G12 Centro de Convenciones

What G12 Centro de Convenciones does

G12 Centro de Convenciones is a Bogotá, Colombia-headquartered religious foundation (legal entity FUNDACIÓN G12 INTERNATIONAL, CIF 901515410-6) that operates the Vision G12, a systematic cell-based church growth and discipleship methodology founded in 1989 by Pastors César and Emma Claudia Castellanos. The methodology structures disciple-making around four stages — GANAR (Win), CONSOLIDAR (Consolidate), DISCIPULAR (Disciple), and ENVIAR (Send) — modeled on Jesus's pattern of working with twelve disciples. The organization serves two primary segments: affiliated churches and pastoral leaders implementing the methodology locally, and individual believers engaging through conferences, digital content, and cell groups. Its core offerings include international conventions held in Bogotá (including La Gran Cosecha, with 18,000+ attendees from 40+ countries), the G12 TV multimedia platform, the conocimiento.g12.co Knowledge Base portal, downloadable e-books, and a global network of roughly 10,000 affiliated churches in 40+ countries.

Revenue is generated primarily through voluntary donations via an online donation portal; conference attendance appears to be free or donation-based with no publicly disclosed pricing for premium services. Distribution is hybrid: large-scale in-person events in Bogotá serve as the flagship conversion and training channel, while digital portals (Knowledge Base, G12 TV, multilingual website in Spanish/English/Portuguese) and a regional affiliate church network extend the methodology globally. G12 Centro de Convenciones employs 19 people and has no public listing, external investment, or M&A activity disclosed; operating geographies span South America, North America, Europe, and Asia, with recent expansion into Korea and Mongolia. The technology stack is primarily a content distribution platform (web, video streaming, knowledge portal) rather than a software product — there are no disclosed APIs, SDKs, or AI/ML components.

Name

G12 Centro de Convenciones

Legal name

FUNDACIÓN G12 INTERNATIONAL

Website

https://g12.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

G12 Centro de Convenciones is a Bogotá-based religious foundation operating the Vision G12 cell-based church growth methodology, serving approximately 10,000 affiliated churches and pastors across 40+ countries through international conventions and digital content platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Conferences and Church Training Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Conference Centers & Dedicated Meeting Venues (THAHAAAB), Training, Enablement & Talent Development Summits (THAHAMAH)

Keywords

• Religious conferences
• Church discipleship training
• Cell church methodology
• Pastor leadership development
• Evangelism training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: G12 accepts donations through its donation portal to support the ministry and conference operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

G12 Centro de Convenciones operates as the institutional hub of the Vision G12, a systematic church growth and discipleship methodology built around groups of 12 and the four stages of GANAR, CONSOLIDAR, DISCIPULAR, and ENVIAR. The organization sells/delivers its offering through large international conventions held at its Bogotá convention center, a multilingual online Knowledge Base portal, the G12 TV streaming platform, downloadable e-books, and a global network of affiliated churches. Conference attendance is free or donation-based, with operational funding provided primarily through donations received via its online donation portal.

Product overview

G12 Centro de Convenciones operates as a religious conference and training organization offering the G12 Vision methodology—a discipleship and church growth system developed by Pastors César and Emma Claudia Castellanos in Colombia. The organization provides international conferences, the G12 TV streaming platform, a Knowledge Base portal, downloadable e-books, and maintains a global network of approximately 10,000 churches implementing the cell group-based G12 methodology with its five-step process: Win, Consolidate, Disciple, Train, and Send.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• G12 International Conferences International religious conferences held in Bogotá, Colombia featuring teachings on the G12 Vision methodology for church growth and discipleship, including events for men, women, youth, and general audiences.
• G12 Vision Methodology A church growth and discipleship system based on working with groups of 12 disciples, comprising the four-stage ladder: GANAR (Win), CONSOLIDAR (Consolidate), DISCIPULAR (Disciple), and ENVIAR (Send).
• G12 Knowledge Base Online knowledge portal providing resources, training materials, FAQs, and documentation for implementing the G12 Vision in churches worldwide.
• G12 TV Video streaming platform for accessing conference recordings, sermon summaries, and G12 Vision teachings.
• G12 E-books Downloadable digital books containing summaries of conference messages and teachings on the G12 Vision methodology.
• G12 Donation Portal Online platform for accepting donations and donor dashboard for tracking contribution history.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 10,000 churches worldwide implement the Vision G12 methodology
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered regional.

• G12 Korea (Pastors Lee and Che)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerKorean coordinators of the Vision G12 who conduct training events and conventions including 'La Luz del Mundo Corea 2023' with over 2,000 pastors and leaders in attendance.
• G12 Church MiamiregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional church led by Pastor Lorena Castellanos that implements the Vision G12 methodology in Miami, USA.
• Vision Church LeedsregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch led by Julie Nundy in Leeds, UK with 12 women leaders trained through Vision G12 methodology.
• MCI Chile (Pastors Rafael and Jenny Perez)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerChilean ministry that contributes leadership content and implements Vision G12 methodology.
• Doulos For Christ World Harvest Ministry (Obispo Oriel M. Ballano)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhilippines-based ministry contributing content on kingdom assignment and leadership topics.
• MCI México (Pastor Saúl Salamanca)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican ministry that has sent missionaries and contributes content about implementing Vision G12 as missionaries.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hillsong Church: Global megachurch network originating in Australia that hosts major international conferences (Hillsong Conference), runs a global church planting model, and produces multimedia teaching content — comparable to G12 as a large, founder-driven global church movement with an event-led distribution model.
• Saddleback Church: Founding church of the Purpose Driven and PEACE church planting networks, hosting major leadership conferences and training thousands of pastors globally — directly comparable to G12 as a founder-led church movement with a structured disciple-making methodology and conference-driven training.
• Church of the Highlands: One of the largest US megachurches, hosting major conferences (e.g., Global Leadership Summit affiliation) and running small-group-based discipleship — comparable to G12 as a large church operating a small-group/cell methodology with conference-driven leadership training.
• Bethel Church: Large US-based megachurch that hosts major conferences (Bethel Conference, School of Supernatural Ministry) and distributes content globally via Bethel TV, similar to G12's combination of large conventions plus digital content distribution to an international audience.
• Elevation Church: Large US megachurch led by Steven Furtick that hosts conferences, distributes teaching content online, and runs a small-group model — comparable to G12 in combining large-scale events with digital content distribution for discipleship and leadership development.

Direct peers

• Church Planting Network (CPN): Global church planting network providing coaching, methodology, and conferences to affiliated planters across multiple countries — comparable to G12 as a network organization that disseminates a defined church planting methodology internationally rather than operating single congregations.
• Association of Related Churches (ARC): Church planting network that provides coaching, conferences, and a methodology to thousands of affiliated churches worldwide — directly comparable to G12 as a structured church planting and leadership development network rather than a single congregation.
• Acts 29 Network: Global church planting network that recruits, assesses, and trains church planters and hosts annual conferences — comparable to G12's network-based model of accrediting and developing church leaders using a defined methodology.
• Christ Embassy: Global church network founded by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome with cell-based discipleship, international conventions (including Healing Streams), and a global network of affiliated churches — the closest direct comparable to G12 in methodology and global event-led scale.

Regional players

• Yoido Full Gospel Church: Seoul-based megachurch considered a pioneer of the cell-group church model with global influence and training conferences — directly comparable as a cell-church methodology originator, though geographically focused on Korea.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/visiong12
• YouTubeyoutube.com/g12tv
• Facebookfacebook.com/visiong12
• Instagraminstagram.com/visiong12
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/g12-centro-de-convenciones

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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