The 2025 Missio Nexus Innovation Fund continued to advance creative approaches to global mission by offering micro, macro, and collaborative grants. The fund champions innovative thinking and practices within the North American Great Commission community, fostering diverse partnerships and cross-cultural proclamation of the gospel. This year, $775,693 was distributed to 12 organizations, supporting projects that spanned AI-driven discipleship tools, media for evangelism, leadership development, church planting, training initiatives, and resources for national and indigenous ministries. These groundbreaking efforts embody empathy, creativity, and iteration—equipping the church to engage the unreached in transformative new ways. With this year’s distribution, the Innovation Fund concludes a three-year initiative made possible by the generosity of a faithful donor, to whom we extend our deepest gratitude.
COLLABORATION GRANTS
The Collaborative Innovation Grant encourages joint applications from multiple mission ministries, showcasing proven collaboration and a collective approach to innovation, and is awarded to outstanding alliances demonstrating unity and innovation.
Entrepreneurial Church Network of Israel
Collaborative Partners: Jews for Jesus and FIRM (Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries)
Project Name: Entrepreneurial Church Network of Israel
Categories: National/Indigenous Project & Business as Mission
MACRO GRANTS
The Macro Innovation Grant targets ministries with established innovation processes, highlighting iterative attempts and quantifiable end-user impact, with the potential to influence the broader missions landscape.
International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist (IMB)
Project Name: Innovation Incubator
Categories: Innovation, Leadership Development, Training, Global Sending
Launch Global
Project Name: Catalyzing a Missionary Force in the Spanish-Speaking Church
Categories: Leadership Development, Mobilization Global Sending
MENA KDEC Ministries
Project Name: Together for the Harvest: A Collaborative Approach to Evangelism and Church planting Expansion in Egypt
Categories: National Church Resources, Leadership Development
New Generations
Project Name: Digital Pathways to Disciple-Making Movements: A Collaborative Media Initiative
Categories: Leadership Development, National/Indigenous Project, Training
Renew World Outreach
Project Name: Rescue Project: Visual Vernacular Gospel for the Deaf
Categories: Bible Translation, Video, National/Indigenous Project, Deaf
MICRO GRANTS
Assemblies of God World Mission
Project Name: Pattern Platform – A thoughtful approach to AI integration in a discipleship app creation platform.
Categories: Missionary resources, AI, Web/App Development, Missionary Resources
Equipping Farmers International
Project Name: Oral Farmer Training
Categories: Word/Deed Holistic Ministry, National Church Resources, BAM, Training
Global Gates
Project Name: Culturally Relevant Chatbot Responders for Media2Movement Initiatives
Categories: AI, Social Media, Diaspora
SAT-7
Project Name: Church4Afghanistan: Uniting the Afghan Church in witness to Afghanistan through Virtual Productions technology
Categories: Media: Social Media & Video
The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM)
Project Name: MCCN Telecare Project
Categories: Leadership Development, Global Sending, Web/App Development, Member Care
Trans World Radio
Project Name: Engaging the Gospel-Curious: How to Use AI-Optimized Content in Youth Evangelism
Categories: Video, Social Media, AI