Global Disciples

Overview

Mission

Global Disciples’ vision is to see that every person has an opportunity to choose and follow Jesus Christ. Their mission is to make it possible for clusters of churches to multiply Christ-like disciples and locally-sustainable fellowships among least-reached people. We live in a time where many of those least-reached with the Gospel 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. Global Disciples helps the church fulfill this mission among unreached people groups. That disciples of Jesus Christ, from many nations and vocations, will embrace this vision and do their part. Our Mission To make it possible for clusters of churches to multiply Christ-like disciples and locally-sustainable fellowships among least-reached people.

Operating model

Revenue model

Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.

Distribution model

Direct operator. The filing allocates 87% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. The filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 84
• Transparency & Controls: 52
• Accountability: 79
• Sustainability: 22
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
• Where the money goes: 92.9% of revenue deployed · 83.3% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
• Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $7.7M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $159K · 17 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $188K reported
• Consistency: 35 of 36 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
• Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
• Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
• Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
• Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
• People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
• Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

• High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
• Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
• High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 6 of 8 not reported.
• Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 38/100.
• High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
• High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 42/100.
• Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.