CHURCH DYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL

What CHURCH DYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL does

Church Dynamics International (CDI) is a private, nonprofit ministry organization founded in 1999 and headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, with listed offices in San Diego, California. It equips pastors and church leaders to build healthy, reproductive disciplemaking churches through consulting, diagnostic studies, leadership training conferences, and on-site staff engagement in the US east, northeast, and southwest regions, as well as short-term disciplemaking teams deployed internationally.

CDI's core product is the CDI Process of Ministry — a structured, one-to-one reproductive disciplemaking methodology underwritten by the "Paradigm of Reproduction" framework, which targets reproduction at three levels: disciples, leaders, and churches. The technical backbone combines CDI's own experience-based methodology with curriculum and materials sourced through a strategic partnership with Multiplication Ministries. Productized offerings include the CDI Process, Ministry Evaluation Services, Leadership Training Conferences, Reproductive Ministry Training, and Paradigm of Reproduction framework.

CDI generates revenue through tax-deductible donations (online, mail, EFT) accepted via Network For Good and through in-kind or contracted ministry services to churches; pricing for consulting engagements is not publicly disclosed. Customer segments are horizontally distributed across U.S. pastors and church leaders and international pastor networks spanning Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Nicaragua, Peru, Brazil, India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. The organization is led by President Byron Smith, operates with approximately 6 employees, and relies heavily on direct field engagement and word-of-mouth referrals for pipeline generation.

Name

CHURCH DYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL

Legal name

Church Dynamics International

Website

https://churchdynamics.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Church Dynamics International is a nonprofit ministry founded in 1999 that equips pastors and church leaders through on-site consulting, leadership training, and a one-to-one reproductive disciplemaking methodology serving US churches and international pastor networks across 10+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Church Consulting & Ministry Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Ministerial Training Institutes (Clergy Formation) (EDAHAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Church consulting services
• Ministry training programs
• Disciplemaking methodology
• Church leadership development
• Pastoral coaching services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheyenne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: CDI operates as a ministry funded primarily through tax-deductible donations from individuals and churches. Supporters can give via online credit card through Network For Good, mail checks, or set up monthly automatic contributions via EFT.
2. Ministry Services: CDI staff members serve alongside pastors and churches to equip them through the CDI Process. Services include leadership training conferences, diagnostic studies, and long-term follow-up support.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Church Dynamics International equips pastors and churches through a one-to-one reproductive disciplemaking methodology known as the CDI Process. Staff members serve churches directly on-site through ministry evaluation consulting, leadership training conferences, diagnostic interviews and studies, and long-term follow-up support, both domestically in the U.S. and internationally through short-term disciplemaking teams.

Product overview

Church Dynamics International offers a unified ministry service that combines consulting, training, and resources for pastors and church leaders. The core offering is the CDI Process, supported by ministry evaluation services, leadership training conferences, and reproductive ministry training. The Paradigm of Reproduction serves as the overarching strategic framework that guides all services toward the goal of equipping disciples, leaders, and churches that reproduce. Materials from Multiplication Ministries are integrated into the training programs. All services are delivered through experienced pastoral staff who work alongside church leaders to implement these processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000,000+ disciplemakers reproduced in Ethiopia alone since 2000
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Multiplication MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDI uses proven and transferable materials from Multiplication Ministries. CDI staff members provide guidance on how to use these materials for maximum effectiveness in equipping churches for reproductive ministry. This partnership provides CDI with validated curriculum and resources for their disciplemaking training programs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Church Multiplication Network: Network focused on training pastors and church leaders to plant reproducing churches. Directly comparable to CDI's CDI Process and reproductive church paradigm.
• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship: Faith-based organization focused on discipleship, leadership development, and mission. Comparable to CDI in equipping Christian leaders and reproducing disciplemaking communities.
• The Navigators: Long-established discipleship-focused ministry using one-to-one and small-group disciplemaking models. Comparable to CDI in core mission (making reproducing disciples) and target audience (pastors and lay leaders).
• Multiplication Ministries: Direct peer and curriculum partner of CDI. Multiplication Ministries provides the proven, transferable disciplemaking materials that CDI integrates into its training programs, making it the closest comparable in methodology.
• The Timothy Initiative: International church planting and leadership training ministry operating in similar developing-nation contexts. Comparable to CDI in focus on reproducing disciplemaking churches and training national pastors.

Emerging players

• Transform Discipleship: Emerging discipleship training organization equipping pastors and church leaders. Comparable to CDI in focus on one-to-one disciplemaking methodology for church leaders.
• Younique: Faith-based coaching and leadership development for women, including ministry leadership training. Overlaps with CDI in serving Christian leaders seeking transformation and growth.

Broad incumbents

• Cru: Large, established ministry with broad discipleship, leadership training, and church-engagement programs. Comparable to CDI in mission focus but operates at much greater scale across many more geographies.

Others

• Biblica: Bible-focused ministry supporting church and discipleship movements globally. Comparable to CDI in enabling church-led disciplemaking, though operating through translation and content rather than direct pastoral consulting.
• Frontier Ventures: Mission-focused organization working among unreached people groups. Comparable to CDI in international pastoral training in unreached regions, though with a broader research and strategy mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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