The New Church Ministry team is called to train, equip, assist, and multiply emerging and affiliating congregations and leaders.
Jose Martinez
Transitional Minister of New Church Strategies
Jose Martinez serves as the Transitional Minister of New Church Strategies.
He also created a ministry as an Incubate participant with the National Benevolent Association called StoryWagen. Additionally, he is co-planter of Multi Nation Christian Church, which is the largest and only Haitian Ministry in the Midwest for the Disciples of Christ and along with planting MissioKC Church. Co-vocationally, he is an endorsed Protestant Chaplain, at the 139th Airlift Wing in St. Joseph, Missouri and a chaplain with Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
He has served in different capacities in ministry from the regional level to local congregations by bringing innovative and entrepreneurial ideas about the shifting paradigm of church. His mixture of talent, tenacity, and experience has helped him in all contexts of ministry, which was recognized by the Air National Guard in 2016 by awarding him the Samuel Stone award.
Jose looks forward to bringing that same energy to his role as the Associate Minister of New Church Strategies and edifying the missional culture in the teaching, equipping, assisting, and multiplying of leaders within the CC (DoC) movement for wholeness in a fragmented world.
Joi Robinson
Associate Minister of New Church Strategies
Joi Robinson oversees the Coaching program for our ministry. In this capacity, she recruits and trains coaches that reflect the demand for New Church Ministry and the diversity of Disciples, walking alongside New Church pastors and leaders as they move through the various stages of the launch process. To help them remain on track and accountable for the goals they have set for themselves and their new faith community, Robinson matches New Church pastors and leaders with experienced coaches who – through prayer, encouragement, active listening, and strategic questioning – provide support as they encounter the various aspects of church planting.
Wesley King
Program Coordinator
As the newest member on staff, Wesley King supports the ministry with administrative tasks including calendaring/scheduling, travel arrangements, reports, contacts, and project management, note-taking, expense processing, event logistics coordination, metrics oversite, research, and more.
New Church Coaches
Steven Smith, Joey Cotto, Esther Robles, Sandy Harvey, David Manuere, Rogelio Martinez, Chad Delaney, Martin Tapia, Soriliz Ramos, Francisco Ramos, Tony Rodriguez