City Changers Institute

Name

City Changers Institute

Legal name

City Changers Institute

Website

https://citychangersinstitute.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Theological Education & Ministry Training

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Christian Colleges with Theological Programs (EDAHAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Denominational Theological Colleges (e.g., Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical) (EDAHAKAM), Bible Colleges (Undergraduate Ministry & Biblical Studies) (EDAHAKAB), Missionary Training Colleges & Schools (EDAHAKAF)

Keywords

• Theological education
• Ministry training
• Bible college
• Leadership development
• Christian discipleship

Headquarters

HQ city

Pretoria

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CCEP Program Tuition: The City Changers Equipping Program (CCEP) is a 2-year journey that equips participants to live a life of impact. Students attend weekly classes, complete journal entries, and submit book reports to graduate. Tuition is charged for enrollment in the program.
2. CCI Students Program: The CCI Students program offers comprehensive training for ministry leaders including mentorship, practical ministry experience at Doxa Deo campuses, and academic instruction through the SATS Bachelor of Theology degree. Revenue is generated through program enrollment fees.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CCI is the training hub of the Doxa Deo church family, delivering theological education and ministry leadership training through two core programs: the City Changers Equipping Program (CCEP), a 2-year foundational equipping journey for believers seeking to live a life of impact, and CCI Students, an intensive ministry leadership program combining academic instruction (Bachelor of Theology via SATS), practical ministry experience at Doxa Deo campuses, and continuous mentorship. The institute operates 25 learning centres across South Africa, New Zealand, and Ireland, supplemented by online delivery and SATS-accredited online theological studies.

Product overview

City Changers Institute operates as a unified training and equipping organization with two primary programs: the City Changers Equipping Program (CCEP), a 2-year foundational program for believers seeking to make an impact in their world, and CCI Students, an intensive ministry leadership program. Both programs leverage an online learning management system alongside in-person instruction at multiple learning centres. The institute partners with the South African Theological Seminary (SATS) to offer accredited theological qualifications, with RPL pathways from CCEP into SATS degree programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CCEP: City Changers Equipping Program - A 2-year journey that equips believers to live a life of impact, serving as city changers through Word study, Christ-centred perspective alignment, and practical application.
• CCI Students
• SATS

Products and services

• City Changers Equipping Program (CCEP) A 2-year equipping program for individual believers that delivers weekly in-person or online classes (worship, teaching, small groups, journal entries, book reports) designed to align participants with a Christ-centred perspective and equip them to live a life of impact as City Changers.
• CCI Students An intensive ministry leadership training program for aspiring ministry leaders that combines academic instruction (Bachelor of Theology via SATS), practical ministry experience at Doxa Deo campuses, leadership development, and continuous mentorship across the five-fold training approach.
• SATS Partnership Program (Bachelor of Theology) Accredited Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree program delivered in partnership with the South African Theological Seminary, providing internationally recognized theological qualifications with online access to curriculum and resources. CCEP graduates qualify for RPL exemptions on first-year subjects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3712 students trained across 25 learning centres
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• South African Theological Seminary (SATS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCI offers an internationally accredited Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree through partnership with SATS. Graduates of the full CCEP program can apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and receive exemptions for first-year subjects in SATS programmes, ensuring full compliance with CHE and DHET standards. SATS also provides prospectus materials and online curriculum access.
• Doxa Deo Church NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCI is the training hub of the Doxa Deo family, utilizing 25 Doxa Deo campus locations as learning centres and practical ministry training sites. The relationship provides CCI with established physical infrastructure, access to congregation members for ministry experience, and a built-in community of city changers across South Africa, New Zealand, and Ireland.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fuller Theological Seminary: Large accredited US-based seminary with extensive online theological degree programs. Competes for online ministry-leader students globally and represents the higher-accreditation benchmark against which SATS/CCI positioning is compared.
• Dallas Theological Seminary: Major accredited evangelical seminary with online and hybrid degree options. Comparable to CCI/SATS in equipping ministry leaders, with a much broader program catalog and alumni network.
• Moody Bible Institute: Established US-based Bible college and theological school with online distance learning and accredited degrees. Comparable in mission to train Christian leaders, with broader curriculum and brand.

Others

• Doxa Deo Church Network: The parent church network and ecosystem that hosts CCI's 25 learning centres and supplies the practical ministry training sites. Not a competitor but the foundational infrastructure partner whose growth and reach directly cap CCI's expansion ceiling.

Direct peers

• Africa Theological Seminary: Accredited theological seminary providing ministry and Bible training across Africa, with distance learning options. Comparable to CCI's ministry-leader training focus and geographic overlap in Southern Africa.
• Christ for the Nations Institute (CFNI): Global Pentecostal/charismatic Bible and ministry training college with residential and online programs. Comparable to CCI in equipping-model theological education targeted at marketplace and ministry leaders.
• George Whitefield College: Reformed evangelical theological college based in South Africa offering certificate, diploma, and degree programs. Comparable theological training provider in the same South African market targeting aspiring ministry leaders.
• South African Theological Seminary (SATS): Accredited South African distance-learning seminary offering BTh and ministry qualifications. CCI's core academic partner and the most direct comparator in theological distance education, with overlapping student populations and shared curriculum via RPL.

Emerging players

• Equipping Bible Institute: Online equipping-focused Bible and ministry training provider serving marketplace Christians. Most directly comparable emerging competitor to CCEP's equipping model for working professionals and believers.
• Christ Seminary: Smaller evangelical seminary focused on accessible online ministry training. Comparable in mission to CCI Students - training ministry leaders via flexible online delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CityChangersInstitute

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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