About
Dare 2 Share Ministries
We believe in the power of the Gospel and the potential of teenagers
Dare 2 Share is energizing a movement of Gospel Advancing leaders globally with training tools and resources that activate students to become lifelong disciple multipliers, sharing their faith with their friends, family, and their world.
Our Mission
Energizing the Church to mobilize youth to Gospelize their world.
We equip churches to inspire and mobilize their youth to become bold disciple-makers.
Through our free, practical tools and training, youth ministry leaders empower students to share Jesus confidently, igniting a movement that transforms their schools, communities, and beyond.
Our Vision
Every teen, everywhere, hearing the Gospel from a friend.
We want to see a world where every teen has the chance to hear the Gospel from a friend.
By equipping and empowering students for sharing the Gospel, we fuel a movement where the message of Jesus spreads through peer-to-peer relational evangelism, transforming lives and communities everywhere.
Our Strategy
Recruit, equip, and mobilize Gospel Advancing leaders to share the Gospel personally and mobilize teens to do the same.
Our strategy is to find and empower passionate youth leaders to spread the Gospel and train their students to do the same.
Through free practical resources and a Gospel Advancing framework, we equip leaders to model and teach relational evangelism, creating a ripple effect where teens are mobilized to reach their peers, sparking a Gospel sharing movement in their schools and, ultimately, their communities.
Partnering with leaders to reach every teen, everywhere with the
hope of Jesus.
Partners
This vision is too big and too important to accomplish alone. Dare 2 Share partners with like-minded ministries across the globe to help us train teens and youth leaders to share their faith. If we’re going to reach the world’s 1 billion teenagers, it’s going to take all of us making and multiplying disciples.
Here are the partners who share our heart for teenagers to know Jesus.
Our
Impact
Last year, Dare 2 Share engaged 6,613,364 leaders and students in over 90% of the world’s countries with training and resources so that teens everywhere can hear the Gospel. Read our annual report here.
Join us in reaching a generation for Christ
through a generation of faith-sharing youth.
What
youth pastors
are saying
LukeLeader in Washington, USA
No ministry has had a bigger impact on me, on our students, on our networking relationships than Dare 2 Share has, and I am really grateful for that.
Kyembe Leader in Zambia
Dare 2 Share has helped me to understand God fully. Their sessions on one vision, seven strategies, and five truths have really opened up my mind about God and the Gospel. I have also learned that creating a good relationship before preaching to them is very important.
BrandonLeader in Missouri, USA
Dare 2 Share impacted our ministry by giving us the tools to train and equip our students. It has also helped set the pace on how/what we program throughout the year in our youth ministry. It has also helped our leaders in our ministry to grab ahold of our bold vision through Gospel Advancing.
Every youth group is different but the mission
shouldn’t
be.
When your teens take ownership of their faith and share the Gospel with their peers, you’ll witness God working in your youth ministry in unimaginable ways! No matter what your youth group looks like, Dare 2 Share’s resources can help spark a Gospel Advancing movement in your community.
How we
work
Events
Dare 2 Share events spark lasting life change by challenging students to step into their faith and experience God at work—while equipping youth leaders to guide them in their discipleship journey.
Resources
Dare 2 Share’s free youth ministry resources help leaders prioritize evangelism, equipping students to grow in their faith and expand their Gospel influence—starting right in youth group.
How we
started
In 1991, a young pastor named Greg Stier had a vision to train teens to share the Gospel. When tragedy struck with the Columbine High School shooting, that vision became an urgent rescue mission to reach every teenager with the love of Jesus.
Our History
1991 | Ministry Begins
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Dare 2 Share Ministries is co-founded by Greg Stier and Jonathan Smith with the mission to train teens to share the Gospel.
Our first evangelism training conferences for students are held. Over the next 25 years, conferences grow in scale to include national tours of 11 cities and 50,000 teens trained in a single year
Debbie Bresina, a current Executive at Dare 2 Share, joins the ministry first as a volunteer and then as the first full time employee.
The Columbine High School shooting happens on April 20th, just minutes from Dare 2 Share’s offices. The tragedy, that left 15 dead, prompts Greg Stier to resign from a local pastoral position and lead D2S full time
Lead THE Cause launches as a full-week summer training for students and leaders to cultivate and spread a Gospel movement.
Following an in-depth research study, Greg Stier publishes Gospelize Your Youth Ministry, setting the stage for the Gospel Advancing movement to transform youth ministries around the country. Debbie Bresina also becomes the President of Dare 2 Share.
The Dare 2 Share mission statement is revised to make way for global impact, “Energizing the Church to Mobilize youth to Gospelize their world!”
The ministry transitions from in-person conferences to Dare 2 Share LIVE, a one-day simulcast event that brings teen evangelism training to locations across the globe.
The Life in 6 Words app is relaunched with Gospel-sharing tools and features that paved the way for the app and G.O.S.P.E.L. acrostic to be translated and contextualized in 25+ of the world’s top languages.
Lead THE Cause Virtual provides evangelism and disciple-multiplication training to students across the U.S. from their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dare 2 Share hosts the first Gospel Advancing Summit in Golden, Colorado, with leaders who will multiply the movement in their own communities and around the world.
Jason Lamb becomes the President of Dare 2 Share and Debbie Bresina transitions into a new role as the Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does Dare 2 Share partner with youth leaders globally?
Dare 2 Share collaborates with youth leaders worldwide by providing free, adaptable virtual events, conductible event materials, and contextually relevant resources. Dare 2 Share also partners with global organizations and supports and coaches ministry multipliers and leaders in diverse regions around the world. Dare 2 Share has 34,000+ Gospel Advancing leaders worldwide.
What impact has Dare 2 Share had in the past year?
Dare 2 Share impacts youth ministries around the world through offering free scalable events and resources.
You can read all about what Dare 2 Share did this past year on the 2024 impact page.
What is the mission and vision of Dare 2 Share?
Our mission is energizing the Church to mobilize youth to Gospelize their world. Our vision is every teen, everywhere, hearing the Gospel form a friend.
How can I learn more about Dare 2 Share’s history and its evolution?
You can learn the basics of the Dare 2 Share story here and more details of the major transitions through the years if you scroll down on this page.
The board of directors, annual reports, financial statements, and form 990s are all found here. Job opportunities are regularly updated and found at this location.
