Spiritual Data: Parachurch Organizations < TheoLogosSite: what Christians must know

As a general rule, most church leadership are at least somewhat territorial over their congregation.

This is both an egregious reality (since we’re all the Body of Christ if we share the same core Gospel beliefs) and an unavoidable aspect of human nature.

Therefore, the best way to find cross-cultural connection across the Body is through parachurch organizations.

The organizations may die, but the specializations will carry on as long as there’s a cross-cultural need and church leadership are territorial.

It is worth noting that these groups aren’t abstracted from denominational bias: many of these organizations have their own statement of faith, and many of the leadership of the groups have a clear preference against some denominations.

This is not an exhaustive list, since I aim for quality over quantity and other places have more exhaustive lists.

If it’s not here, it’s simply likely I haven’t heard of it or haven’t verified it.
However, if I have heard of it, and it has become corrupted by the world or believes in things against sound Christian practices, it’s wiser to not advertise it.
This is just a start, and there are hundreds of much smaller ministries that serve smaller regions and specializations.
For the sake of brevity, this doesn’t include the vast range of hospitals, museums, and fraternities and omits the denomination-specific entities that serve those larger denominations (e.g., the Roman Catholic Church’s book publishing branch is probably larger than many denominations).

And, if the internet doesn’t give a connection to a ministry in a group you think needs to exist, it may be time to start your own ministry.