MissionWorks — Organization Profile
MissionWorks is a Christian mission-resourcing organization based in Vancouver, Washington. The organization connects local churches and individuals to mission so that increasing numbers of believers actively serve in areas of the world’s greatest gospel need and opportunity. Its work focuses on helping people, churches, schools, and mission organizations do more in mission and do it better.
The organization’s core focus is providing mission-minded individuals, churches, mission organizations, and schools with resources, connections, training, tools, and standards for effective local and global mission work. MissionWorks serves people who are just beginning to explore mission, those looking for short-term mission opportunities, and organizations seeking to improve the quality, safety, and effectiveness of their mission trips.
MissionWorks serves from Vancouver, Washington, with a national and global ministry reach through its family of mission platforms and partners. Its ministry family includes Mission Connexion, Mission Guide, Mission Linked, Mission Armor, Mission Excellence, and MissionNext. Together, these resources help people attend mission conferences, find service opportunities, connect with supporters, obtain mission-trip coverage, improve short-term mission standards, and match people with opportunities to serve among the nations.
The organization operates through a family of ministries with complementary roles. Mission Connexion offers regional conferences and focus events that provide mission training. Mission Guide helps people search for mission trips according to service, ministry, and mission preferences. Mission Linked provides fundraising tools for sharing ministry stories with supporters. Mission Armor supports mission-trip safety through coverage for illness or injury. Mission Excellence helps churches, organizations, and schools implement better standards for effective kingdom service.
A distinctive part of MissionWorks’ approach is bringing mission mobilization, training, matching, fundraising, risk management, and short-term mission standards under one mission-support ecosystem. In 2025, MissionWorks announced that MissionNext was joining the organization, adding a platform designed to connect God’s people with opportunities to serve the Lord among the nations. This strengthens MissionWorks’ role as a connector for both people seeking mission opportunities and organizations seeking mission participants.
People can engage with MissionWorks by attending Mission Connexion events, using Mission Guide to search for mission trips, participating in MissionNext matching, joining MissionWorks membership, sponsoring or advertising through the ministry, donating, signing up for updates, or contacting the team. Churches, schools, mission agencies, and individuals can use MissionWorks resources to discover opportunities, prepare well, serve safely, and strengthen local and global mission engagement.
Key Links
- Website: https://missionworks.global/
- About: https://missionworks.global/about-us/
- History: https://missionworks.global/history/
- Statement of Faith: https://missionworks.global/statement-of-faith/
- Team and Board: https://missionworks.global/team-and-board/
- Mission Connexion: https://missionworks.global/mission-connexion/
- Mission Guide: https://missionworks.global/mission-guide/
- Mission Linked: https://missionworks.global/mission-linked/
- MissionNext Merger: https://missionworks.global/merger/
- Donate: https://missionworks.app.neoncrm.com/forms/missionworks-giving
Contact Information
- Phone: 503-360-1865
- Location: Vancouver, WA
Socials
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionWorks.global
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missionworks.global/
- X: https://twitter.com/MissionWorks
Leadership
- Brian Heerwagen — Chief Executive Officer
- Tory Ruark — Chief Operations Officer; MissionExcellence Director
- Melissa White — Marketing Director
- Brittany Busby — Executive Assistant
- Liz Schober — Bookkeeper
- June Cobean — Administrative Assistant
- Greg Short — MissionLinked Director
- Bill MacLeod — MissionConnexion Director
- Kathy Mort — MissionExcellence Training and Curriculum Director
- Dani Cypert — MissionGuide Customer Care Manager
- Shirley Radford — MissionConnexion Executive Assistant/Event Coordinator
- Jake Embleton — MissionConnexion Southwest Assistant Director
- Marti Wade — Board Chair
- Jamie Farr — Board Vice Chair
- Charlotte Kassis — Board Secretary
- Jeff McCauley — Board Member
- Dennis Fuqua — Board Member
- Randy Schmor — Board Member
- Isabel Lee — Board Member
- John Jordan — Board Member
- Jolene Erlacher — Board Secretary
- Jenny Collins — Board Member
- Jesse Kroeze — Board Member
- Jim Cross — Board Member
- Don Johnson — Board Vice Chair
- Nelson Malwitz — Board Advisor
