, and saves sinners. Being perfectly consistent with the free agency of man, election includes all the means in connection with the end of salvation. It is a most glorious display of God's sovereign goodness, being infinitely free, wise, holy and unchangeable. It entirely obliterates boasting and promotes humility, love, prayer, praise, trust, and an active imitation of God's free mercy. It encourages the greatest possible exercise of human responsibility. It may be discovered by its effects in all who truly believe the gospel. Election is the foundation of Christian assurance, and confirming our election deserves the utmost diligence. -New Hampshire Confession of Faith, Article X
We believe the marks of a healthy church are expositional preaching, sound doctrine, biblical understanding of the gospel, biblical understanding of conversion, faithful evangelism, meaningful membership, church discipline, biblical discipleship, and leadership. We believe that these marks are biblical and therefore transcend geography, culture, and history. -Pulled from 9Marks of a Healthy Church, by Mark Dever
We appreciate The Southgate Fellowship statement and encourage churches to interact with the document and consider its missiological implications. We believe the Lord is free to move and multiply His kingdom as He wills, and yet we affirm that throughout the course of church history, He has normally used the ordinary means of grace to advance his kingdom. Our missionaries do not ascribe to or practice rapid and pragmatic movement methodologies because of our convictions regarding the local church.
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Leadership Training
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 444 of 1097 | 10 of 23 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 160 of 1099 | 4 of 23 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 987 of 1099 | 20 of 23 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 339 of 1097 | 7 of 23 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 9% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 7% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 8% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 82% | 70% | 75% | 76% | 76% | 95% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 91% | 81% | 87% | 103% | 98% | 89% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 74% | 56% | 65% | 78% | 75% | 85% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 9% | 19% | 13% | -3% | 2% | 11% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 11% | 46% | 34% | -8% | 4% | 29% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 11% | 27% | 20% | 20% | 21% | 3% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.30 | 1.91 | 2.16 | 2.87 | 2.72 | 2.26 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.08 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.01 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.74 | 1.93 | 2.21 | 3.00 | 2.76 | 2.29 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 27.13 | 59.59 | 58.83 | 30.53 | 20.65 | 17.68 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 6.54 | 6.12 | 5.34 | 3.87 | 4.14 | 4.94 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 5% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 70% | 51% | 46% | 34% | 35% | 42% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Cash | $3,030,508 | $1,578,604 | $1,050,737 | $1,175,873 | $1,113,099 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $65,248 | $52,728 | $17,907 | $29,651 | $49,915 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $3,095,756 | $1,631,332 | $1,068,644 | $1,205,524 | $1,163,014 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $16,410 | $17,242 | $18,074 | $18,906 | $15,726 |
| Other long-term assets | $9,631 | $19,260 | $28,889 | $0 | $649 |
| Total long-term assets | $26,041 | $36,502 | $46,963 | $18,906 | $16,375 |
| Total assets | $3,121,797 | $1,667,834 | $1,115,607 | $1,224,430 | $1,179,389 |
| Liabilities | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $51,950 | $27,730 | $35,006 | $58,386 | $65,784 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $51,950 | $27,730 | $35,006 | $58,386 | $65,784 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $15,578 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $15,578 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $67,528 | $27,730 | $35,006 | $58,386 | $65,784 |
| Net assets | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Without donor restrictions | $494,042 | $414,796 | $369,757 | $371,241 | $312,460 |
| With donor restrictions | $2,560,227 | $1,225,308 | $710,844 | $794,803 | $801,145 |
| Net assets | $3,054,269 | $1,640,104 | $1,080,601 | $1,166,044 | $1,113,605 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Total contributions | $7,386,360 | $4,156,300 | $3,109,740 | $3,373,804 | $2,986,143 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $50 | $5,924 | $11,806 | $4,248 | $252 |
| Other revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total other revenue | $50 | $5,924 | $11,806 | $4,248 | $252 |
| Total revenue | $7,386,410 | $4,162,224 | $3,121,546 | $3,378,052 | $2,986,395 |
| Expenses | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Program services | $4,159,572 | $2,697,831 | $2,445,920 | $2,526,391 | $2,526,503 |
| Management and general | $1,623,658 | $705,582 | $628,146 | $689,313 | $85,140 |
| Fundraising | $189,015 | $199,308 | $132,923 | $109,909 | $52,796 |
| Total expenses | $5,972,245 | $3,602,721 | $3,206,989 | $3,325,613 | $2,664,439 |
| Change in net assets | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $1,414,165 | $559,503 | ($85,443) | $52,439 | $321,956 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $1,414,165 | $559,503 | ($85,443) | $52,439 | $321,956 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Ryan Robertson | President | $164,749 |
Compensation data as of: 9/30/2022
Response from ministry
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History
For the first four years, Reaching & Teaching focused exclusively on short-term theological training trips. We started with a single site in Ecuador and we now have sent teams to over 60 sites around the world. We've since provided teaching to thousands of pastors and church leaders.
In 2013, Reaching & Teaching began serving as a sending agency for long-term missionaries. We now have missionaries serving around the globe, on five different continents. Our missionaries are engaged in a variety of contexts in order to make mature disciples, strengthen churches, and train pastors and church leaders.
We have a stateside team of staff members who facilitate the work of the ministry and provide valuable support to our field personnel.