Disciples get a lot of flack for not knowing the Bible. Challenge this assumption by joining New Church Ministry in reading the scripture this Advent season! See the calendar below for the daily scripture and follow along as Rev. Dr. Jose Martinez, Minister of New Church Strategies, reads them aloud on Instagram Reels every day.
Join New Church Ministry for a candid conversation between Rev. Dr. Jose Martinez, Minister of New Church Strategies, and Rev. Wesley King, Program Coordinator. In this IMPACT webinar, they’ll discuss how DisciplesNEXT offers a framework for church growth in a pandemic-informed context, and how it can help set a course for the future of the Christian […]
A Conversation with Rev. Dr. Dick Hamm As New Church Ministry begins to roll out DisciplesNEXT across the denomination, we first look to where this church growth framework began: the 2020 Vision. In this IMPACT webinar episode with 2020 Vision for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) author and former General Minister and President, Rev. […]
What does contemplative action look like in our daily lives? Join Rev. Brian Frederick-Gray, Director of Justice and Advocacy Ministries for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada and host Rev. Dr. Jose Martinez, Minister of New Church Strategies, for an IMPACT webinar that explores this core competency of DisciplesNEXT, […]
What does Prophetic Advocacy look like in our daily lives? Join Rev. Cherisna Jean-Marie, Dean of the Disciples Divinity House at Vanderbilt University, and host Rev. Dr. Jose Martinez, Minister of New Church Strategies, for an IMPACT webinar that explores this core competency of DisciplesNEXT, its connections to spiritual formation, and what it has to […]
Do you want to know what Faith-Rooted Organizing has to do with New Church Ministry? Join Rev. Dr. Jose Martinez, Minister of New Church Strategies and Elizabeth Madeira, Organizer at Southern Christian Coalition. This IMPACT episode is sure to be one that speaks to the many ways that activism and ministry overlap and intersect! Can’t […]
Everyone can be an activist with the guidance of Omkari Williams, a life coach who guides readers of Micro Activism: How You Can Make a Difference in the World without a Bullhorn in identifying their “activist archetype” and mapping a personal action plan for engaging in small, change-making activities with potentially big impacts. In this […]
How does a place of worship move beyond activism into true community organizing? In this episode of New Church Ministry’s IMPACT webinar series, guest Rev. Dr. Dietra Wise Baker joined host and Minister of New Church Strategies Rev. Dr. Jose Martinez to explore the difference between organizing and activism, and why proximity has the power […]
Recently, Disciples have been starkly reminded of our call to be a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world. As the news cycle shares horrifying images and videos from the streets of Minneapolis, Chicago, and other cities in the United States, Bible verses have been shared by Christians across the theological and political spectrum. Some […]
The whole church throughout the United States and Canada, is invited to attend General Assembly 2026. Ephesians 3:14-21 invites the Stone-Campbell tradition of today and tomorrow to be rooted and grounded in the love of God that surpasses knowledge and barriers to build fuller relationships and ministries led by the limitless love of God. The […]
