KANSAS CITY, MO – Iconic North American architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s “church of the future” proved a fitting setting to introduce DisciplesNEXT, a new framework for church growth in a pandemic-informed ministry context. The three-day Leadership Academy, a hybrid event held at Kansas City, MO’s historic Community Christian Church in late October, drew more than 50 participants, including clergy, laity, and … Continue reading Leadership Academy: Changing the architecture of the church through DisciplesNEXT
Celebrating the Wounded Healers
Depending on whom you ask, the month of October is important to different people for different reasons. If you are fighting cancer, you may know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. If you have battled depression, you may know that October is Depression Awareness Month. If you are an abuse survivor, you may know that October is Domestic Violence … Continue reading Celebrating the Wounded Healers
Coaching sparks hope and new life
They are all around us! They are everywhere! Movement initiators that is - formally known as church planters. We are Disciples of Christ, a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world. As part of the one body of Christ, we welcome all to the Lord’s Table as God has welcomed us. By living faithfully into … Continue reading Coaching sparks hope and new life
Veteran New Church Leader Named Minister for New Church Strategies
INDIANAPOLIS — A veteran leader of new church efforts will assume the full-time leadership role for New Church Ministry after serving a year in a transitional role, according to an announcement by Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF). DCEF oversees New Church Ministry (NCM) on behalf of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Rev. Dr. Jose Martinez, who joined the … Continue reading Veteran New Church Leader Named Minister for New Church Strategies
There is a Balm in Chicago
Rebecca Anderson grew up Evangelical, but as a young adult, she didn’t consider herself a religious person. That didn’t mean she didn’t dip her toes in the waters of different communities of faith. And then she attended a local church in Boston at the suggestion of a fellow non-religious friend, which changed her life.