Gospel Truth Ministries

What Gospel Truth Ministries does

Gospel Truth Ministries (GTM) is a U.S.-headquartered religious nonprofit founded in 1980 by Dr. Joseph Kostelnik, operating under the mission of bringing 'the whole Word to the whole World.' The organization serves a horizontal global Christian audience by providing free biblical teaching, audio sermons, books, and ministry training without regard to physical location or financial situation. Its core product is the Prophetic Voice Publications (PVP) audio library, which contains 4,231+ MP3 sermon messages recorded between 1988 and 2026 by multiple speakers including the Kostelnik family and the Zachariou family and Greg Jackson. The organization also operates the Prophetic Voice Institute (PVInstitute) for free online Bible and ministry training, the published book 'The Way Out' by Dr. Kostelnik, and White Oak Chapel, a physical church in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The technology stack is modest: a static web property at gtm.org with dedicated subdomains for audio (gtm.org/pvp) and books (thewayout.life), YouTube and Facebook pages for organic social distribution, and email lists for direct supporter communication. There is no mobile app, no API, and no developer-facing platform. Distribution is entirely self-serve and global, with the organization claiming content reach across 210 countries.

GTM's revenue model is donation-based, with voluntary financial partnerships from individuals and congregation members supporting the ministry. All digital content is distributed free of charge; the organization is classified as a private nonprofit with no public stock listing, no institutional funding, no parent company, and no disclosed revenue figures. The headcount is approximately 15 employees, and the organization is led by the founder's family (the Kostelniks) alongside a small team of additional speakers and pastoral staff.

Name

Gospel Truth Ministries

Legal name

Gospel Truth Ministries

Website

https://gtm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gospel Truth Ministries is a U.S.-headquartered religious nonprofit founded in 1980 that distributes free biblical teaching, audio sermons, books, and ministry training to a global Christian audience across 210 countries, funded by voluntary donations and led by the Kostelnik family.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Ministry and Christian Media

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Educational Services (611)

akta.pro primary industry

Sermon, Homiletics & Ministry Resource Publishing (Preaching Aids, Pastoral Resources) (MPAJAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Religious Radio Broadcasting (MPAIAEAF), Religious Education, Kids & Family Faith Programming (MPABALAM), Christian Broadcasting (TV & Radio) (MPABALAA)

Keywords

• Christian ministry services
• Biblical teaching content
• Audio sermon library
• Online Bible training
• Religious nonprofit outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Support: GTM operates on voluntary support and partnerships from individuals who partner with the ministry financially. All online materials are offered free of charge to the public.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gospel Truth Ministries is a Christian nonprofit that produces and distributes free biblical teaching content, primarily through its Prophetic Voice Publications audio sermon library (4,231+ MP3 messages spanning 1988-2026), the Prophetic Voice Institute for online Bible and ministry training, published books such as 'The Way Out,' and affiliated White Oak Chapel church services in Cincinnati. All materials are offered at no cost to a global audience across 210 countries.

Product overview

Gospel Truth Ministries (GTM) operates as a single integrated ministry offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is Prophetic Voice Publications (PVP), a free online outreach providing 4,231+ MP3 audio sermons spanning 1988-2026. This is supplemented by the Prophetic Voice Institute (PVInstitute) for free online Bible and ministry training, and a published book 'The Way Out' by Dr. Kostelnik. The ministry also includes a local church component, White Oak Chapel in Cincinnati. All materials are offered free of charge to fulfill GTM's mission of bringing 'the whole Word to the whole World.'

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prophetic Voice Publications: Publication and audio message division of Gospel Truth Ministries offering over 4,200 free online MP3 audio sermons

Products and services

• Prophetic Voice Publications (PVP) Free online outreach offering thousands of audio sermon messages in MP3 format featuring full-gospel, spirit-filled biblical preaching and teaching from multiple speakers, available globally at no cost.
• Audio Message Library Searchable library of 4,231+ encouraging audio messages spanning from 1988 to 2026, organized by audio series and filterable by speaker, date, and topic.
• Prophetic Voice Institute (Online Bible & Ministry Training) Free online Bible study and ministry training resources offered through the PVInstitute platform for spiritual education worldwide.
• The Way Out (Book) Book authored by Dr. Joseph Kostelnik recounting his 2021 near-death experience and exploring themes of divine control and spiritual intervention.
• White Oak Chapel Church Services Local Christian church in Cincinnati affiliated with Gospel Truth Ministries, conducting live worship services and providing in-person spiritual community led by Pastor Joseph Kostelnik.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Direct peers

• Desiring God: John Piper's ministry distributes free sermons, articles, audio messages, and resources globally via web and app—a donation-funded model with deep audio content libraries analogous to PVP.
• In Touch Ministries: Founded by Charles Stanley, In Touch distributes free audio/video sermons globally via website, app, and broadcast—directly paralleling GTM's Prophetic Voice Publications model of donation-funded free teaching content.
• Oral Roberts Ministries: Oral Roberts Association distributes spirit-filled teaching via television, online streaming, and digital platforms—closely paralleling GTM's charismatic/Pentecostal theological positioning and donation-supported media distribution.
• Ligonier Ministries: R.C. Sproul's teaching ministry offers free theological content, audio sermons, and online courses funded by donations—matching GTM's combination of audio library, online training (PVInstitute), and donation revenue.
• Truth For Life: Alistair Begg's radio and online teaching ministry distributes free audio sermons globally with the same donation-supported model and multi-decade content archive that GTM pursues through PVP.

Broad incumbents

• Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: BGEA produces and distributes sermons, broadcasts, films, and online content globally—representing a much larger, more established evangelistic media organization competing for the same global Christian audience.
• Moody Radio: Part of Moody Bible Institute, Moody Radio distributes religious audio content across terrestrial radio, online streaming, and apps—a larger, more established analog to GTM's online audio distribution strategy.
• Focus on the Family: One of the largest Christian media organizations, Focus on the Family operates radio broadcasts, podcasts, online content, and publications—a much larger incumbent overlapping with GTM's faith-based media distribution.

Emerging players

• Charisma Media: Charismatic Christian publisher and media company producing magazines, digital content, and audio resources—targeting the same spirit-filled Christian audience GTM serves through PVP and PVInstitute.
• Church of the Highlands: Large multisite charismatic church with a major online presence distributing free sermons via app and YouTube—sharing GTM's full-gospel theological tradition and free digital sermon distribution model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/whiteoakchapel
• Facebookfacebook.com/whiteoakchapel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gospel-truth-ministries

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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