Get to Know CCI
Read about what drives our ministry
Mission & Vision
The mission of Crossing Cultures International is to glorify God by equipping Christ followers globally with comprehensive training for effective ministry.
Core Values
Core values are the ethical values that are important to us and guide us in our ministry. They are the values that prescribe the attitude and character of an organization.
Statement of Faith
Our Statement of Faith identifies and includes the core beliefs of Crossing Cultures International based on Scripture.
Where We Serve
Crossing Cultures International (CCI) conducts Christian ministry across 6 continents in over 41 nations throughout Asia, Africa, and the Americas, reaching more than 162 people groups.
Crossing Cultures International conducts Christian ministry in 6 continents in over 41 nations across Asia, Africa and the Americas. In several of these nations followers of Christ face persecution or discrimination. Led by the Holy Spirit, the goal of CCI is to equip Christlike servants who equip Christlike servants who passionately and effectively serve in local church ministry, church planting and cross cultural missions.
Our History
Read how we got our start
Our History
Read how we got our start
While studying the Cebuano language and Filipino culture in language school in Mindanao, Philippines, the Lord gave Dr. David Nelson a vision for equipping and multiplying pastors and church leaders. Many jobs in the Philippines were passed on through an apprenticeship model of on the job training with an experienced person. He also saw that Jesus trained the twelve disciples in the same way. He decided to apply the same strategy in planting churches.
In November 1987, he and his family moved to Guindulman, a rural town in the province of Bohol. Shortly afterwards, he started three evangelistic Bible studies using the storytelling method of teaching the main stories of the Bible beginning with Genesis through the life of Christ.
