Become a Champion
God is doing an amazing work around the world, and there’s a tremendous need for partners to join in the effort. Champion Partners, Champion Churches, and Champion Agencies come alongside seminaries and consortiums to meet their most strategic needs — whether that’s financial, theological, or hands-on.
Three Ways to Champion This Work
Champion Partner
Individuals
Someone who senses God’s calling to be part of the bigger picture — working alongside an institution or country to meet whatever need arises. Sometimes that’s financial. Sometimes it’s theological: training, teaching, or equipping. Can join a special project or be part of a larger team.
Giving · Training · Recruiting others · Special projects
Champion Church
Enlist your congregation for projects around the world. GLDI partners with schools on every continent, and there’s something for every church — research projects, on-site projects, training projects, and more. Designed for your whole congregation to participate together, not just donate.
Building projects · Long-term regional engagement · Teaching and training · Resources · Networking with other Champion Churches
Champion Agency
Organizations already doing global work
If your agency already works in missions, education, technology, publishing, or resource development, align that work with ours. Share your specialized skills and resources, and support schools across our consortiums.
Expanded reach · Strategic collaboration · Shared resources and expertise
“Working with GLD and the Hispanic Consortium has revitalized our church and our mission for Cuba. Because of the amazing network and resources available, we were able to help change theological education for the entire country of Cuba. Today, they are producing their own PhD students.”
— Steve Branson, Retired Pastor
“We are working with GLD to strengthen theological education across all of India. We couldn’t do it without the amazing relationships God has put in place.”
— Tom Hatley, Sr. Pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church
What It Takes
Cost
None. There is no financial requirement to become a Champion Church or Partner — we simply ask that you seek God’s will and see how you can participate.
Doctrinal alignment
We ask churches and partners to affirm our Statement of Faith and share a heart for missions and theological education.
How to start
Fill out the membership form, browse the countries and projects currently seeking a Champion, then meet with our team to talk through long-term engagement.
Are you a school seeking partnership?
If you lead a theological institution looking to join our network rather than support it financially, we’d love to talk.