Stand to Reason (STR)

Greg Koukl founded Stand to Reason in 1993 and still serves as its president. The ministry’s aim is practical: to help ordinary Christians think clearly about what they believe and talk about it graciously — with a neighbour, a classmate or a sceptical relative, not only on a stage.

Its core idea is what it calls the Ambassador Model — knowledge, wisdom and character held together. Koukl’s best-known book, Tactics, turns that into a game plan for everyday conversations about faith, and it has been published in Polish as „Taktyka”.

• Founded
  1993, by Greg Koukl, who serves as president
• Based in
  Signal Hill, California
• Legal status
  A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 33-0604522. The board is chaired by William Bradford
• You get
  Podcasts (STR Weekly, #STRask, Thinking Out Loud), articles, videos, an app, small-group curriculum and the Reality student apologetics conference
• Training
  STR U, a free online training programme for becoming an ambassador for Christ. It is ministry training, not an academic degree or an accredited course
• Local groups
  Outposts — local groups led by volunteers who affirm the statement of faith and have their church’s approval. STR does not charge for Outposts
• Cost
  Podcasts, articles, STR U and Outposts are free. Recordings and merchandise in their online store are paid
• Statement of faith
  Published on str.org, in 14 points
• Financial reporting
  Form 990 filings are publicly available through ProPublica, and the donate page displays a Charity Navigator four-star rating
• Languages
  English
• Polish
  Greg Koukl’s book Tactics is available in Polish as „Taktyka. Plan gry, czyli jak rozmawiać o wierze chrześcijańskiej” (2020), also as an audiobook
• Contact
  (800) 2-REASON · (562) 595-7333 · 1438 E. 33rd St., Signal Hill, CA 90755
• What we checked
  The founding year, leadership, address, training and cost come from str.org, and the legal status from STR’s donate page and its public 990 filings. The Polish edition of Tactics comes from Polish booksellers’ listings. Audience figures are not published

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