Christian Mission Agencies, Caleb Project and ACMC, Join Forces

Littleton, Colorado – July 3, 2006 – Caleb Project (Littleton, Colorado), a ministry who creates life-changing materials, programs, and curricula for individuals and churches that build mission vision and enable involvement in God’s kingdom work, has joined forces with ACMC (Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment - Fort Wayne, Indiana) a ministry that builds and equips church communities with a passion for outreach through conferences, consultation, and resources. The Board of Directors of the emerging organization consists of all the present board members of each organization, and both CEOs will remain with the new organization along with all senior staff members. This merger took full effect on July 1, 2006.

Regarding this merger, Dr. Greg Fritz, President of Caleb Project and CEO of the new organization says, “As a new organization, our prayer is that we will exponentially increase the number of effective churches, nationally and internationally, who are strategically engaged in their God-given roles to complete the Great Commission.

“God is not simply combining our best individual skills,” Fritz continues. “Together, he’s making something new, fresh, and even more relevant. Together, he will accomplish more than what either organization could have envisioned.”

Brent Eimer, President of ACMC and the new organization, concurs. “This our most exciting time in ministry. For more than 31 years, God has allowed us to serve literally thousands of churches, moving tens of thousands forward as it relates to the Great Commission. These are times of incredible opportunity!”

“ACMC and Caleb Project have been leading-edge organizations committed to serving the Church for kingdom purposes and global missions for more than 25 years. Their merger promises to catalyze countless thousands more churches into kingdom ministry in the decade ahead. I am not just hoping for a big splash; I am praying for a mega-explosion of God-sized proportion that propels the American Church in its God-given responsibility in world evangelization in this generation. May this merger serve the agenda for which we all are praying – ‘may your kingdom come ...!’”

Fritz concludes, “Our organization’s commitment to the ultimate goal of seeing the gospel message cover the earth remains firm and has been ignited with an even deeper passion. Over the coming months, we will continue to inform our donors and the Christian community about the direction God is leading.”

About Caleb Project and ACMC:

For more than two decades, Caleb Project has been mobilizing Christians to complete the Great Commission of Christ. In the spirit of Caleb of the Old Testament, Caleb Project seeks to call God’s people to move forward in faith to fulfill Christ’s commission to make disciples of all peoples and specifically, the least-evangelized people groups of the world. Caleb Project develops media-rich resources, seminars, and hands-on international training experiences to equip the body of Christ for strategic ministry to unreached peoples. For more information, visit www.calebproject.org.

ACMC (Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment) serves as a missions catalyst for thousands of churches across North America and the world. Beginning in 1974 as an association of churches concerned about the declining interest in missions, ACMC has since developed into a champion for the local church’s role in missions. Today, ACMC continues to network, challenge, and equip the Church to take its rightful place in missions; teaching local churches how to strategically mobilize their spiritual, human, and material resources toward fulfillment of the Great Commission. For more information, visit www.acmc.org.