Global Advance, Inc. 
Summary
Global Advance, Inc. ("Global Advance") is a missions ministry which provides training and materials for pastors and church leaders in needy areas around the world. Global Advance arose out of the convictions of its founder, David Shibley, that to fulfill The Great Commission native pastors and church leaders must be empowered to reach their own nations. Through its Frontline Shepherd Conferences, Global Advance has provided on-sight training for over 135,000 needy pastors and church leaders in over 36 nations, with materials translated into 24 languages. The Global Advance Center for Evangelism and Church Planting in India sponsors three annual institutes that train 1000 Christian workers. The vision of Global Advance is to provide training for one million leaders for world evangelization. This organization is a nonprofit, contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).
Contact information
Mailing address:
PO Box 742077
Dallas, TX 75374-2077
Website: www.globaladvance.org
Phone: (972) 771-9042
Email: globaladv@earthlink.net
Organization details
EIN: 752332727
CEO/President: Mr. David Shibley
Chairman: Mr. Jim Burkett
Board size: 10
Founder: Mr. David Shibley
Year founded: 1990
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1996
Purpose
Global Advance, Inc. ("Global Advance") is a missions ministry which provides training and materials for pastors and church leaders in needy areas around the world. Global Advance arose out of the convictions of its founder, David Shibley, that to fulfill The Great Commission native pastors and church leaders must be empowered to reach their own nations. The organization arose to "equip frontline shepherds for world harvest," and since its inception, Global Advance, through its Frontline Shepherd Conferences, has provided on-sight training for over 230,000 pastors and church leaders in over 60 nations, with materials translated into 24 languages.
The Global Advance Center for Evangelism and Church Planting in India, one of five training centers Global Advance has helped to establish, sponsors three annual institutes that train 1000 Christian workers. The Warren Shibley Library, located in the Center and with a collection of over 3500 volumes, has a goal of acquiring 10,000 new volumes by the year 2000. A third story is under construction for the Center that will focus on audio-visual media for education. The vision of Global Advance is to provide training for one million leaders for world evangelization.
This organization is a nonprofit, contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).
Mission statement
Global Advance expresses its mission statement as follows:
Global Advance exists to help fulfill the Great Commission of Jesus Christ to go and make disciples of all nations by empowering national church leaders to evangelize and disciple their own and surrounding nations, by encouraging the church to reach its full missions potential and by enlisting prayer partners for the global harvest.
Statement of faith
Global Advance has the following statement of faith:
We believe in the full inerrancy of Scripture; in God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit; in the virgin birth, sinless life, atoning death, physical resurrection and visible, personal return of our Lord Jesus Christ; in salvation by grace through faith in the finished work of Christ; in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit expressed in His fruit, gifts and power; in New Testament evangelism, consecrated Christian living, the local church, the ministry of reconciliation and the urgency of fulfilling the Great Commission.
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Evangelism Support
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 434 of 500 | 42 of 45 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 347 of 500 | 35 of 45 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 401 of 500 | 40 of 45 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 355 of 500 | 35 of 45 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Median % for all ministries in MW database | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 8% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 8% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 6% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 8% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 95% | 97% | 92% | 95% | 102% | 99% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 6% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 5% | 3% | 8% | 5% | -2% | 1% |
| Operating ratios | Median % for all ministries in MW database | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 82% | 72% | 73% | 80% | 82% | 83% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 99% | 80% | 92% | 94% | 98% | 100% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 80% | 58% | 67% | 75% | 81% | 83% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 1% | 20% | 8% | 6% | 2% | 0% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 2% | 11% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 0% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 10% | 16% | 17% | 11% | 10% | 10% |
| Investing ratios | Median measure for all ministries in MW database | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.19 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.60 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.53 | 1.35 | 1.45 | 1.22 | 1.15 | 1.18 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.31 | 0.57 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.71 |
| Liquidity ratios | Median measure for all ministries in MW database | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 9.12 | 354.17 | 91.16 | 108.82 | 280.17 | 1788.28 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.41 | 21.15 | 17.32 | 16.99 | 17.82 | 16.86 |
| Solvency ratios | Median % for all ministries in MW database | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 10% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 70% | 239% | 210% | 172% | 170% | 166% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Cash | $1,461,513 | $2,292,223 | $2,584,909 | $1,667,706 | $1,505,097 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $81,790 | $30,289 | $186,001 | $121,764 | $51,770 |
| Short-term investments | $2,438,383 | $1,012,992 | $1,041,501 | $2,089,513 | $2,162,765 |
| Other current assets | $3,063 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $3,984,749 | $3,335,504 | $3,812,411 | $3,878,983 | $3,719,632 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $135,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| Fixed assets | $1,142,218 | $1,111,444 | $570,621 | $323,083 | $327,782 |
| Other long-term assets | $261,825 | $256,637 | $150,978 | $145,682 | $240,155 |
| Total long-term assets | $1,404,043 | $1,503,081 | $821,599 | $568,765 | $667,937 |
| Total assets | $5,388,792 | $4,838,585 | $4,634,010 | $4,447,748 | $4,387,569 |
| Liabilities | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $11,251 | $36,591 | $35,035 | $13,565 | $1,915 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $280 | $165 |
| Total current liabilities | $11,251 | $36,591 | $35,035 | $13,845 | $2,080 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,813 | $2,208 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,813 | $2,208 |
| Total liabilities | $11,251 | $36,591 | $35,035 | $15,658 | $4,288 |
| Net assets | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Unrestricted | $5,377,541 | $4,801,994 | $4,598,975 | $4,348,406 | $4,274,029 |
| Temporarily restricted | $0 | $0 | $0 | $83,684 | $109,252 |
| Permanently restricted | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $5,377,541 | $4,801,994 | $4,598,975 | $4,432,090 | $4,383,281 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Total contributions | $2,736,850 | $2,292,040 | $2,683,332 | $2,699,496 | $2,615,415 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $3,294 | $7,699 | $893 | ($3,591) |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | ($31,233) | $136,976 | $118,054 | ($66,551) | $4,873 |
| Other revenue | $124,628 | $55,900 | $25,859 | $18,126 | $16,400 |
| Total other revenue | $93,395 | $196,170 | $151,612 | ($47,532) | $17,682 |
| Total revenue | $2,830,245 | $2,488,210 | $2,834,944 | $2,651,964 | $2,633,097 |
| Expenses | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Program services | $1,633,575 | $1,670,551 | $2,128,203 | $2,137,359 | $2,182,768 |
| Management and general | $354,957 | $381,079 | $293,067 | $267,319 | $257,227 |
| Fundraising | $266,166 | $233,561 | $246,789 | $198,477 | $205,724 |
| Total expenses | $2,254,698 | $2,285,191 | $2,668,059 | $2,603,155 | $2,645,719 |
| Change in net assets | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $575,547 | $203,019 | $166,885 | $48,809 | ($12,622) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $134,266 |
| Total change in net assets | $575,547 | $203,019 | $166,885 | $48,809 | $121,644 |
Response from ministry
No response has been provided by this ministry.
History
Global Advance was born first as a dream in the heart of David Shibley. As he traveled extensively in the 1980's as missions director for a large church, David became firmly convinced that the key to fulfilling Christ's Great Commission lay in the empowering of native pastors and church leaders to reach the people of their own nations. At the same time, it was painfully clear that most of the time these "frontline shepherds" were poorly trained and had few, if any, resources for ministry.
In Nigeria in 1987, a pastor approached David with a tearful request. This man had holes in his shoes and a torn shirt, yet his request was not for clothing. "Dr. Shibley," he pled, "please train us and please send us literature."
In response to this man's heart-felt plea and the call for help from thousands of native pastors like him, Global Advance was founded in 1990 to "equip frontline shepherds for world harvest." David often refers to these native pastors as "the quickest, most cost-effective and most culturally sensitive way" to reach a nation with the Christian message.
Since its inception, Global Advance has provided on-sight training for over 230,000 pastors and church leaders in over 60 nations. In Frontline Shepherds Conferences, focused primarily on underdeveloped nations, native pastors and church leaders receive "a vision in their hearts and tools in their hands." Books and ministry resources have been translated into 13 languages.
The Global Advance Center for Evangelism and Church Planting in India, one of five training centers Global Advance has helped to establish, sponsors three institutes each year that train 1000 Christian workers annually. The Warren Shibley Library, located in the Center, is becoming one of the major learning centers in the nation. With a collection already of over 3500 volumes, the library has a goal of acquiring 10,000 new volumes by the year 2000. A third story is under construction for the Center that will focus on audio-visual media for education.
David Shibley, founder and president of Global Advance, is a graduate of John Brown University (where he was selected Outstanding Alumnus of 1995) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also holds an honorary doctorate from ORU.
Program accomplishments
2003
Global Advance will soon reach a milestone of bringing on-site training to a quarter million pastors and church leaders in 60 nations.
Global Advance, through its Frontline Shepherd Conferences, has provided on-sight training for over 230,000 pastors and church leaders in over 60 nations, with materials translated into 24 languages. The Global Advance Center for Evangelism and Church Planting in India sponsors three annual institutes that train 1000 Christian workers.