Missionary

What Missionary does

Missionary LLC is a privately held Christian ministry organization incorporated in Arizona and headquartered at 10810 N Tatum Blvd, Suite 102-730 in Phoenix. The organization produces and distributes educational content focused on biblical missiology and the Great Commission, targeting local churches and individual Christians interested in missionary sending to unreached language groups. Its core product is the 'Missionary: Obeying the Great Commission' docuseries — a six-episode production covering historical missionaries (William Tyndale, Hudson Taylor, Amy Carmichael, William Carey, David Livingstone, and John Paton) — supplemented by companion study guides, books, articles, biographies, conference media, and the Ask Missionary podcast.

The underlying technology is a content management and digital distribution platform supporting streaming video, podcast syndication, downloadable publications, and an e-commerce storefront. Physical products (docuseries box sets, books, vinyl soundtracks, apparel) ship to USA, Canada, and UK; digital content is accessible globally via site registration. Missionary offers a Church Partnership Program providing group viewing licenses and bulk study materials to congregations.

The business model combines one-time product sales (digital streaming at $17, books $9-$30, apparel $24-$70, vinyl $75) with a recurring donation and ministry partnership stream processed through the Anedot charitable giving platform. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via the owned missionary.com storefront, supplemented by social media, email, podcast channels, and an annual National Conference (2026 event scheduled for Dallas-Fort Worth). Strategic partnerships with Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Radius International, and IRBS extend the ministry's reach into missionary training pipelines. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the organization operates without venture or institutional capital.

Name

Missionary

Legal name

Missionary LLC

Website

https://missionary.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Missionary LLC is a Phoenix-based Christian ministry that produces educational content, books, podcasts, and merchandise to help local churches send missionaries to unreached language groups, with revenue from direct-to-consumer product sales and donor partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Media & Christian Educational Resources

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Religious Nonfiction & Theology Publishing (Apologetics, Doctrine, Ethics) (MPAJAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Religious Education & Catechetical Publishing (Sunday School, Catechism, Study Guides) (MPAJAHAC), Devotional & Prayer Publishing (Devotionals, Prayer Books, Meditation Guides) (MPAJAHAB), Sermon, Homiletics & Ministry Resource Publishing (Preaching Aids, Pastoral Resources) (MPAJAHAD), Religious & Spiritual Books Retail (CRALAAAE)

Keywords

• Christian ministry resources
• Missionary educational content
• Biblical missiology materials
• Docuseries production
• Church partnership programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Sales of physical and digital products including docuseries box sets, streaming access, books, apparel (t-shirts, hoodies, caps), and vinyl soundtracks. One-time purchase model for physical goods; digital access for streaming content.
2. Donations and Ministry Partnerships: Charitable giving received through Anedot platform. Recurring monthly partnership giving options available alongside one-time donations. All proceeds from certain products (apparel) support local churches sending missionaries to unreached language groups.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Missionary LLC produces and sells Christian educational content (the "Missionary: Obeying the Great Commission" docuseries, books on biblical missiology, a weekly podcast, conference media, and free articles/biographies) alongside branded apparel and a vinyl soundtrack, all sold direct-to-consumer through missionary.com. The organization also operates a Church Partnership Program that grants congregations access to docuseries, Bible study materials, and group viewing licenses, supported by donations processed through Anedot.

Product overview

Missionary is a Christian ministry offering a unified content portfolio centered on the Missionary: Obeying the Great Commission docuseries, which chronicles historical missionaries (William Tyndale, Hudson Taylor, Amy Carmichael, William Carey, David Livingstone, John Paton). The product line includes digital streaming access, physical box sets, group viewing licenses, companion study guides (Handbook and Leader's Guide), and the Ask Missionary podcast. Supporting publications include books on prayer for unreached peoples (Kingdom Come, Gospel Ambition), historical missionary works (An Enquiry Legacy Edition), field narratives (The Chronicle of Yembi), and theological critiques (A Brief Guide to Disciple Making Movements). The brand extends to apparel (clothing, hats, hoodies) through limited collections like Drop 001. Free resources include articles, videos, biographies, conference media, and podcasts. Missionary also offers a Church Partnership Program for institutional subscribers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Missionary: Obeying the Great Commission (Streaming Only)

Quantifiable outcome

• Missionary docuseries features six historical missionaries and bonus content with study materials

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Greenville Presbyterian Theological SeminarycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary formed a partnership with Missionary to advance missionary training and education. The seminary provides theological training resources and refers prospective missionaries to Missionary's educational content and programs.
• Radius InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Radius International, led by Brooks Buser, is a missionary training school that prepares missionaries for unreached language groups. Partners with Missionary to provide training resources and educational content for missionaries. Featured speakers from Radius International appear in Missionary podcasts and content.
• IRBS (International Reformed Baptist Seminary)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIRBS Partners with Radius International, with Missionary serving as a content and resource partner for the collaboration.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Frontiers: Established global mission organization focused on sending workers to unreached people groups. Overlapping 'unreached peoples' mission thesis and church-sending philosophy, with broader operational scale and longer track record.
• Acts 29: Reformed-leaning church planting network providing conferences, resources, and church partnership programs for member congregations. Overlaps with Missionary's church-as-customer focus and Reformed Baptist theology.
• Crossway: Major Christian publisher producing books, Bibles, and educational resources including missiology titles (e.g., Let the Nations Be Glad). A direct comparator for the book-publishing arm of the Missionary portfolio.

Direct peers

• Desiring God: John Piper's ministry, providing Christian content resources (articles, books, podcasts, conferences) to local churches and individuals. Same Reformed theological niche, same church-as-customer GTM, same content-portfolio monetization model — directly comparable media-ministry peer.
• The Gospel Coalition: Reformed evangelical media organization producing articles, conferences, TGC courses, and church resources. Shares the same theological audience, conference-driven GTM, and B2B church-resource monetization logic as Missionary.
• Center for Mission Mobilization: Missionary mobilization organization that educates churches and individuals on frontier missions and unreached peoples. Directly parallel mission focus (frontier missions, unreached language groups) and educational-resource model.
• Caleb Project: Frontier mission organization mobilizing the church for unreached peoples with training resources, conferences, and educational content. Direct frontier-missions and unreached-peoples thematic overlap with Missionary.

Emerging players

• Radius International: Missionary training school led by Brooks Buser that prepares missionaries for unreached language groups. Strategic co-development partner, with overlapping content, leadership, and unreached-peoples mission focus — but operating a school rather than a publishing brand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/missionary_com
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@missionary_com
• Facebookfacebook.com/missionarycom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/missionarycom
• Instagraminstagram.com/missionary_com
• TikToktiktok.com/@missionary_com

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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