Commission To Every Nation

What Commission To Every Nation does

Commission To Every Nation (CTEN) is a private, donor-funded Christian nonprofit missions organization founded in 1994 by Rick and Jana Malm while serving in Guatemala. Headquartered in Kerrville, Texas, with a parallel Canadian entity in Windsor, Ontario, CTEN operates as a 'servant organization' that provides administrative and spiritual support to individual missionaries deploying to the field, distinguishing itself from traditional mission agencies by reducing time-to-deployment versus the industry-standard multi-year approval cycle.

Its core offerings are organized around the CTEN Online Community donor portal (built on Denari Online, PCI DSS compliant) which enables one-time and recurring donations to specific missionaries via credit card or EFT, and a publicly browsable missionary directory segmented by geography (Africa, Asia and Middle East, Australia, Central America and Caribbean, Europe, Guatemala, Mexico, South America, US and Canada). The organization also operates an affiliated credentialing body, Commission Ministers Network (established 2002), which issues ministerial licenses and ordination required for missionary visas and work permits in countries with such requirements. Supporting services include a monthly newsletter authored by the president, YouTube video content, a 'Purchase with a Purpose' e-commerce platform, and a 'Help Wanted' job board.

CTEN's business model is entirely donation-based, with no service fees charged to missionaries and no commercial revenue. The donor base comprises individuals, churches, and supporting organizations in the US and Canada who contribute via the self-serve online portal. The organization has held a 4-star Charity Navigator rating for seventeen consecutive years (top 1% of rated organizations), serving as its primary reputational anchor for donor acquisition. Headcount is in the 11-50 band, and the organization supports missionaries across all major continents through both direct relationships and an ecosystem of partner organizations including MissionNext, JAARS, iTEE Global, and Storyweavers Global.

Name

Commission To Every Nation

Legal name

Commission To Every Nation

Website

https://cten.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Commission To Every Nation (CTEN) is a US-based, donor-funded Christian nonprofit founded in 1994 that provides administrative and spiritual support to individual missionaries, facilitating their deployment to the field via a self-serve online donation portal and affiliated ministerial credentialing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Nonprofit Mission Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Federated Giving Organizations (e.g., United Way-type) (BPAGAKAG)

Keywords

• Missionary support services
• Faith-based nonprofit
• Donor fund management
• Ministerial credentialing
• Mission field deployment

Headquarters

HQ city

Kerrville

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. Donations and Charitable Contributions: CTEN operates as a faith-based nonprofit organization funded entirely through donations from individuals, churches, and organizations. Donors can make one-time or recurring contributions to support specific missionaries or the general ministry. The organization maintains discretion and control over donated funds per IRS regulations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Commission To Every Nation is a faith-based nonprofit missions organization that provides administrative and pastoral support to Christian missionaries, helping them get on the mission field quickly. The organization facilitates donor contributions to specific missionaries through its CTEN Online Community platform (powered by Denari Online), processes one-time and recurring donations via credit card and EFT, and issues ministerial credentials through its Commission Ministers Network affiliate for visa and work permit compliance.

Product overview

Commission To Every Nation operates as a missionary-servicing organization with a digital platform centered on its CTEN Online Community donor portal and Missionary Support directory. The core offering includes the OLC (CTEN Online Community) for managing one-time and recurring donations to missionaries via credit card and EFT, paired with a geographically-organized missionary listing covering Africa, Asia, Middle East, Australia, Central America, Caribbean, Europe, South America, US & Canada, Guatemala, and Mexico. An affiliated sub-brand, Commission Ministers Network, provides ordination credentials. Additional offerings include monthly newsletters, Purchase with a Purpose e-commerce, and Help Wanted job listings. The platform also offers a cart/checkout system for donations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CTEN Online Community (OLC) Secure donor portal enabling one-time and recurring donations to missionaries via credit card or EFT bank draft, with receipt printing and donation history tracking. It is powered by Denari Online, supports PCI DSS compliance, and provides banking information masking in compliance with PCI standards.
• Missionary Support Directory Online directory of CTEN missionaries organized by geographic region (Africa, Asia, Middle East, Australia, Central America, Caribbean, Europe, South America, US & Canada, Guatemala, Mexico), featuring individual missionary pages with donation options and ministry information.
• Commission Ministers Network Affiliated organization providing ministerial license and ordination for national pastors and missionaries meeting established criteria and actively serving in ministerial roles. Serves countries where such credentials are required for missionary visas and work permits.
• Purchase with a Purpose E-commerce platform allowing donors to purchase items that benefit missionaries and CTEN ministry operations.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• iTEE GlobalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMark and Michele partner with iTEE Global in equipping global pastoral and outreach leaders to multiply disciple-makers in the Muslim-majority world through biblical training done in-person and online.
• Storyweavers GlobalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJessica and Bibidh Baral work with Storyweavers Global, equipping others to spread the gospel using Biblical storyweaving in Nepal and other Asian countries.
• JAARS (Jungle Aviation and Radio Service)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJeyson and Stephanie Braun serve through missionary aviation with JAARS, which provides logistical support including planes and pilots needed to take missionaries and Bible translators to remote people groups. JAARS is a critical partner enabling access to unreached areas.
• Global Training NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDoug and Margi Nichols serve as Global Missions Advocates and assist/network with Global Training Network among other organizations.
• Christian Growth Ministries (Philippines)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDoug and Margi Nichols network with Christian Growth Ministries in their evangelism and discipleship work.
• Global Diaspora NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDoug and Margi Nichols assist and network with Global Diaspora Network for worldwide evangelism efforts.
• Grow International Ministries (Philippines)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDoug and Margi Nichols work with Grow International Ministries for international ministry activities.
• MissionNextcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJeffrey and Jodi Daniel serve as Journey Guide Directors with MissionNext, an online platform connecting candidates with mission opportunities worldwide. Everett and Terrie Barker also serve as networkers with MissionNext in the Great Lakes Region.
• Commission Ministers NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished in 2002 by Rick Malm to provide ministerial license and ordination for those meeting established criteria and actively serving in ministerial roles. Helps CTEN missionaries receive credentials required for visas and work permits in various countries.
• Reach Beyond (formerly HCJB World Radio)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEverett and Terrie Barker served for 3 years with HCJB World Radio (now Reach Beyond) in Colorado Springs, CO.
• Calvary Chapels of British ColumbiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMichael and Sharlene McDonald help give shape to Calvary Equipped program and plant Calvary Chapel Duncan in partnership with Calvary Chapels of British Columbia.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism): ABWE is a faith-based missionary sending organization supporting hundreds of missionaries globally. Like CTEN, it provides administrative, pastoral, and financial support for career missionaries and operates through donor contributions.
• Pioneers: Pioneers is a US-based evangelical mission-sending agency that recruits, trains, and supports missionaries to unreached people groups. It is directly comparable to CTEN as a sending organization with similar donor-supported funding and missionary care model.
• SIM (Serving In Mission): SIM is a large interdenominational mission agency sending missionaries worldwide with a similar donor-supported structure and emphasis on long-term missionary placement. It is directly comparable in mission, structure, and donor base.
• YWAM (Youth With A Mission): YWAM is one of the largest evangelical mission organizations in the world, training and deploying missionaries globally. It overlaps directly with CTEN's mission of helping ordinary people enter missions and shares the donor-funded support model.
• New Tribes Mission (Ethnos360): Ethnos360 (formerly New Tribes Mission) focuses on training, sending, and supporting missionaries to unreached people groups, often partnering with organizations like JAARS for logistics. Highly comparable to CTEN's missionary deployment and field-support model.

Broad incumbents

• Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ): Cru is a large interdenominational evangelical organization with a missionary sending arm, donor-supported funding model, and global footprint. It is a broad incumbent comparable to CTEN in mission purpose but operating at significantly larger scale.
• Samaritan's Purse: Samaritan's Purse is a large evangelical relief and mission organization supporting missionaries and humanitarian work globally. It overlaps with CTEN's faith-based donor-supported mission model but at substantially greater scale and brand recognition.
• MAF (Missionary Aviation Fellowship): MAF provides aviation and logistical support for missionaries and humanitarian work in remote regions. It is a broader incumbent that CTEN partners with through JAARS, operating at larger scale in an adjacent function within the same ecosystem.

Others

• Commission Ministers Network: Commission Ministers Network is CTEN's own affiliated subsidiary, providing ministerial licensing and ordination needed for missionary visas and work permits. It is included as an ecosystem/related entity rather than a competitor, illustrating the credentialing infrastructure CTEN has built.

Emerging players

• MissionNext: MissionNext is an online platform connecting prospective missionaries with sending organizations and opportunities. It is a direct strategic partner of CTEN and an emerging player addressing the same candidate-missionary pipeline that CTEN serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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