Become a Partner
Do you love surfing and love Jesus? Have you ever wondered whether these two passions can go together? Are you concerned at the state of the surfing culture? Christian Surfers International has formed a world community engaged in these issues. We encourage you to connect with Christian Surfers through your local mission. You can also partner with CSI through our mission partners program. This enables you to participate in international mission through financial support, our partner communication and in prayer. It doesn’t matter whether, how or what you surf, just as long as we connect!
DO YOU CONNECT?
To become a partner you would need to affirm the following:
OUR VISION “To be a Christian presence and witness to the world surfing community.”
OUR MISSION “To empower a global network of affiliates and individuals to share the gospel with surfers, help them become established in churches and do this together.”
OUR CORE VALUES
- EVANGELISING – We have evangelistic intent and focus on Christ and the Bible.
- SURFING – We are mobilising surfers to reach surfers using their surfing.
- PARTNERING – We build the bridge between the beach and the church and partner with other agencies.
- INTEGRATING – We are integrated in the local surfing and church communities.
- TRANSFORMING – We believe the Kingdom of God can change individual surfers’ lives and, through them, the surfing culture.
- SERVING – Our ministry is based on relationships of trust, earned by service.
- EMPOWERING – We are helping ordinary surfers fulfill their potential and are volunteer-based.
- INTERNATIONAL – We are an international family of missions called to the world surfing community.
GOVERNANCE
CSI has an international representative council, a board of directors and international staff. It is incorporated as a company in Australia. We are ‘faith financed’ in that staff raise their support. All leadership positions are qualified by the local church.
WHAT CSI PARTNERS SUPPORT
- The Surfers Bible in every major surfing language. Currently a surfer friendly NT has been produced in English, Japanese, French, Portuguese with new Spanish and revised English versions coming.
- A world network of missions, focused on national outreach that are supported and empowered by the CSI leadership with visitation, mentoring, resourcing and direction.
- Training of emerging leaders by implementing our Foundations Training, hosting conferences and leadership exchange.
- Expanding God’s kingdom to the every increasing number of surfing nations, many of which are closed to traditional missions.
WHAT CSI PARTNERS SAY
- “I have been able to give the Surfers Bible out to many of my friends, it is a great tool CS gave to me.” - Marcos, Brazil
- “My CS sticker on my board and t-shirt gives me opportunities to provoke conversations with my friends.” - Christoph, France
- “I am so stoked to hear how my financial support enabled an emerging CS leader to attend their international conference.” - Mike, U.S.A.
- “I have been pretty much the sole Christian surfer in my country and CS helps me to not feel alone.” - Paul, Barbados
- “My church is inspired reading the CSI magazine and our youth are challenged about how they can use their passions in God’s work.” - Andrew, South Africa
LEVELS OF CSI PARTNERSHIP
- GROM – A$50pa partnership including annual Prayer Calendar, bi-monthly Surf Report eNews, CSI sticker
- REGULAR – A$100pa annual Prayer Calendar + Bi-monthly Surf Report eNews + CSI Sticker + Surfers Bible + CSI T-Shirt + Outsiders DVD
- PRO – A$500pa 1 x Regular partnership + $400 AUD Donation
- WATERMAN – A$1000pa 1 x Regular partnership + $900 AUD Donation
We invite partners to renew on an annual basis.
Click here to download a PDF of our partnership brochure for more info.