dynamic church planting international

What dynamic church planting international does

Dynamic Church Planting International (DCPI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Oceanside, California, that equips Christian leaders worldwide with training curricula and methodology for planting churches. Founded in 1992 by Dr. Paul Becker, DCPI operates through a World Zone structure covering North America, Latin America, Euro-Mediterranean, Asia, Africa, and Central Asia & Gulf States, with regional websites (dcpi.us, dcpi.eu, dcpila.org, dcpi.asia) and locally-coordinated training calendars. The core product is a free, donor-sponsored training system organized into four tracks (Planting, Thriving, Cultivating, Multiplying), delivered through in-person 18-hour events, online cohort-based training completed in 30 days, webinars, and a self-paced online academy at dcpi.academy. A tiered certification program (Certified, Master, and Senior Master Trainer) and a Trainer Hub portal enable a multiplier model in which each trained leader plants an average of 2.55 churches and subsequently trains others.

DCPI's business model is donation-based and freemium: all curriculum is provided at no cost to participants, with donor contributions (individual, church, foundation, and stock) covering operational expenses. The organization monetizes exclusively through fundraising — including dedicated programs to sponsor pastors and missionaries — and reports impact through annual publications (2023, 2024, 2025). Customer segments split between primary end-users (individual church planters and certified trainers, who are non-paying recipients of curriculum) and secondary institutional adopters (denominations such as Church of the Nazarene and Assemblies of God that integrate DCPI into their networks). The Five Million Church Vision by 2033 is the organization's stated growth goal, supported by reported outcomes of 580,000+ leaders trained and 1.3 million+ churches planted across 100+ countries and six continents.

Name

dynamic church planting international

Legal name

Dynamic Church Planting International

Website

https://dcpi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dynamic Church Planting International is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that delivers free, donor-sponsored church planting training curriculum to Christian leaders worldwide through regional World Zones, in-person events, webinars, and an online academy, operating across 100+ countries with a stated 2033 vision of five million churches planted.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Church Planting Training Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ministerial Training Institutes (Clergy Formation) (EDAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Church planting training
• Church multiplication systems
• Christian leadership development
• Ministry trainer certification
• Online ministry education

Headquarters

HQ city

Oceanside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donor Sponsorship: All DCPI trainings are sponsored by donors, making the curriculum free for everyone called to participate in church planting. Donors can support the organization through the website, stock donations, or sponsoring specific missionaries or pastors.
2. Tax-Deductible Contributions: DCPI is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization (EIN: 33-0647375) that receives tax-deductible donations from individuals, churches, and foundations to support the Five Million Church Vision.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dynamic Church Planting International provides free, donor-sponsored church planting education through a curriculum organized into Planting, Thriving, Cultivating, and Multiplying tracks. Training is delivered to Christian leaders worldwide through DCPI Academy, coached online cohorts, webinars, in-person events, and regionally coordinated World Zone trainers.

Product overview

DCPI (Dynamic Church Planting International) is a church planting training organization that provides a comprehensive ecosystem of free training resources and programs. The core offering consists of the DCPI Training Curriculum, organized into four categories (Planting, Thriving, Cultivating, and Multiplying), delivered through multiple channels: in-person training events, the DCPI Academy online platform, webinar formats, and the Trainer Hub for certified trainers. The ecosystem includes free books by DCPI leaders, regional World Zone structures for localized training coordination, a Certified Trainer Program for multiplier training, marketing resources like the Pitch Deck, and annual transparency reports. All curriculum is free, donor-sponsored, and designed for use in any culture worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DCPI Training Curriculum Free church planting curriculum that equips Christian leaders with biblical principles and practical tools for starting and growing churches. It is organized into Planting, Thriving, Cultivating, and Multiplying tracks, is available in multiple languages, and is designed for use across cultures.
• DCPI Academy Online training platform providing DCPI's church planting curriculum in a self-paced digital format for church planters worldwide, with coached online training also available from North America.

Quantifiable outcome

• 580,000+ leaders trained on every inhabited continent
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jesus Film ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPaul Eshelman, Founder of Jesus Film Project, is a Lifetime DCPI Board Member. The organizations share a similar vision for reaching unreached people groups through mobilization of nationals and church planting. Jesus Film Project logo appears on DCPI's partners page.
• Coalition of the WillingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization working with DCPI on shared mission objectives. Logo appears on DCPI's partnerships page.
• ishareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization listed under Coalition of the Willing partnership. ishare is associated with DCPI's global mission network.
• Church of the Nazarene (USA/Canada Region)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Church of the Nazarene's USA/Canada Region has used DCPI curriculum extensively, doubling their annual church plantings in North America during 2010-2020. Mark Bane, Former Director of Evangelism and New Church Development, publicly endorses DCPI.
• Jordan Lewis MissionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization listed on DCPI's partnerships page.
• GACX (Global Anglican Church)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization whose logo appears on DCPI's partnerships page.
• Lausanne CongressminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLausanne Congress on World Evangelization partnership. Logo appears on DCPI's partnerships page, indicating alignment on global evangelism goals.
• Joshua NationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization listed on DCPI's partnerships page, sharing similar vision for church planting movements among nations.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Exponential: The leading church planting network in North America, offering conferences, training curricula, and coaching for church planters. Directly comparable to DCPI as a training and resource provider for church multiplication, though focused primarily on US contexts.
• Send International: Mission agency focused on church planting among unreached peoples in North America and globally. Comparable in donor-funded model, regional structure, and emphasis on multiplying reproducing churches.
• YWAM (Youth With A Mission): Global interdenominational missionary movement that trains and sends young leaders into mission work worldwide. Comparable to DCPI in offering free/discounted training, operating across 100+ countries, and emphasizing practical discipleship and mobilization.
• Jesus Film Project: A strategic partner of DCPI whose founder (Paul Eshelman) is a Lifetime DCPI Board Member. Operates in the same evangelical mobilization-of-nationals space, deploying tools and volunteers to plant churches and disciple leaders globally.
• Sonlife Ministries: Discipleship and church multiplication training ministry founded by John Bond, who now serves as DCPI's Global Ambassador. Closely linked to DCPI's leadership and methodology, providing complementary training in discipleship-driven church planting.
• Frontiers: Mission organization focused on church planting among unreached people groups, especially in Muslim-majority contexts. Comparable to DCPI in mission orientation and emphasis on indigenous leader mobilization, though operating as a sending agency rather than a training curriculum provider.
• TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission): Church planting mission organization with global operations across multiple continents. Similar to DCPI in mission focus, donor-supported model, and regional/zone-based organizational structure.
• Pioneers: Global church planting mission organization that mobilizes teams to start churches among unreached peoples. Similar to DCPI in cross-cultural church planting focus and donor-supported operations, with a comparable World Zone-style regional structure.
• Acts 29: Church planting network with a strong assessment, coaching, and training apparatus for new church planters. Directly comparable to DCPI as a training/equipping organization, though more confessionally narrow and Anglophone-centric.

Broad incumbents

• North American Mission Board (NAMB): Southern Baptist Convention entity that funds, trains, and sends church planters across North America. Comparable as a large-scale church planting training and resourcing organization, but tied to a single denomination and with significantly larger budget and infrastructure than DCPI.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@dcpi.global
• Facebookfacebook.com/dcpi.org
• Instagraminstagram.com/dcpi.global
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dcpi

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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