What Colson Center does

The Colson Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that produces Christian worldview education content and formation programs. Its portfolio includes Breakpoint, a daily cultural commentary podcast syndicated since 1991; the What Would You Say? video series; and the Identity Project, a free video platform with over 200 vetted videos from 30 Christian subject matter experts launched in May 2025 in partnership with Alliance Defending Freedom. Formation programs include the Colson Fellows Program, which has commissioned 7,355 Fellows since 2004 (originally as the Centurions Program) with roughly 1,800 currently enrolled across 95 Regional, Online, and International cohorts plus 133 Church Affiliate cohorts, and Colson Educators, which has served more than 36,000 Christian educators across 30+ schools. Newer offerings include Truth Rising: The Study, a free four-part small group curriculum co-developed with Focus on the Family, and the Institute for Christian Anthropology.

The organization's underlying technology is a digital content platform combining video-based courses, podcast distribution across Apple Podcasts and Spotify, dedicated websites (breakpoint.org, identityproject.tv, whatwouldyousay.org, colsonfellows.org, courses.colsoncenter.org), and a learning management system for the Fellows and Educators cohorts. The platform does not expose an API or SDK and has no mobile applications, indicating a content-distribution architecture rather than a software product. The business model is donor-funded: all core programs and resources are free to end users, with revenue derived from individual charitable donations, including a recurring Cornerstone Partner monthly giving program, and one-time gifts, with the Colson Fellows program offering a scholarship fund for participants who need financial assistance. The target customer segments are individual Christians seeking worldview formation, church leaders and pastors equipping congregations, Christian school educators, and local churches hosting cohorts. Distribution combines direct-to-consumer digital channels, event-driven engagement through an annual National Conference (2,466 attendees from 47 states and 8 countries in 2026), and partnership channels with ADF, Focus on the Family, Christians Engaged, Museum of the Bible, and Pure Flix.

Name

Colson Center

Legal name

The Colson Center

Website

https://colsoncenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Colson Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that produces Christian worldview media (Breakpoint podcast, What Would You Say?, Identity Project) and runs formation programs (Colson Fellows, Colson Educators) serving individual Christians, church leaders, and Christian schools across North America, funded by individual donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Religious Education and Formation

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Seminaries (Graduate Theology & Ministry) (EDAHAKAA), Religious Education & Catechetical Publishing (Sunday School, Catechism, Study Guides) (MPAJAHAC), Missionary Training Colleges & Schools (EDAHAKAF)

Keywords

• Christian worldview training
• Religious education programs
• Cultural commentary media
• Christian formation cohorts
• Faith-based ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: As a 501(c)(3) organization, the Colson Center relies primarily on charitable donations from individuals. The organization promotes monthly giving through Cornerstone Partner program and one-time gifts.
2. Donation-based Funding: General giving page for charitable contributions; gifts are deductible for Federal income tax purposes as the organization is a registered 501(c)(3).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Colson Center provides Christians with tools and information to live their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage through daily cultural commentary (Breakpoint podcast), short-form video content (What Would You Say?), a free identity-focused video platform (Identity Project, 200+ videos), and structured formation cohorts (Colson Fellows and Colson Educators programs, plus the Truth Rising small group study). Programs are delivered at no cost to participants and funded through charitable donations.

Product overview

The Colson Center offers a portfolio of Christian worldview education resources and formation programs. The core offerings include: Breakpoint (daily cultural commentary podcast), What Would You Say? (video series), and Identity Project (free video platform with 200+ videos on identity topics) as media/digital resources; and Colson Fellows and Colson Educators as formation programs. Truth Rising: The Study serves as a small group curriculum companion to the Truth Rising film. Colson Center Courses provide theological foundations covering Story, Identity, and Calling. The organization hosts an annual National Conference and events including the Great Lakes Symposium. Founded in 2015, the ministry celebrates 10 years of equipping Christians to live with clarity, confidence, and courage in cultural engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Colson Fellows: Flagship worldview formation program equipping Christians to live with clarity, confidence, and courage
• Colson Educators
• Breakpoint
• Identity Project
• What Would You Say?
• Truth Rising
• Institute for Christian Anthropology

Products and services

• Breakpoint Daily nationally syndicated commentary podcast on culture and worldview, reaching hundreds of thousands of Christians annually with cultural commentary through the lens of unchanging truth.
• What Would You Say? Short-form video series helping Christians think through worldview and cultural engagement topics and respond to tough questions about faith and culture.
• Identity Project Free video platform offering over 200 vetted, biblically grounded videos from 30 trusted Christian subject-matter experts covering identity, parenting, and sexuality topics. Designed for pastors, teachers, parents, and policymakers.
• Colson Fellows Flagship worldview formation program equipping Christians with worldview clarity through cohort-based learning across 95 Regional, Online, and International cohorts plus 133 Church Affiliate cohorts. Has commissioned 7,355 Fellows to date with approximately 1,800 currently participating.
• Colson Educators Formation program equipping Christian school teachers to integrate a Christian worldview throughout their teaching through a 10-month formation experience. Has served more than 36,000 Christian educators, with 30+ schools participating during 2026-2027.
• Truth Rising: The Study Free four-part small group study with teaching videos, courageous story videos, facilitator guide, and participant guide. Designed for individual or small group use at home, school, church, or community to move Christians from feeling powerless to realizing their God-given calling.
• Colson Center Courses Theological foundations course for a public faith organized around Story (God's Story and creation), Identity (relationship with Jesus and all reality), and Calling (practical guide for living purposefully as God's people).

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,355 Colson Fellows commissioned to date
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Christians EngagedminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2026Partnered for America Reads the Bible event commemorating America's 250th birthday. Christians Engaged hosts the 7-day continuous Bible reading by 400+ leaders in Washington D.C.
• Focus on the FamilycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 April 2026Collaboration on Truth Rising: The Study, a free four-part small group study. Focus on the Family is a global Christian ministry providing biblical resources and guidance to families. The partnership combines Colson Center's worldview expertise with Focus on the Family's family ministry reach.
• Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 May 2025Joint launch of Identity Project, a free video platform helping Christians ground their identity in God. ADF contributed 30 trusted Christian subject matter experts including medical doctors, psychologists, attorneys, and child development specialists. ADF is the world's largest Christian legal organization.
• Museum of the BibleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHost venue for America Reads the Bible event at the Museum of the Bible's World Stage Theater in Washington D.C.
• Pure Flix / Great American Pure FlixminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDistribution partner for America Reads the Bible livestream and on-demand viewing.
• Identity Project Experts NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner30 trusted Christian subject matter experts including medical doctors, psychologists, attorneys, and child development specialists from organizations like Alliance Defending Freedom, Awakening & Reformation Center, and Celebrate Kids.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Alliance Defending Freedom: World's largest Christian legal organization and Identity Project co-development partner. Operates in the broader Christian worldview/cultural engagement space with distinct legal-advocacy focus but overlapping audience of engaged Christian donors and ministry partners.
• Denver Institute for Faith & Work: Colorado-based Christian formation nonprofit equipping working adults to integrate faith and vocation through cohorts and courses. Highly comparable to Colson Fellows in cohort-based adult Christian worldview formation with a similar geographic anchor (Colorado).

Broad incumbents

• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship: Campus-focused Christian formation and discipleship organization with extensive cohort-based small group programs. Comparable in operating a cohort-based formation model at scale, though targeted at university students rather than adult Christians across vocations.
• Christianity Today: Major evangelical media brand publishing magazines, podcasts, and digital content for Christian leaders and laity. Comparable to Colson Center's media properties (Breakpoint, What Would You Say?) as a Christian worldview content publisher, though with a broader editorial remit.
• Focus on the Family: One of the largest U.S. Christian family ministries, broadcasting daily radio, publishing resources, and running family advocacy programs. Direct collaboration partner on Truth Rising: The Study, making it both a peer and a partner in Christian worldview and family formation content.
• The Gospel Coalition: Broad evangelical network producing theological content, conferences, and pastor training resources. Operates in the same Christian worldview and formation space as Colson Center with a more Reformed theological focus and a larger, more established content footprint.

Direct peers

• Biblical Training: Online platform offering free seminary-level courses and formation content from evangelical scholars. Closest direct peer in delivering free, video-based Christian worldview and theological education through a digital learning platform model.
• Summit Ministries: Two-year worldview discipleship and leadership program for Christian students, founded by David Noebel — the closest direct peer to Colson Fellows in worldview formation. President John Stonestreet came from Summit Ministries, indicating deep programmatic overlap in Christian worldview training.
• Ravi Zacharias International Ministries: Christian apologetics organization producing podcasts, video content, and formation programs (RZIM Fellows) for Christian cultural engagement. Closely comparable in combining apologetics media with cohort-based worldview formation programs targeting similar adult Christian audiences.

Others

• Prison Fellowship: Chuck Colson's founding ministry serving prisoners, ex-prisoners, and their families. Operationally distinct from the Colson Center but shares founder legacy, board connections (Emily Colson, Donald Sweeting), and donor base, and competes for the same evangelical donor attention.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/thecolsoncenter

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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