About Accelerate
A ministry accelerator that starts with people, not platforms.
Our mission
Accelerate is a ministry accelerator that identifies, field-tests, and develops new digital strategies to expand digital reach and Scripture engagement.
Our story
Launched in 2022, Accelerate was developed to help close the gap between the growing digital opportunities to reach young people and the ministry capacity needed to engage them effectively.
Rather than starting with a platform or a predetermined ministry model, Accelerate starts with people. We look for emerging leaders who are already creating, communicating, and building connections online. These leaders understand their own cultures, languages, and communities in ways that outside organizations often cannot.
Accelerate comes alongside these leaders to help them clarify their vision, strengthen their ideas, test new approaches, and develop digital ministries that can grow and serve their communities over time.
As a OneHope initiative, Accelerate contributes to OneHope’s purpose of engaging every child and youth with God’s Word and helping them grow in their faith.
Start with WHO
We believe emerging leaders are often best positioned to reach their own generation. They understand the conversations, creative expressions, digital spaces, and cultural realities that shape the lives of their peers.
Our approach is to identify people with vision, initiative, creativity, and a heart for ministry, then provide the relationships and support they need to develop their ideas.
The question that drives Accelerate is:
How would you reach your friends, peers, and the next generation with God’s Word online?
What Accelerate provides
Community and friendship
A community of leaders who can learn from one another, share ideas, collaborate, and encourage each other in ministry.
Strategic support
Coaching, mentorship, and guidance to help leaders clarify their vision, strengthen their approach, and develop practical ministry models.
Opportunity to scale
Connections, partnerships, and opportunities that can help promising digital ministry initiatives grow and reach more people.
Our approach to digital ministry
Accelerate encourages leaders to move beyond simply creating online content.
The goal is to build meaningful connections with people, create opportunities for spiritual conversations, engage audiences with God’s Word, and help people take steps toward discipleship and connection with the local church.