The Barnabas Group, Inland Empire
Stories

The ministries that move when expertise shows up.

These are the ministries IE Barnabas comes alongside. Each story is a marketplace leader matched to a specific operational challenge. Not a check.

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Who we're partnered with.

A few of the ministries that have presented at our gatherings. The list rotates, and we come alongside many more than you'll see here.

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Likewise Worship
Supports and mentors worship pastors nationally; sought connections, coaching, and church partnerships to expand into new cities.
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The Mailbox Club
Children’s evangelism producing Bible lessons worldwide; sought a strategic planner, development experts, and an HR specialist to scale.
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Young Life
Introduces adolescents to Jesus through relationships, clubs, and camps; sought Inland Empire awareness, volunteers, and local committee members.
Marketing
The Oikos Movement
Equips pastors and believers to live out the Great Commission; sought ambassadors, marketing services, and material translation.
Operations
The Riverbank Organization
Meets urgent physical needs for families in crisis from a dedicated warehouse; sought church connections, volunteers, and business partnerships.
Marketing
Misión de Caridad
Breaks the cycle of poverty for migrant and refugee women and children at the Mexico border; sought professional intros and a technology plan.
Operations
Hands & Feet Ministries
Outreach ministry housing elderly women and children, seeking facility help, donor acquisition, and a volunteer coordinator.
Marketing
ReWritten
Christ-centered mentoring for fatherless youth; sought branding, website development, and help building the right team.
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4G3
Middle East discipleship equipping persecuted and displaced Christian leaders; sought high-impact giving, marketplace influence, and business expertise.
Marketing
Living Shield Ministries
Chaplaincy ministry training chaplains for people in crisis; rebuilding after a founder's passing, it sought a marketing plan and leadership input.
Impact stories

What partnership has looked like.

Strategy · Love Life
★ Ministry of the Year · 2026

An advisory board that's still going strong.

Shon presented at a Barnabas dinner asking for help starting a localized advisory board. Nearly three years on, it has helped hire three new area directors and become a rock of wisdom and prayer.

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Strategy · The Lobiko Initiative

Blind spots she couldn't see on her own.

Leading a ministry can feel isolating. Through the Executive Directors Forum and quarterly convenings, Wilita found peer counsel that sharpens strategy and surfaces blind spots — and in three years, Lobiko's reach grew from about 7,000 lives to more than 15,000.

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Strategy · Engage to Go Ministries

Counsel that finances alone couldn't buy.

Front-lines festival outreach got more than volunteers — CPAs, attorneys, and business leaders sat with the team, asked hard questions, and helped a new director lead with confidence.

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Technology · Guidelines International

Choosing constraints as the ministry scaled.

After its footprint more than doubled, Guidelines worked with Barnabas partners on managing 100+ global initiatives — and left with the wisdom that the biggest danger to growth is complexity.

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Leadership · Mission to Children

Staffing for growth, not just openings.

Through the Executive Directors Forum and a one-on-one coaching connection, Byron reframed how he hires — a mindset shift that still guides how Mission to Children builds its team today.

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Strategy · Aid The Way

Walking alongside a founder from day one.

When her plans changed and Laura launched Aid The Way from the ground up, Barnabas partners didn't step away — they offered practical guidance, hard questions, and steady encouragement through the uncertain early stages.

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Generosity that stops at a check leaves the work undone.

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