Highly Trusted

Crossroads Asia

About Crossroads Asia

Our Mission:At Crossroads Asia, we find our purpose in creatively engaging unreached peoples at the crossroads of commerce and spiritual need, igniting Christ-centered Church Planting Movements in India, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.Why Focus on these Six Countries?Some 48% of the world’s unreached people reside in these six geographically-concentrated countries, totaling 1.56 billion unreached people across 2,856 unreached people groups. Pursuing a "Crossroads" Strategy:Unreached peoples, from difficult-to-access places, tend to travel, work, and live along the main roads of commerce. That’s where we meet them, working along these main roads—just as Paul did—when he followed the Roman trade routes that connected countries. Those who trust Christ are discipled and equipped to multiply themselves and plant churches.Three Key Ministries:1. Church Planting: Our national partners work faithfully among the unreached in our focus areas (i) sharing the Gospel broadly, (ii) discipling “Persons of Peace” to grow in Christ and become church planters among their people, (iii) and planting churches themselves, with the goal of igniting Church Planting Movements. 2. Equipping: Our training team provides a strategically important hub, hosting commerce-related outreaches and discipling our church planters. 3. At-Risk Children: In the Crossroads Cities in which we work, we seek to rescue at-risk girls, 8-12 years old, from human trafficking. This is a serious problem associated with Crossroads Cities, which cannot be ignored.

What “Highly Trusted” Means

Highly Trusted reflects a ministry's commitment to operating transparently and accountably beyond Christian-specific stewardship standards alone. This ministry has been verified against fourteen of fifteen criteria of The Most Trusted Standard — demonstrating biblical financial integrity, sound governance, and a complete framework of governance policies.

What distinguishes Highly Trusted is the additional commitment to public transparency. This ministry has made its financial records, governance information, and program reporting accessible to the public, putting its operations in the open where any donor can examine them.

What We've Verified

This ministry has been verified against 14 of 15 criteria in The Most Trusted Standard.

Faith Foundation

  • Christian Statement of Faith Affirms a clear, public statement of faith aligned with historic orthodox Christian doctrine. Verified
  • Biblical Mission and Stewardship Operates with a mission explicitly grounded in Christian principles and biblical stewardship of resources entrusted to it. Verified
  • Christian Accountability Maintains accountability to recognized standards of Christian financial integrity and ministry stewardship. Verified

Financial Integrity

  • Independent Financial Review Undergoes annual independent financial audit, review, or compilation appropriate to organizational size and complexity. Verified
  • Reasonable Compensation Practices Discloses executive compensation and demonstrates compensation practices appropriate to the organization's size, scope, and sector. Verified
  • Donor Intent Honored Honors donor intent on designated and restricted gifts, ensuring contributions are used as donors directed. Verified

Governance and Leadership

  • Independent Governing Board Operates under an independent governing board with a majority of members who are not staff, related to staff, or otherwise compromised in independence. Verified
  • Documented Conflict-of-Interest Policies Maintains and follows documented conflict-of-interest policies to protect the organization and those it serves. Verified
  • No Outstanding Concerns Shows no unresolved regulatory, legal, or accountability concerns that would compromise donor trust. Verified

Transparency and Effectiveness

  • Truthful Communications Communicates truthfully and accurately in fundraising appeals, public communications, and donor reporting. Verified
  • Active Program Activity Consistent with Mission Demonstrates active program activity consistent with the organization's stated mission and purpose. Verified
  • Comprehensive Public Financial Disclosure Makes complete financial records and Form 990 (or applicable equivalent) accessible to the public through recognized third-party platforms. Verified
  • Public Governance and Program Reporting Publicly discloses board composition, key leadership, and detailed program information so donors can see how the organization is run and what it does. Verified
  • Full Suite of Governance Policies Maintains and discloses a complete framework of governance policies, including whistleblower and document-retention policies in addition to conflict-of-interest protections. Verified
  • Independent Performance Evaluation Has undergone independent evaluation of financial efficiency, program spending, and operational performance against rigorous sector benchmarks, with results confirming performance at the highest standard. Not verified at this tier

Crossroads Asia meets our Highly Trusted tier standards. Most Trusted ministries additionally demonstrate independently evaluated performance against sector benchmarks.