power of the Gospel & potential of teens
Welcome!
We’re so glad to meet you and that you’re taking some time to learn about what we do. We are Dare 2 Share, a Colorado-based ministry that has been around for over 30 years, and we’re only getting started…
OUR MISSION
OUR VISION
WHAT
WE DO
At Dare 2 Share Ministries, we have one main goal: to see the Gospel advanced and disciples made among todayās youth.
It’s a tall order, but we know this isn’t just our heart and mission – it’s God’s! That’s why for three decades, we’ve been working to equip youth leaders to empower their students for relational evangelism. It’s a disciple-making cycle that turns youth ministries into Gospel Advancing ministries.
Here's our founder, Greg Stier, with more on who we are and what we do:
how
we
started
How we started
In 1991, a young pastor named Greg Stier had a vision to see teens sharing their faith and reaching their world for Christ. From this vision, Dare 2 Share Ministries was born.
In 1999, the Columbine High School shooting happened in Littleton, CO, mere minutes from the Dare 2 Share headquarters. This monumental tragedy brought the nation to its knees and triggered a turning point in Gregās career. Following those events, he resigned from a pastorate at a church in Arvada, Colorado to pursue his role at D2S full-time.
Since then, Greg and the ministry of D2S have impacted the lives of over a million students worldwide, motivating and equipping them to relationally reach those who donāt know Jesus with the Gospel message.
Today, Dare 2 Share is making a global impact for Godās kingdom through powerful events that equip teenagers to reach their world with the Gospel. In addition to teen evangelism training events, Dare 2 Share is leading a movement of Gospel Advancing leaders from all over the world, equipping them with tools to advance the Gospel in their ministries.
Our vision is a God-sized goal, and we know it is not possible by ourselves. We have only been able to continue training and equipping because of the Kingdom-hearted generosity of our amazing partners and donors. Without them, we would not be here fighting for the souls of our students. We need those who are passionate about youth knowing and sharing Christ. If the salvation of teens around world are on your heart, we ask you prayerfully consider partnering with us as a donor until our vision of every teen, everywhere, hearing the Gospel from a friend is not a vision but a reality.
our history
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, the current President of 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 Shareās 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, āEnergizing the Church to Mobilize youth to Gospelize their world!ā
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 worldās 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, CO with leaders who will multiply the movement in their own community and around the world.
YOU can play a part in this global movement to see every teen, everywhere hear the Gospel from a friend.
join us.
And it’s going to take all of us being committed to Christ’s cause to reach them!
join us.
YOU can play a part in this global movement to see every teen, everywhere hear the Gospel from a friend.
And it’s going to take all of us being committed to Christ’s cause to reach them!
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What people are saying about D2S...
Dare 2 Share Ministries has been a huge blessingā¦ itās helped my students go from having a ministry mindset to a movement mindset.
Francisco P.
Youth Leader
At 15 Dare 2 Share changed my life completelyā¦ I still use those same tools as a Youth Pastor now.
Dee S.
Youth Leader
What I love most about Dare 2 Share is the confidence they have in the power of the Gospel and the potential of today's teens. [Watch full video here]
Jim Daley
President, Focus on the Family
It's life changing for sure. You get a whole new perspective on life and you really learn how to be a disciple of God. And you learn how to help others understand this life we have through Christ.
Becca
Student