What e3 Partners / I Am Second does

e3 Partners Ministry is a non-profit Christian missions organization founded in 1987 as Global Missions Fellowship and headquartered in Plano, Texas. The organization pursues a three-fold mission to equip believers, evangelize the lost, and establish healthy, multiplying churches, deploying 400+ staff and 2,000+ national partners across more than 65 countries spanning Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Its portfolio includes short- and long-term mission trips, evangelism and discipleship training (including Gospel Conversations and 4 Fields Intensive), church-partnership programs that allow pastors to plan custom trips, and a digital media sub-brand called I Am Second that publishes video-based real-life redemption stories for online evangelism.

The organization generates revenue almost entirely through donations from individuals, churches, and partner ministries, accepting multiple giving formats including cash, stocks, cryptocurrencies, Donor Advised Funds, and Qualified Charitable Distributions. Mission trip fees from participants provide a secondary revenue stream. Distribution occurs through direct field deployment, church partnership channels, online evangelism training hosted at live.e3partners.org, and self-serve fundraising pages on the Pure Charity platform. The technology surface is centered on a content/media platform rather than a software product; there is no app and no disclosed AI or machine-learning capability. Third-party credibility signals include ECFA accreditation, a 4-star Charity Navigator rating, and Certified Transparent status from Excellence in Giving. The legal entity is e3 Partners Ministry, a private non-profit organization with no disclosed parent company, no institutional investors, and no publicly traded securities.

Name

e3 Partners / I Am Second

Legal name

e3 Partners Ministry

Website

https://e3partners.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

e3 Partners Ministry is a non-profit Christian missions organization founded in 1987 in Plano, Texas, deploying 400+ staff and 2,000+ national partners across 65+ countries to equip believers, evangelize, and plant multiplying churches, supported by donations and the I Am Second digital media ministry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Missions and Church Planting Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF), Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI), Faith-Based Group Travel (Church/Mosque/Temple) Organizers (THAKAHAH), Religious Fundraising / Telethon & Ministry Support Channels (MPABALAO)

Keywords

• Christian missions
• Church planting
• Evangelism training
• Discipleship programs
• Short-term mission trips

Headquarters

HQ city

Plano

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a non-profit organization, e3 Partners relies on donations from individuals, churches, and partners. Donations support mission trips, church planting, evangelism training, and operational costs. The organization accepts various giving methods including stocks, crypto, Donor Advised Funds, and Qualified Charitable Distributions.
2. Mission Trip Fees: Revenue generated from participants joining organized mission trips to various countries, covering travel, accommodation, and ministry expenses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

e3 Partners Ministry is a non-profit Christian missions organization that equips believers through evangelism and discipleship training, deploys short-term and long-term missionaries worldwide, and establishes multiplying churches in unreached communities. Its portfolio includes mission trips, church partnerships, training programs, and the I Am Second digital media ministry, all funded by donations and supported by a global network of staff and national partners across 65+ countries.

Product overview

e3 Partners Ministry is a Christian missions organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs centered on evangelism, discipleship, and church planting. The core offering is the e3 Partners Ministry itself, which operates alongside its digital media sub-brand I Am Second. The organization provides training services including Evangelism Training and Discipleship Training, complemented by Mission Trips that take participants to over 90+ countries. Church Partnerships allow local congregations to engage in the mission, while an Online Store offers merchandise. The portfolio is unified by the mission to equip believers to evangelize and establish multiplying churches globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Evangelism Training Training programs equipping believers to share God's story and personal testimony with confidence; includes Gospel Conversations training and online God's Story Training videos for individuals and church groups.

Quantifiable outcome

• Presence in 65+ countries with focus on establishing multiplying churches in every community
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• International ChurchescoreStrategic or Co-development Partnere3 works with like-minded churches all over the world to help them reach their communities. e3 leads outreach initiatives, helps implement proven church-planting strategies, and provides ongoing leadership development for local pastors.
• Local Churches (Church Partners)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributore3 serves local churches by providing hundreds of international mission opportunities that mobilize participants. e3 offers pastors the opportunity to plan custom mission trips for their congregations, handling details so pastors can focus on preparing church members.
• Ministry Partners (Humanitarian Organizations)coreStrategic or Co-development Partnere3 works with other ministries who provide economic support and humanitarian relief to thousands of people. Through these organizations, e3 facilitates new opportunities for Christians to engage with issues that profoundly impact lives around the world.
• OverflowsupportingTechnology or IntegrationDigital solution for donating non-cash assets, enabling donors to give in a tax-efficient way via stock or crypto donations. Provides donors access to a private Donor Profile with transaction history and status visibility.
• YodleesupportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party provider used by Overflow to handle brokerage login process for stock donations. Over 600 companies including PayPal, Mint, and Amazon use Yodlee.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Relief Services: Larger faith-based humanitarian organization with global footprint; comparable non-profit donor model but broader scope and institutional funding base.
• World Vision: Larger established Christian humanitarian and missions NGO with global reach; broader portfolio but comparable donor base and church mobilization channels.

Direct peers

• Compassion International: Christian child sponsorship and missions organization operating globally with donation-based revenue and church partnerships — closely comparable GTM and target donor segment.
• Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ): One of the largest US evangelical missions and discipleship organizations, with comparable global footprint, training programs, and donor base — directly competes for church partnerships and individual Christian donors.
• Operation Mobilization: Global evangelical missions organization deploying workers across similar regions, with comparable church planting, evangelism training, and short-term trip offerings.
• Youth With A Mission (YWAM): Global evangelical missions movement with comparable discipleship training programs, short-term mission trip model, and church mobilization approach.
• Samaritan's Purse: Evangelical relief and missions organization operating in similar geographies with comparable donor-driven model, missionary deployment, and church-planting adjacent work.
• The Navigators: Evangelical discipleship and missions organization with similar training, evangelism, and church-multiplication focus; comparable donor and church-partner audience.
• Pioneers: Evangelical missions organization focused on church planting among unreached people groups — highly comparable mission, geography focus, and church-partner GTM.

Others

• Chick-fil-A: Notable example of I Am Second content subject — I Am Second videos feature public figures including Chick-fil-A's founder Truett Cathy, illustrating the media ministry's content adjacency rather than direct operational competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/e3Partners
• Facebookfacebook.com/e3Partners
• Instagraminstagram.com/e3partners
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/e3-partners-i-am-second

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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