STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
WE DON'T SELL SPONSORSHIPS. WE BUILD PARTNERSHIPS.
Every Build Groups partner is invited, vetted, and values-aligned — companies we'd personally recommend to the churches we serve. If they're on this page, they've earned the trust it takes to be here.
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INVITED, NEVER SOLD
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VALUES-ALIGNED
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CATEGORY-EXCLUSIVE
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CHURCH-FIRST
One Per Category
Each partner holds exclusive space in their industry — no crowded expo floors, no competing logos.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
A RECOMMENDATION IS A
SACRED THING.
When a church asks us "who should we use for this?" — that question carries weight. Pastors trust us with their people, their budgets, and their buildings. So we treat every partnership like a recommendation we're personally making to a friend.
That's why we say no more than we say yes. Our partners aren't the highest bidders — they're companies whose product, culture, and heart align with what we're building. When you meet them at our conferences or work with them through our consulting, you're meeting companies we believe in.
Invited
PARTNERS ARE SELECTED AND VETTED — NOT SOLD A BOOTH
1/Category
EXCLUSIVE SPACE PER INDUSTRY — YOUR CHURCHES SEE ONE TRUSTED OPTION, NOT TEN
Tour-Wide
PARTNERS TRAVEL WITH THE NATIONAL SMALL GROUPS CONFERENCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Pictured:
Nick Edwards (Build Groups) with Kelly Love from Trail Life USA
MEET OUR PARTNERS
COMPANIES WE TRUST WITH CHURCHES WE LOVE
DESIGN • DEVELOPMENT • CONSTRUCTION
GOFF COMPANIES
A national design-build firm devoted to helping churches steward their biggest physical decisions — from master planning to construction — with ministry impact as the blueprint.
♦ Facility master planning & feasibility guidance for growing churches
♦ Design-build expertise shaped around ministry strategy, not just square footage
♦ On-site at our conference tour stops — bring them your building questions
CHURCH MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
PLANNING CENTER
The operational backbone for thousands of churches — scheduling, giving, check-ins, and groups, all in one system built to lighten the load on volunteer and staff teams alike.
♦ Unified platform for people, giving, groups, and service planning
♦ Built to scale with a church, from plant to multisite
♦ Trusted by the vast majority of churches already using ChMS software nationally
GUEST FOLLOW UP & CONNECTION
VISITOR REACH
A guest-engagement platform that helps churches turn first-time visitors into next-step disciples — closing the gap between "they showed up" and "they came back."
♦ Automated, personal-feeling follow-up sequences for first-time guests
♦ VisitorTap technology bringing real-time guest capture to the conference floor
♦ Built to connect into your church's broader tech stack — including Gloo and PushPay
CARE MINISTRY & CHURCH MENTAL HEALTH
HOPE MADE STRONG
Founded by mental health clinician Laura Howe, Hope Made Strong equips church leaders to build sustainable care ministries — helping congregations support their communities without burning out staff and volunteers in the process.
♦ Practical training and coaching to prevent care-ministry and pastoral burnout
♦ Cohorts, care labs, and a podcast built specifically for church care teams
♦ Hosts the Church Mental Health Summit — a resource churches can plug straight into
ALL MEN'S MINISTRY
TRAIL LIFE USA
A national mentoring ministry raising up boys into godly, courageous men — through outdoor adventure, biblical character development, and consistent adult leadership.
♦ Weekly troop-based mentoring built on faith, character, and adventure
♦ A ready-made discipleship pathway for churches without a boys'& mens ministry of their own
CHURCH PLANTING
SEND NETWORK SBTC
A church planting partnership seeking to plant healthy, multiplying churches in every community across the state of Texas— specifically helping churches discover, develop, and deploy planting teams from within their own walls.
♦ Assessment, funding, and coaching for churches sending out planters
♦ A residency pathway that trains future planters through 12–18 months of hands-on ministry experience
♦ A built-in "sending family" model — churches don't plant alone, they plant with a partner walking every step
MERCHANDISE
CHURCHMERCH by UTEES
A custom apparel partner helping churches and ministries show up unified, look sharp, and turn merch into a tool for outreach, belonging, and fundraising—handling design, decoration, and fulfillment so leaders can stay focused on ministry.
♦ World-class design and decoration for any size project—from baptism and VBS shirts to branded staff apparel and conference merch
♦ A streamlined ordering experience backed by exceptional customer care, taking sourcing and production off your plate
♦ Merch that does more than look good—built to strengthen community, extend outreach, and fuel fundraising campaigns
Discipleship Pathway
ROOTED
Are you confident your church has a sustainable discipleship plan that cultivates a thriving discipleship culture?
If you're seeking a better answer to this question, we invite you to explore how the Rooted experience can guide your church in building an Acts 2 discipleship culture—one that connects
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your people with God,
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the church,
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and their purpose,
resulting in discipleship rhythms that cultivate continuous transformation in Jesus.
GROUP LEADER APP
FIVE LOAVES GROUPS
Simple, context-rich tools helping small-group leaders build biblical literacy through meaningful Scripture conversations and real-time question support.
FiLo gives leaders confidence.
Not confidence that comes from pretending to be an expert.
Not confidence because AI produced an answer.
Confidence that comes from careful preparation.
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Confidence that you have handled the passage responsibly.
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Confidence that you understand the literary, historical, cultural, and theological context.
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Confidence that you can see how the passage fits within the larger biblical narrative.
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Confidence that you know where Christians have agreed, where they have differed, and why.
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Confidence that you can lead meaningful discussion without turning group night into a seminary lecture.
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Confidence that you can answer hard questions with humility, truth, and care.
FiLo helps leaders prepare deeply, lead simply, and respond faithfully.
FOR THE CHURCHES WE SERVE
PARTNERS BRING REAL RESOURCES TO YOUR CHURCH.
Partnership isn't a logo swap — it's a pipeline of practical help flowing toward the local church. Here's what our partners put on the table for the churches in the Build Groups family.
TRUSTED EXPERTISE
Vetted specialists in their field — meet them face-to-face at every conference tour stop.
EXCLUSIVE RESOURCES
Tools, content, and offers created specifically for Build Groups churches and conference attendees.
CONFERENCE EXPERIENCES
Partners don't just set up tables — they help build the experiences that make our tour stops unforgettable.
FOR ALIGNED COMPANIES
THINK YOU BELONG ON THIS PAGE?
We keep this circle small on purpose — one partner per category, chosen for alignment over dollars. If your company serves the local church and shares our heart for volunteer-driven, relational ministry, we'd love to start a conversation.
VALUES FIT
Your culture and heart align with our mission — not just your product line.
CHURCH-FIRST
You genuinely serve the local church, and churches would thank us for the introduction.
OPEN CATEGORY
Your industry category isn't already held by a current partner.
Partnership inquiries go directly to our Director of Strategic Partnerships — a real person, not a form robot.