An empty street at night, a place of enduring faith

Street scene, La Habana Vieja, Cuba

Hold Fast. Stand Firm.

Understand how
the Church endures.

Learn firsthand how faith endures under pressure, and grow stronger in your own.

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Our Mission

We help Christians understand how the Church stands
when following Jesus costs everything.

EGroup's Center for Christian Endurance bridges teaching from Christians in restricted contexts with those in the freer world. We turn the lived wisdom of the persecuted Church into practical understanding for everyday Christians.

100+

Leaders trained directly, thousands more reached through conferences, podcasts, publishing, and partner seminaries

40+

Combined years of research and practical theology among Christians in restricted situations

15+

Years of growth: in homes, churches, seminary classrooms, and now the Center for Christian Endurance

What We Do

Three ways we connect the local and global Church.

Biblical Leadership Development

We train ministry leaders to grow their faith and stand firm in the face of cultural challenges.

Education & Knowledge Exchange

We turn the wisdom of leaders in restricted contexts into Bible-based teaching for the freer world.

Prayer Training & Disciplemaking

We teach believers worldwide to pray God’s Kingdom through hard seasons, building friendship and theology across cultures.

EGroup in prayer with a MENA region leader

Current Seminars and Programs

Equip your community with Christian Endurance Studies.

Choose the seminars best suited to your context.

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Featured Resources

From Our Leaders

From Dr. K.A. Ellis

Esther

Christian Endurance at its biblical source.

From Dr. Carl Ellis

Free At Last?

Christian Endurance closer to home.

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EGroup leaders and community commissioned in prayer

Ellises gathered in prayer, Atlanta, Georgia

Sustaining Support

Become a Monthly Partner.

We're inviting Monthly Partners to sustain the work of training leaders to better understand the high cost of following Jesus.

Together, $3,000 a month sustains our seminars, our streaming
from the Ministry Center, and travel for ongoing research.

$100+/Monthly — Sustaining Partner

$75/Monthly — most common

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Our Board of Advisors

Guided by trusted voices in the global Church.

Rev. Cyril Chavis
HBCU Link
15+ Years of Campus Ministry

Rev. C.A. †
The Two Cities Project
30+ Years, Latin America

Hannah Nation
Center for House Church Theology
20+ Years, East Asia

Rev. John Smed
Prayer Current, Canada
40+ Years, North America

Joshua Youssef
CEO, Help the Persecuted
20+ Years, MENA Region

Dr. Q. †
Grace Global Partners
40+ Years, Latin America

† Names withheld for security.

"Build your hope on things eternal."

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Understand howthe Church endures.

We help Christians understand how the Church standswhen following Jesus costs everything.