The Global Initiative

Advancing the stories and ideas of the global Church.

CT’s audience grew from 33% outside of the United States to consistently over 50%. The Global Initiative dramatically expanded our coverage to better represent what God is doing around the world, both interconnecting the global Church and illuminating the work of Jesus on every continent.


The Greatest Danger to the Church is always that It should lose its First love.

Billy Graham hoped that Christianity Today would “reaffirm the power of the Word of God to redeem and transform men and women.” This is the heart of our model of redemptive storytelling.

By telling the stories of God for the people of God and the world, always pointing to the power of Jesus to bring redemption and restoration to the world, we remind ourselves of the beauty of Christ and his kingdom and refuse to be taken captive by lesser loves and loyalties. By reenchanting our readers with Jesus and his kingdom, we hope to remind them of their first love, their innermost identity, and their highest calling.

The Global Initiative Highlights and Impact


Elevated the stories and ideas of the global Church by publishing over 1,100 Global Stories.

Produced God Pops Up Animated Series and Executive Producer of The 21, a short animated film honoring the 21 Coptic martyrs.

Dramatically expanded translation efforts to reach audiences in 8 major language groups with over 6,500 translations.


87% agree that God is working in new and exciting ways around the world because of CT.

80% agree that they know more about the diversity of God’s kingdom because of CT.
Thank you for helping more people see the kingdom advancing around the world.
TARGET

Together, we can advance the global kingdom of God.