Introducing the newest GCBI program
The GCBI Family is now expanding into the Philippines. If you would like to donate toward these amazing students and their journey to learn the Word of God, make sure you let us know your donation is for them. We’d love to see them supported, and God has already been at work doing this. The Russells have taken on the mission of bringing this work to that location, and they are busy growing a new group of future disciple makers!
Other GVO Ministries and Affiliate Partners
One Hour. One Book.
Over the last decade, GVO developed a teaching series and launched it as the “One Hour. One Book.” series. These teachings provide background to each of the 66 books of the Bible in under an hour! This resource has been used more than 2,500,000 times from all over the world. It wasn’t designed to be exhaustive, but it isn’t a Sunday School light approach either. This is for someone who seriously intends to look at a book of the Bible, but needs a place to start. Supporting this work helps our volunteer media team grow new resources!
Instituto Biblico Evangelico Italiano (IBEI)- Rome
Over the years, GVO has developed relationships with a number of wonderful ministries. One such relationship is with a fantastic Bible School near Rome, Italy. IBEI always aimed to be an open and available school for all Italian Evangelical Churches. Its vision is to carry out a service of biblical formation for the growth of the Church in Italy in view of spreading the Good News of salvation by grace alone through faith in Jesus Christ. With this vision, IBEI is a non-denominational association and considers the Bible as the authoritative and absolute reference in all matters of faith, ethics, and morals.
Great Commission Bible Institute
More than two decades ago, Global Vision Outreach (GVO) established the Great Commission Bible Institute (GCBI) in Florida. Hundreds of students have passed through the 10-month resident program that is now administered by an independent staff. GVO is now focused on building the international virtual program online. Supporting the “GCBI project” allows us to develop and support the translation of these lessons into a variety of languages for use around the globe. If you desire to give to the school operations in Florida, please do this through their website (button below). If you desire to help with the online project, please donate to Global Vision through our donate button.
GCBI- North (Canada)
In 2018, Renew Church of the Greater Toronto Area forged a partnership with GCBI to form GCBI North. GCBI North uses the exact same curriculum as GCBI and has adapted the GCBI ministry experience to the Canadian, multicultural, secular, pluralistic culture of Toronto. GCBI North is ideally suited to students seeking a short-term Bible school experience whether as a gap year option or a stepping stone to college, university or other future aspirations. If you desire to give toward the campus in Canada, we encourage you to do so through their website. If you desire to help with the online project, please donate to Global Vision through our donate button.
The Teaching Ministry of Dr. Randall Smith
Dr. Smith has Pastored three local churches, and traveled the lands of the Bible for nearly 40 years. He is actively teaching and discipling students and young Pastors and mission staff from all over the world. He and his wife raised their children in Jerusalem and he developed the teams and tools used to instruct many in God’s word. He founded the Great Commission Bible Institute and One Hour. One Book, and authored many books and articles. From the decks of cruise ships to sitting on the back of camels, he continues to travel and teach students “on the road.” His schedule takes him back to Bible lands for more than half of the year each year!
Salem Biblical Garden (Republic of South Africa)
Salem Biblical Garden was established in 2011 on a farm on the slopes of the Paarl mountain in the Windmeul valley, Agter Paarl. The natural fynbos 300-hundred-year-old wild olive trees and granite rocks closely resemble parts of Israel. A path has been cut along the mountain where a number of artefacts and depictions of Bible Patriarchs has been built. The public are invited to came and “Journey through the Bible”. It starts with depictions from the book of Genesis and ends with the expected return of Messiah at the End of the Age. It is hoped that many people will visit the Garden and be inspired by the Word of God, enriching and building their faith in the Triune God of the Bible.