Seamist

What Seamist does

SEAMIST (South East Asia Mission Teams) is a faith-based, non-stock (not-for-profit) corporation incorporated in the Philippines in October 2000 (SEC Reg. # A200001063), with operating headquarters and a training center in LapuLapu City, Cebu Province. The organization is a sister agency to World Indigenous Missions (WIM) in New Braunfels, Texas, which functions as the U.S. sending and donation-processing partner, routing all American donations through its 501(c) infrastructure. SEAMIST's stated mission is to plant indigenous, self-supporting, self-governing, and self-propagating churches among unreached people groups across eleven South East Asian countries, with active workers currently deployed in five: Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines.

SEAMIST's product surface consists of (i) a pre-field training program delivered at the Cebu training center covering indigenous church planting, language learning, strategic spiritual warfare, world religions, and leadership development; (ii) a Church Planters Academy intensive with exposure trips to tribal areas; (iii) an Online Training Center built on the Moodle LMS for theory-based, mentor-supervised courses; and (iv) the ISOM video Bible curriculum (associated with SEAMIST since 2003) delivered in Cebuano throughout southern Philippines. The organization also publishes the 'I Tell You The Truth' two-volume Red Letter Devotional book series on Amazon (print and Kindle) and supplies daily devotionals via the SEAMIST Devotions Facebook page and Acts Radio.

SEAMIST's revenue model is faith-based donation-driven. Missionaries raise prayer and financial support from their sending churches and personal networks; that support is processed through WIM, with approximately 90% flowing to the individual worker and 10% retained by SEAMIST. Suggested support levels are $750/month for a single Asian missionary and $1,500/month for a family of four. A small ancillary revenue stream comes from Amazon book sales of devotionals. SEAMIST has a core operational staff of about six (General Director, two Field Directors, two office staff) plus an eleven-member Board of Directors, and reports having trained more than 70 people since 2001 originating from Asia, Africa, North and South America, Europe, and Australia.

Name

Seamist

Legal name

South East Asia Mission Teams

Website

https://seamist.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SEAMIST (South East Asia Mission Teams) is a Philippine-incorporated non-profit missionary organization that trains and deploys church planters among unreached people groups in South East Asia, funded by faith-based donations routed through its U.S. sister agency, World Indigenous Missions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Missionary and Church Planting Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Missionary training services
• Church planting services
• Indigenous church planting
• Faith-based nonprofit services
• Biblical training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Cebu Province

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Faith-Based Donations: SEAMIST missionaries are faith missionaries who raise prayer and financial support from churches and individuals. Support is processed through World Indigenous Missions sending agency. 90% of donations go to the worker, 10% to SEAMIST.
2. Book Sales: SEAMIST publishes devotional books including 'I Tell You The Truth: The Red Letter Devotional' parts one and two, sold through Amazon as printed copies and Kindle e-books.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SEAMIST (South East Asia Mission Teams) is a faith-based nonprofit that trains and deploys missionaries to plant indigenous churches among unreached people groups across Southeast Asia. The organization runs a residential training center in Cebu, Philippines, an online training platform built on Moodle, and the periodic Church Planters Academy, while publishing devotional materials for Christian audiences.

Product overview

Seamist (South East Asia Mission Teams) is a missionary organization offering church planting and missionary training services, not a traditional technology product company. The organization provides pre-field training at its Philippines-based training center, online training through Moodle, and publishes devotional materials including the 'I Tell You The Truth' Red Letter Devotional book series. Training programs cover indigenous church planting, cross-cultural communication, language learning, and leadership development for missionaries serving unreached people groups in South East Asia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• I Tell You The Truth: The Red Letter Devotional (Part One and Part Two) A daily devotional book series based on the words of Jesus from Matthew to Revelation, written by SEAMIST missionaries and workers. Each devotion includes a title, scripture text, meditation paragraphs, and a prayer. Sold on Amazon as printed copies ($7.99) and Kindle e-books ($2.99).
• SEAMIST Missions Training Center Pre-field residential training center for missionary trainees located in Cebu, Philippines, offering courses including indigenous church planting, language learning, strategic spiritual warfare, world religions, and leadership development.
• SEAMIST Online Training Center (Moodle) Online training platform providing theory courses for potential missionary candidates, supervised by experienced field missionaries with mentorship opportunities.
• Church Planters Academy Intensive training program held periodically featuring exposure trips to tribal areas, focusing on practical church planting skills and indigenous ministry methods.
• ISOM Video Bible Course International School of Ministry video Bible course facilitated by SEAMIST in Cebuano (Bisayan) language throughout southern Philippines, enabling pastors and workers to earn a Diploma in Bible Studies.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• World Indigenous Missions (WIM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000WIM is a sister agency to SEAMIST, based in New Braunfels, Texas, USA. Most American missionary members of SEAMIST are WIM missionaries. WIM provides sending agency functions and processes support donations for SEAMIST workers, making contributions tax-deductible for American donors.
• International School of Ministry (ISOM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEAMIST became associated with ISOM in 2003, presenting the ISOM video Bible course at their training center. The curriculum enables pastors and workers who cannot attend Bible school to receive a Diploma in Bible Studies equivalent to an associate degree.
• SEAMIST AssociatesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThrough the SEAMIST Associates program, the organization networks with other missions groups and agencies that share similar vision for South East Asia, facilitating collaboration and mutual support.
• Acts RadiominorGTM or Marketing PartnerActs Radio broadcasts the SEAMIST 'I Tell You The Truth' daily devotionals, providing a radio platform for spreading Christian content produced by SEAMIST missionaries and workers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OMF International: Major evangelical mission agency with deep historical focus on East and Southeast Asia, including unreached people groups in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Indonesia. Directly comparable in mission field, training pipeline, and church-planting orientation.
• Pioneers: US-based mission agency explicitly focused on planting churches among unreached people groups in the Asia-Pacific, including Southeast Asia. Closely comparable in targeting the same 10/40 window unreached groups and using team-based church planting.
• Frontiers: Faith-mission sending agency focused exclusively on unreached people groups, particularly in Muslim-majority Asia. Comparable in faith-raising model, field-team deployment, and indigenous church philosophy.
• World Indigenous Missions: SEAMIST's sister agency based in New Braunfels, Texas, processing all US donations for SEAMIST missionaries and sending most American members to SEAMIST. Same faith-mission sending model and donor base, effectively co-governing SEAMIST's US footprint.
• Mission to Unreached Peoples: Faith-based mission agency specifically targeting unreached people groups through church planting teams, using a similar faith-support fundraising model and team deployment.

Broad incumbents

• Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ): Global evangelical ministry with extensive operations across Southeast Asia including church planting and leadership development. Much larger scale but overlaps in missionary training and people-group engagement.
• ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism): Long-established evangelical mission agency with active field teams across Southeast Asia, including church planting among unreached groups. Comparable scope and training pipeline.
• Wycliffe Bible Translators: Large established mission organization focused on Bible translation among language groups, many of which are unreached people groups across Southeast Asia. Overlaps with SEAMIST's people-group focus and field access.
• SIM (Serving in Mission): Large international evangelical mission agency with significant Southeast Asia presence, including Thailand and Indonesia. Comparable in cross-cultural church planting and missionary training infrastructure.

Emerging players

• Asia Missions Association: Regional network of evangelical mission agencies working across Asia, including Southeast Asia. Provides partnership and coordination infrastructure that overlaps with SEAMIST's Associates program.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SouthEastAsiaMissionTeamsDevotionals
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seamist

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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