Editing Parachurch organization (section)

==Roles and organizations==
{{main|List of parachurch organizations|:Category:Evangelical parachurch organizations}}
Parachurch organizations perform a number of roles, including:<ref> Alvin Reid, ''Introduction to Evangelism'', B&H Publishing Group, US, 1998, p. 81 {{ISBN?}}</ref> 
* evangelistic crusade associations (patterned after the [[Billy Graham]] Association)
* evangelistic and [[discipleship]] ministries (such as [[ThereforeGo Ministries]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=About ThereforeGo Ministries (Formerly Youth Unlimited)|url=https://www.thereforego.com/us/|access-date=2020-12-28|website=ThereforeGo Ministries|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Youth With A Mission|Youth With a Mission]] ([[YWAM]]), [[InterVarsity Christian Fellowship]], [[Scripture Union]], [[Cru (Christian organization)|Cru]], [[Fellowship of Christian Athletes]], [[Christian Challenge]], and [[The Navigators (organization)|The Navigators]])
* music and print [[publisher]]s, radio and television stations, film studios, online ministries 
* study centers and institutes, [[school]]s, [[college]]s and [[university|universities]]
* political and social [[activist]] groups
* [[Social welfare|welfare]] and social services, including [[homeless shelters]], [[child care]], and [[domestic violence]], [[disaster relief]] programs, and food pantries and clothing closets, and emergency aid centers (such as the [[City Mission]]s)
* [[self-help]] groups
* [[Bible]] study groups