Acts 29

What Acts 29 does

Acts 29 is a US-based non-profit organization and global church planting network founded in 1999, headquartered in Mission Viejo, California. The organization equips and supports church planters and congregations through a structured pipeline of assessment, training, coaching, and ongoing network membership. Its member base spans 494+ churches across 8 global regions: Africa, Asia Pacific, Brazil, Canada, Europe, Latin America, MENA & South Asia, and the United States, with the US representing the largest concentration at 327 churches. Acts 29 serves three primary customer segments: individual church planters (who go through staged discernment and training), existing churches seeking to plant daughter congregations, and global church networks seeking theological alignment and relational collaboration.

Acts 29's core product offerings are centered on the Acts 29 Equip online training platform, which delivers a structured curriculum built around 11 core competencies for church planting. This includes the Apprenticeship program (3-6 months, focused on calling discernment) and the Residency program (12-24 months, focused on practical planter equipping). The organization also offers content resources (podcasts, videos, books, stories), regional Advance Conferences, a church locator tool, and a strategic academic partnership with Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) providing an accredited Master of Arts in Christian Ministry & Leadership. Regional directors and area leads deliver localized, in-language support across the 8 regions.

The organization operates as a donation-funded non-profit, generating revenue through individual contributions and partner church financial support solicited via its website and outreach channels. It does not publicly disclose revenue or pricing for its programs, as planter participation follows an application-and-assessment model rather than a transactional pricing structure. The organization is led by President Brian Howard (in his fifth year) and a leadership team that includes regional directors who are themselves practicing church planters, reinforcing a practitioner-led operational model.

Name

Acts 29

Legal name

Acts 29

Website

https://acts29.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Acts 29 is a US-based non-profit global church planting network that assesses, trains, and supports church planters and congregations across 8 regions serving 494+ member churches worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Church Planting Network Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Missionary Training Colleges & Schools (EDAHAKAF), Christian Colleges with Theological Programs (EDAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Church planting network
• Church planter assessment
• Pastoral leadership training
• Ministry coaching services
• Church planting resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Mission Viejo

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. Donations and Support: Acts 29 generates revenue through donations and financial support from individuals and partner churches. The organization accepts contributions through their website for supporting the mission of planting churches worldwide.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Acts 29 is a church planting organization that recruits, assesses, trains, and supports church planters and existing churches through a global network spanning 8 regions. Its core services include the Church Planting Network (membership for affiliated churches), the Acts 29 Apprenticeship discernment program (3-6 months), the Acts 29 Residency equipping program (12-24 months, 11 core competencies), the Acts 29 Equip online training platform, and an accredited Masters of Arts in Christian Ministry & Leadership delivered in partnership with Talbot School of Theology.

Product overview

Acts 29 is a church planting organization and global network of churches. The organization does not operate as a traditional software or technology company with a unified product platform. Instead, it offers a portfolio of church planting services including a church planting network, training programs (Acts 29 Apprenticeship, Residency, and Equip online training platform), academic partnerships (Talbot School of Theology), and content resources (stories, books, podcasts, videos). The organization also provides a church locator tool and operates regional networks across Africa, Asia Pacific, Brazil, Canada, Europe, Latin America, MENA & South Asia, and the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Acts 29 Equip: The central online platform for all training resources available to churches and planters within Acts 29, including Apprenticeship and Residency programs.
• Acts 29 Apprenticeship
• Acts 29 Residency

Products and services

• Church Planting Network A global network of churches bound together by relationship, theology, and church planting mission, with 494+ member churches across 8 regions worldwide (Africa, Asia Pacific, Brazil, Canada, Europe, Latin America, MENA & South Asia, United States). The network provides affiliation, relational support, regional directors, and a shared theological foundation for member churches.
• Acts 29 Apprenticeship A training course designed to help individuals discern whether they are called to plant a church. Completed in 3-6 months in partnership with a pastor or church leader, delivered through the Acts 29 Equip online platform.
• Acts 29 Residency A flexible equipping program designed to provide church planters with the tools and training needed for effective church planting, built around 11 core competencies. Can be completed over 12, 18, or 24 months through the Acts 29 Equip online platform.
• Acts 29 Equip The central online platform for all training resources available to churches and planters within Acts 29, including the Apprenticeship and Residency programs plus additional courses for church leaders. Delivered through a relational cohort model.
• Masters of Arts in Christian Ministry & Leadership (with Talbot School of Theology) A fully accredited Masters of Arts in Christian Ministry & Leadership delivered in partnership with Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) through a cohort model tailored for leaders of Acts 29 churches, providing theological education and leadership development for church planters and pastors in the network.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Talbot School of Theology (Biola University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActs 29 has partnered with Talbot School of Theology to offer a fully accredited Masters of Arts in Christian Ministry & Leadership through a cohort model tailored for leaders of Acts 29 churches. This partnership provides theological education and leadership development for church planters and pastors in the network.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Converge: Converge is a Baptist network that plants churches through assessment, training, and coaching globally, with overlapping assessment and residency programs aimed at independent and convention-affiliated planters.
• Sovereign Grace Churches: Sovereign Grace is a confessional church planting network that trains, assesses, and supports planters, overlapping with Acts 29 in Reformed theology and residency-based training.
• Pillar Network: Pillar Network is a church planting network that trains and coaches planters toward multiplying churches, directly comparable in approach and evangelical theological alignment.
• Send Network (NAMB): Send Network is the Southern Baptist church planting network, providing assessment, training, funding, and coaching, making it a direct competitor in the church planter pipeline.
• Church Multiplication Network (CMN): CMN is a church planting network offering assessment, coaching, and resources, directly comparable in mission and service design to Acts 29.
• Association of Related Churches (ARC): ARC is one of the largest church planting networks in North America, offering assessment, coaching, and a relational network for planters, directly overlapping Acts 29's core service model.
• Great Commission Collective (GCC): GCC is a Reformed-leaning church planting network providing assessment, coaching, and church planting residencies that mirror Acts 29's core offerings.

Emerging players

• Church of Eleven22 (as Planting Hub): Eleven22's leadership team includes Acts 29's VP of Church Planting and houses the Global Equipping Pastor for Acts 29 Africa, positioning it as both a flagship member and a partner training hub within the network.
• V3 Church Planting Movement: V3 focuses on the discipleship and leadership development phases of planting, intersecting with Acts 29's training and coaching continuum for planter candidates.

Broad incumbents

• EFCA (Evangelical Free Church of America): EFCA is a larger, established evangelical denomination with its own church planting pipeline (Multiply), serving as a broader incumbent offering overlapping assessment and training.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Acts29
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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