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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220427T150000
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SUMMARY:Trauma-informed Church in Pandemic Recovery
DESCRIPTION:Season 4\, Episode 1\n\n\n\n\n\nThese past few years have been very strenuous for our whole community. With issues on top of the pandemic such as police violence\, the threat of war\, and other collective traumatic experiences\, the need to not only understand how trauma affects an individual’s spirit but how to walk alongside those who are experiencing the responses to trauma is crucial in today’s age. The term ‘Trauma Informed Ministry’ is becoming more commonplace for congregations. Utilizing the work from the field of Trauma Informed Care\, this New Church Hacks episode: \n\n\n\nFamiliarized participants with the language of being trauma-informedProvided principles on how to help with trauma responses without retraumatizing individualsExplored spiritual practices that help to center oneself in traumatic experiences.Shared how to form communities of care that are trauma-informed\n\n\n\nJoining host Rev. Dr. Jose Martinez (interim Minister of New Church Strategies) were the episode’s current featured guests including Rev. Dr. Irie Lynn Session (preacher at The Gathering: A Womanist Church)\, Rev. Dawn Bennett (Pastor Developer at The Table)\, and Joselyn Spence (Director of the Mental Health and Wellness Initiative of the National Benevolent Association). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew Church Hacks provides practical (and sometimes peculiar) prompts for churches from start to restart. This free webinar series is jam-packed with clever solutions to tricky problems and empowers courageous leaders with the tools\, tips and how-tos to start\, sustain and strengthen congregations. For regular updates\, be sure to check this page and follow along on social media with #NewChurchHacks! \n\n\n\nA link to a recording of the webinar will be emailed to all registrants after the episode airs\, regardless of attendance. \n\n\n\nParticipants can also join us on New Church Ministry’s Facebook page\, where a recording of the episode will live on its Videos tab.
URL:https://newchurchministry.org/event/trauma-informed-church-pandemic-recovery/
CATEGORIES:New Church Hacks,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220727T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20220727T160000
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SUMMARY:Navigating Grief in Children and Youth Ministry
DESCRIPTION:Season 4\, Episode 2\n\n\n\n\n\nOur young people have been through a lot of compound grief in the last several years. Between school shootings and other forms of mass gun violence\, racial injustice\, and the ever-growing climate crisis\, the youth in our communities are feeling the stresses of our society on top of a global pandemic that has killed over 6 million people. How do you minister to them during this time? In this New Church Hacks episode\, our panellists will explore tangible ways we can minister to our young people and help them navigate the grief they are experiencing. \n\n\n\nPANELLISTS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristle Reed has worked in the education field for over 10 years. Each year has been directly focused on servicing the social/emotional needs of her students. She is also a published author with one of her books\, Hugs from the Sky\, being used across the United States to help support students with properly grieving the loss of a loved one. Outside of serving her students and writing\, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three amazing kids.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMariah Newell is an ordained minister who serves as the Kids\, Youth\, and Family Minister at Cypress Creek Christian Church in Northwest Houston\, Texas. Mariah has spent the last five years serving at Cypress Creek. Before that\, she served as the Program Director at Camp MoVal in Union\, Missouri. Ministering to kids and youth is where Mariah has and continues to feel called to serve. She feels passionate about telling others about the compassion\, innovation\, radical inclusion\, and love she sees the younger generations bring to the Table that tends to be overlooked or unappreciated. Mariah loves to spend her free time with her husband and their dog hiking and gardening. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoselyn Spence serves as the Director of the National Benevolent Association (NBA)’s Mental Health and Wellness Initiative. In this position\, she works to design and implement programs that promote holistic wellness across all NBA programs. Joselyn has a wealth of experience in mental health and community care. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Registered Art Therapist (ATR)\, she received advanced education and training to provide trauma-informed services to diverse groups of people of all races\, backgrounds\, and ages from 3 to 80. Joselyn is a Registered Yoga and Meditation teacher (RYT-200)\, who has created embodied bible study experiences for the community. She is passionate about mental health care\, holistic wellness\, communal care ethics\, and spirituality. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRev. Margie Quinn hails from Nashville\, Tennessee. She is an ordained minister through the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and received her Master of Divinity in the spring of 2019 with a concentration in Preaching and a certificate in Gender\, Sexuality and Theology. \n\n\n\nMargie grew up working at summer camps across the southeast. She has been passionate about young people for as long as she can remember. Margie has served as the Summer Camp Director at Christmount Retreat Center in Black Mountain\, North Carolina and the Program Director at Bethany Hills Camp in Kingston Springs\, Tennessee. She is thrilled to continue her work in youth and young adult ministry as the Youth and Young Adult Minister at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Margie also coaches ultimate frisbee at a local Jewish middle school. Margie is the proud aunt of seven nieces and nephews.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew Church Hacks provides practical (and sometimes peculiar) prompts for churches from start to restart. This free webinar series\, hosted by Jose Martinez (interim Minister of New Church Strategies)\, is jam-packed with clever solutions to tricky problems and empowers courageous leaders with the tools\, tips and how-tos to start\, sustain and strengthen congregations. For regular updates\, be sure to check this page and follow along on social media with #NewChurchHacks! \n\n\n\nA link to a recording of the webinar will be emailed to all registrants after the episode airs\, regardless of attendance. \n\n\n\nWhile this webinar takes place on Zoom\, you can also join us on New Church Ministry’s Facebook page\, where the episode will be streamed live.
URL:https://newchurchministry.org/event/navigating-grief-children-youth-ministry/
CATEGORIES:New Church Hacks,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221014T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221015T150000
DTSTAMP:20220913T202414Z
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SUMMARY:Kansas City regional assembly
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Dr. Jose Martinez\, interim Minister of New Church Strategies\, will be submitting a pre-recorded video to the regional assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Greater Kansas City. More information is available below. \n\n\n\nFRIDAY\, OCTOBER 14 \n\n\n\n5:00 pm Gathering Area Opens/displays by General and Regional Ministries5:30 pm Grilled Hot Dogs/Veggie Dogs\, Chips and Water7:00 pm RED FRIDAY PRAISE & GRATITUDE CONCERT led by Disciples Musician\n\n\n\nSATURDAY\, OCTOBER 15\n\n\n\n9:00 am Gathering Area Opens/displays by General and Regional Ministries9:15 am Worship and Praise – Sanctuary9:45 am   Break10:00 am Workshop:  The Struggle Is Real (Self-Care in a Season of Challenges)All workshops will combine panel presentations with participant engagement10:00 am – 12 pm Youth Workshops: Bloom Where You Are Planted! (Seed Planting Evangelism)Different Activities for Ages 16-17 Years\, 12-15 Years\, 7-11 Years\, 4-6 Years\, 3 Years-6 months10:50 am Break11:00 am Workshop: Making New Disciples in New Ways (Seed Planting Evangelism in 2022)12:00 pm Lunch: Sandwich and Salad\, Water and Tea\n\n\n\nDisplay areas opened until 1:00 pm \n\n\n\n1:10 pm Workshop:  Will the Circle Be Unbroken (New Ways to be the Church)2:00 pm Celebrating the Harvest of Seeds Planted/Blessings for the WorkersGratitude for Those Who Have Served Since our Last AssemblyElection of New Regional Board Officers and Seven Lay RepresentativesCommission of the New Regional BoardClosing Benediction3:00 pm Homeward Bound\n\n\n\nIt is the hope of the Regional Assembly Planning Team that every participant will leave this Regional Assembly renewed\, affirmed\, and better equipped for the ministries to which we are all called. \n\n\n\nREGISTRATION\n\n\n\nEach paid registration makes it possible for the region to offer: \n\n\n\nSpirited Worship and CelebrationWorkshops designed to meet priority needs expressed by our congregationsFood on Friday and SaturdayRegional Assembly T-ShirtChildcare for children 3 years and underA $5 donation to the Micah Ministry
URL:https://newchurchministry.org/event/kansas-city-regional-assembly/
LOCATION:Overland Park Christian Church\, 7600 W 75th St\, Overland Park\, Kansas\, 66204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Assemblies,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221018T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221020T170000
DTSTAMP:20221014T211737Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Leadership Academy
DESCRIPTION:At its annual Leadership Academy\, New Church Ministry gathers leaders all across regions in the United States and Canada. Our team invites pastors\, church planters\, chaplains\, and others who are interested in becoming empowered to join us. You do not need to be a member of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) to attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis virtual event includes: \n\n\n\nTrack Sessions\n\n\n\nStart Track – this cohort is designed for core teams who have yet to launch a community of faithSustain Track – this cohort is designed for teams that have recently started a faith communityMultiply Track – this cohort is designed for leaders of established congregationsNew this year is our Discerners Track\, which is for those who have ever considered what it would take to start a faith community or who have ever felt called by God to start a place of worship\, but don’t know where to even begin. If you are in this discerning process\, then consider attending this track\, which allows you to audio the Start track. In this cohort\, participants will discern their missional purpose\, develop their future stories\, and prepare for launch. This track is ideal for those in undergraduate institutions who may feel the call to ministry\, for our seminarians who are discerning what path God may be taking them down\, or our ecumenical partners who may want to imagine how their ministries might be shaped by this unique training.\n\n\n\nDOCTalks\n\n\n\nRev. Sandhya Jha (they/them) will be our keynote speaker this year. They will address missional transformation inclusive of every stage of leadership and congregational vitality. \n\n\n\nLEADLabs\n\n\n\nThese (Learn.Explore.Actuate.Discover.Laboratories) are designed to help participants imagine\, ideate\, innovate\, and implement missional concepts. This year they include interactive practical workshops from Pension Fund\, Green Chalice\, and the Disciples LGBTQ+ Alliance. \n\n\n\nAccommodations for Spanish-speaking participants will be available.
URL:https://newchurchministry.org/event/2022-leadership-academy/
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221130T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221130T160000
DTSTAMP:20250624T193633Z
CREATED:20221007T172427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T193633Z
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SUMMARY:Creating Best Practices for Creation Care
DESCRIPTION:Hurricanes. Floods. Heatwaves. Our world is experiencing an increased amount of these natural disasters because of rising temperatures. What can Disciples do to address climate change and be responsible stewards of the environment? Learn the answer to this question and much more with host and Transitional Minister of New Church Strategies\, Rev. Dr. Jose Martinez\, at New Church Ministry’s New Church Hacks webinar. \n\n\n\nPanellists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Bell is the Minister for Indigenous Justice at the Center for Indigenous Ministries (DOC). In this role\, David has helped guide the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) to recognize its settler-colonist roots\, repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery\, become more honest with its racist origins\, and engage in action-based Indigenous justice. \n\n\n\nThe son of Robert and Kay Bell\, David lives on the JustLiving Farm\, located in the Toppenish Creek valley of the Yakama Nation. With friends and neighbors\, the JustLiving Farm has become a place where folk are welcome to spend time talking about\, imagining\, and acting in favor of Creational justice. Believing creational wholeness and harmony is at our fingertips\, David invites us to question how our lives intersect with our local landscape\, listen for Creation’s insight to enhance our sibling’s well-being\, and open ourselves to her plea for action. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDan Paul is the Senior Pastor of First Christian Church of Huntsville\, TX. He will be consulting in oversight of Blue Theology with Creation Justice Ministries and will be part of the staff at the Blue Theology Outpost in Texas City\, Texas. He previously served at the Christian Church of Pacific Grove where he was the director of the Blue Theology Mission Station on the Monterey Bay.  \n\n\n\n\n“In a time where there is a lot of ‘bad theology’ preached denying the climate crisis\, it is crucial that mainline church leaders speak out about how human beings are interdependent with nature and not removed from it.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrooks Berndt is the UCC’s Environmental Justice Minister. Before becoming the UCC Minister for Environmental Justice in 2015\, Berndt served as a pastor in Vancouver\, Washington\, where he was active in two successful environmental campaigns: transitioning the state of Washington away from its only coal plant and preventing the establishment of the largest marine oil terminal in the country in Vancouver. Berndt is the author of two books: Sounding the Trumpet: How Churches Can Answer God’s Call to Justice and Cathedral on Fire!: A Church Handbook for the Climate Crisis. As the Minister for Environmental Justice\, Berndt led the way in the issuing of the UCC’s 2020 report entitled “Breath to the People: Sacred Air and Toxic Pollution” which identifies 100 of the nation’s super polluters and how their toxic emissions threaten communities and children\, especially in places such as Houston\, Louisiana’s Cancer Alley\, and Ohio’s Lake Erie coast. Berndt writes and edits an environmental justice newsletter called The Pollinator\, while co-hosting monthly Creation Justice Webinars which have featured everyone from the climate scientist Katherine Hayhoe to Senator Cory Booker.
URL:https://newchurchministry.org/event/creating-best-practices-creation-care/
CATEGORIES:New Church Hacks,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230308T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230308T160000
DTSTAMP:20250624T193455Z
CREATED:20230124T172816Z
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SUMMARY:Women Living into Hard and Holy Calls
DESCRIPTION:“Tell me a fact and I’ll learn. Tell me a truth and I’ll believe. But tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever.” \n\n\n\n\nJust as we learn from the stories recorded in scripture\, we can learn from the stories of how God is moving in our lives today.  \n\n\n\nOn International Women’s Day\, New Church Ministry will feature two fascinating female ministers\, change-makers\, and leaders in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) as guests on its latest New Church Hacks episode. Throughout their journey\, these women have been faced with adversity and defeat\, but have led with empowerment and liberation. Come and join us as we listen to these two amazing stories of how God ordained both of these women into hard and holy calls. \n\n\n\nGuests\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRev. Christy Jo Harber was born and raised in West Tennessee and received a Bachelors in Nonprofit Leadership from Murray State University. She graduated from Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville\, TN\, in 2017 with a Master of Divinity. She served as Associate Pastor at Eastwood Christian Church (2017-2020) in Nashville TN. \n\n\n\nChristy Jo began a wild and holy adventure serving as Woodland Christian Church’s Lead Pastor in Lexington\, KY at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. She is excited to share what God has been up to since her church learned it couldn’t return from virtual worship to the sanctuary and would need over a million dollars for building repair. \n\n\n\nChristy Jo is always looking and listening for the new thing God is doing. She is passionate about sharing the message of the liberating love of God and the intersectionality of race\, gender\, and sexuality. For fun she enjoys learning about the enneagram\, going hiking\, and exploring waterfalls! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReverend Erin Edwards is the lead pastor and founder of LOP( Live on Purpose) Community Church\, in Davis/Vacaville\, CA. Married in 2017 to her wife Chelsea\, they welcomed twin daughters\, Erilee and Evagrae\, in January 2019. Erin also became ordained in the Disciples of Christ during the pandemic and is co-pastor at the Christian Church of Woodland\, CA (Disciples of Christ). \n\n\n\nErin graduated with a Master’s degree in Ministry and Theology and is currently attending the Pacific School of Religion\, Berkeley for her Doctorate in Ministry. \n\n\n\nAs a gay\, African-American woman in ministry\, Erin is no stranger to opposition. Because of this\, Erin has been equipped with an understanding of the marginalized and has used it as a platform to combat injustice. With a passion for what God has for His people in the here and now\, Pastor Erin promotes a life lived not only with purpose but on purpose. Her voice and story speak directly to the soul\, waking people up to encounter and live out their God-given dreams. \n\n\n\nPastor Erin and Chelsea strive to build a community in which all people are free to experience the love of God\, regardless of age\, gender\, sexuality\, race\, etc.
URL:https://newchurchministry.org/event/women-living-into-hard-holy-calls/
CATEGORIES:New Church Hacks,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231130T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231225T170000
DTSTAMP:20231128T215848Z
CREATED:20231128T215256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231128T215848Z
UID:7107-1701331200-1703523600@newchurchministry.org
SUMMARY:Advent Scripture Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Disciples get a lot of flack for not knowing the Bible. \n\n\n\nChallenge this assumption by joining New Church Ministry in reading the scripture this Advent season! \n\n\n\nSee 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.
URL:https://newchurchministry.org/event/advent-scripture-challenge/
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231206T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231206T160000
DTSTAMP:20250624T193216Z
CREATED:20231122T164950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T193216Z
UID:7099-1701874800-1701878400@newchurchministry.org
SUMMARY:DisciplesNEXT: The future of New Church?
DESCRIPTION: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 Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. \n\n\n\nWhen the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) reached the two-decade goal of “starting 1\,000 churches in 1\,000 different ways\,” we might have relished celebrating our achievements. But 2020 was also marked by a racial reckoning\, a climate crisis\, and a global pandemic. Meanwhile\, the work of the 2020 Vision was far from complete. So\, New Church Ministry began shaping a framework for the future\, informed by the crises of the day\, yet based on Disciples fundamentals: our identity\, vision\, and mission.[1] \n\n\n\nDisciplesNEXT — which draws upon our core identity as a “movement for wholeness in a fragmented world” — strives to counter the church’s historic tendency to colonize as a means of growth. Instead\, DisciplesNEXT offers a methodology to train leaders as movement initiators that foster faithful communities; communities that exhibit the marks of the faithful church: true community\, deep Christian spirituality\, and a passion for justice. \n\n\n\nWhile this movement will\, naturally\, take many forms\, New Church Ministry aims to approach today’s challenges by equipping leaders to live into the Disciples Mission: “To be and to share the good news of Jesus Christ\, witnessing\, loving\, and serving from our doorsteps ‘to the ends of the Earth’.” \n\n\n\nTo equip Disciples movement initiators DisciplesNEXT will foster three core competencies in our leaders: Contemplative Action\, Prophetic Advocacy and Faith-Rooted Organizing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[1]Disciples Mission\, Vision\, and Confession
URL:https://newchurchministry.org/event/disciplesnext-future-new-church-2/
CATEGORIES:IMPACT,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240306T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240306T160000
DTSTAMP:20250624T193024Z
CREATED:20240130T182234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T193024Z
UID:7233-1709737200-1709740800@newchurchministry.org
SUMMARY:The Past\, Present\, and Future of New Church
DESCRIPTION:A Conversation with Rev. Dr. Dick Hamm\n\n\n\nAs 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. Dr. Dick Hamm\, he and host Rev. Dr. Jose Martinez\, Minister of New Church Strategies\, will examine all that has led to where we are now and what is next for the New Church movement in our tradition. \n\n\n\nResources\n\n\n\n\nThe Four Priorities of the Church\n\n\n\nUpdated priorities\n\n\n\n2020 Vision for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (book)\n\n\n\nDisciplesNEXT\n\n\n\nIdentity Resources\n\n\n\nThe Design of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)\n\n\n\nPatriotic Heresy – Countering Christian Nationalism\n\n\n\nDick Hamm’s contact information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRichard L. Hamm attended Butler University (B.A. Religion\, 1970) and Christian Theological Seminary (Dr. of Ministry\, 1974) in Indianapolis. Dick is an ordained minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and served congregations for 25 years in Indiana\, Kansas\, and Missouri. He has served in rural\, exurban\, urban and suburban settings and has been an associate minister\, founding pastor of a new church\, and senior minister with multiple staff. He has twice been recognized for mediating settlements in school districts and thus averting teachers’ strikes. He received the “Model Minister” Award from the Indiana Region in 1990. \n\n\n\nDick served as Regional Minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Tennessee (1990-1993) and was named “Tennessee Ecumenist of the Year” in 1993. He served as General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada from 1993 to 2003. He served from 2007 – 2012 as the first Executive Director of Christian Churches Together in the USA\, an ecumenical organization.
URL:https://newchurchministry.org/event/past-present-future-new-church/
CATEGORIES:IMPACT,Online
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SUMMARY:Unpacking the Core Competencies of DisciplesNEXT: Contemplative Action
DESCRIPTION: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\, its connections to spiritual formation\, and what it has to do with New Church! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo equip Disciples movement initiators DisciplesNEXT will foster three core competencies in our leaders: Contemplative Action\, Prophetic Advocacy and Faith-Rooted Organizing. \n\n\n\nContemplative Action\n\n\n\nThis competency is aligned with “Be the Good News” of New Church Ministry‘s Mission. Not only is spiritual formation crucial for leaders starting new faith communities\, but those spiritual disciplines and practices also motivate the faith community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIMPACT is a dynamic series that embraces diversity\, welcoming influential leaders from a multitude of faith traditions and backgrounds. From established religious institutions to emerging spiritual movements\, IMPACT showcases a broad spectrum of voices and perspectives\, ensuring participants have a rich tapestry of insights to draw from. While each of its speakers bring a distinct approach and innovative strategies to the table\, equipping participants with a toolkit of ideas to create thriving\, inclusive places of worship that resonate with today’s seekers\, IMPACT emphasizes the power of storytelling as a catalyst for change. Whether you are an aspirational individual looking to make a difference or a member of an established congregation that is considering revitalizing its mission\, IMPACT is your transformative guide. Join us as we delve into the profound potential that storytelling has to shape the future of faith communities worldwide.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nResources\n\n\n\n\nTo facilitate conversations about justice\n\nDescribing and Defining Justice\n\n\n\nNaming and Addressing Injustice\n\n\n\n\n\nBest places to connect\n\nVoter Toolkit (U.S.)\n\n\n\nTalking to Kids: The Poor People’s Campaign\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn from a Disciples congregation\n\nMidway Hills Christian Church
URL:https://newchurchministry.org/event/unpacking-disciples-next-contemplative-action/
CATEGORIES:IMPACT
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SUMMARY:Unpacking the Core Competencies of DisciplesNEXT: Prophetic Advocacy
DESCRIPTION: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 with New Church!
URL:https://newchurchministry.org/event/unpacking-core-competencies-disciplesnext-prophetic-advocacy/
CATEGORIES:IMPACT
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SUMMARY:Unpacking the Core Competencies of DisciplesNEXT: Faith-Rooted Organizing
DESCRIPTION: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! \n\n\n\nCan’t attend? Don’t worry! Register anyway as all registrants receive a recording of the webinar after it airs.
URL:https://newchurchministry.org/event/unpacking-the-core-competencies-of-disciplesnext-faith-rooted-organizing/
CATEGORIES:IMPACT
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SUMMARY:IMPACT: Micro-Activism
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this age of social justice\, those who don’t necessarily want to lead a movement or join a protest march are left wondering\, “How can I make an impact?” In Micro Activism\, former political consultant turned activism coach Omkari Williams shares her expertise in empowering introverts and highly sensitive people to help each of us\, no matter our temperament\, find our most satisfying and effective activist role. Using Williams’s Activist Archetype tool\, readers discover their unique strengths and use this to develop a personal strategy. To ensure sustainable involvement\, Williams encourages starting small\, working collaboratively\, and beginning locally. Advice on self-care practices\, burn-out prevention\, and profiles of activists engaged in a range of activities and causes (from voter registration to craftivism\, literacy programs\, community gardens\, and more)\, provide readers with the inspiration and practical know-how needed to engage in small\, doable actions that make a lasting impact. \n\n\n\nMinister of New Church Strategies and webinar host Rev. Dr. Jose Martinez will be interviewing Ms. Williams about her work and her book of the same title in New Church Ministry‘s latest IMPACT episode. You may purchase her book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/omkari-williams/micro-activism/9781635866889/. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIMPACT is a webinar series that welcomes you on a captivating journey of storytelling and deep mutual learning. In each episode\, Rev. Dr. Jose Martinez invites guests who have defied conventions and fostered vibrant communities of faith to share their invaluable experiences and personal narratives. By exploring the challenges\, triumphs\, and transformative moments of these visionary leaders\, attendees gain invaluable inspiration and direction for their own ventures. 
URL:https://newchurchministry.org/event/impact-micro-activism/
CATEGORIES:IMPACT
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SUMMARY:The Power of Proximity for Social Impact
DESCRIPTION:How does a place of worship move beyond activism into true community organizing? \n\n\n\nIn 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 to transform both congregations and their neighborhoods. \n\n\n\nThis event was a continuation of our previous episode on Micro-Activism. \n\n\n\nOur conversation guest for this webinar was Rev. Dr. Dietra Wise Baker\, the Assistant Professor of Community Leadership and Director of Walker Leadership Institute at Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis\, MO. She is certified anti-racism trainer for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada\, and a trainer of faith-based community organizing in the Gamaliel network. Dr. Baker teaches Church Planting\, Youth Ministry\, Preaching\, Faith Community Organizing\, Anti-Racism/Anti-Caste\, Vocational Resilience and Formation. \n\n\n\nShe is a respected trainer and community leader who often consults and collaborates around her sustained work in community organizing\, youth justice\, detention/prison/jail\, and faith justice movements. \n\n\n\nDr. Baker has a Bachelor of Science degree from Howard University in Washington\, D.C.; a Master of Divinity degree from Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis\, MO; and her Doctorate of Ministry in Preaching degree from Aquinas Institute of Theology St. Louis\, MO. Dietra is mother to son Cornell A. (Deuce) Baker II.
URL:https://newchurchministry.org/event/power-proximity-social-impact/
CATEGORIES:IMPACT
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SUMMARY:Sacred Resistance: Moving Disciples from the Sanctuary to the Streets
DESCRIPTION: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 have been used to uphold federal orders\, and others to encourage mercy\, compassion\, and welcome. Our Minister of New Church Strategies\, Rev. Dr. Jose Martinez\, joined guest panelists Rev. Dr. Jia Starr Brown and Rev. Tanya Lopez on Wednesday\, February 25 at 3:00 PM EST for the first IMPACT webinar of the year as New Church Ministry discussed what is happening and what our responses could be as Disciples of Christ. \n\n\n\nNew Church Ministry proudly presents IMPACT\, a new webinar series that welcomes you on a captivating journey of storytelling and deep mutual learning. In each episode\, host and Minister of New Church Strategies Rev. Dr. Jose Martinez invites guests who have defied conventions and fostered vibrant communities of faith to share their invaluable experiences and personal narratives. By exploring the challenges\, triumphs\, and transformative moments of these visionary leaders\, attendees gain invaluable inspiration and direction for their own ventures.  \n\n\n\nThis dynamic series embraces diversity\, welcoming influential leaders from a multitude of faith traditions and backgrounds. From established religious institutions to emerging spiritual movements\, IMPACT showcases a broad spectrum of voices and perspectives\, ensuring participants have a rich tapestry of insights to draw from. While each of its speakers bring a distinct approach and innovative strategies to the table\, equipping participants with a toolkit of ideas to create thriving\, inclusive places of worship that resonate with today’s seekers\, IMPACT emphasizes the power of storytelling as a catalyst for change. 
URL:https://newchurchministry.org/event/sacred-resistance-moving-sanctuary-streets/
CATEGORIES:IMPACT
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UID:8385-1783670400-1783789200@newchurchministry.org
SUMMARY:2026 General Assembly
DESCRIPTION: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 prayer that calls to the church in Ephesus also calls the Christian Church to set a bigger table that surpasses our previous capacity.More than just a series of meetings\, General Assembly is a covenantal table set for education\, discussion\, worship\, business\, fellowship\, and action. Each congregation is invited to boldly claim their covenantal place at the table by inviting everyone to attend online and by prayerfully designating 3 delegates to vote at General Assembly. Meeting every year online will allow more Disciples to connect more frequently and to work together more fully “to be the church we say we are.” If you’ve never attended General Assembly before\, a special welcome is extended to you. \n\n\n\nOne and all\, individuals\, Congregations\, General Ministries\, Regional Ministries\, Ministry partners\, and friends are invited to actively participate in our new way of being church and our church wide resolve to embody and share God’s surpassing love as we gather in July. \n\n\n\nFor these reasons: \n\n\n\n\nTranslation through closed captioning will be available in 5 languages including Spanish\, Korean\, French\, English\, and Chinese\, in the hope of removing language and accessibility barriers.\n\n\n\nYou can participate at a local gathering or on your personal device in the hope of removing the barriers of geography and isolation. The tech team has worked hard to make sure that GA is accessible and to train Regional and Congregational tech leaders to ensure that they didn’t create a new digital divide within the church.\n\n\n\nThe format and schedule include a Topic for Education\, Discussion\, and Prayer and time for dialogue to move beyond brief discussion accessible only to persons that attend GA in-person to include more voices from across the whole church.
URL:https://newchurchministry.org/event/2026-general-assembly/
CATEGORIES:Online
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