2022

Annual Report

If I had to sum up 2022 in one word, it would be

momentum.

It became incredibly obvious that the Gospel Advancing movement that was pioneered by Dare 2 Share over 7 years ago, is gaining momentum very quickly.

Debbie Bresina

President, Dare 2 Share

Our Mission

Energizing the Church to mobilize youth to Gospelize their world

Our Vision

Every teen, everywhere, hearing the Gospel from a friend

Our Strategy

Recruit, equip and mobilize Gospel Advancing leaders to share the Gospel personally and train teenagers to do the same

Our Goal

1,000,000 Gospel Advancing leaders worldwide

Global Momentum

This year,

were exposed to digital and in person trainings (with thousands more trained through strategic partners)

Arif is investing in the youth of his native Pakistan, training them to share the Gospel and working to rescue families from slavery.

Luke is working to unite his Pacific Northwest community around the mission of equipping students to live the cause of Christ.

Life in 6 Words Mobile App

Gospel momentum is growing as teens around the world use their phone to engage others with the Gospel and start spiritual conversations.

Languages

Countries
& Territories

New Users

Friends/Family Added
to Pray For & Share With

Gospel Engagements

Faith Decisions

We are committed to translating the app and other key resources into the top 25 languages by 2025, so that leaders can equip their students to reach out to over half the world’s population in their own native language!

gospel momentum

New opportunities abounded, and we saw a dramatic increase in momentum as God opened up new avenues, introduced us to more like-minded ministry leaders and groups, and continued to show our events and resources favor as more youth leaders and students engaged with them.

catalytic events

Dare 2 Share LIVE, our annual day of evangelism training and outreach, was broadcast into churches across 48 states and 5 countries, mobilizing thousands of students to start 5,422 Gospel conversations with their friends and neighbors.

Our very first event entirely in Spanish, Dare 2 Share LIVE Español, broadcast on September 17. Churches from 18 Spanish-speaking countries participated and their students engaged 2,124 others with the Gospel.

The Lead THE Cause events took 800 students and youth leaders on a deep dive into evangelism and outreach with over 3,500 Gospel conversations happening over the two weeks.

Our first ever Gospel Advancing Summit saw 93 leaders from 21 states come together in the mountains of Colorado to learn to advance the Gospel together.

Resources

All of our digital training and resources are free so that any group can have the tools needed for a Gospel Advancing ministry.

Youth leaders downloaded 16,651 free digital resources and curriculum, saving them almost

$ 0

Our website, dare2share.org saw youth leaders from over

0 countries

and territories visiting the site.

0 + people

were inspired by Greg Stier’s latest book, Unlikely Fighter, released in late 2021.

Gospel Advancing Movement

We provided training and resources for 31,650 NEW youth ministry leaders who will impact hundreds of thousands of students.

Last Fall, the team trained over 300 leaders and 3 thousand teenagers in South Africa, Kenya, and Egypt, paving the way to bring a Gospel Advancing Summit to Africa this Spring.

God provided opportunities through radio and television in 2022, with Greg appearing on the Focus on the Family broadcast, and a sermon he delivered to a church in Egypt that went out to their television audience of over 6 million.

Stories of Impact

Board of Directors

Erik Peterson

Director

Jim Lindemann

Chairman and Treasurer

Kathy Branzell

Vice Chairman

Chris Abeyta

Director

Bob Reflogal

Secretary

executive team

Greg Stier

Founder & Visionary

Greg Stier founded Dare 2 Share in 1991. Since then, the ministry has equipped over one million teenagers to relationally and relentlessly share the Gospel of Christ. As a former church planter and pastor, Greg believes in the power and potential of the church to transform entire cities with the Gospel. As a former youth leader, he is committed to seeing this transformation erupt from the next generation. Greg is the author of 22 books and countless articles. He has appeared on CNN, CBN, TBN, Focus on the Family, Fox and Friends, and several radio programs. He is a regular contributor to Christian Post, Churchleaders.com, and Group Magazine.

Debbie Bresina

President

Debbie began serving the ministry in 1994 as a volunteer, and became the first full-time staff member in 1995. During that time, she has served as Executive Director, Executive Vice President of Ministry Advancement, and most recently since 2015, President. Although Dare 2 Share was her first ministry assignment, she brought an extensive marketing and business development perspective from her early career in technology. Debbie has an eye for strategy and a love for leadership development. Her commitment to the ministry is fueled by the desire to mobilize a generation with the hope and purpose she didn’t have as a teenager.

Jill Meador

Vice President of Operations

Jill Meador joined Dare 2 Share in 2014 and currently serves as the Vice President of Operations. Jill draws on years of operational and business management experience, including 10 years serving in local church ministry prior to joining D2S. She has a passion for organization, process improvement, and stewarding the ministry to its fullest potential.

Jason Lamb

Vice President of Ministry Advancement

Jason Lamb serves as Dare 2 Share’s Vice President of Ministry Advancement. He has over 20 years of ministry experience: half that time with Dare 2 Share and the other half in local church ministry. Fueled by his love for the Gospel and youth leaders, he leads a dynamic team dedicated to resourcing and encouraging our youth leaders all around the globe in Gospel Advancing Ministry.

Phil Hildebrand

VP of Marketing & Communications

Phil Hildebrand has been with Dare 2 Share for nearly 15 years, and currently serves as the Vice President of Marketing & Communications. Phil has over 30 years of ministry experience, holding various positions in marketing, advertising, strategy, brand management and product development.