Global Outreach International
Good News for Every Nation in this Generation
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The problem: millions of people die each day going to an eternity in hell separated from Jesus Christ. We want people to spend eternity in heaven with God and also experience the joy of living with Him now. How: We show and share the love of Christ. We show the love of Christ by meeting physical needs (hunger, poverty, employment, sickness, etc.) to open up the opportunity to share the love of Christ, that is how Christ died to save us eternally.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Christian Missions
The organization provides opportunities to and support for Christian missionaries providing evangelism, discipleship, development, and compassion ministries to people in approximately fifty countries around the world.
Global Outreach International empowers believers to follow the Holy Spirit's calling in their lives. Instead of telling people where or how to do their ministry, we equip missionaries to be effective serving wherever God calls them using the gifting and talents He has given them. As a gospel-focused interdenominational organization, we do not place a restriction on denomination and believe all in Christ are called to be on mission with Him.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of donations made by board members
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Christians, Social and economic status, Ethnic and racial groups
Related Program
Christian Missions
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
100% of board members donated to Global Outreach.
Percentage of missionaries visited in their field of service
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Work status and occupations
Related Program
Christian Missions
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We desire face to face touch points with our field workers around the world. In 2019, we visited more than 80%. In 2020 and 2021, that number fell due to COVID travel restrictions.
Total number of new organization members
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Indigenous peoples, At-risk youth, Victims and oppressed people, Unemployed people
Related Program
Christian Missions
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
New organization members means new missionaries who are deployed to the field with Global Outreach. We desire to see 100 new missionaries per year by 2024.
Total dollars received in contributions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Christians, Work status and occupations
Related Program
Christian Missions
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Global Outreach receives funds for 280+ missionaries serving in 49 countries around the world. This metric is specifically administrative funds for the organization, not including restricted funds.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We desire to mobilize missionaries who carry the good news of Jesus Christ to each people group around the world who doesn't know Him. More specifically, we want the news of Jesus to reach every nation in this generation.
That means that we want to see the 7,000 people groups who have no knowledge of Jesus to grow to more than 2% of their population being Christian. And, we want that to happen within the next 70 years.
To accomplish this, we have sub goals, which are to mobilize missionaries in the fields of healthcare, education, agriculture, church planting, and vulnerable/orphan care so that they can use these good deeds to improve the living conditions of those around the world in order to have the opportunity to address their spiritual poverty.
We currently have 250+ missionaries living and working in 49 countries around the world in each of these five fields.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
To accomplish this, we have sub goals, which are to mobilize missionaries in the fields of healthcare, education, agriculture, church planting, and vulnerable/orphan care so that they can use these good deeds to improve the living conditions of those around the world in order to have the opportunity to address their spiritual poverty.
To achieve this bold goal of reaching the people groups around the world, we have four strategic priorities over the coming three years:
-Mobilization: we desire to onboard 100 new missionaries a year, each year by 2023.
-Missionary support: we desire to provide holistic care for the entire missionary family, knowing their their success in reaching their people group depends largely on the health of their family.
-Church partnership: we want to see 50 churches sending their mission teams, missionaries, and funding through Global Outreach.
-Healthy US-Based office: we will exceed $2,000,000 a year in operations support by 2023 (up from $1,300,000 in 2020). That revenue level will meet the staffing needs necessary to accomplish the three strategic priorities above.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We currently have 260+ missionaries living and working in 50+ countries around the world in each of these five fields and a 50 year history of doing this work.
In addition, 2022 saw our organization receive donations of more than $19,000,000 in support of this cause.
We believe our storied history, staff talent and competence, and strong donor revenue provide great bandwidth for accomplishing these goals.
We've mobilized thousands of missionaries, tens of thousands of short term team members, and tens of millions of dollars to the mission field in the past. And, we are excited to do more!
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In 2019 before the pandemic, we were:
-Mobilizing 45+ new missionaries a year
-Caring for 88% of our missionaries face-to-face, in the country where we serve.
-Raising more than $1,000,000 a year in administrative support
-Executing missions conferences and education for ten churches
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Global Outreach International
Board of directorsas of 10/24/2023
Chris Snowden
Jerry Childs
Kevin Crook
Vicki Currie
Charlie Dee
Ricky Jackson
Barton Ramsey
Lauren Patterson
B. J. Lundy
Danny Sheffield
Shane Scott
Charlie Shaw
Bill Malone
Greg Pirkle
Reuben Pitts
Kelley Simpson
Chris Snowden
Patty Ethridge
Rob Rhamy
Chi Chung
Debbie Wiley
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Transgender Identity
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Disability
Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.