What BigLife Inc. does

BigLife International, Inc. is a US-incorporated 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit charity (EIN: 65-1060939) founded in 2002 by John Heerema and headquartered in Blue Ridge, Georgia, with a registered charitable subsidiary (Biglife Europe, CIO 1175136) in England and Wales. Its mission is to catalyze Disciple-Making Movements worldwide by empowering ordinary believers to reach and disciple their own people for Jesus Christ using a Simple-Scriptural-Reproducible methodology grounded in Luke 10's "persons of peace" framework. The organization operates active disciple-making movements in over 180 countries across South Asia (since 2002), Central Asia (2010), North America (2013), Latin America (2014), Africa (2015), Europe (2017), Oceania (2017), and Middle East & North Africa (2018).

BigLife's core product is a multi-module training curriculum: Module 1 (Get Started), Module 2 (Stewarding Networks and Relationships), Module 3 (Oral Training with the 3 Circles method), and Module 4 (Community Transformation), complemented by a Study Series, prayer resources (Prayer Walking Guide, 1 Hour Prayer Guide, Prayer Map), and training bookmarks in multiple languages. All materials are distributed free of charge via the big.life website and the Zume.Training digital platform. Strategic initiatives include Adoption Option, Movement Sustainability, Global Deaf Engagement, Pastor to Pioneer, Disaster Relief, and Special Ops. Distribution occurs through direct digital channels, with no pricing model — programs are entirely free to end users.

BigLife is funded exclusively through donations, with no commercial revenue. Revenue streams comprise individual donations (online, IRA contributions, appreciated stock, planned giving vehicles including charitable gift annuities, remainder trusts, bequests, and life insurance), and corporate/church partnerships. European donors give via Stewardship (UK) for tax efficiency. The organization is Excellence in Giving certified for financial transparency. Named strategic partners include Covenant Church of Naples Florida, Jesus Film Project, Doulos Partners, Renew, VillageWorx, Zume, and RYSR. No financial figures, headcount, donor counts, or audited contribution totals are publicly disclosed.

Name

BigLife Inc.

Legal name

Biglife International, Inc.

Website

https://big.life

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BigLife International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that catalyzes Disciple-Making Movements in 180+ countries by providing free training, Bibles, and prayer resources to ordinary believers worldwide, funded entirely through individual donations, planned giving, and church partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Ministry Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

Keywords

• Disciple-making movements
• Religious ministry services
• Christian training programs
• Faith-based nonprofit
• Gospel outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Naples

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Biglife operates as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity funded primarily through individual donations. Donors can give through various methods including online donations, IRA contributions, appreciated stock, and planned giving options.
2. Planned Giving: Multiple planned giving options including charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, bequests in wills, gifts of appreciated stock, IRA charitable rollovers, and gifts of life insurance.
3. Corporate/Church Partnerships: Partnerships with churches and organizations who support Biglife's mission financially and through collaboration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BigLife is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry that catalyzes global Disciple-Making Movements by providing free multi-module training curricula, Bibles, prayer resources, and strategic programs (Adoption Option, Global Deaf Engagement, Pastor to Pioneer, Disaster Relief, Special Ops, Movement Sustainability) to ordinary believers worldwide, empowering them to reach and disciple their own people in 180+ countries. All programs are provided at no cost to recipients, funded entirely through donations and partnerships.

Product overview

BigLife Inc. is a global Disciple-Making Movement organization—not a traditional product company but a ministry platform offering a multi-module training curriculum (Modules 1-4 covering Get Started, Stewarding Relationships, Oral Training, and Community Transformation), complemented by a Study Series, the Zume.Training online platform, prayer resources (Prayer Walking Guide, 1 Hour Prayer Guide, and a Prayer Map), and a Planned Giving program. Strategic initiatives include Adoption Option, Movement Sustainability, Global Deaf Engagement, Pastor to Pioneer, Disaster Relief, and Special Ops. All offerings are designed to be simple, Scriptural, and reproducible, enabling believers worldwide to reach and disciple their own people for Jesus Christ across over 180 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Disciple-Making Training (Module 1: Get Started) Interactive 1-2 day training program teaching believers how to make disciples who make disciples, available in over 20 languages with full manuals, coaching resources, and one-page training formats.
• Module 2: Stewarding Networks and Relationships Second training module focused on building and stewarding relational networks for disciple-making movements.
• Module 3: Oral Training Oral Bible training using the 3 Circles method and Creation to Judgement approach, designed for oral learners and oral cultures.
• Module 4: Community Transformation Fourth training module focused on transforming communities through disciple-making principles.
• Study Series Collection of study materials including the 50 Commandments of Christ, Start Track, Faith and Fitness, Giving Summary, Total Transformation, and other faith-based curriculum.
• Zume.Training Online Program Digital training platform and online program complementing in-person Biglife training modules, accessible at zume.training.
• Prayer Walking Guide PDF training resource equipping disciple-makers to prayer walk in communities and open doors for Gospel conversations.
• 1 Hour Prayer Guide Guided prayer resource organized into 5-minute segments for focused hour-long prayer sessions.
• Prayer Map Global prayer request platform allowing users to submit and view prayer needs categorized by region (World, Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania) and type (Discipleship, Crisis Response, Global Deaf Engagement, Special Ops).
• Planned Giving Program Structured giving program offering multiple options including gifts of appreciated stock, IRA charitable rollovers, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, wills and bequests, and life insurance beneficiary designations.
• Adoption Option Initiative Strategic initiative empowering Jesus-following families to reach, disciple, foster, and adopt orphans, with financial support provided to Biglife leaders and families for adoption expenses.
• Movement Sustainability Initiative Initiative ensuring Disciple-Making Movements continue independently of Biglife as an organization, focused on local body of believers meeting one another's needs.
• Global Deaf Engagement Initiative Initiative engaging the global deaf community (nearly 70 million individuals) with the Gospel, catalyzing Disciple-Making Movements among deaf populations across Africa, South America, and Asia.
• Pastor to Pioneer Initiative Network connecting practicing disciple-makers with pastors seeking to pioneer healthy disciple-making movements and simple churches.
• Disaster Relief Initiative Crisis response initiative leveraging Biglife's network of disciple-makers to deliver aid (food, rescue, shelter) followed by Gospel sharing and discipleship in affected areas.
• Special Ops Initiative Initiative identifying regions without Disciple-Making Movements and sending proven catalyst teams to prayer walk, identify persons of peace, and launch movements.
• Bibles Distribution Program Provision of Bibles and translated Scripture materials to disciple-makers and new believers globally, supporting Gospel sharing in native languages.

Quantifiable outcome

• Disciple-Making Movements active in over 180 countries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and regional.

• Covenant Church of Naples FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch partnership supporting Biglife's global disciple-making mission. Covenant Church of Naples is one of the founding supportive churches for the ministry.
• Doulos PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner in disciple-making efforts, supporting the multiplication of disciple-making movements worldwide.
• Jesus Film ProjectcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership providing Jesus Film resources for evangelism. The Jesus Film is used by disciple-makers to share the Gospel in various communities.
• RenewcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner supporting disciple-making initiatives and movement sustainability.
• RYSRminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting youth and young adult engagement in disciple-making movements.
• VillageWorxcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner providing technology and tools for disciple-making and community engagement.
• ZumecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner providing online training platform (zume.training) for Biglife's disciple-making curriculum and resources.
• Stewardship (UK)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK-based organization enabling European donors to give tax-efficiently to Biglife through their platform.
• Excellence in GivingminorOthersThird-party certification organization that audits and certifies Biglife's financial practices and giving transparency.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Youth With A Mission (YWAM): One of the world's largest interdenominational missionary movements, operating in 180+ countries with a focus on disciple-making, training, and frontier missions. Comparable to Biglife in geographic scope and disciple-making emphasis, but significantly larger and older.
• Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ): A large, established evangelical ministry with global disciple-making programs across 190+ countries. Comparable to Biglife in mission focus and worldwide reach, with substantially larger donor base and broader program portfolio.
• The Navigators: Global disciple-making ministry focused on multiplying generations of disciples who make disciples. Directly comparable to Biglife's methodology and "discipleship of disciples" emphasis, with established presence in 100+ countries.
• Operation Mobilisation (OM): Global evangelical mission movement operating in 110+ countries with a focus on church planting and disciple-making among least-reached peoples. Comparable scale and mission philosophy to Biglife.
• SIM International: Global evangelical mission agency with 4,000+ workers in 70+ countries, focused on church planting and disciple-making in least-reached contexts. Comparable scope and beneficiary population to Biglife.
• International Mission Board (IMB): The SBC's global mission sending agency operating in 200+ countries with a focus on unreached people groups and disciple-making. Comparable to Biglife in geographic reach and emphasis on frontier missions; photo credit in Biglife materials suggests an existing relationship.

Direct peers

• Frontiers: Mission-sending organization focused exclusively on unreached people groups, particularly in Muslim-majority and Buddhist contexts. Comparable to Biglife's Special Ops and Muslim-engagement work (e.g., Camel Method), with a similar movement-style approach.
• Pioneers: Mission-sending organization focused on church-planting movements among unreached people groups in restricted-access regions. Directly comparable to Biglife's movement-style, frontier-focused approach.
• T-Net International: Movement-focused ministry that trains church leaders in disciple-making movement principles and Luke 10 methodologies. Directly comparable to Biglife's core training methodology and "persons of peace" framework.
• 24:14 Coalition: Movement-focused network of organizations collaborating to see disciple-making movements in every people group by 2025. Directly comparable to Biglife's mission emphasis on movements in every nation, with a more network-coordination model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/officialbiglife
• Facebookfacebook.com/BiglifeOfficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/big-life

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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