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Launch Global

More Go. More Stay. More Impact.

Dallas, TX   |  http://WWW.LAUNCHGLOBAL.ORG

Mission

Launch Global exists to mobilize churches to develop laborers and leaders who multiply healthy churches among unreached people groups.

Ruling year info

2005

President/CEO

Brian Zaas

CFO/COO

Laura Appling

Main address

7616 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy #520

Dallas, TX 75251 USA

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Formerly known as

Leadership Development International, Inc.

Multiplying Teams International, Inc.

EIN

20-3826376

Subject area info

Christianity

Evangelicalism

Religion

Spirituality

NTEE code info

Christian (X20)

IRS subsection

501(c)(3) Public Charity

IRS filing requirement

This organization is not required to file an annual return with the IRS because it is a church.

Tax forms

Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Launch Global exists to address three critical barriers preventing the Gospel from reaching the world’s unreached peoples. First, too few missionaries are being sent to the places of greatest need. Today, 42% of the world’s population—more than 3 billion people—remain unreached, yet only a small percentage of long-term missionaries serve among them. Many churches lack the systems, training, and support needed to effectively mobilize and send workers. Second, many goers are not adequately equipped for cross-cultural disciple-making and church multiplication, limiting long-term ministry effectiveness. Third, missionary attrition remains high, with nearly half leaving the field before establishing lasting impact. Launch Global works to strengthen the sending capacity of local churches, develop healthy and effective cross-cultural laborers, and increase long-term missionary resilience so that more thriving, multiplying churches are established among unreached people groups.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Church Expansion

As we are in the process of more than doubling the number of US-based church partnerships (from 18 to 40+), these funds enable our senior leadership to engage in person with churches across the US that are potential matches for Launch Global.

Population(s) Served

In 2025, we had 21 short-term trips to the 10/40 window at an average cost of $4K per trip (trip leader costs only). These are vision-casting trips as well as team visits, helping future missionaries decide which teams they will join long-term. We are forecasting a similar number of trips in 2026.

Population(s) Served
Christians

Our church leaders are the point people in their churches for cross-cultural evangelism training, discipleship, and sending to the nations

Population(s) Served
Christians
Tribal and indigenous religious groups

This equips our leaders to shepherd, develop, and serve their teams

Population(s) Served
Christians
Tribal and indigenous religious groups

Every other year, our international staff gather in Thailand (where we have several teams) for fellowship, equipping, and celebrating how the Lord has been leading in their work among the unreached

Population(s) Served
Christians

The annual week-long training for our US-based staff to receive equipping and training from senior LG leadership and missions leaders from other organizations

Population(s) Served
Christians

The annual gathering of over 200 participants from Goer Training Teams and LG staff. Participants hear from missionaries, church leaders, and peers about the nations. This event marks the decision point for many re: "when I decided to move overseas."

Population(s) Served
Christians

Twice a year, Launch Global hosts a week-long intensive to train and equip new mobilizers or potential church partners on the key aspects of mobilization.

Population(s) Served
Christians

Where we work

  • Asia

  • Europe

  • Global

  • Madrid (Madrid, Spain)

  • Thailand

  • United States

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Individuals Enrolled in a Nations Class

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Other - describing something else

Deployed Laborers and Leaders (Goers) among the Unreached

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Other - describing something else

Context Notes

up 32% from fall 2024

Church Partnerships

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Other - describing something else

New Believers

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Other - describing something else

Context Notes

Includes domestic and international teams data.

New Baptisms

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Other - describing something else

Graduated from our Goer Training Teams

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Other - describing something else

Context Notes

up 25% from Fall 2024

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Launch Global exists to mobilize churches to develop laborers and leaders who multiply healthy churches among unreached people groups. Our goal is to increase the number of healthy, resilient missionaries serving among the world's least-reached peoples by strengthening the church's capacity to mobilize, train, send, and sustain them.
Specifically, we seek to:

Increase the number of churches actively engaged in mobilization and sending.

Increase the number of qualified laborers deployed to unreached people groups.

Improve missionary effectiveness by equipping goers with the character, competencies, and disciple-making skills needed for cross-cultural ministry and church multiplication.

Increase missionary longevity through training, coaching, community, and ongoing support.

Strengthen indigenous mobilization and sending movements by equipping local churches, leaders, and mobilizers in strategic regions around the world.

Through these goals, Launch Global aims to see more healthy, reproducing churches established among unreached people groups and greater access to the Gospel for those who currently have little or no opportunity to hear it.

Launch Global's goal is to increase the number of healthy, resilient goers serving among unreached people groups by strengthening the local church's capacity to mobilize, train, and send them. By addressing key barriers in the missionary pipeline—insufficient sending, inadequate preparation, and low long-term retention—we seek to see more healthy churches established among the world's least-reached peoples.

Over the next three years, Launch Global will expand partnerships with local churches to build sustainable mobilization and sending pathways. Over the next three years, we aim to partner with 50 churches globally, helping them develop cultures of missions engagement and effective systems for identifying, training, and sending future missionaries.

To increase missionary participation, we will raise up and coach mobilizers who can guide believers through the journey from initial awareness to long-term service. Through mobilization intensives, coaching relationships, one-on-one mobilization meetings, missions classes, prayer initiatives, and nations awareness training, we will help thousands of believers better understand God's heart for the nations and discern their potential role in reaching the unreached. Our goal is to conduct 8,700 mobilization meetings and equip 5,500 believers through missions-focused training over the next three years.

To improve missionary readiness and effectiveness, we will provide practical training in evangelism, disciple-making, leadership development, and cross-cultural ministry through Disciple-Making Teams and Goer Training Teams. Over the next three years, we aim to train 3,900 participants through Disciple-Making Teams and graduate more than 496 participants from our nine-month Goer Training Team program.
In partnership with local churches, we will assess each participant's readiness for long-term service and help identify appropriate ministry opportunities based on calling, resilience, gifting, and field fit. We will also train and coach indigenous missionaries in church planting methodologies among unreached peoples.

To increase long-term missionary presence among the unreached, Launch Global will work with partner churches and sending agencies to deploy trained goers onto healthy ministry teams. By 2028, we aim to deploy 152 missionaries to unreached regions through partnerships with churches and sending agencies. We will also collaborate with international church partners to equip and send indigenous missionaries into unreached communities.

Through these efforts, Launch Global seeks to create sustainable, multiplying systems that help churches send more goers, prepare them more effectively, and support them for long-term impact among unreached people groups.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.
  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people’s needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive,

Financials

Launch Global
Fiscal year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

Revenue vs. expenses:  breakdown

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info
NET GAIN/LOSS:    in 
Note: When component data are not available, the graph displays the total Revenue and/or Expense values.

Liquidity in 2022 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

22.24

Average of 13.57 over 10 years

Months of cash in 2022 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

6.8

Average of 4.6 over 10 years

Fringe rate in 2022 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

17%

Average of 6% over 10 years

Funding sources info

Source: IRS Form 990

Assets & liabilities info

Source: IRS Form 990

Financial data

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Launch Global

Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

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Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

Documents
Form 1023/1024 is not available for this organization

President/CEO

Brian Zaas

CFO/COO

Laura Appling

Number of employees

Source: IRS Form 990

Launch Global

Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Compensation
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Highest paid employees

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Board of directors
as of 06/09/2026
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Board chair

Todd Engstrom

Greater Austin Mission Society

Term: 2025 - 2026

Chris McGuffey VICE CHAIRMAN

Jay Byrd DIRECTOR

Campus Outreach

Jim Shannon DIRECTOR

E3 Partners

Katrina Watters

Launch Global

Kelsie Leon

Margaret Fitzwater

Navigators

Mike Dsane

Kings Harbor Church

Peter Chang

Launch Global

Todd Engstrom CHAIRMAN

Greater Austin Mission Society

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability