Missions Library

Collective Impact
Alliances

55 alliance organizations across the global missions ecosystem, assessed against 5 collective impact conditions (Kania & Kramer, SSIR 2011) — with member counts, sub-alliances, and cross-connections.

55 Alliances
7 Tiers
13 Sectors
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Why these 55 organizations

Collective impact (Kania & Kramer, SSIR 2011) requires five conditions to drive large-scale change: a common agenda, shared measurement, mutually reinforcing activities, continuous communication, and a backbone organization. Each organization below exhibits at least 2 of 5. Assessments are editorial, based on publicly available information — not independently verified.

Tier 1 — Global Mission Coordination

Lausanne Movement (28 issue networks, 284 action teams from Seoul 2024, 6,000+ commitments) has coordinated global evangelization since 1974. WEA (143 national alliances, 9 regional, 6 commissions) serves as the institutional umbrella with UN advocacy. Missio Nexus (394 member agencies, 53,000+ staff) is the North American backbone with the Launch Survey as shared measurement. Linking Global Voices maps 600+ networks — connecting the connectors.

Tier 2 — Unreached Peoples / Church Multiplication

GACX (115+ member organizations) and its interlocking ecosystem — 24:14 Coalition, Finishing the Task (Rick Warren, 1M+ congregations), Ethne, and GCPN — focus on unreached peoples. Finishing the Task maintains the "unengaged peoples" list, the sector's shared measurement system. Exponential (100+ networks, merged with NewThing 2025) serves as church multiplication backbone.

Tier 3 — Relief, Development & Justice

Accord Network (165+ orgs, $6B revenue). Integral Alliance (22 agencies, 15 countries, 470+ local partners). CAFO (225+ orgs, 850+ churches, 40+ country Global Network). ACT Alliance (145+ humanitarian orgs). Micah Global and CCDA (400+ ministries) anchor the justice sector.

Tier 4 — City-Level Collective Impact

Movement.org mobilizes leaders in 900+ cities. City Gospel Movements provides infrastructure. City Leaders Collective connects city network leaders to each other. CityUnite adds cross-sector methodology. Redeemer City to City (75+ cities, Keller legacy) is the urban church planting backbone.

Tier 5 — Faith & Work Ecosystem

NFWA coordinates the faith-and-work sector. Made to Flourish (4,000+ pastors, 50 states). Denver Institute stewards CityGate nationally. Faith & Work Movement (150+ corporate campuses). Convene (800 CEO members, $6B+ collective revenue, 30-year peer advisory model). The BAM Ecosystem maps 119 organizations across 5 categories.

Tier 6 — Ecosystem Infrastructure

Collective Impact Labs (shared data standards and coordination tools, Global.Church Alliance). visionSynergy helps organizations merge and collaborate. CLA (sector-wide nonprofit leadership backbone). TrustBridge Global (cross-border giving, 220+ countries). ACMI-ISM (300+ ISM contacts across 12 regions, ISI/ISMC/IFES/Lausanne backbone). FaithTech (60+ city chapters, 6 continents, redemptive tech community).

Data Sources

Alliance data cross-referenced against 200+ nonprofit CI profiles from SIQ Protocol research (GACX directory: 121 orgs, Missio Nexus directory: 209 orgs, Top 100 Christian Influence Index, CEF member directory). GACX member count updated from “115+” to 121 based on scraped directory data.

55 alliance organizations with member counts, impact assessments, sub-alliances, and connections
# Organization Website Members Description Sector Impact Sub-Alliances Notable Projects Connections In Library
Tier 1 — Global Mission Coordination
1 Lausanne Movement lausanne.org 284
action teams
Global evangelization since 1974. 28 issue networks, 6,000+ commitments from Seoul 2024. Missions 5/5 28 Issue NetworksBAM NetworkISM NetworkCities NetworkCreation CareDisability ConcernsFreedom & JusticeHealthOralityYounger Leaders Cape Town Commitment; Global Analysis; Occasional Papers (70+); Seoul 2024 Congress; Global Classroom WEABAM GlobalGDNMissio NexusvisionSynergy 2,236
2 World Evangelical Alliance worldea.org 143
national alliances
+ 9 regional
Umbrella for 650M+ evangelicals in 163+ countries. UN advocacy. 6 commissions. Advocacy 5/5 6 CommissionsMicah GlobalGlobal Generosity NetAWIMNPeace & ReconciliationBusiness CoalitionICETERe-FormaMotus Dei9 Regional Alliances MANI Consultation (400+ leaders); 2033 Vision; Women's Commission; Society of Christian Scholars LausanneMicah GlobalAEAGAFCONFTT exists
3 Missio Nexus missionexus.org 394
agencies
53K+ staff
Largest NA Great Commission network. 394 agencies, 53K+ staff. IFMA+EFMA merger. Missions 5/5 A Third of Us Alliance8 Communities of Practice2iC (Second-in-Command)Ethnic Inclusion NetDiaspora CoP Launch Survey (2,400 missionaries); "14 Ways to Collaborate"; Deomai prayer; Mission Matters Podcast Linking Global VoicesGACXSixteen:FifteenVision 5:9 6,589
4 Linking Global Voices linkingglobalvoices.com 600+
networks listed
Meta-network mapping 600+ mission networks. Connects the connectors. Ecosystem 3/5 People & DemographicsSpiritual WorkSocial IssuesDevelopmentProfessional 600+ network directory; mentorship platform; geographic filters Missio Nexus600+ networks 21
5 Global Connections (UK) globalconnections.org.uk 40+
agencies (MAP)
UK mission network. Charities, churches, colleges. Whole Church, Whole Gospel. Missions 4/5 Mission Action PartnershipForumsRegional Groups MAP (40+ agencies NI); World Prayer News; Flightmode youth prayer Newfrontiers 1,247
Tier 2 — Unreached Peoples / Church Multiplication
6 GACX gacx.io 121
member orgs
Church multiplication alliance. 121 orgs. 1:1000 goal. 2.4M new churches since 2010. Church 4/5 Implementers TrackAccelerators TrackNational Alliances Members incl: IMB, Pioneers, Wycliffe, OM, Jesus Film, OneHope, Converge, e3 Partners, Exponential, FTT 24:14EthneGCPNFTTExponential 329
7 24:14 Coalition 2414now.net
coalition
Practitioner coalition for CPM in every unreached people group. Church 4/5 Movement engagement tracking per people group; CPM/DMM resources EthneFTTGACXGCPN 155
8 Finishing the Task finishingthetask.com 1M+
congregations
Rick Warren-led coalition. Great Commission by 2033. Created unengaged peoples list. Missions 4/5 Breakthrough Prayer CoalitionGO DayPEACE Plan 5 Goals: Bibles, Believers, Bodies of Christ, Breakthrough Prayer, Bridges of Love GACXWEAGO MovementJoshua ProjectGAFCON 140
9 GO Movement go2020.world
global days
Global outreach days for worldwide evangelism. FTT mass mobilization partner. Mobilization 3/5 GO Day global outreach; Collegiate Day of Prayer; Asia Strategic Digital Forum FTTWEAEvery Home new
10 Ethne www.ethne.net
network
Collaboration among workers with least-reached ethno-linguistic peoples. Missions 3/5 Consultations; people group engagement tracking 24:14GACXFTT 0*
11 GCPN www.gcpn.info
practitioners
Church planting practitioners network. Shared learning worldwide. Church 3/5 Global practitioner network; shared resources 24:14GACXExponential 60
12 Exponential exponential.org 100+
networks/denoms
Church multiplication backbone. Merged with NewThing 2025. 16 denominations. Church 5/5 CPLFNetworks NEXTGreenhouse Network16% MissionNewThing (merged) Partners: Wesleyan, CMA, AG, EFCA, Converge, SBC, Vineyard, ARC, Acts 29, Stadia, Launch Network NewThingGACXGCPNARCActs29 96
13 Unreached Network unreached.network
Newfrontiers
Cross-cultural mission to unreached peoples via Newfrontiers family. Missions 3/5 Hummingbird Charity Foundational Training; Friday Prayers; Conference Newfrontiers 2
Tier 3 — Relief, Development & Justice
14 Accord Network accordnetwork.org 165+
orgs ($6B)
Christ-centered relief/dev. Founded 1977. 165+ orgs, $6B revenue, 110K employees. Relief 5/5 Research Alliance (ARA)WASH AllianceGifts-In-Kind AllianceARA Faculty Group CRDA Journal; Members: World Vision, Compassion, Mercy Ships, HOPE Intl, Convoy of Hope, Water Mission Integral AllianceWorld ReliefFHMCC 66
15 Integral Alliance integralalliance.org 22
agencies
470+ local partners
22 agencies, 15 countries, 470+ local partners. Joint disaster response. Relief 4/5 Tearfund family (6) Members: Tearfund UK/AU/BE/IE/NL/NZ, Medair, World Relief, World Concern, FH, ZOA, World Renew, Medical Teams Intl AccordTearfundWorld ReliefMedair 162
16 CAFO cafo.org 225+
orgs
850+ churches
Foster care, adoption, orphan care. 225+ orgs, 850+ churches, 40+ countries. Relief 5/5 Foster MovementPure Religion ProjectFamily InstituteAging OutGlobal NetworkSoul Care Annual Summit; Research & Best Practices; Development & Discipleship 225+ member orgs850+ churches 0*
17 ACT Alliance actalliance.org 145+
church-based orgs
Ecumenical humanitarian coordination. 145+ church-based organizations globally. Humanitarian 5/5 Ecumenical humanitarian coordination; emergency response; development; advocacy WCCLWFAccord new
18 Micah Global micahglobal.org
WEA partner
WEA partner for integral mission. Holistic spiritual + social development. Advocacy 3/5 Integral mission framework; regional activities; capacity-building WEALausanne 0*
19 CCDA ccda.org 400+
ministries
John Perkins legacy. Relocation, reconciliation, redistribution. 400+ ministries. Relief 4/5 Annual conference; CCD Philosophy; podcast; Lawndale CC model John PerkinsMissio AllianceWheaton 589
20 2030 Collaborative www.2030collaborative.com
coalitions
Faith leaders + UN SDGs. Global health, nutrition, development policy. Advocacy 3/5 Global Fund CoalitionGlobal Nutrition Faith leader mobilization for SDG advocacy UN SDGsGlobal Fund 231
21 CSPL www.csplaction.org
Chicago
Systems-level racial, economic, social, environmental justice. Chicago-based. Advocacy 3/5 Faith-based systemic change; cross-institutional collaboration Chicago faith orgs 217
Tier 4 — City-Level Collective Impact
22 Movement.org www.movement.org 900+
cities
60K leaders
Mac Pier. City gospel movements. 60K leaders, 900+ cities since 2010. City 5/5 Movement Day (annual)ME Regional (Dubai)Scholars Training Movement Day ME (350+ leaders, 9 countries); Pastor's Prayer Summit; Signs of Hope Redeemer CTCCity GospelCity Leaders 19
23 City Gospel Movements citygospelmovements.org
cities
Best practices for citywide Church unity and faith-sharing. City 4/5 City network resources; coaching frameworks Movement.orgCity LeadersCityUnite 0*
24 City Leaders Collective cityleaderscollective.org
meta-network
Network-of-networks for city network leaders. Holistic city flourishing. City 3/5 Meta-backbone for city network leaders Movement.orgCity Gospel 3
25 CityUnite cityunite.org 70+
churches
40K people
Cross-sector collective impact: government + business + faith. Denver metro. City 3/5 Denver neighboring methodology; cross-sector mobilization Denver Institute 6
26 Redeemer City to City redeemercitytocity.com 75+
cities
Keller legacy. Cross-denominational urban church planting. 75+ cities. Church 4/5 Global Faith & Work InitiativeMovement Strategic Services Gospel in Life; Coaching program; Mark Reynolds (CEO 2026) Tim KellerMovement.orgTGC exists
27 LoveSingapore lovesingapore.sg
church coalition
Singapore church coalition with marketplace track. Regional CI model. City 4/5 Marketplace Track Church coalition; marketplace programming; Singapore-wide Singapore churchesFC Hub ToC 0*
Tier 5 — Faith & Work Ecosystem
28 NFWA nfwa.org
backbone
Faith-and-work backbone. Directory, convenings, collaboration infrastructure. Faith-Work 5/5 F&W org directory; convenings; collaboration infrastructure Denver Inst.Made to FlourishF&W Movement 151
29 Made to Flourish madetoflourish.org 4,000+
pastors
50 states
City-based pastor networks for faith, work, economic wisdom. 4,000+ pastors. Faith-Work 4/5 CityGate Ecosystem24 Pastoral Residencies5280 Fellowship City network model; shared curriculum; pastoral residency programs Denver Inst.NFWA 125
30 Denver Institute denverinstitute.org
CityGate steward
CityGate ecosystem steward. Formation programs, podcasts, events. Faith-Work 4/5 CityGate StewardshipStorytelling Initiative BCG26 conference; podcast; Women/Work/Calling Made to FlourishPraxisCityUnite 790
31 Faith & Work Movement faithandworkmovement.org 150+
corp. campuses
Largest global network of workplace fellowships. 150+ corporate campuses. Faith-Work 3/5 150+ corporate campus fellowships; shared model Corporate ERGsNFWA 24
32 Convene convenenow.com 800
CEO members
$6B+ rev.
30-year CEO peer advisory. 800 members, $6B+ collective revenue. For-profit. Faith-Work 4/5 40+ Advisory GroupsForum Groups ($2M+)Convene Intl MinistriesConvene for the Cities 30-year peer advisory model; CEO peer groups; Convene International C12 GroupFDEBarnabas Group SIQ
33 BAM Ecosystem bam-ecosystem.my.canva.site 119
orgs mapped
Visual map of 119 BAM orgs: Capital, Coaching, Incubation, Networking, Recruiting. Entrepreneurship 2/5 Capital & Investment (25)Coaching & Training (27)Incubation & Accel. (16)Networking (18)Recruiting & Mobilizing (33) Incl: Praxis, Sinapis, Partners Worldwide, Faith Driven Investor, HOPE Intl, Pioneers, Christar, OMF, SIM BAM GlobalFDEIBEC exists
34 COTW Global cotw.global
F&W network
Faith-work integration network. Job partnerships and case studies. Faith-Work 2/5 Calling-and-workplace networks; job partnerships F&W ecosystem new
35 Missio Alliance missioalliance.org
publishing
Missional theology publishing. Faith, culture, justice, missional church. Faith-Work 2/5 "Letters to the Church"; revival discourse; future-ready church CCDADaniel Yang 2,464
36 FDE faithdrivenentrepreneur.org
media + community
360+ podcast episodes, video series, gatherings for faith-driven entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship 3/5 Asia SeriesBAM SeriesGroup Series Weekly podcast; Faith Driven Investor (sister platform) FD InvestorTGCBAM Global 2,019
37 BAM Global bamglobal.org
global hub
Global hub for Business as Mission. Quadruple bottom line. Mats Tunehag. Entrepreneurship 4/5 BAM ManifestoState of the Movement Quadruple bottom line; Lausanne Occasional Paper; Mats Tunehag LausanneIBECFDEBAM Ecosystem 26
Tier 6 — Ecosystem Infrastructure
38 Collective Impact Labs collectiveimpactlabs.org
501(c)(3)
Purpose-built backbone. Semantic ontology, AI coordination, Global.Church Alliance. Ecosystem 5/5 GCAMission CollectiveRavah Capital Semantic ontology; AI coordination; decentralized trust infrastructure GCA partners 2
39 visionSynergy visionsynergy.net
consulting
Collaboration consulting. "Cause Collaboration" methodology. Lausanne partner. Capacity 2/5 Synergy Circles Collaboration Environment Assessment; institutional merger consulting LausanneOverseas CouncilABHE exists
40 Christian Leadership Alliance christianleadershipalliance.org
sector-wide
Nonprofit leadership backbone. 9 competencies, credentialing, Outcomes Conference. Capacity 5/5 9 Competency AreasCredentialing Outcomes Conference; credentialing program; member community ECFANonprofit sector new
41 TrustBridge Global trustbridgeglobal.com 220+
countries
First global donor-advised fund. Cross-border giving in 220+ countries. Philanthropy 2/5 GivingSpace Hub Foundation/Charity Fund products; blended capital; non-cash gifts MaclellanQuo Vadis 191
42 Global Diaspora Network globaldiasporanetwork.org
research
Diaspora missions research + practice network. Scholarly papers by region. Diaspora 3/5 Lausanne Occasional Papers (#70, #78) Lausanne 70
43 Global MMI globalmmi.net
mobilization
Mission mobilization. Equipping global church. Emerging generations focus. Mobilization 3/5 SVM2 Mobilization Matters; 21 Days of Prayer InterVarsityUrbana 602
44 Global CHE Network chenetwork.org
GACX member
Community Health Evangelism. GACX member. Health + discipleship + church planting. Missions 2/5 CHE methodology; health + evangelism integration GACX new
45 Intl Orality Network orality.net
Lausanne network
Lausanne issue network. Reaching oral learners (70% of world) via storying. Missions 3/5 Orality strategies; StoryRunners connection LausanneMissio Nexus new
46 Upstream Collective theupstreamcollective.org
sending
Church-centered missions sending. Cohorts, coaching for sending churches. Missions 3/5 Missions Leadership Cohort; "12 Essential Traits" Ed Stetzer 1
47 ACMI-ISM www.acmi-ism.org 300+
contacts
12 regions
ISM collaboration network. 300+ contacts across 12 global regions. Founded 1981. Diaspora 4/5 iStudent-LinkCommunity GroupsOrg Partner Leaderboard Annual ACMI Conference; iStudent-Link global directory; ISM worker community ISIISMCIFESLausanneIFI USA SIQ
48 FaithTech faithtech.com 60+
city chapters
6 continents
Christian technologists community. 60+ city chapters on 6 continents. Since 2016. Capacity 4/5 FaithTech CreateCity Chapters (60+)Playbook Framework 16+ tech projects incubated; monthly meetups in 50+ cities; missional tech trend reports (AI, quantum, blockchain) IndigitousCruCode for the Kingdom SIQ
49 obeyGC2 obeygc2.com
tools
Great Commission tools: Prayer Pathway, SOAPS Journal, accountability frameworks. Mobilization 2/5 Prayer Pathway app; SOAPS Journal; YouVersion integration YouVersion exists
Tier 7 — Cross-Referenced (Faith & Work Hub ToC / Regional)
50 Resource Global resourcinglobal.org
cohorts
8-month returnee professional cohort. Jakarta/Chicago. Tommy Lee. Faith-Work 2/5 Returnee cohort model; CEF Whitepaper 177 FC Hub ToC 0*
51 KEA keadream.org
Jakarta
Kingdom Entrepreneurship Academy. 6-month cohort + Saturday community. Jakarta. Entrepreneurship 2/5 6-month cohort; Saturday community FC Hub ToC 0*
52 OCEAN Accelerator oceanaccelerator.com
Cincinnati
17-week faith-friendly startup accelerator. Cincinnati. Entrepreneurship 2/5 17-week accelerator; faith-driven startups FC Hub ToC 1
53 Our Common Calling ourcommoncalling.ca 4
nat'l orgs
Partnership of 4 Canadian evangelical orgs: EFC, Lausanne Canada, CCCC, CHEC. Ecosystem 4/5 Intergenerational, intercultural, interdenominational Canadian backbone EFCLausanne CanadaCCCCCHEC 6
54 Verge Network vergenetwork.org
content
Discipleship + missional living. Radical abandonment, joyful dependence. Missions 2/5 Disciplemaking content; Advent devotionals Desiring GodTrustBridge 701
55 Frontier Commons frontiercommons.org
hub model
Faith & Work Hub for returning intl professionals. IFI pipeline. Singapore Phase 0. Faith-Work 2/5 Faith & Work HubIFI Partnership Impact Builder; Missions Library (254K items); SIQ Protocol (66 org profiles, 200+ CI research profiles); returnee listening tour IFI USAResource GlobalLoveSingaporeNFWAACMI-ISM 7
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Legend  Faith & Work Hub for returning intl professionals. IFI pipeline. Singapore Phase 0.·  new = in progress ·  SIQ = profiled in SIQ Protocol CI research (200+ profiles)
Member counts self-reported. Impact = SSIR collective impact conditions (Kania & Kramer, 2011) — editorial, not independently verified. Connection pills with dots link to other rows in this table — click to jump.
So What

55 alliances. One ecosystem.
Now what?

This directory maps the connective tissue of the global missions ecosystem. Most organizations sit inside one or two alliances and never see the full picture. Here's what you can do with it:

Find

Identify which alliances your organization already connects to — and which gaps exist. Use the connection pills to trace cross-alliance relationships.

Compare

Sort by CI score to see which alliances have the strongest collective impact infrastructure. Filter by sector to see who's doing similar work.

Act

Join an alliance, propose shared measurement, or volunteer as a backbone coordinator. The ecosystem is full of organizations — what it lacks is connective tissue.

The Problem

Same work, built three times

ISOLATED CONNECTED

200+ organizations separately rebuild the same tools. Campus ministries duplicate outreach materials. Sending agencies learn the same lessons alone. Donors fund one program never knowing their gift could multiply across dozens.

The problem isn't effort — it's that nobody owns the connective tissue. Knowledge stays locked inside each silo. Nothing compounds. Nothing connects.

Collective impact changes this. When organizations share a common agenda, measure the same outcomes, and coordinate through a backbone — every investment multiplies every organization's impact.

Common Agenda
All partners agree on what "success" looks like
Shared Measurement
Same metrics, same data, same dashboard
Mutually Reinforcing
Each org plays its position. No duplication.
Communication
What Tokyo learns, Texas knows in weeks
Backbone Org
One org builds the shared plumbing for all

Source: Kania & Kramer, "Collective Impact," Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2011. Adapted from frontiercommons.org.

Research

What the field is saying

Ten citations from the Missions Library corpus (254,000+ items, 244 sources) on why collective impact matters for missions.

"Networks are the backbone of movement."

Sam Stephens — Exponential, January 2026

"Networks plant more churches. Networks sustain more churches. Networks multiply more churches. That's not theory. That's not hype. That's experience."

NewThing Leadership — Exponential, January 2026

"Collective Impact initiatives involve organizations working collectively to solve a problem using a common agenda, shared measurement systems, mutually reinforcing activities, continuous communication, and a backbone organization."

John Kania & Mark Kramer — Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2011

"Through decades of service, he observed how disconnected efforts among churches and nonprofits led to inefficiencies and missed opportunities."

Pastor Dexter Harris, Flourish Community Hub — Exponential, August 2025

"Collaboration trumps competition. By bringing together churches, nonprofits, businesses, and civic entities, it has fostered a spirit of cooperation, improved service coordination, and attracted new funding sources."

Flourish Community Hub Case Study — Exponential, 2025

"We learned that when churches link arms around a shared mission, they plant more churches than any one of them could have planted individually."

NewThing Leadership — Exponential, January 2026

"Fragmented organizations operating in silos is the core ecosystem challenge — addressable through shared data standards, AI coordination, and backbone infrastructure."

Collective Impact Labs — Global.Church Alliance, 2026

"A Shared Measurement System tracks the progress and effectiveness of evangelistic efforts across the region. Measurable goals are set for outreach — number of people reached, conversions, new discipleship groups, and church plants."

Finishing the Task — "What is an Evangelism Roundtable?"

"Movements don't emerge from isolated ministries; they emerge from connected communities."

Exponential — "Networks Are the Backbone of Movement," January 2026

"200+ organizations are separately rebuilding the same tools. Each building its own intake forms, mentorship systems, curriculum guides. The cost: millions in wasted time. The solution: a central hub doing the infrastructure leg work so every partner can focus on students."

Frontier Commons — Collective Impact, 2026

All citations sourced from the Missions Library corpus. Sources include Exponential (96 items), Finishing the Task (140 items), Collective Impact Labs (2 items), Stanford Social Innovation Review, and Frontier Commons. Search the full corpus at frontiercommons.org/prototypes.html.