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Who we are

Jesus.net is a worldwide network of over 120 organizations operating in more than 40 languages with the common dream and strategy of helping people take one step closer to Jesus every day. Together with individuals and organizations who support the work, we strive to make this dream a reality.

Our dream

We develop

We develop and share online tools and resources like A Miracle Every Day, YouVersion and The Life of Jesus film to spread the gospel. We use a unique stepping stones strategy to help online seekers grow in their faith.

We share

Our partners can use all the tools, technology, content and knowledge that is available in the network because we aim to reach every single person with the gospel in his/her own language. Our support team is available to assist our partners.

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Our History

1999

Launch the first French evangelistic website by Éric Célérier, with first visitor from Brazil

2001

Launch of E-learning course Why Jesus? In Dutch by EO - the Dutch Evangelical Broadcasting created by Jan-Willem Bosman, Richard Post, and Peter Scheele

2005

Connaitre Dieu (KnowingGod) website launches in French created by Éric Célérier and David Nolent at TopChrétien

2005

Jan-Willem Bosman & Éric Célérier get connected by Joseph Hoquet and start translating content into Dutch and French and connecting Connaitre Dieu to WhyJesus?

2005

First draft of the Stepping Stones model is created

2006

Launch of the website IkZoekGod.nl (IAmSearchingGod) created by Wouter van der Toorn (Agapè Netherlands)

2006

Requests for several KnowingGod websites in, for example, Arabic and Chinese done by David Nolent and Éric Célérier

2007

Henryk Krol at CCM Ministries begins translating the website and e-course into Polish

2009

The Jesus.net name is chosen at the Connaitre Dieu conference, and the website domain Jesus.net is bought by TopChrétien

2009

Jan-Willem Bosman and Arjo de Vroome move from EO to Agapè Netherlands to expand the WhyJesus? concept into new languages

2011

Partnership is formed with the Billy Graham Association

2012

The Jesus.net non-profit is founded and an Executive Team and Board is established

2013

The Swiss partners at Campus Crusade for Christ launch MyStory.me

2015

The daily email A Miracle Every Day is launched in French by Éric Célérier

2015

First Sandy Tales video is produced

2016

Jesus.net connects with the businessman that bought the rights to the film The Life of Jesus and starts airing on YouTube

2017

Staff members officially start working with Jesus.net as their employer

2017

Jesus.net moves into the Watertower in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, as their home base

2018

Jesus.net becomes the European representative for the YouVersion Bible App

2020

First Audio Guide is released

2022

The North and Latin America offices are established.

Our identity

Our team

The worldwide Jesus.net network of online ministry partners is backed by a support team based in the Netherlands. To serve people locally, Jesus.net also has regional offices, with one based in the USA and two being developed—in Latin America (LATAM) and in Asia.

Global office

Jan-Willem Bosman, Executive Director

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"It is my dream to see people who are searching for Jesus, find him through technology and lead them to local faith communities. It is my desire that we, as Christians, are using cutting-edge technology from our Creator to enhance the Kingdom!”

Reinout van Heiningen, International Director

Connect

“I love to work with our partners around the world to develop strategies that fit their local context. You will find me more abroad than in the office to spend time with our partners.”

John van Leeuwen, Operations director

Connect

“My ambition is to make sure we have a solid foundation, where we can build and expand our mission, so that people might find God or that we help people grow in their faith. I love the fact that we use all kinds of technology to achieve that goal, and that I'm part of a great team doing all that!”

Norm Schulz, Director of Development

Connect

"I envision Jesus.net creating a global wave that engages people in a spiritual journey across time zones and in different languages as it circles the globe."

Regional offices

Financial accountability

Jesus.net is a 501C3 ministry organization (in the Netherlands: ANBI), which means gifts are tax-deductible in the USA and the Netherlands. Take a look here for more info or download our annual report 2021.

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