Equipping People To Reach Their Nations - Global Disciples International

A Third of Our World has not yet heard the Good News of Jesus.

Global Disciples refers to this third of the world as least-reached. We live in a time where many of these people are within reach of a local church. Through our simple and effective strategy of training and coaching, believers share the Gospel in their own nations and cultures.

We understand it’s impossible to accomplish this mission alone. That’s why we partner with 1,619 clusters of churches in 71 nations.

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Global Disciples 30th Anniversary

This year, we’re celebrating 30 years of equipping leaders to reach their nations with the Gospel. What began with a handful of people and five scattered training program in 1996 has grown to over 30,000 disciple-makers being trained annually in over 4,000 programs. From FIVE to FIVE THOUSAND! But this is not the finish line – it’s the foundation for what’s next. Together, let’s carry this story forward and make Jesus known!

Why should I invest or give to Global Disciples?

One reason people love to get involved with Global Disciples is that they can see the impact of their giving. Our financial investment comes to about $102 per person that comes to faith in Jesus through our partner programs. It costs us $250 to train a disciple-maker. Each time they train, they equip on average another 15 participants (disciple-makers or church planters). And the investment for planting a new church comes to $2,000 dollars.

Global Disciples comes
alongside the local church
to help mobilize their people.

A Year in Action:

31,541

Disciple-Makers
Trained

76,239

New Believers in
Fellowships

4,246

New Churches
Planted

71

Countries
Impacted

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Annual Report 2024

How communities are transformed

1

We equip churches to launch local training programs

We partner with local churches and equip them with practical training they provide for their own people and support through their own resources.

2

They train and send their people to least-reached areas

It starts when a group of cooperating churches chooses a director to lead a phase of training in discipleship, small business, or leadership. Global Disciples then prepares each director to equip their people.

3

Disciples and locally sustainable fellowships are multiplied

We see these three phases of training–discipleship, small business, or leadership–as interlocking parts in a greater strategy to multiply disciples and churches among least-reached people. When all three phases of training work together, we see significant and lasting multiplication.

“We are the people to go.”

Alex shares his journey of faith and his calling to reach the least-reached people living in his nation of Uganda.

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