GoTEN - Go To Every Nation
GoTEN is an acronym that means Go To Every Nation. Our name comes from the last words Jesus gave to his followers… Go make disciples of every nation (Mat 28).
Our Mission
We facilitate discipleship relationships among unreached people.
A relationship begins with a connection. Our ministry is located in central Phoenix where internationals live. We teach English and sewing classes, help refugee kids, and provide additional services needed by refugees in our neighborhood. These ministries help us love our neighbor the way Jesus does.
It is through this ministry context that we CONNECT and look for opportunities to share. While English is limited, refugees often communicate their burdens and joys as we visit their homes. It is during these visits that we seek to COMMUNICATE stories of hope from our own lives and God's Word. It is in the home that a true friendship begins. As we share life with our neighbors (visiting their homes and they ours) we begin to DISCIPLE our neighbors with the Truth from God's Word. This is how we facilitate discipleship relationships among unreached people.
A Place to Connect, Grow, & Learn
GoTEN has created a ministry context in Phoenix, AZ among unreached refugees. Approximately 83% of all refugees that have been legally resettled in Arizona have come from countries that are predominantly unreached… meaning it is less than 2% Christian. God has moved people with little access to the Gospel into our neighborhoods. GoTEN’s ministry context is centered around the GoTEN Training Center at 4801 N 19th Ave. The neighborhood is diverse, with immigrants from Afghanistan, Iraq, Myanmar, Nepal, Syria, and Somalia. At the GoTEN Training Center, we offer free English classes, sewing classes, kids programs, and other refugee services to assist newly arriving refugees. Our programs prioritize establishing long-term connections between Christians within the Phoenix metro area and unreached refugees. Volunteers from local churches who serve in the ministry become missionaries to the unreached. In essence, we are both a refugee ministry and a missionary training organization, as it is our desire to facilitate discipleship relationships among unreached people. This ministry context not only provides a wonderful opportunity for the local church to engage their unreached refugee neighbors, but it also makes for a great environment for missionary pre-field training. Goers with GoTEN or other partnered mission agencies can send their workers to Phoenix to serve in a ministry context that provides a classroom learning environment as well as a practical environment for application of ministry tools being learned. GoTEN is both a training and sending agency.
Our Training
We desire to help the Church to love God and love people. GoTEN's Training Center is located in a neighborhood that needs God's love. Our training center provides a ministry context for training the Church. Our practical training provides a hands on approach that connects with the head, heart, and hands. While you are connecting and learning about your new international friend's culture, we are training you in cross-cultural ministry skills such as understanding cultures, overcoming barriers, Bible storying, DBS, language learning and much more. Through the relationships you build in class, you can implement your training on the same day. GoTEN provides mentors to help model and assist as you visit the homes of refugee friends.
If you are local and want to get involved, we have options for you. If you are working with another mission agency and need training, we're here to help. If you don't know what God has for you and you are looking to explore possible next steps, we are ready to listen and help you discern.
Our Leadership
Bobby Cox
Role: President / Founder
Will Krueger
Role: Director of Staff Care
Braden Cox
Role: Communication / Mobilizer
Gracie Bass
Role: Administrative Assistant
Angie Cox
Role: Training Coordinator
Carla Nina
Role: Partnership Development
Jordan Smith
Role: Mobilizer
Board of Directors
Rodger Graham - Chairman
Bobby Hart - Vice Chairman
Stephen Streeter - Treasurer
Kyle Brown - Secretary
Chad Smith - Fundraising Committee Chair
Debbie Clark - Programs Committee Chair
Lisa Horner - Programs and Fundraising Committee Member