Groundwire Ministry

Groundwire Ministry is an international Evangelical Christian discipleship, Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization. It prefers to present itself as interdenominational and also employs staff from non-evangelical Christian denominations. It was founded in the 1990s by Sean Dunn, as an extension of his Champion Ministries.
It is a media and technology-based ministry where people can come online in an instant message format (Live Chat) to speak with a trained coach.
History
Groundwire Ministry was founded in 2004 by Sean Dunn and co-founders Dan Yeazel and Jamison Brown in USA.
Sean Dunn is President of Groundwire has been in full-time Christian youth work for over 30 years. He has served in local church youth ministries, and in 1997, he began travelling full-time as a speaker and author. Although he was finding success through those outlets, he began to ask the question, “How do we reach the ones that don’t want to be reached? How do we influence the ones that aren’t asking the right questions and won’t come where we are?” After praying and studying trends and culture, the strategy for Groundwire was born, Sean Dunn invested money to form Groundwire, but at his first attempt, he failed and was not able to form it, Dunn had hope in God to form Groundwire but at his 2nd attempt, he succeeded and successful formed Groundwire Ministry, Dunn kept his ministry's name as "Groundwire" because he believes that the leg is a wire connected to the ground, and due to gravity the leg is always on the ground.
In 2004, Sean Dunn hired a group of computer programmers and developed a software called EchoGlobal that enables volunteer coaches to chat with a person and fulfil their needs. Sean Dunn paid his three-fourth of his Allowance and developed the software. co-founders Dan Yeazel and Jamison Brown also help Dunn for the formation of the ministry, Dan Yeazel, a pastor, provided Dunn full support from his church, Jamison Brown is the son of Dan Yeazel, Jamison helped his father to provide money and support. Sean Dunn built a group of volunteer coaches who is able to be available to encourage, support, help and fulfil their chatter. During 2004, Sean Dunn had a group of 576 volunteer coaches for encouraging, supporting, helping and fulfiling their chatter.
During 2004 and 2010, 6.3 million people came online to Groundwire to seek encouragement, support and help, the group of volunteer coaches has increased from 576 to 2523 volunteer coaches.
Since 2010, Groundwire Ministry has started visiting houses to share the Gospel, support and encouragement to the people.
During 2010 and 2018, More than 19 million people came online to Groundwire to seek encouragement, support and help, the group of volunteer coaches has increased from 576 to 6431 volunteer.
In 2020, More than 1 million people came online to Groundwire to seek help and the group of volunteer coaches has increased from 6431 to 7900 volunteer coaches.
Beliefs
Groundwire Ministry's volunteer coaches comes from a range of Christian denominations. Its volunteer coaches includes followers of Catholicism, Protestantism and Eastern Orthodoxy. Around the world, its volunteer coaches includes followers of different religions or none. Its volunteer coaches participate in daily chat services. They stress that one can be a Christian in any culture.
Reactions
Alon Banks, on the National Network of Youth Ministries site, wrote: "Through buying time on influential TV stations (MTV, VH1, BET) and radio outlets (hip-hop, country, rock), these Christ-centered commercials take light into the midst of darkness."
Religion News Service announced an outreach and fundraising campaign by Groundwire, writing: "The groundbreaking #JesusCares campaign provides an easy way for Christians to come together and promote a salvation message video and the opportunity for their friends and followers to chat live online with one of Groundwire’s spiritual coaches. Groundwire is the only ministry that offers 24 hour per day, 7 day a week live chat opportunity with trained spiritual coaches."
Mike McGee, in Manna Express wrote of Groundwire's ads: "They’re beautifully produced but simple: twentysomething guys hanging out in a restored classic car, while one kid watches despondently from a distance. A girl living the popular life cuts class to sob alone in the high-school bathroom."
Groundwire respond to COVID
On Tuesday, the 24th of March, Groundwire saw 536 people place their trust in Jesus. God continues to prove that in the midst of a crazy world of social isolation, He is accessible. The paradigm of “Social Distancing”, in the midst of the Coronavirus chaos, is being encouraged so that germs don’t spread, but as isolation is urged, an opportunity is rising. If approached with compassion and understanding, those who are secluded are proving to be willing to consider and respond to the claims of Christ. The paradigm of "Social Distancing", in the midst of the Coronavirus chaos, is being encouraged so that germs don't spread, but as isolation is urged, an opportunity is rising. Confusion, fear, and chaos are increasing, and they are opening the door to consider faith. As so many searches for peace and hope, the claims of Christ are being embraced. Sean Dunn, the Founder/President of Groundwire points out that most in the younger generations (Millennial and Z) have not rejected the claims of Christ and Christianity, the majority have not been exposed to them, and their digital addiction can lead to those meaningful conversations.

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