Our Story
Great commission ministry is a ministry dedicated to winning more souls to the kingdom of God.
Our purpose is to help fulfill the Great Commission in the power of the Holy Spirit as mandated by our Lord Jesus Christ. We are committed to the centrality of the cross, the truth of the Word, power of the Holy Spirit and the national scope of the Great Commission.
GCME offers spiritual guidance, resources and programs tailored to people from all cultures in every walk of life through many diverse outreaches, including:
207 full-time staffs that work with the different sectors in the organizations, like on campus, on mission fields on churches etc...
Partnership with more than 1000 churches across the country.
Family life movement to 4500 people annually through media, conferences, counseling and locally hosted events.
Women for change program aiming to maximize the potentials of women in church.
Tel-Eshtahol, telephone ministry to more than 50,000 callers in need of counseling and answers for basic questions annually.
Facebook/online evangelism to over 1.4 million people per annum.
Evangelism using different tools like, Holy Spirit booklet, God tools, websites like Habesha student etc...
Jesus film ministry
Cru was originally founded as Campus Crusade for Christ in 1951, when Bill and Vonette Bright began the ministry on the UCLA campus. God had given him a vision portraying the total fulfillment of the Great Commission throughout the world. We are only a part of God's workforce to accomplish that, but we are passionate about our part and how we can help others achieve their parts. From the beginning, we have sought to be a caring community as well as a community on mission.
Faith, Growth and Fruitfulness
We lead from our values so that people live out a passionate walk with God, grow and develop, and bear lasting fruit.
Faith
"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. ... And without faith it is impossible to please [God] ..." (Hebrews 11:1,6, English Standard Version).
Living this out means that we, as an organization, aim to keep our focus on God and not on ourselves. Because Jesus said "... for apart from Me you can do nothing" (John 15:5, ESV), we realize our need for Him in every aspect of life and ministry. We depend on His Spirit moment by moment, yielding to Him as He instructs, abiding in Him and seeking to maintain a wholehearted devotion to Him.
Growth
"Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ" (Colossians 1:28, ESV).
This value says that, as an organization, we are committed to the maturity of the people God has entrusted to us. This challenges us to develop multiplying leaders who care for people. We focus our efforts on discipleship - both in ourselves and in others - pursuing character change rather than simply completing a training program. This value refers to not only individual growth, but also our collective growth.
Fruitfulness
"... Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit ... but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide ..." (John 15:5,16, ESV).
Fruitfulness means that, as an organization, we are willing to examine the results of our efforts. Specifically, we look for people to come to Christ, to be changing into conformity with Christ, and to take His message to the world. It drives us to focus on not just our activity, but also our effectiveness. Because the Lord has entrusted so much to us, we strive to be good stewards, seeking the best return for our efforts.