Crossway Global Ministry Fund

Reading for Impact: 11 Best Practices for Integrating Resources with Training

Drawing on the experiences of ministry partners worldwide, there are eleven essential best practices for effectively integrating biblical resources into non-formal training. Their insight explains what it looks like for a resource to move beyond simple distribution to being a tool that builds sustainable reading cultures, fosters accountability, and transforms lives and communities.

How One Nigerian Pastor Found Hope in the Pages of a Book

Through Crossway’s Global Ministry efforts, Rick has carried with him numerous theological resources to pastors, elders, and church leaders throughout Nigeria. This allows him to invest in Nigerian men and women for the sake of the Kingdom and glory of the Lord.

A Bridge Across Borders: Empowering Zimbabwe Pastors Through Shared Study

As he was preparing to go to Zimbabwe, Mark heard about the opportunity to apply for Crossway resources to take to pastors. Even before going on the trip, he learned that most pastors only own a Bible. It’s the only book that they own.

Biblical Resources Are Equipping the Kenyan Pulpit

After two years of study and meetings, groups from twenty to three hundred pastors graduate from a pastoral training program. These graduates receive a copy of Conrad Mbewe’s book God’s Design for the Church—a tool to be used for years to come as they’re re-launched into ministry more fully equipped for what God has called them to.

A Strategic Approach to Giving African Pastors a Theological Education

In 2021, Fred started Intentional Discipleship Africa with a commitment to equip pastors and church leaders. How do they do it? Groups gather to read good, theologically sound books. Then they get together to talk about the content of those books and how they’re going to implement what they’ve learned in their ministry contexts.

Reformed Resources in India Are Equipping and Strengthening the Church

Although Christianity in India has roots dating back to the first century and the Apostle Thomas, there is still a great need for theologically rich resources to equip the Indian church. One publisher is attempting to bridge that gap.

"My First Pulpit Is My Family": The Essential Role of the Home in Pastoral Leadership

Though in their minds they know the correct priority order is God, family, and ministry, it can be hard to live that out on a daily basis when ministry demands sound louder than family needs. One book served as a timely read for four Nigerian pastors facing this tension.

How Discipleship Resources Will Help Fix a 100-Year Old Problem in Manipur

Despite the socioeconomic challenges, the sense of God calling Athan and Chanchan to return to Manipur and minister to pastors and church leaders in need was a more powerful force. So despite the questions, their response remained the same: we must go.

How Steadfast Friendship Helped Equip Mozambique Pastors

What is your favorite kind of chocolate? There are thousands of options, covered in bold wrappers and shiny foil, but you probably don’t think much of the wrapping. Most people wouldn’t—except for João, a Mozambique pastor who resourcefully used them to bind his deteriorating Bible.

One Man's Journey to Equip African Pastors with the Good News

You have most likely found yourself doing something you never thought you would do—maybe adopting a pet or moving back to your hometown. For Michael Sandberg, it was becoming a pastor. . . and going to Africa.

A Malaysian Church Pastor's Encounter with the Gentle and Lowly Jesus

Something in Aaron’s life needed to change. So he went to his desk to dig through a mountain of papers until he found it. There, at the bottom of the pile, he grabbed a book he truly believed he would never open. At the time, he had no idea the impact it would make on his life.

How Five Minutes Changed Lives in Chile

Each of us has five minutes a day to spare. We can spend it folding laundry, scrolling through Instagram, sending a text message, or a thousand other things. For Christian Sapunar, that means spending five minutes each day reading a daily devotion from Nuevas Misericordias Cada Mañana (New Morning Mercies)—which changed his life.

'New Morning Mercies' Provides Hope for Japanese Believers

In 2023, New Morning Mercies was translated into Japanese and published in partnership with Brett Rayl and CBI Press, thanks to a ministry grant made possible by Crossway donors. Since then, believers like this sister have received a devotional they can both use for themselves and gift to others.

A Children’s Book Is Spreading God’s Truth Across Generations in Myanmar

You may have heard the breaking news story of the catastrophic earthquake in Myanmar in March of 2025 that impacted over 17.2 million people across the country. You may have also learned about another tragedy that this country has faced for the past 60 years—civil war.

Teaching to Reach the Ugandan Refugee Camps

Even though daily life presents significant challenges for those living in the refugee camps of Uganda, one ministry partner has been struck by their desire for knowledge of the Lord and his Word. But the very few personal possessions these refugees bring with them rarely include a Bible and even less often theological books. This lack has caused misunderstandings and inaccurate interpretations of Scripture.

On God’s Time: The Lord’s Provision in Fiji and the South Pacific

As Michael returns to his honeymoon destination, his suitcase stored in the belly of the plane isn’t stuffed with vacation necessities, but with books and Bibles. This time, he’s ready to help meet the spiritual needs of the island locals.

For the Next Generation: Providing Ethiopia with Theological Resources

Dawit Bekele didn’t originally set out to publish books. With his sights set on a law career, he completed his degree and landed his first job at a firm in his hometown of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. But the lack of theologically sound resources available in his language, Amharic, kept nagging at him.

The Key Ingredient for the Next Generation: Bibles Fuel Education in Uganda

Through Crossway’s Global Ministry Fund, Yancy Carpenter has been gifted with copies of the ESV Global Study Bible to provide to children and adults who have never before had a copy of their own Bible. These Bibles are supporting Four Corners Ministries as they seek to right the ship of Ugandan education.

True and Beautiful: Publishing Gospel-Centered Books for German-Speaking Churches in Need

When you pick up a theology or Christian living book, do you pick it up with the hope of enjoying God? When you look at the cover and admire the artwork and the combination of colors portraying something about the inside of the book, does it draw you in and cause you to delight in the Savior?

What I Learned from the Ugandan Pastors I Was Supposed to Teach

As I interacted with conference attendees throughout the trip, I was astonished not by the lack of resources or theological training that many of them had, nor the distances that some had traveled to be there. It was their zeal for the Word of God that was unlike anything I had ever seen.

Biblical Theology Seeks to Take Russian-Speaking Churches by Storm

Arman and his team provide churches with theological resources, but their strategy looks much different from the American marketing strategy. If Arman is to provide Russian believers with books, he has to think outside the box: “At the end of the day, the best marketing in Russia has to be at a local church level.”

Singing the Good News Is Leading to Gospel Transformation in Romania

Though Lóránd loved the opportunity to learn from his seminary professors and read the assigned content, he saw a void. Theologically sound resources in Romanian are few and far between. He and his classmates needed theologically sound resources to read and learn from—even English resources, which many of his classmates could read and speak.

English Is the New Global Lingua Franca, and That Matters for Missions

We occasionally hear questions about distributing English resources to equip the global church. The concept of a “global lingua franca”—or the view that one specific language is predominant in the world—might be challenging to some. But the reality is that God has often used particular languages to broadly spread his truth to millions.

This High School Grad Saw the Need—Now He’s Distributed Thousands of Theological Resources

Chris Insaidoo had only just graduated from high school in Ghana, but he knew that his life’s calling was to share the gospel with the unreached. His first task? Helping the leaders in his church who had no formal education and couldn’t read English.

Study Bibles: A Shield against Misinterpreting Scripture

Through the Global Ministry Fund, donors made it possible for Nigerian pastor Isaac to receive an ESV Global Study Bible. Aside from his seminary training, the Global Study Bible has had the biggest influence on his ability to correctly interpret and understand Scripture, especially when he faces questions or claims that don’t hold up to the truth.

What the Croatian Church Really Needs

Most Croatians, while claiming to be Christian, don’t know the truth of the gospel. Stevo Vuletić has set out to see the gospel preached in truth to men and women throughout Croatia by partnering with Crossway to make resources available in their language.

Evangelizing Wherever Doors Are Open

Often we go through the motions, in too much of a hurry to pause for a moment and consider who we’re surrounded by and what we have to give to those people—the good news of the gospel. Consider this question: who might you have unknowingly withheld the good news from?

The Enduring Impact of a Pastor’s Personal Spiritual Growth

In Myanmar, with a population that is nearly 88% Buddhist, pastors and church leaders cannot easily access theological resources to support them and help them grow in their ministry. Pastor Zaw, who ministers to several church congregations throughout the country, has experienced this lack of resources in his own ministry.

There Are Churches in Kenyan Slums? Yes, and They're Thriving

Instead of running away from the slums, Ronald and his family run toward the slums. And they come bringing the good news of the gospel, a treasure that has been seen to transform the lives of pastors in Kibera, one of the world’s largest slums.

Books and Bibles Burned, but Christianity Prospers

After the war, the Southeast Asian government required all missionaries to leave the country and closed all Bible schools. The government went so far as to burn any Bibles and theological books that were found. They were looking to purge the country of Christianity. But one glimmer of hope resided in Daniel’s childhood home.

Want to Make a Difference? It Starts with One Person

Throughout the past couple of decades, the city of Darfur, located in southwestern Sudan, has been known as the “World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis.” If there is anywhere in the world where it would make sense that the light of the gospel would not shine, it’s here. And yet, even in the darkest of places, the light is still shining.

Is There Any Hope for Christianity in Poland?

It’s no surprise to hear that Saudi Arabia ranks as having one of the lowest evangelical populations in the world at 0.53%. But what may come as a surprise is to know that Poland’s evangelical population has an even lower representation at 0.31%.