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The Problems
So many of the challenges plaguing our world today are rooted in sin and evil. That means we're fighting a battle on two fronts. God's people are actively involved in spiritual and physical combat to win back territory from the enemy.
The main categories we've created focus on over 30 specific problems.* Discover the problems below. Find your allies. Learn how you can build, invest, and give to push back spiritual and physical darkness.
Bible Poverty
Every day, translators are faithfully moving Scripture from its original languages into new ones so that people everywhere can clearly understand God's Word. How do we continue to move from access to transformation where the Word shapes hearts, homes, and whole communities?
Bible Translation
Over 3,000 languages have little to no Scripture.
Bible Access & Engagement
Nearly 1 billion people have Scripture in their language. They still cannot access it.
"After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands."
Gospel Poverty
Gospel Poverty is the reality for millions who have yet to encounter Jesus and experience His life-changing love. Though we are called to go and share the Good News, in too many places the Gospel has stalled, gone unheard, or failed to take root. Addressing Gospel Poverty is the key, not just to individual heart transformation, but to confronting the darkness fueling every other problem we see around us.
Church Planting Movements
Great Commission Gap
Discipleship & Formation
Pastoral Training & Leadership
Sports Evangelism
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Poverty
In Isaiah 58, God's call is simple: "Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them…" Hunger, home insecurity and home unaffordability, and disasters continue to afflict our society's poorest people and communities.
Structural Hunger
378 million people face structural hunger.
Joblessness
65% of people in Sub-Saharan Africa are structurally jobless.
"But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth."
Sickness
The flourishing of our bodies and minds is under threat. The physical and mental health challenges bearing down on us affect not just those struggling with illness and disease, but also the families and communities caring for the afflicted. These ailments harm those who suffer from them and constrain their families and communities from experiencing true flourishing.
"When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you. Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'"
Violence
Violence is often wielded by those with power to oppress those who don't. It's a part of all of our sin, and yet when violence is used by those in positions of authority, it can be especially widespread and dangerous. This can lead to wounds, physical and emotional, that can take generations to heal.
Mass Violence
Racial Violence & Discrimination
Displacement
Gender Violence
"But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either."
Vulnerability
From the womb to the grave, the ability for our society to flourish depends on how we treat those with the least amount of power. From unborn babies to disadvantaged youth to families navigating disability, we witness how critical it is for society to defend and support those experiencing these unique challenges.
Life
Disability
Education Access
Disasters
"Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."
Economic Exploitation
Global wealth has tripled since 2000. While extreme poverty levels have decreased, economic adversity plagues many sectors and communities. We see economic exploitation most acutely in the insufficient number of jobs and lack of dignifying livelihoods, in the ways supply chains can propel illicit and unethical treatment of people, and in how financial services can hold the most marginalized captive.
Abusive Labor
Financial Slavery
Injustice & Corruption
"Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty."
Isolation
We have never been more connected, yet we have never felt so alone. The weakening and fraying of our homes, churches, neighborhoods, and communities coincides with the surge of technology pulling us further into ourselves and away from each other. These dovetailed challenges inhibit trust and drive us to ideological silos.
Technology Addiction
Sexual Brokenness
Storytelling Gap
Polarization
"Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment."
Selfishness
History is littered with humanity's insatiable clamor to supplant God with idols. As Pastor Tim Keller wrote, idols are "anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, anything you seek to give you what only God can give." In our own hearts and in the culture around us, we see how idolatry shows up when we sideline Jesus, hoard our resources, and pursue financial returns alone in our portfolios.
Financial Apathy
Greed
The Entrepreneur Gap
Restoration & Forgiveness
"You shall have no other gods before me."
Catalyzing the Movement
Generosity has never been more needed, and yet it has never been more complex. With over 1.8 million nonprofits globally, good intentions are often scattered, disconnected, and slowed by a lack of clarity, coordination, and trusted infrastructure. The challenge isn't just giving more, it's giving well.
"Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?"
