V3 Church Planting Movement

What V3 Church Planting Movement does

V3 Church Planting Movement is a private religious nonprofit ministry founded in 2013 and headquartered in the United States, operating as an affiliate of the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV). The organization provides training, coaching, grants, and media resources to individuals and teams starting new missional faith communities, primarily serving church planters, discerning leaders, and pastors in established churches seeking to adopt missional practices. Its core product is a two-tier cohort-based training pathway—Praxis Community Cohort 1 (Engaging) and Cohort 2 (Establishing), each running 30 weeks with 5-7 peers and an experienced coach—built on a proprietary Eight Core Competencies framework covering Movement Intelligence, Polycentric Leadership, discipleship, mission, theology, ecclesial architecture, community formation, and incarnational practices.

The product portfolio is supplemented by a 12-week Discernment (Reimagining Church) program, short 4-6 week Immersions on specific topics (available live and self-paced through Eventbrite), and Barnabas Grants providing up to $30,000 in start-up funding for qualifying North American planters. Supporting media assets include 'The Planter's Life' podcast, a webinar series, blog content, and the published book 'The Church as Movement' (InterVarsity Press, 2017). The underlying technology is a modest online learning management system with cohort tracking, self-paced course delivery through Eventbrite, and video webinar platform integration, accompanied by a mobile app on iOS and Android.

V3 operates a community-led, cohort-based go-to-market motion with regional interest forms and discovery calls across N/S America, Africa, SE Asia, Europe, and Australia/NZ. The organization is led by JR Woodward (National Director), with Jessie Cruickshank and Dan White Jr. as Movement Leaders, and runs regional subsidiary operations including V3 Africa (led by Emmanuel Mustapha) and V3 Japan (led by JP Koch). Revenue derives from training cohort tuition, Immersion course fees, grant disbursements, and ministry support from the BGAV, with pricing not publicly disclosed and no external venture capital or private equity investment indicated.

Name

V3 Church Planting Movement

Legal name

V3 Church Planting Movement

Website

https://thev3movement.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

V3 Church Planting Movement is a US-based nonprofit ministry of the BGAV that trains and coaches church planters worldwide through 30-week Praxis cohorts, shorter Immersions, and a Reimagining Church Discernment program built on an eight-competency missional framework.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Church Planting Training

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

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), Ministerial Training Institutes (Clergy Formation) (EDAHAKAE), Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Church planting training
• Missional community formation
• Ministry cohort programs
• Faith leadership development
• Discipleship training

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Training Cohort Fees: Revenue generated from church planting training cohorts. Participants pay for enrollment in Praxis Community Cohorts (30-week programs) and Immersion trainings (4-6 week programs). Pricing is not publicly disclosed.
2. Church Planting Grants: V3 provides grants to church planters up to $30,000 ($10,000 immediate, remainder as matching grant). These are distributed based on application documentation and availability of funds. Grants are only available in North America.
3. Ministry Support (BGAV): As a ministry of the BGAV (Baptist General Association of Virginia), V3 receives organizational support and funding from its parent denomination.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

V3 Church Planting Movement delivers cohort-based training programs, short immersions, and a 12-week discernment journey that equip church planters and faith community leaders through eight proprietary core competencies for starting and sustaining missional faith communities. The organization also distributes up to $30,000 in Barnabas Grants to qualifying North American planters and produces supporting media (podcast, webinars, book) for the global missional movement.

Product overview

The V3 Movement offers a multi-layered training ecosystem for church planters centered around Praxis Community Cohorts—a pair of sequential cohort programs (Engaging and Establishing) spanning approximately 8 months each that equip leaders through eight core competencies. This core is supplemented by standalone offerings: a 12-week Discernment program for those exploring renewal, short 4-6 week Immersions on specific topics (available live and self-paced), and Barnabas Grants providing up to $30,000 in start-up funding for qualifying planters. Supporting content includes The Planter's Life Podcast, webinar series, and a published book. The portfolio is unified by the goal of cultivating movemental church practices rooted in discipleship, leadership development, and mission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 practitioners trained around the world
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BGAV (Baptist General Association of Virginia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe V3 Movement is a ministry of the BGAV. In 2013, JR Woodward partnered with the GA (General Association of Virginia) to form V3 as an ecumenical kingdom-movement focused on training church planters into movemental practices. The BGAV provides organizational backing and support for V3's mission.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Exponential: Exponential is a national network that resources church planters and multiplication leaders across the U.S. V3 is highly comparable — both deliver cohort-based training, conferences, and resources aimed at equipping church planters, with similar target audience of multiplying churches and missional leaders.
• NewThing: NewThing is a church planting movement that coaches and resources leaders to start multiplying faith communities. It mirrors V3's missional, movement-focused training methodology and global network of coaches.
• Stadia Church Planting: Stadia is a church planting organization providing training, coaching, and financial support (grants) to church planters. V3's combination of cohorts and Barnabas Grants is closely analogous to Stadia's training-plus-grants model.
• Church Multiplication Network: Church Multiplication Network is a Catalyst Network that provides coaching and resources for church planting leaders. It directly parallels V3's cohort model and movement-DNA coaching approach.
• Journey Church Planting: Journey Church Planting provides assessment, training, and coaching for church planters and teams. Comparable to V3's Praxis Cohort assessment and cohort-coaching model.
• NewChurch.com / New Church Partners: NewChurch.com equips leaders to start and grow missional faith communities via online resources and training. It overlaps with V3's online/Immersions content and self-paced learning offerings.

Regional players

• SEND International: SEND International is a faith-based missions organization training and sending church planters globally, with strong international focus. Compares to V3's international cohort presence and its missional training framework.

Broad incumbents

• ARC (Association of Related Churches): ARC is a large, established church planting network providing coaching, resourcing, and funding to planters globally. Overlaps with V3's cohort/coaching and grant-style support, but operates at much greater scale across many denominations.
• Church Answers / Church Planting Bucket: Church Answers provides a broad range of church resources, including church planting content and training tools. It's a larger, more diversified resource provider with partial overlap with V3's media/content/training offerings.

Emerging players

• Launch a Church: Launch a Church is a newer ministry offering training pathways for church planters. It overlaps with V3's cohort-style training and missional theology emphasis, though smaller in scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/v3movement
• Xtwitter.com/thev3movement

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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