Summary
Evangelism Explosion International ("EE") strives to glorify God by equipping local churches worldwide to multiply through friendship, evangelism, discipleship and healthy growth. EE's goal is to cooperate with all true believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, of every denomination, to promote the spread of His gospel to everyone on earth, and to have at least one church actively engaged in the EE ministry in every nation. EE commits to training personal evangelists in order to reach the world's exploding population. It will also bring to full development all existing EE International Ministries around the world so that they will be indigenous and therefore self-supporting, self-governing and self-propagating. It will reposition EE in today's society and the Christian world for more effective and relevant communication especially to meet the demand for a friendship/relational approach to Evangelism. It will also provide the staff, resources and organization needed to sustain healthy, indigenous EE ministries both in North American and around the world. Evangelism Explosion International was founded by Dr. D. James Kennedy in 1970.
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: [ Back to top ]
| Mailing Address: | PO Box 23820753
Arden, NC
28704-8704 |
| Website: | www.evangelismexplosion.org |
| Phone: | (954) 491-6100, (888) 567-3543 |
| Email: | You need to enable javascript to see the email |
Organization Details [ Back to top ]
EIN: 237068456
| CEO/President: |
Dr. John B. Sorensen |
Tax Deductible: |
Yes |
| Chairman: |
Dr. Sterling Huston |
Fiscal Year End: |
June 30 |
| Board Size: |
12 |
Financial info from: |
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| Founder: |
Dr. D. James Kennedy |
Member of ECFA: |
Yes |
| Year Founded: |
1970 |
Member of ECFA since: |
1980 |
Evangelism Explosion International ("EE") strives to glorify God by equipping local churches worldwide to multiply through friendship, evangelism, discipleship and healthy growth. EE's goal is to cooperate with all true believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, of every denomination, to promote the spread of His gospel to everyone on earth, and to have at least one church actively engaged in the EE ministry in every nation. EE trains church leaders to equip their laity to reach the world's exploding population. It will also bring to full development all existing EE International Ministries around the world so that they will be indigenous and therefore self-supporting, self-governing and self-propagating. EE strives to remain relevant in today's society and the Christian world by constanting introducint new methods and materials for training, for more effective and relevant communication especially to meet the demand for a friendship/relational approach to Evangelism. Recent introductions include XEE, a video based training program, Hope for Kids in partnership with One Hope to train children to witness to their friends, Glasses for Missions which provides reading glasses at no cost and equips missionaries to easily share the Gospel with recipients, Share Your Faith, a one-day workshop, and Everday Evangelism. EE is also the parent orgaization of the D. James Kennedy Center for Christian Statesmanship which ministers to members of Congress and their staff on Capitol Hill. EE trains the staff, and provides resources and organization needed to sustain healthy, indigenous EE ministries both in North America and around the world. The ministry of Evangelism Explosion was founded by Dr. D. James Kennedy in 1962; the organization was incorporated in 1970.
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).
Evangelism Explosion International's Mission Statement is:
Glorify God by equipping local churches worldwide to multiply through friendship, evangelism, discipleship,
and healthy growth!
Program Accomplishments [ Back to top ]
The growth of EE's worldwide ministry is best measured by seeing the rapidly increasing number of Leadership Clinics.
2011 Results:
Leadership Training Events: 1,788
Clinicians trained: more than 55,000
Professions of faith in Christ: more than 6.2 million
Statement of Faith [ Back to top ]
Evangelism Explosion International's Statement of Faith is:
1. The Bible is the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
2. There is one God, eternally existent in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
3. Our Lord Jesus Christ is God and Man in one Person. He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, performed miracles, and vicariously atoned for sin through His shed blood and death. He was bodily resurrected from the dead, He ascended to the right hand of God the Father, and He will personally return in power and glory.
4. Regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for the salvation of lost and sinful man.
5. Eternal life is received by faith—that is, trusting in Jesus Christ alone for salvation.
6. The Holy Spirit indwells all true believers and enables them to live a godly life.
7. Both the saved and the lost will be resurrected from the dead—they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
8. There is spiritual unity of all true believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
9. The local church is the primary God-established base of operation for evangelistic activity in the world.
10. Every true believer is commissioned of Christ to "preach the Gospel to every creature" and to "make disciples of all nations.
1967 EE's first leadership training clinic held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida with 36 pastors attending.
1970 The first edition of EE's textbook was published.
1972 EE was incorporated, a board was elected, and EE clinics spread to Philadelphia and Chicago.
1973 EE moved beyond U.S. borders to Regina, Canada.
1974 EE spread to other continents.
1983 EE spread to all continents of the world.
1988 With EE in only 66 nations, Dr. Kennedy challenged the continental vice presidents to take EE to every nation by 1995.
1990 The total of EE nations rose dramatically to 103!
1992 Russia opened to EE and other nations were added for a total of 141 nations.
1994 EE continued its world wide impact with a presence in a total of 174 nations.
1995 EE reached the goal of planting EE in all 211 of the world's nations.
1996 EE accomplished its goal of planting the Gospel in all 211 nations of the world.
1999 More than 500 clinics conducted around the world.
2000 EE planted the Gospel in every territory of the world. The number of EE indigenous, national ministries who are self-supporting, self-governing, and reaching out to help other less advanced nations, reached 46.
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Research Analysis
Transparency Grade [ Back to top ]
| Transparency Grade of : B |
| Criteria category | Grade | Other Comments |
| Timeliness: | 70 | 10/28/2011 3:53:52 PM: Organization made financial information available greater than 7 ½ months. |
| Financial Information: | 100 | |
| Foundational Clarity: | 100 | 10/28/2011 3:53:56 PM: Descriptive information was abundant and thorough. |
| Level of Cooperation: | | |
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