We empower the Global Church through long-term partnerships with churches, organizations, and workers around the world, starting with the needs and opportunities leaders on the field bring to us.
God is at Work Among the Global Church
CULTURELink comes alongside leaders around the world to serve the vision God has given them. We also help build partnerships that serve both the field and the sender well. Scripture gives us a clear model in Paul’s partnership with the church at Philippi. Healthy partnerships are:
Relational
Grounded in mutual trust, care, and support. Each side shares in the other’s troubles.
Foundational
Centered on the gospel, so each side sees its work as participation in God’s work together.
Reciprocal
Marked by giving and receiving, mutual respect, and shared input from both sides.
Continual
Committed to investing in each other’s people again and again, over a long period of time.
The Golden Rule
Only go where you’ve been invited.
Our partners always have permission to say no or to propose something different. When an invitation comes through a healthy partnership, the big questions are answered up front: why, what, who, when, and how success is measured.
How We Empower the Global Church
Caring
Worker
Care
We serve the practical, emotional, and spiritual needs of global workers, often in the places where following Jesus costs the most.
- Care and coaching for individuals, couples, families, and teams
- Crisis debriefing and trauma care
- Retreats and annual care conferences for workers in restricted regions
- Member care partnerships with agencies
Developing
Leadership
Development
We invest in leaders on the field so they can multiply their impact in their churches, organizations, and communities.
- Training for pastors and ministry leaders
- Coaching for BAM and B4T teams
- Development for nonprofit and NGO staff
- Courses for students, interns, and partner programs
Connecting
Partnership
Connections
When partners on the field share a need or opportunity, we connect them with churches and organizations that fit their goals (and vice versa).
- We clarify goals and expectations with the field partner first
- We introduce partners whose values and vision align
- When it helps, we travel with the first team to launch or deepen the partnership
- We step back once trust carries over to both sides
Projects: Most of our partnership work is relational. When a partner faces a specific practical need, we step in with project help as resources allow.
Where We Serve
For the safety of our partners, we describe much of our work by region.
Middle East & North Africa
South & Eastern Europe
Central Asia
South & Southeast Asia
East Africa
Latin America
U.S. (domestic)
Where One Connection Can Lead
Church to Church
A church in Latin America and a church in the U.S.
The Need
A U.S. church asked for help finding an international partner that shared its philosophy and goals.
Field First
Before proposing anything, we asked a church in Latin America about its own goals: reaching nearby churches, developing leaders, and planting new churches.
The First Visit
A small team of church staff traveled together for a leadership exchange and to build the relationship.
Today
The two churches pray for each other, share updates, and plan together directly.
Nonprofit Ministry to Church
A ministry on the border and an Atlanta-area church
The Need
A ministry along the U.S.–Mexico border in South Texas asked us to introduce them to churches that could partner with them.
The Connection
We invited their leaders to Atlanta to meet with churches already exploring how to serve along the border with a biblical perspective.
The Result
Both sides began the conversation with the ministry’s vision on the table from day one. The churches in Atlanta helped fund major projects and sent teams to learn from the ministry how to serve in a unique context.
School to Ministry
A private school and a ministry in Central America
The Need
A ministry partner in Central America connected us with a Christian school planning a senior class trip.
The Preparation
We trained the students before they went, so they arrived ready to serve under their host’s leadership.
The First Trip
Our staff traveled with the team, helped disciple and debrief the students, and coached the school’s leadership on how to do it themselves.
The Result
The host shaped the work, the students served with humility and cultural awareness, and the school has returned to serve every year since.
A Mature Partnership
Mombasa, Kenya
Since 2012, we’ve walked alongside Royal Kids School and the local churches in its community near Mombasa. Together with our partners, we’ve supported campus expansion, pastors’ conferences, and an inductive Bible study program whose graduates now lead their own classes across Kenya. Today, the school serves students from pre-K through 12th grade. The partnership has grown to the point where our partners lead and we encourage. That’s the goal of every healthy partnership.
“They embody servanthood, honesty, humility, and true friendship. Our [long-standing] relationship is one of mutual respect, co-working, equal partnership, and trust… Their ministry is causing a ripple effect throughout the local churches and community.”
— Grace & Ngao Mazira, Royal Kids School, Kenya
What Our Partners Say
“CULTURELink promotes a much-needed balance between a ministry’s success and its workers’ ability to handle stress… We are grateful for our wonderful partnership with CULTURELink, their professional care, and their genuine interest in our staff.”
Heart for Lebanon
Middle East
“We asked CULTURELink to provide member care during our 25th Anniversary celebration in Asia. Larry Ragan’s teachings were a blessing to our staff and missionaries. He and his wife, Karen, were a gift to all of the workers with whom they shared meals, listened to, prayed, comforted, and challenged.”
Global Frontier Missions
Southeast Asia
“CULTURELink’s expertise in church mobilization and training helps B4T deploy strategic workers to the unreached areas of the world.”
OPEN USA
Business for Transformation (B4T)
The International Fund
Your gift sends care, training, and practical help to partners around the world. Our work with international partners is free of cost to them.
- Travel for worker care and leadership development
- Retreats and care conferences for global workers
- Training materials and resources for partners
- Practical help for partners facing specific needs
Give to the International Fund
CULTURELink, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Gifts are tax-deductible.
You can also mail your gift to CULTURELink, Inc., PO Box 6623, Marietta, GA 30065.
Our Standards
What we ask of our partners
Strong Accountability
Clear accountability for the personal, spiritual, and financial aspects of the ministry.
Gospel-centered Vision
Ministry that balances spiritual, emotional, and physical needs, with the gospel at the center.
Field-led Goals
Clear goals set by nationals or missionaries on the field. We serve their ministries. We don’t lead them.
Mutual Evaluation
An annual review together of the ministry, finances, and partnership, and a shared decision about next goals.
What we commit to
Humility
The field drives the vision and activity. We learn from and submit to our partners’ expertise.
Generosity
We give freely, trusting God for our own provision.
Availability
We hold our time and resources with a “yes” posture toward God’s work in the world.
Accountability
Clear expectations and mutual accountability for every commitment of people and resources.
Looking for a healthy partnership?
Tell us about your church or organization. We’ll listen, ask questions, and explore whether there’s a fit with partners whose needs and vision align with yours.
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