Agapè Netherlands

What Agapè Netherlands does

Stichting Agapè is a Dutch Christian foundation established in 1969 and headquartered in Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Utrecht, with 35 employees. The organization exists to help people in the Netherlands encounter Jesus personally by equipping churches and individual Christians with practical training, conversation tools, and follow-on community structures for evangelism outside of traditional church settings. Its core products are structured training programs — notably ZaaiGoed (a 5-module curriculum paired with MissieMaatjes mission-buddy small groups) and The FOUR (a one-session workshop using four visual symbols to present the gospel, priced at €390 per session for up to 15 participants) — alongside a portfolio of demographic-targeted sub-brands: Athletes in Action (sports ministry), StudentLife (university students), FamilyLife (families), ChurchMovements (church-based city outreach), Leader Impact NEXT (leadership development), and Er is Hoop (a hope-focused evangelism toolkit).

The business model is overwhelmingly donation-driven. Revenue streams comprise individual one-time, monthly, and yearly gifts to general operations or designated projects and employees, periodic giving arrangements (lijfrenteschenking) that provide tax benefits for larger commitments, and bequests from estate planning. Workshop fees and webshop sales represent a minor, secondary monetization layer. The go-to-market motion is community-led: trainers are invited by churches to deliver on-site workshops, with participants continuing engagement through small-group follow-on. Agapè operates without proprietary technology infrastructure — the service model is relationship-based, content-based, and event-based rather than platform-based. Multiple sub-brands each maintain dedicated websites (athletesinaction.nl, studentlife.nl, familylife.nl, churchmovements.nl, leaderimpactnext.nl, erishoop.nl) under the foundation umbrella, reaching Dutch churches, students, athletes, families, and leaders.

Name

Agapè Netherlands

Legal name

Stichting Agapè

Website

https://agape.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stichting Agapè is a Dutch Christian foundation equipping Dutch churches and individual Christians with practical evangelism training, workshops, and outreach tools, funded primarily through donations and operated through an umbrella of demographic-focused sub-brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Ministry Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Evangelism training
• Church ministry
• Faith sharing tools
• Christian outreach
• Discipleship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Driebergen-Rijsenburg

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations from Individuals: Agapè relies primarily on donations from individuals who support their mission of helping people in the Netherlands encounter Jesus personally. Donors can give one-time, monthly, or yearly gifts to general operations or specific projects/employees.
2. Periodic/Giving Campaigns: The organization offers periodic giving arrangements (lijfrenteschenking) which provide tax benefits for donors, allowing them to make larger commitments over time.
3. Bequests/Inheritance: Agapè accepts bequests from individuals who wish to include the organization in their estate planning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stichting Agapè is a Dutch Christian missionary foundation that equips churches and individual believers in the Netherlands to share their faith outside church walls. It does this through structured evangelism training programs (notably ZaaiGoed with 5 modules and MissieMaatjes buddy groups), workshops such as The FOUR (a four-symbol gospel-presentation tool priced at €390), demographic-targeted sub-initiatives (Athletes in Action, StudentLife, FamilyLife, ChurchMovements, Leader Impact NEXT, Er is Hoop), and practical conversation toolkits used in neighborhood outreach.

Product overview

Stichting Agapè operates as a Christian missionary organization with a portfolio of interconnected initiatives and training programs designed to help churches and individuals evangelize in the Netherlands. The core offerings include Training ZaaiGoed (a 5-module evangelism curriculum with MissieMaatjes small groups) and Workshop The FOUR (a symbol-based gospel presentation tool), supplemented by sub-brands targeting specific demographics: Athletes in Action (sports ministry), StudentLife (university outreach), FamilyLife (family-focused faith sharing), ChurchMovements (city/church movements), Leader Impact NEXT (leadership training), and Er is Hoop (hope-based campaign tools). The organization provides practical training, workshops, conversation tools, and event organization to equip churches for missionary outreach outside their walls.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ZaaiGoed: Evangelism training program with 5 modules teaching believers to share their faith in their own environment
• The FOUR
• Er is Hoop
• MissieMaatjes

Products and services

• Training ZaaiGoed A 5-module evangelism training program designed to help church members learn to witness credibly in their own environment through practical exercises and MissieMaatjes (mission buddy) small groups.
• Workshop The FOUR A one-session workshop teaching participants to share the gospel using four symbolic elements (Heart, Division, Cross, Question mark) with accompanying materials including bracelets. Priced at €390 for up to 15 participants plus €6 per additional participant (excl. travel costs).
• Athletes in Action An initiative under Stichting Agapè focused on reaching people through sports, organizing youth evenings, sports workshops, camps, and speaker events for churches.
• StudentLife An initiative targeting international and Dutch university students, offering conversation tools workshops and community gatherings to share faith in university settings.
• FamilyLife An initiative under Stichting Agapè focused on family-oriented evangelism and faith sharing within family contexts.
• ChurchMovements An initiative focused on church-based movements and city-level evangelism initiatives, including City Movements and Movement Day.
• Leader Impact NEXT A leadership development initiative offering courses such as the Foundations Course to equip church leaders in mission and evangelism.
• Er is Hoop (There is Hope) A hope-focused evangelism campaign offering toolkits for churches to share the message of hope in Jesus, with practical conversation tools for neighborhood outreach.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FamilyLifecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamilyLife is an initiative under Stichting Agapè that focuses on family-oriented Christian outreach and discipleship.
• StudentLifecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudentLife is an initiative under Stichting Agapè targeting international and Dutch students with evangelism and community building.
• Athletes in ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAthletes in Action is an initiative under Stichting Agapè that uses sports as a platform for sharing Christian faith, including sports camps and youth evenings.
• ChurchMovementscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurchMovements is an initiative under Stichting Agapè focused on helping church movements and individual churches become more mission-oriented.
• Leader Impact NEXTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeader Impact NEXT is a leadership development program that falls under the Agapè network.
• Er is HoopminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEr is Hoop (There is Hope) is an evangelism tool-kit initiative under Agapè that provides practical materials for sharing the Christian hope.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cru Nederland: Campus-focused ministry with a Dutch branch, comparable to Agapè's StudentLife in targeting university students and running evangelism training on academic campuses.
• Alpha Nederland: Runs the Alpha evangelism course across Dutch churches, competing directly with Agapè's ZaaiGoed and The FOUR training for the same church customers and faith-sharing audience.
• Navigators Nederland: Discipleship and faith-sharing training organization with Dutch operations, using a similar training-and-tools model to equip individuals to share their faith in everyday contexts.
• IZB (Inlandse ZendingsBond): Dutch mission organization focused on church planting and evangelism support, overlapping with Agapè's ChurchMovements and broader mission-training mandate inside the Netherlands.
• Youth for Christ Netherlands: Youth-focused evangelism and discipleship organization operating in the Netherlands, directly comparable to Agapè's Athletes in Action and StudentLife sub-brands in target demographic and outreach approach.

Broad incumbents

• IFES (International Fellowship of Evangelical Students): Global umbrella for evangelical student movements, comparable to Agapè's StudentLife sub-brand in student-targeted evangelism and discipleship, though operating at a much larger international scale.
• Evangelische Omroep (EO): Large Dutch Christian public broadcaster and broader evangelical ecosystem player, reaching the same Dutch Christian audience through media rather than on-site training, giving it broader reach but less direct training-market overlap.
• Compassion Nederland: Large Dutch non-profit subsidiary of a global Christian child-sponsorship organization, sharing Agapè's reliance on individual Dutch donors and a multi-channel fundraising model.
• World Vision Nederland: Large Dutch faith-based non-profit with a comparable donations-driven revenue model and church-partner support base, even though its mission is materially different from Agapè's evangelism training focus.

Regional players

• Open Doors Nederland: Dutch branch of a global persecuted-church advocacy and support organization, comparable in operating as a Dutch donor-supported non-profit in the Christian space, though with a different mission focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agape-netherlands

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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