Organizations Filed Purposes:
To support Chrisian ministry and to bring the Gospel message of Jesus Christ to people around the globe through ministerial leadership training, innovative ministries and ministry tools and products in support of reaching and teaching the world with the word of God.
Grace in Action: Ministry Leadership (GIA-ML) helps ministries carry out their Matthew 28 purpose through growth in Spirit-empowered leadership abilities, approaches, and attitudes. With Gods blessings, GIAs process helps pastors, principals, and leadership teams recognize their God-given strengths and and use them to focus on a clear ministry vision with the traction necessary to complete the vision. In 2018 GIA-ML served 125 ministry teams with a total of 4,000 training participants. These leaders served by GIA-ML in turn serve approximately 55,000 members, students, and fellow servants of the Lord.
Grant made to Crosswalk Church (CrossTrain Ministry) in the amount of $93,254. CrossTrain Ministry held 10 in person, four day training sessions in 2019 for 95 Lutheran pastors,5 staff ministers and 2 teachers. The leadership training sessions improved spiritual, emotional, and physical health and resiliency, sprititual leadership skills, and the quality of Christian leadership. In addition, Cross Train Ministry held 12 monthly webinars involving about 85 participants each month including Lutheran pastors, staff ministers and teachers in each. Here also the webinars were designed to improve Christian leadership skills. In total, the attendees for the in person sessions and webinars represented 75 Lutheran congregations with church membership of over 36,000 members.
Crossroads Consulting Ministry - Crossroads assisted 14 different Lutheran congregations in 2019 to identify their strengths, address their concerns, design a compelling vision for future ministry, and develop intentional strategies for enhancing their outreach ministries. The total congregational membership touched by Crossroads Consulting Ministry in 2019 was over 4,500 individuals.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Don Sutton | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Todd Russ | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Wrightsman | Director Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Arvid Schwartz | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark A Schulz | Director Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Nate Birkholz | Director Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Jay Johnson | Director Vice Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Marcus Birkholz | Director Chair | 2 | $0 |
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