# List of parachurch organizations

As a general rule, most church leadership are at least somewhat territorial over [their congregation](mgmt-church.md).

- This is both an egregious reality (since we're *all* the Body of Christ if we share the same [core Gospel beliefs](jesus-gospel.md)) and an unavoidable aspect of [human nature](humanity.md).

Therefore, the best way to find [cross-cultural](culture.md) connection across the Body is through parachurch organizations.

The organizations may die, but the [specializations](jobs-specialization.md) 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](bias.md): 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parachurch_organizations).

- 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](christian-west.md) or believes in things against [sound Christian practices](christian-exercises.md), 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](christian-history.md)).

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](mgmt-church.md).

## [Bible](bible.md) Translation and Study

[American Bible Society](https://www.americanbible.org/)

[Bible Hub](https://biblehub.com/)

[Blue Letter Bible](https://www.blueletterbible.org/)

[Wycliffe Global Alliance](https://www.wycliffe.net/)

## Publishers

These groups are mostly for books, but they also distribute other media like video.

[Lockman Foundation](https://www.lockman.org/)

[Tyndale House Publishers](https://www.tyndale.com/)

[Zondervan](https://www.zondervan.com/)

## [Evangelism and Apologetics](christian-evangelism.md)

[The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry](https://carm.org/)

[Cru](https://www.cru.org/) (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) - specialized evangelism, including [Athletes in Action](https://athletesinaction.org/) and [Jesus Film Project](https://www.jesusfilm.org/)

[Gideons International](https://gideons.org/) - specialized toward distributing Bibles

[InterVarsity](https://intervarsity.org/) - focuses on college campus evangelism and discipleship

[Lutheran Science Institute](https://www.lutheranscience.org/default.asp)

[Youth With A Mission](https://ywam.org/)

## Evangelism focused on [apologetics](christian-apologetics.md)

[Answers in Genesis](https://answersingenesis.org/) - focuses on [science-based](science.md) apologetics

[Christian Research Institute](https://www.equip.org/) - inter-faith apologetics, connected closely with [Dr. Walter Martin](https://waltermartin.com/)

## [Radio](radio.md) stations and broadcasting

[CSN Radio](https://csnradio.com/)

[Focus on the Family](https://www.focusonthefamily.com/)

[Moody Radio](https://www.moodyradio.org/)

## Thrift stores and retail

[Habitat for Humanity](https://www.habitat.org/)

## Humanitarian aid

[Compassion International](https://www.compassion.com/)

[Samaritan's Purse](https://samaritanspurse.org/)

[Teen Challenge](https://globaltc.org/) - focuses on at-risk youth

## Discipleship and accountability

[Awana](https://www.awana.org/) - focused Bible memorization and teaching for [children](people-family.md)

[The MomCo](https://www.themom.co/home) (former MOPS) - focused on mothers of preschoolers finding connection

[Promise Keepers](https://promisekeepers.org/) - focused on marital chastity for men

## News outlets

[Open Doors International](https://www.opendoors.org/en-US/)

[The Voice of the Martyrs](https://www.persecution.com/)

[WORLD](https://wng.org/)

## Legal defense

[American Center for Law and Justice](https://aclj.org/)