MINISTERS FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL

What MINISTERS FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL does

Ministers Fellowship International (MFI) is a non-profit religious organization founded in 2021 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, that operates as a global network of pastors and church leaders. Its stated mission is to grow and build healthy leaders and churches by addressing pastoral isolation through peer connection, accountability, resource-sharing, and advocacy for restoration and revival. The organization serves ordained and lay pastors, worship leaders, and youth ministry leaders, with six regional affiliates across Australasia, Brasil, Canada, Peru, East Africa, and the West Indies extending its reach across North America, South America, Africa, the Caribbean, and Oceania.

MFI's product portfolio is built around community and events. The flagship is the annual MFI GlobalConference, structured as a split A+B program held at Mannahouse Church in Portland, Oregon. This is supplemented by regional conferences in affiliate geographies, recurring virtual affinity calls for specialized ministry areas (Youth/Young Adult and Worship), and the MFI Marketplace Ministry Intensive, a one-day training program. Supporting infrastructure includes a digital Resources library and a Find a Church directory. Membership enrollment, event registration, and donations are all facilitated through the Church Center third-party platform; MFI does not operate a proprietary technology stack.

The business model is a mix of recurring membership dues from pastors and leaders, one-time fees for global and regional conference registrations, and voluntary donations through the Church Center giving portal. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is community-led, relying on social media, the MFI Leaders podcast, in-person events, and direct outreach through regional affiliates. The organization is founder-led with no disclosed external investment, no public financials, and a six-affiliate structure that operates as regional market entities under the global MFI umbrella.

Name

MINISTERS FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL

Legal name

Ministers Fellowship International

Website

https://mfileader.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ministers Fellowship International is a non-profit global network of pastors and church leaders, founded in 2021 and based in Portland, Oregon, offering conferences, regional affiliates, affinity groups, training programs, and digital resources, funded through membership dues, event fees, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pastoral Leadership Network Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

Keywords

• Pastor network community
• Ministry leadership development
• Church leadership conferences
• Pastoral accountability groups
• Interdenominational fellowship

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Revenue generated from pastors and leaders joining the MFI network through membership fees
2. Conference & Event Registration: Fees collected for Global Conference (A+B), regional conferences, and Marketplace Ministry Intensive events
3. Donations/Giving: Voluntary contributions from members and supporters through the Church Center giving platform

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Ministers Fellowship International is a global, non-profit network that connects pastors and church leaders for relational support, accountability, and ministry development. Its core offerings are the annual MFI GlobalConference in Portland, Oregon, regional conferences, recurring virtual Affinity Calls (Youth/Young Adult, Worship), the Marketplace Ministry Intensive training program, an online Find a Church directory, and a digital Resources library, all delivered through a community-led membership model supported by regional affiliates on six continents.

Product overview

Ministers Fellowship International is a global network of pastors and leaders offering a platform of interconnected ministry support services. The core offering is the MFI GlobalConference (split into A and B sessions) held annually in Portland, Oregon, supplemented by Regional Conferences for localized networking, Affinity Calls for peer group connections across specific ministry areas (Youth/Young Adult, Worship), and the Marketplace Ministry Intensive training program. Additional services include a Find a Church directory for network connectivity and a Resources library for ministry development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MFI GlobalConference A Annual global conference Part A that brings pastors and leaders together for worship, networking, and spiritual refreshment over multiple days at Mannahouse Church in Portland, Oregon.
• MFI GlobalConference B Annual global conference Part B continuing the networking and training sessions at Mannahouse Church in Portland, Oregon.
• Affinity Calls Virtual affinity group gatherings for specific ministry areas such as Youth/Young Adult and Worship, providing peer connection and support among ministry leaders.
• MFI Marketplace Ministry Intensive One-day intensive training program designed to help pastors develop, launch, and strengthen marketplace ministry within their churches.
• Regional Conferences Regional gatherings hosted by MFI's regional affiliates that provide localized opportunities for pastors and leaders to build relationships with peers and co-laborers in their area.
• Find a Church Online directory that helps individuals locate churches within the MFI global network.
• MFI Resources Digital library of ministry resources designed to help pastors and leaders at all stages of their ministry journey grow and thrive.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MFI AustralasiacoreOthersRegional affiliate of MFI serving the Australasian region, maintaining independence while operating under the MFI global network umbrella for mutual support and resource sharing among pastors and leaders.
• MFI BrasilcoreOthersRegional affiliate of MFI serving Brazil, operating as part of the global network of pastors and leaders while maintaining local leadership and regional programming.
• MFI CanadacoreOthersRegional affiliate of MFI serving Canada, providing connection and resources for Canadian pastors and church leaders within the broader MFI network.
• MFI PerucoreOthersRegional affiliate of MFI serving Peru and the broader Latin American region, connecting Spanish-speaking pastors and leaders with the global MFI community.
• MFI East AfricacoreOthersRegional affiliate of MFI serving East Africa, connecting African pastors and leaders with the global network for mutual encouragement and ministry development.
• MFI West IndiescoreOthersRegional affiliate of MFI serving the Caribbean (West Indies) region, providing pastoral support and network connections for church leaders in that geography.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Acts 29 Network: Acts 29 is a global network of churches and church planters, very analogous to MFI's mission of connecting pastors and leaders globally for accountability, church health, and conferences. It is the closest comparable in mission and operating model.
• Association of Related Churches (ARC): ARC is a relational network of independent churches and pastors that provides coaching, conferences, and resources — directly overlapping MFI's fellowship, conference, and church-planting support functions.
• Exponential: Exponential is a church-planting conference and network that connects planters and pastors through events, content, and peer groups — highly comparable to MFI's conference-and-community-led model for church leaders.
• NewThing: NewThing is a church-planting movement and pastor network providing coaching, peer communities, and conferences — closely comparable to MFI's network-driven, conference-anchored engagement model.

Others

• Vanderbloemen Search Group: Vanderbloemen is a church-focused staffing and executive search firm serving pastors and church leadership — an adjacent ecosystem player serving the same customer base (pastors and church leaders) with complementary services.

Broad incumbents

• Converge Worldwide: Converge is a long-established Baptist network of churches that offers pastoral conferences, church planting resources, and credentialing — a broader incumbent serving a similar pastor community with deeper institutional infrastructure.
• Vineyard Churches International: Vineyard is a global network of churches organized regionally, with conferences and pastor-coaching programs — analogous to MFI's regional-affiliate structure and GlobalConference.
• SEND Network: SEND Network (associated with the North American Mission Board) supports church planters through training, cohorts, and conferences — an incumbent in the same pastor-network category that competes for the same member demographic.

Emerging players

• Church Fuel: Church Fuel provides pastors with leadership development content, coaching cohorts, and conferences — comparable to MFI's Resources library and affinity-call programming for ministry development.
• Stadia Church Planting: Stadia is a church-planting organization that coaches and resources pastors and planters, with a similar relational-coaching emphasis; it overlaps MFI's pastor-development and resource-library offerings but focuses on new church starts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/MFILeader
• Facebookfacebook.com/mfileader
• Instagraminstagram.com/mfileader
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ministers-fellowship-international

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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