Thank you for saying yes to God's call.
We want to let you know you're not alone and help you build the team you need.
Have you ever needed help but didn't know who you could ask?
What if you could have the global body of Christ in your phone book?
Switchboard can connect you with Kingdom Consultants who bring their skills and experience to help move your mission forward.
Kingdom Consultants are believers who is willing to be available to share their skills, talents and experience with the body of Christ.
Lance has more than forty years of experience in public accounting consulting and advising business owners on taxation, financial reporting, and estate planning. He is available to connect with those who need help with accounting for both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.
Nick is a serial entrepreneur with experience as a marketing specialist. He's making himself available to help GCOs around the world grow and thrive.
Kat has volunteered in multiple ministry roles and wants to use her passion and experience to serve ministries around the world.
Becky grew up cross-culturally and then lived in Indonesia for 12 years. Her experience allowed her to provide mentoring and guidance to missionaries serving in that part of the world.
Jared served in ministry overseas for three years and is now a management consultant focused on business process improvement, governance, change management, and decision analysis. He's making himself available to help ministries around the world succeed.
Denton is a software engineer specializing in software architecture and DevSecOps who is passionate about writing great applications that help people! Peter has made himself available to Great Commission impact and is helping ministries identify web app solutions.
Scott is a seasoned business software professional who loves helping Faith-minded organizations become more effective in pursuing the Great Commission.
Rachelle is a problem solver at heart and has worked in experience marketing and field marketing for large Fortune 500 companies, along with extensive event-related experience. She is making herself available to help GCOs design life-changing experiences.
Joel is passionate about all things entrepreneurial, business, marketing and technology, and he is making himself available to serve others to help grow the kingdom of God.
Great Commission Organizations around the world are looking for believers like you to offer their skills, talents and experience with the body of Christ.
Claire is a missionary serving abroad who had some questions about my personal taxes, particularly about the foreign income tax exemption.
Pete serves with a ministry working in sensitive locations and wanted to talk with a cybersecurity expert to help him make sense of some of the software solutions they were considering.
Karen is about to move overseas and begin a new role. She wants to connect with a Kingdom Consultant who can help her take all those many details and break them down into attainable tasks, get a timeline set up, and then work the system.
Brent's ministry grew from having 3 computers to about 40, and was struggling with how to manage them. He reached out to a Kingdom Consultant to learn how he could tackle this challenge.
Jon is building a tech business as mission to benefit his community both financially and spiritually. He is looking to connect with someone who has experience building a tech-related small business.
Pete is considering rebuilding their current website to a new web app and wanted to talk with someone to identify options, challenges and next steps.
Andrew is starting a business as mission abroad and wants to connect with a Kingdom Consultant who might know the best accounting setup for this kind of business.
Rachel is working hard to combat human trafficking in Indonesia. The ministry is growing amidst many challenges. She wants to connect with a missionary who had served in the same area of the world and learn from their experience and perspective.
Fin leads a ministry in southeast Asia and is looking for help identifying good low-cost options for hosting a website and managing email communication.
Kirk works with unreached people and is looking for help with business development and school development in Africa.
Kim just needed help setting up a spreadsheet and making it functional to track some key ministry details
Fin is leading in a ministry and wanted to connect with a Kingdom Consultant to help him make a fundraising plan.
Download the Find Your Impact guide to explore what great commission opportunities await you.
Download the Build Your Dream Team worksheet to imagine what it would look like to have your mission at full capacity.
There is still a big job to be done, and you're not alone.
There are people who can and want to help your mission succeed. Let us help you connect to them.
What kind of help you need.
With people who can help.
The mission forward together.
We want you to find meaningful opportunities to steward your God-given talents.
Create a profileIt all starts with just signing up. You will receive an email after registering for an account that will take you to the next step.
Answer a couple questions about your organization. This will help Kingdom Consults (KCs) connect with you. And you can always come back and update your profile as needed.
Once your profile is set up, you can immediately access the Switchboard catalog of topics for conversations with Kingdom Consultants. Begin browsing to find the help you need.
When you've found the topic you want to discuss, you can submit a request. The connection request will be sent to multiple KCs who have made their expertise available on the requested topics. The Switchboard system will match you with the first available KC to help you.
Both the KC and GCO are sent an email so they can coordinate how they want to have the conversation.
You and the KC have a one-hour conversation focused on the topic you requested you move the mission forward together
After the conversation, the KC and GCO receive a survey to provide feedback to help Switchboard continue hosting impactful conversations.
After you initial conversation, you can choose to stay connected with the KC. It's up to you and them.
The journey continues as you can come back and request as many conversations as you need.
Provide expertise in an initial short connection to help GCOs move the mission forward. Conversations are currently available in several categories.
We will update the catalog in two primary ways:
As we hear needs from Great Commission Organizations, we will add new categories that will contain various specialties.
As we hear from our Kingdom Consultant community, we will expand the specialties offered in each category to better represent the value they can bring to the Great Commission.
If you have ideas for categories or specialties, please share them. We want to hear from you as we grow the platform.
Everything you need to know about connecting for conversations.
Absolutely. Here's how we suggest you make the most out of Switchboard.
Connect with Kingdom Consultants to help your mission, your organization, or you/your family.
Our KCs are gifted in all sorts of areas, meaning that they can directly support the activities of your organization, help you run a more effective organization, or even help you and your family directly. Check out this article to learn more about how our KCs can provide three-fold empowerment to those serving the Great Commission.
Create multiple requests at a timeWe don't limit the number of requests you can create. Go ahead and create a request for some marketing help, some business coaching help, and some website design help. We can start recruiting and help you assemble a team in no time!
First, let us know at your earliest convenience. The easiest way to do so is to send a message to concierge@globalswitchboard.io. Our concierge is copied on all of the connections we make via email, so you should always be one click away from our concierge.
As of 08-28-2023, our app is completely free for all Great Commission organizations using our platform.
At present, it currently takes an average of 45min to get connected to a Kingdom Consultant after creating your initial request.
Yes! You can check out the catalog on our website to learn more about the kinds of connections you can create on the platform.
If your organization works in a high risk or sensitive context. Please consult your organization’s cybersecurity department about using online services and communicating with other users on Switchboard.
You can also review Switchboard's security recommendations for GCOs.
All user information is stored in encrypted databases & transferred using encrypted internet protocols.
It can be either. When an organization is large, we find the greatest impact often comes from supporting those in the field. But the experience and skills available at Switchboard are also very applicable to those leading in organizational roles.
During the registration process, you will see questions to help you assess what roles you may need.
If you're still not sure you can schedule a conversation with an operator who will walk you through a discovery session to explore where you can find the most help.
Many times a simple conversation or task reveals a broader issue that requires more time.
Sometimes the KC from the initial conversation is able to work on the resulting project. But other times, they may not have the time or expertise needed.
But don't worry. All you need to do is make another more specific request now that you know more clearly what you need.
You will initially direct messages through the Switchboard, where the communication will evolve into possible emails or texts.
Once connected, you can coordinate schedules and communication methods.
You may request several conversations at the same time, but a better question may be, how many KCs can you juggle at a time?
We suggest starting with big things first, those priorities with the greatest impact on your day and/or organization, slowly increasing your bandwidth.
Remember, you can return to the Switchboard at any time to submit additional requests and make additional connections.
We're in it with you for the long haul.
The conversation is just the beginning. Many requests can be solved within the hour. Others, not so much.
If there is more work to be done, finish the conversation by identifying the next steps.
At the end of the conversation, the GCO and the KC may mutually decide to continue the connection with a follow-up or a project if more help is needed, but this should not be an expectation.
It's just a one-hour conversation around a specific topic. It could be done through a video conferencing tool, WhatsApp, or any number of other ways to connect.
This initial connection between the GCO and the KC is not necessarily to solve all the issues. Just make a connection first and discuss the topic or task at hand. If that task can be solved or a resolution plan layout within the hour, great.
At the end of the conversation, the GCO and the KC may mutually decide to continue the connection with a follow-up or a project if more help is needed.