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, […]
RESTORE AND REWIND When it comes to church, we have a lot of negative tapes playing in our heads: “Church is judgmental.” “Church is hypocritical.” “They’re afraid to have fun.” “They think they’re better than everyone else.” It’s time for restoration. Time to rewind the tape. New Church Ministry is dedicated to fostering faithful communities marked […]
RESTORE AND REWIND When it comes to church, we have a lot of negative tapes playing in our heads: “Church is judgmental.”“Church is hypocritical.” “They’re afraid to have fun.”“They think they’re better than everyone else.” It’s time for restoration. Time to rewind the tapes. New Church Ministry is dedicated to fostering faithful communities marked by deep […]
Join our Water the Plants prayer intercessors on the phone as they pray for emerging and affiliating congregations in the Southwest region. Join us in prayer Download the PDF The dial-in number is (317) 829-0020. Enter 4002 followed by the # sign. Enter Participant Password 7729 (PRAY) followed by the # sign. We pray on the first […]
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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 […]
Registration is closed. At its annual Leadership Academy, New Church Ministry gathers leaders for learning, growing, and community building. Our team invites undergraduate and seminary students, individuals contemplating ministry, those feeling “stuck” or isolated in ministry, and clergy ready for a new way to do ministry in a changing world to join us. You do […]
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 […]
Join Minister of New Church Strategies Rev. Dr. Jose Martinez in Charleston, South Carolina for the 2025 Black Ministers Retreat, hosted by Disciples Home Missions (DHM)! “You, Stand” is DHM’s theme for the event and the retreat text is Exodus 33:7-22. God instructs the leader to stand on the rock and God will cover them. […]
