We have worked with people from all across the Body of Christ (Baptists, Presbyterians, Methodists, Mennonites, Nazarenes, Reformed, Pentecostals, Restoration Churches, Christian Missionary Alliance, etc.). We have found that as we focus on Christ and Him crucified, we are able to serve alongside and go “on mission” with people from all over the body of Christ despite minor doctrinal nuances. We have been able to put aside those differences and focus on the majors of loving God, loving others, and making disciples as we work to see His glory among all peoples.

Our heart is to work in unity with like-minded kingdom people who desire to see the Good News of Jesus preached to the ends of the earth, regardless of denomination.

As a primarily mobilization and training organization, we encourage the missionaries that we equip to submit to the local churches and sending agencies that are launching them out and to honor the theological traditions from which they come. Therefore, organizationally, we do not take strong stances on certain doctrinal issues that are highly debated in Christian circles and tend to bring more division than unity. Our faith statement and beliefs are intentionally very general and written in a way that most evangelical believers can agree with. GFM does not want to isolate people or churches that desire to get trained for cross-cultural missions service by taking strong stances on theological issues like the end times, church governance, infant baptism, spiritual gift use, etc. which are usually issues secondary to salvation in Christ alone. We believe doctrine is important and encourage our staff and students to know where they stand on many different issues based on Scripture. We encourage everyone involved with GFM to make sure they are part of a local church and to join a mission sending agency with whom their personal doctrinal beliefs and theological convictions align. This will ensure submission to the sending agency’s leadership even as they are sent out by a local church.

As a para-church organization, we come alongside local churches to help them fulfill our Lord’s Great Commission and therefore honor the many different traditions and denominational backgrounds from which people come.

We will list some of our beliefs that GFM as an organization has along with some supporting Scriptures. Most evangelical believers and churches would agree with what we have outlined below, so let us know if you have any questions or concerns.