“Have you seen the movie Luca?” Rev. Pedro Ramos Goycolea Rev. Pedro Ramos Goycolea, the pastor of Comunidad Limen Christian Church, was trying to find the right words that would describe the ministry of his emerging community of faith. As the organizer of the first official Latinx, Spanish-speaking, open and affirming congregation in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), … Continue reading Finding faith and community in the margins with Comunidad Limen
Your Pentecost Offering Gifts Boost Ministry to Folks in Springfield, MO
The Connecting Grounds (TCG) has always been a Disciples congregation, it just didn’t know it. That’s what Christie Love’s good friend, a Disciples of Christ pastor, told her when she called in the middle of June 2020. TCG’s landlord had just informed the new Springfield, MO, congregation that it must move or end its ministry doing … Continue reading Your Pentecost Offering Gifts Boost Ministry to Folks in Springfield, MO
How the church can respond to sexual assault
A condensed version of this post appeared in the April issue of the New Church Know-It-All. “Every 68 seconds an American is Sexually Assaulted,” according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN). The Canadian Women’s Foundation reports that sexual assault occurs at a rate of 22 incidents per 1,000 people aged 15 and … Continue reading How the church can respond to sexual assault
Jose Martinez announced as transitional NCM leader
Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF), which oversees New Church Ministry (NCM) on behalf of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), announces a transitional leader for the NCM Team. Jose Martinez, Associate Minister of New Church Strategies, will join outgoing Minister of New Church Strategies Terrell McTyer in overlapping leadership until the end of January, when … Continue reading Jose Martinez announced as transitional NCM leader
NCM leader accepts new post; interim to serve transition
Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF), which oversees New Church Ministry (NCM) on behalf of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), announces the leader of NCM will step down at the end of January. Terrell L. McTyer, Minister of New Church Strategies, has accepted a position as Executive Director of Global Marketing and Innovation at The … Continue reading NCM leader accepts new post; interim to serve transition
Leadership Academy expands its reach but keeps God’s work as its focus
150 registrants. 16 workshop leaders. 15 vendors. Seven denominations. All coming together for three days! Despite being held online for a second year running, this didn’t stop church planters, regional representatives, and lay leaders from taking part in New Church Ministry’s Leadership Academy. In fact, registration was almost double what it was in 2020, with attendees reflecting age … Continue reading Leadership Academy expands its reach but keeps God’s work as its focus
Understanding God and the church at the Water the Plants Prayer Summit
In her teaching on the spiritual discipline of prayer at the recent Water the Plants Prayer Summit, Rev. Dr. Martha Brown, a member of the Board of Directors for Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF), recounted the story of Jacob to both returning and first-time attendees of the Water the Plants initiative’s prayer-focused virtual event. As Rev. Dr. Martha told it, … Continue reading Understanding God and the church at the Water the Plants Prayer Summit
“We’ve got some work to do.” Increasing accessibility through ASL
For the past few years, New Church Ministry has worked hard to make its services accessible to Disciples across the United States and Canada. It has provided Pentecost Offering resources in different languages, including Korean, Spanish, and French. The ministry has recorded all of its New Church Hacks episodes so that people who can’t be present at the time can view … Continue reading “We’ve got some work to do.” Increasing accessibility through ASL
Finding a path to God with Ekklesia Global
Michelle Beech lives and works in Spartanburg, South Carolina. In her words, that’s not where she’s from, but that’s where God has her now. Due to her father’s career as a minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), she’s lived all over the United States. So it’s fitting that her new community of faith, Ekklesia Global, … Continue reading Finding a path to God with Ekklesia Global
What a congregation for those impacted by incarceration can teach the church about welcoming all
Rev. Dr. Louis Threatt never thought he’d be a pastor. But that changed when he became a prison chaplain in North Carolina, where he noticed a disconnect between church and prison. In a recent video call with New Church Ministry, Rev. Dr. Louis tells us that there’s both a lack of prison ministries and congregations doing … Continue reading What a congregation for those impacted by incarceration can teach the church about welcoming all