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From the archives‘When Christians Disagree’ (1957)Dr. Henry E. Webb wrote in 1957: "A necessary condition for the success of any approach to Christian unity is the development of a…
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Church of ChristLipscomb University – Summer CelebrationLipscomb University’s Summer Celebration is an annual Bible teaching and worship gathering in Nashville, Tennessee, offering…Lipscomb University – Summer Celebration
Lipscomb University – Summer Celebration — Organization Profile Summer Celebration is Lipscomb University’s annual lectureship-style gathering that brings Christians together for Bible teaching, worship, and practical ministry encouragement. Hosted on Lipscomb’s campus in Nashville, Tennessee, the event has long served…
Lipscomb University – Summer Celebration — Organization Profile Summer Celebration is Lipscomb University’s annual lectureship-style gathering that brings Christians together for Bible teaching, worship, and practical ministry encouragement. Hosted on Lipscomb’s campus in Nashville, Tennessee, the event has long served as a “come learn together” space for people connected to Churches of Christ and the broader Restoration Movement, as well as friends and guests who want Scripture-centered instruction and fellowship. At its core, Summer Celebration is built around Bible classes and keynote messages designed to help everyday discipleship take shape in real life. Sessions typically include textual studies, topical teaching, and ministry-focused workshops that address spiritual formation, congregational life, leadership, family discipleship, and faithful living. Because the program includes multiple…
Lipscomb University – Summer Celebration — Organization Profile
Summer Celebration is Lipscomb University’s annual lectureship-style gathering that brings Christians together for Bible teaching, worship, and practical ministry encouragement. Hosted on Lipscomb’s campus in Nashville, Tennessee, the event has long served as a “come learn together” space for people connected to Churches of Christ and the broader Restoration Movement, as well as friends and guests who want Scripture-centered instruction and fellowship.
At its core, Summer Celebration is built around Bible classes and keynote messages designed to help everyday discipleship take shape in real life. Sessions typically include textual studies, topical teaching, and ministry-focused workshops that address spiritual formation, congregational life, leadership, family discipleship, and faithful living. Because the program includes multiple sessions with a variety of presenters, attendees can often choose learning tracks that fit their season of life and service in the local church.
Summer Celebration is also structured as a family-friendly week. Alongside adult sessions, the gathering has historically included programming for children and teenagers, giving families a way to participate together while each age group receives age-appropriate teaching and activities. The event’s overall rhythm blends instruction with community: worship gatherings, informal conversations between sessions, and opportunities to reconnect with friends and meet new ministry partners.
Lipscomb has often described Summer Celebration as both a lectureship and a community festival—pairing serious engagement with Scripture and practical application with additional experiences that help guests enjoy time together. Over the years, that has included special events and performances that complement the teaching emphasis and invite broader community participation.
Because Summer Celebration is hosted by a university, it also functions as a bridge between Lipscomb and the churches it serves. For many attendees, the week provides a window into Lipscomb’s commitment to Christian higher education and church engagement, while also offering a setting where ministers, teachers, and church members can sharpen their thinking, renew their faith, and return home with ideas and encouragement for local ministry.
People can engage with Summer Celebration by attending the on-campus gathering, sharing the opportunity with others in their congregation, and using the official event pages to find registration and participation details. Churches and individuals who want to support Lipscomb’s church-serving efforts can also give through the university’s official giving channels.
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Independent Christian ChurchRemember the ChildrenRemember the Children serves vulnerable children and communities through orphan care, church planting, leadership development, sponsorship,…Remember the Children
Remember the Children — Organization Profile Remember the Children, also known as RTC, is a Christian ministry focused on transforming lives and communities through leadership development, church planting, and orphan care. The organization works with local leaders and churches to…
Remember the Children — Organization Profile Remember the Children, also known as RTC, is a Christian ministry focused on transforming lives and communities through leadership development, church planting, and orphan care. The organization works with local leaders and churches to care for vulnerable children, strengthen communities, and share the hope of Christ through long-term ministry relationships. The ministry is based in Noblesville, Indiana, and its work is centered primarily in Romania, with additional ministry connections in Tanzania and Ukrainian refugee relief. Remember the Children describes Romania’s orphan and vulnerable-child crisis as requiring more than institutional support; its approach also includes strengthening local leaders and planting churches in underserved areas so communities can care for their own people more effectively. Remember…
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Remember the Children, also known as RTC, is a Christian ministry focused on transforming lives and communities through leadership development, church planting, and orphan care. The organization works with local leaders and churches to care for vulnerable children, strengthen communities, and share the hope of Christ through long-term ministry relationships.
The ministry is based in Noblesville, Indiana, and its work is centered primarily in Romania, with additional ministry connections in Tanzania and Ukrainian refugee relief. Remember the Children describes Romania’s orphan and vulnerable-child crisis as requiring more than institutional support; its approach also includes strengthening local leaders and planting churches in underserved areas so communities can care for their own people more effectively.
Remember the Children’s orphan care work emphasizes family-based homes rather than institutional orphanage care. Children placed in RTC homes live with committed house parents and receive food, housing, medical care, education, biblical mentorship, church involvement, and long-term relational support. Through sponsorship, supporters help provide children with practical care and spiritual encouragement in a home environment.
Church planting is another major part of RTC’s strategy. The ministry states that churches serving children can reach entire villages, because care for children creates trust with families and community leaders. Through church-based programs, children receive school support, tutoring, homework help, school supplies, snacks, Bible lessons, and opportunities to participate in Vacation Bible School and other Gospel-centered activities.
Remember the Children also invests in leadership development for pastors, ministry leaders, and future leaders. Its ministry overview describes mentoring current and future leaders, investing in biblical education, and hosting leadership trainings. This work is designed to strengthen local churches and equip leaders who can guide communities spiritually and practically.
People can engage with Remember the Children by sponsoring a child, giving, praying through the ministry partner prayer guide, participating in mission trips, supporting church engagement, leaving a legacy gift, supporting Tanzania ministry, or contributing to Ukrainian refugee relief. Its distinct contribution is a Romania-focused ministry model that connects orphan care, church planting, leadership development, sponsorship, and short-term mission engagement for long-term community transformation.
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Church of ChristChurches of Christ Disaster Response Team (DRT)Churches of Christ Disaster Response Team (DRT) is a Tipp City, Ohio-based ministry that partners with…Churches of Christ Disaster Response Team (DRT)
Churches of Christ Disaster Response Team (DRT) — Organization Profile Churches of Christ Disaster Response Team (DRT) is a disaster-response ministry that helps communities recover after weather-related disasters by working through local congregations. DRT is based in Tipp City, Ohio,…
Churches of Christ Disaster Response Team (DRT) — Organization Profile Churches of Christ Disaster Response Team (DRT) is a disaster-response ministry that helps communities recover after weather-related disasters by working through local congregations. DRT is based in Tipp City, Ohio, and it mobilizes volunteers and resources to assist families and neighborhoods impacted by events such as flooding, tornadoes, and hurricanes across the United States. DRT describes its purpose as supporting the local congregation in a disaster-stricken area by helping recruit, organize, and receive volunteers who can assist with emotional, spiritual, and practical support, including clean-up and rebuilding. Rather than replacing local church leadership, DRT’s model is to strengthen the local church’s ability to serve its community over the full arc…
Churches of Christ Disaster Response Team (DRT) — Organization Profile
Churches of Christ Disaster Response Team (DRT) is a disaster-response ministry that helps communities recover after weather-related disasters by working through local congregations. DRT is based in Tipp City, Ohio, and it mobilizes volunteers and resources to assist families and neighborhoods impacted by events such as flooding, tornadoes, and hurricanes across the United States.
DRT describes its purpose as supporting the local congregation in a disaster-stricken area by helping recruit, organize, and receive volunteers who can assist with emotional, spiritual, and practical support, including clean-up and rebuilding. Rather than replacing local church leadership, DRT’s model is to strengthen the local church’s ability to serve its community over the full arc of recovery—from immediate response through longer-term rebuilding.
In its public descriptions of what it brings to a disaster site, DRT highlights a set of mobile and logistical resources designed for sustained work. These include a commercial mobile kitchen capable of serving large numbers of meals daily, a mobile shower trailer to support volunteers on extended deployments, and trained coordinators who help manage distribution, work assignments, and day-to-day operations. DRT also references fully stocked tool trailers intended to equip volunteer crews for debris removal and rebuild projects.
DRT also lists practical relief supplies and kits as part of its response, including health kits, clean-up kits, baby kits, and school kits. The organization notes that it purchases food served in disaster areas as well as building materials and other supplies, with a stated focus on helping families who are without insurance or underinsured. That purchasing-and-provisioning approach is one reason DRT asks supporters for financial gifts and specific gift cards that can be used for needed materials.
Volunteer engagement is central to DRT’s work. DRT uses an online registration system for volunteers and provides guidelines intended to help coordinators plan lodging, meals, and crew assignments. In addition to responding at active disaster sites, DRT also promotes ReClaimed, a thrift store initiative that benefits the ministry and includes a hardware/tool area, aligning with DRT’s emphasis on practical help for recovery work.
Administratively, DRT notes that it is overseen by the elders at the Cassel Hills Church of Christ in Vandalia, Ohio. Individuals, churches, and groups can engage with DRT by volunteering, giving financially, and staying connected through the organization’s website and official communication channels, especially during active response seasons when deployments are underway.
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Church of ChristImpact Campus MinistriesImpact Campus Ministries is a Mishawaka, Indiana-based organization that develops campus ministry teams, discipleship, and spiritual…Impact Campus Ministries
Impact Campus Ministries — Organization Profile Impact Campus Ministries (ICM) is a U.S.-based campus ministry organization that works with college students through local ministry teams and a broader support structure for staff, donors, and ministry partners. Its stated vision is…
Impact Campus Ministries — Organization Profile Impact Campus Ministries (ICM) is a U.S.-based campus ministry organization that works with college students through local ministry teams and a broader support structure for staff, donors, and ministry partners. Its stated vision is “Impact the U. Impact the World,” and its mission is to pursue, model, and teach intimacy with God on the American university campus in Christian community. Based in Mishawaka, Indiana, the organization serves students on campuses across the United States, with ministry teams in multiple regions and a stated concern for reaching students on American university campuses. The ministry’s core focus is spiritual formation, discipleship, and community among college students. Impact describes success not primarily in terms of attendance or…
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Impact Campus Ministries (ICM) is a U.S.-based campus ministry organization that works with college students through local ministry teams and a broader support structure for staff, donors, and ministry partners. Its stated vision is “Impact the U. Impact the World,” and its mission is to pursue, model, and teach intimacy with God on the American university campus in Christian community. Based in Mishawaka, Indiana, the organization serves students on campuses across the United States, with ministry teams in multiple regions and a stated concern for reaching students on American university campuses.
The ministry’s core focus is spiritual formation, discipleship, and community among college students. Impact describes success not primarily in terms of attendance or expansion, but as developing intimacy with God and community with one another through a living relationship with Jesus. That emphasis shapes its culture of prayer, team-based ministry, and support-raising. The organization also stresses connection with the local church, accountability in Christian community, and a ministry philosophy that places prayer at the foundation of its work.
Impact Campus Ministries operates through campus-based teams that serve specific universities and regions, along with an executive and support staff that help with development, mobilization, communications, and operations. Its campus ministries include mentoring, student-led gatherings, Bible study, and relationship-based discipleship, with each location shaped by its campus context. The organization also highlights team-based campus ministry, a distinctive that it says helps staff work more effectively and sustainably. In addition to established campus locations, Impact provides pathways for internships, apprenticeships, recruitment, and new ministry planting.
Its history helps explain why the name Dean Trune is still associated with Impact. According to the organization’s history page, the ministry that eventually became Impact Campus Ministries emerged in 2010 as a distinct work focused exclusively on campus ministry in the United States. At that point, the predecessor ministry adopted a new name, Intentional Impact Living, to be led by Dean Trune, with a renewed focus on prayer and spiritual coaching. Impact Campus Ministries then continued under its own board and leadership structure, later expanding administrative support, donor systems, and staff development as it clarified its mission and vision.
People can engage with Impact Campus Ministries in several ways. Students can look for a local campus ministry through the organization’s campus finder. Potential staff and interns can explore openings and application pathways. Supporters can give through the general fund, contribute to staff teams, become a Champion, or support strategic initiatives. The ministry also connects with a broader audience through BEMA Discipleship, a teaching ministry that grew out of Impact’s campus context and remains part of the organization’s wider work. For churches, donors, alumni, and volunteers, Impact presents itself as a way to invest in college students who can carry Christian discipleship into future vocations, relationships, and communities.
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Church of ChristLipscomb UniversityLipscomb University is a private Christian liberal arts institution in Nashville, Tennessee, founded in 1891, offering…Lipscomb University
Lipscomb University — Organization Profile Lipscomb University is a private Christian liberal arts institution based in Nashville, Tennessee, with its main campus at One University Park Drive in Nashville. Founded in 1891 by David Lipscomb and James A. Harding, the…
Lipscomb University — Organization Profile Lipscomb University is a private Christian liberal arts institution based in Nashville, Tennessee, with its main campus at One University Park Drive in Nashville. Founded in 1891 by David Lipscomb and James A. Harding, the university was established to help students pursue academic preparation alongside the study of Scripture, a founding vision the school says continues to shape its work today. The university states its mission is to prepare learners for purposeful lives through rigorous academics and transformative education, integrating faith and practice with academic excellence in the classroom and through service to the church and the larger community. As a faith-based university, Lipscomb emphasizes student formation that includes intellectual development, professional preparation, and spiritual…
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Lipscomb University is a private Christian liberal arts institution based in Nashville, Tennessee, with its main campus at One University Park Drive in Nashville. Founded in 1891 by David Lipscomb and James A. Harding, the university was established to help students pursue academic preparation alongside the study of Scripture, a founding vision the school says continues to shape its work today.
The university states its mission is to prepare learners for purposeful lives through rigorous academics and transformative education, integrating faith and practice with academic excellence in the classroom and through service to the church and the larger community. As a faith-based university, Lipscomb emphasizes student formation that includes intellectual development, professional preparation, and spiritual growth within a campus community setting.
Lipscomb offers undergraduate, graduate, and online study options, serving students from Nashville and the broader region, as well as learners who engage from a distance through online programs. The university also highlights the way its location connects students to a major metropolitan job market, with Nashville-area industries and community organizations providing context for internships, clinical experiences, and other applied learning opportunities.
Beyond the main campus, Lipscomb lists several additional locations and initiatives that extend its presence and services. These include the Family Therapy Center in Nashville and Spark, a Nashville-based site that supports engagement with community and professional partners. Lipscomb also notes a Florence, Italy location (a university villa) that serves as a home base for students participating in study abroad experiences.
People can engage with Lipscomb in multiple ways depending on their connection to the institution. Prospective students can explore admissions pathways for undergraduate and graduate study, schedule campus visits, and apply online. Alumni, parents, churches, and community partners can follow campus updates, participate in events, and support the university through charitable giving, including gifts designated to specific priorities through the Office of Advancement.
Lipscomb’s current president is Dr. Candice McQueen, and the university publishes leadership information alongside its mission, history, and campus resources. For the most direct and up-to-date details on programs, visiting, and ways to support the university, Lipscomb’s official website and related university pages provide primary information.
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Church of ChristGULF Youth ExperienceGULF Youth Experience is a Churches of Christ–connected youth gathering in Orange Beach, Alabama, offering Bible…GULF Youth Experience
GULF Youth Experience — Organization Profile GULF Youth Experience (often shortened to GULF) is a churches-of-Christ–connected youth gathering that brings together teens, families, and church groups for a concentrated weekend of worship, Bible teaching, and community. Hosted on and around…
GULF Youth Experience — Organization Profile GULF Youth Experience (often shortened to GULF) is a churches-of-Christ–connected youth gathering that brings together teens, families, and church groups for a concentrated weekend of worship, Bible teaching, and community. Hosted on and around the coastal setting of Orange Beach, Alabama, GULF primarily serves churches across the Gulf Coast region while also welcoming groups who travel in from other areas. The event’s stated aim is straightforward: a weekend centered on learning more about God’s love, with an environment that blends spiritual formation and meaningful connection. GULF is built for group participation—many attendees come with youth ministries, parents, and adult sponsors—so the experience is designed to support both students and the leaders who shepherd them.…
GULF Youth Experience — Organization Profile
GULF Youth Experience (often shortened to GULF) is a churches-of-Christ–connected youth gathering that brings together teens, families, and church groups for a concentrated weekend of worship, Bible teaching, and community. Hosted on and around the coastal setting of Orange Beach, Alabama, GULF primarily serves churches across the Gulf Coast region while also welcoming groups who travel in from other areas.
The event’s stated aim is straightforward: a weekend centered on learning more about God’s love, with an environment that blends spiritual formation and meaningful connection. GULF is built for group participation—many attendees come with youth ministries, parents, and adult sponsors—so the experience is designed to support both students and the leaders who shepherd them. The conference rhythm typically combines large-group sessions with additional class options and structured group time.
GULF is overseen by board members from regional Churches of Christ, reflecting its cooperative nature and its desire to keep the event “scriptural and sound.” The organization describes GULF as one of the largest Church of Christ youth events in the greater Gulf Coast area, serving more than 700 youth and their families each year. That scale influences how GULF plans logistics and programming, including centralized registration and a schedule that balances structured sessions with time for relationship-building and rest.
Because GULF is hosted in a beach community, the weekend also includes planned recreation and shared experiences that help youth groups connect with one another. For many churches, the location becomes a backdrop for something deeper: students learning together, worshipping together, and forming friendships that encourage faithfulness long after the weekend is over. The broader goal is not simply attendance, but discipleship momentum that youth leaders can carry back into their local congregations.
For churches and families who want to engage, the official website is the best starting point. It provides registration access, schedule details, board information, and an email signup for updates. GULF also maintains official social media pages where public announcements and reminders are shared.
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Independent Christian ChurchNEXT MangaNEXT Manga produces and distributes Bible-based manga books and booklets for readers, classrooms, ministry groups, and…NEXT Manga
NEXT Manga — Organization Profile NEXT Manga, also presented online as NEXTmanga, is a Christian media ministry that produces and distributes biblically based manga designed to communicate the story of God’s redemption through Japanese comic art. Its public materials describe…
NEXT Manga — Organization Profile NEXT Manga, also presented online as NEXTmanga, is a Christian media ministry that produces and distributes biblically based manga designed to communicate the story of God’s redemption through Japanese comic art. Its public materials describe the organization as “media for the next generation,” with a focus on making the Bible’s message accessible to manga readers through printed books, booklets, translations, and publishing partnerships. NEXT Manga is connected with Seattle, Washington, as its listed home base, while its production is identified with Japan. Its work reaches readers and ministry partners in multiple countries and language communities through translations and distribution projects. The organization lists NEXT manga books in languages including Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Dutch, English, French,…
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NEXT Manga, also presented online as NEXTmanga, is a Christian media ministry that produces and distributes biblically based manga designed to communicate the story of God’s redemption through Japanese comic art. Its public materials describe the organization as “media for the next generation,” with a focus on making the Bible’s message accessible to manga readers through printed books, booklets, translations, and publishing partnerships.
NEXT Manga is connected with Seattle, Washington, as its listed home base, while its production is identified with Japan. Its work reaches readers and ministry partners in multiple countries and language communities through translations and distribution projects. The organization lists NEXT manga books in languages including Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, Khmer, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, and more.
The ministry’s central publishing work is a six-book manga series that covers the Bible’s storyline from Genesis to Revelation. The books are Manga MUTINY, Manga MELECH, Manga MESSENGERS, Manga MESSIAH, Manga METAMORPHOSIS, and Manga MAJESTY. Together, these volumes present biblical narratives in a visual format intended for readers who may be more comfortable with graphic storytelling than with traditional Bible reading formats.
NEXT Manga also offers shorter, lower-cost booklet resources for ministry use. Its booklets include The Messiah and Manga Mission, which are described as shorter versions connected to Manga MESSIAH. These materials are designed for distribution, work groups, classroom settings, group discussion, and ministry projects. The organization notes that Manga Mission can be customized internally for ministry purposes when large projects require many copies.
Translation and publishing partnerships are a major part of NEXT Manga’s strategy. The organization works with partners including Bible societies, mission organizations, and publishers to make the books available in different languages and regions. Its website invites readers and ministry workers to ask about available translations and to request help finding specific language editions.
People can engage with NEXT Manga by ordering books or booklets, asking about translations, donating to support distribution, subscribing for updates, contacting the organization about ministry needs, or partnering in large-scale distribution projects. Its distinct contribution is using Japanese manga as a Bible-engagement and outreach tool for younger readers, classrooms, ministry groups, and global language communities.
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Church Planting OrganizationStadia Church PlantingStadia Church Planting is a church planting organization founded in 2003 that supports leaders through assessment,…Stadia Church Planting
Stadia Church Planting — Organization Profile Stadia Church Planting is a church planting organization that helps leaders start new churches designed to thrive, grow, and multiply—with a particular focus on reaching the next generation. Founded in 2003, Stadia describes its…
Stadia Church Planting — Organization Profile Stadia Church Planting is a church planting organization that helps leaders start new churches designed to thrive, grow, and multiply—with a particular focus on reaching the next generation. Founded in 2003, Stadia describes its vision as “a world where every child has a church,” and it works with churches, networks, and individual leaders who want to pursue church multiplication in their local context and beyond. Stadia’s approach is built around guiding leaders through the full journey of church planting and early-stage leadership. The organization emphasizes healthy leadership, local impact, and disciple-making multiplication, and it frames church planting as a practical pathway for Great Commission engagement in communities where new and accessible expressions of church…
Stadia Church Planting — Organization Profile
Stadia Church Planting is a church planting organization that helps leaders start new churches designed to thrive, grow, and multiply—with a particular focus on reaching the next generation. Founded in 2003, Stadia describes its vision as “a world where every child has a church,” and it works with churches, networks, and individual leaders who want to pursue church multiplication in their local context and beyond.
Stadia’s approach is built around guiding leaders through the full journey of church planting and early-stage leadership. The organization emphasizes healthy leadership, local impact, and disciple-making multiplication, and it frames church planting as a practical pathway for Great Commission engagement in communities where new and accessible expressions of church can take root.
A key entry point for many leaders is Stadia’s Discovery Center, which is designed to help potential planters explore calling, readiness, and competencies. Stadia also notes that the Discovery process represents a meaningful investment of tools, time, and coaching, and it is commonly pursued in partnership with a sending church, network, or denomination. This upfront discernment is intended to clarify fit and strengthen the planter’s foundation before moving toward launch.
For launch-stage support, Stadia offers Startup Services and related planning guidance to help teams move from vision to implementation. Stadia highlights that “church” can happen in a wide range of settings—such as coffee shops, schools, and other community spaces—reflecting a flexible, contextualized mindset for planting. After launch, Stadia’s Post-Launch Services are positioned to help new churches continue developing in health, leadership, and sustainability beyond the initial startup season.
Stadia also serves churches and partners who want to invest in multiplication, not only through financial support, but through relationships, prayer, and collaboration. The organization operates as a fully remote team, providing ways to connect through its website, events, Vision Trips, and ongoing resources. Engagement options typically include exploring church partnership, pursuing the Discovery process as a prospective planter, giving to support church planting efforts, and connecting directly with Stadia for next steps.
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Church of ChristNorth Carolina School of Biblical StudiesNorth Carolina School of Biblical Studies (NCSBS) is a Clemmons, North Carolina preacher-training program overseen by…North Carolina School of Biblical Studies
North Carolina School of Biblical Studies — Organization Profile North Carolina School of Biblical Studies (NCSBS) is a non-profit preacher-training program overseen by the elders of the Warners Chapel church of Christ. The school’s stated model combines two years of…
North Carolina School of Biblical Studies — Organization Profile North Carolina School of Biblical Studies (NCSBS) is a non-profit preacher-training program overseen by the elders of the Warners Chapel church of Christ. The school’s stated model combines two years of biblical education with a two-year associate minister internship, aiming to help men develop the knowledge and skills needed for evangelistic preaching and congregational service. NCSBS is based in Clemmons, North Carolina, in the annex building of the Warners Chapel Church of Christ. The student handbook notes that the work is intended to strengthen brethren in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and throughout the world, reflecting both a regional emphasis and a broader vision for preparing workers who may serve wherever…
North Carolina School of Biblical Studies — Organization Profile
North Carolina School of Biblical Studies (NCSBS) is a non-profit preacher-training program overseen by the elders of the Warners Chapel church of Christ. The school’s stated model combines two years of biblical education with a two-year associate minister internship, aiming to help men develop the knowledge and skills needed for evangelistic preaching and congregational service.
NCSBS is based in Clemmons, North Carolina, in the annex building of the Warners Chapel Church of Christ. The student handbook notes that the work is intended to strengthen brethren in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and throughout the world, reflecting both a regional emphasis and a broader vision for preparing workers who may serve wherever opportunities arise.
Academically, the school emphasizes courses “directly related to the work of the preacher and his family,” including biblical text study, apologetics, and homiletics. Course descriptions also describe a second educational focus: leadership studies for men who are or hope to become effective leaders (such as elders or deacons) in local congregations. This makes NCSBS relevant not only for full-time preaching goals, but also for men seeking grounded preparation for teaching and leadership.
NCSBS offers both on-campus and online learning. According to the school’s history and handbook, online classes began in Fall 2020, and on-campus classes began in August 2021. The website posts quarterly schedules and registrations, and also notes a regular chapel gathering on weekday mornings. As students progress, the internship phase is intended to provide supervised, hands-on experience in an associate minister role alongside a congregation and an experienced preacher.
Financially, NCSBS presents itself as accessible while still requiring students to provide key study tools. The school states there is no charge for tuition, with Warners Chapel bearing the majority of operational costs. Students are expected to have a usable laptop, obtain a NET Bible with full translators’ notes, and pay a $200 per quarter textbook charge as outlined in the enrollment information.
Those interested in engaging with NCSBS can start by reviewing the student handbook, current class schedule, and enrollment steps, then contacting the director to discuss admissions and start dates. Congregations and individuals who want to support the work can pray for students and instructors, encourage qualified men to pursue training, and help strengthen the ministry that provides structured instruction and internship opportunities under local-church oversight.
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Church of ChristTruth for Today World Mission SchoolTruth for Today World Mission School, based in Searcy, Arkansas, equips teachers worldwide through printed Bible-study…Truth for Today World Mission School
Truth for Today World Mission School — Organization Profile Truth for Today World Mission School (TFTWMS) is a Christian nonprofit dedicated to world evangelism by equipping preachers, teachers, and students with structured Bible-study resources. The ministry is based in Searcy,…
Truth for Today World Mission School — Organization Profile Truth for Today World Mission School (TFTWMS) is a Christian nonprofit dedicated to world evangelism by equipping preachers, teachers, and students with structured Bible-study resources. The ministry is based in Searcy, Arkansas, and it describes its work as a “multi-language printed preacher’s school” designed to strengthen teaching and discipleship where dependable study materials can be difficult to access. A central emphasis of TFTWMS is producing and distributing printed, in-depth Bible teaching materials for use in local churches and ministry settings. The organization explains that experienced missionaries have long recognized how the survival and spiritual growth of young congregations can depend on access to quality printed study resources, and TFTWMS exists to…
Truth for Today World Mission School — Organization Profile
Truth for Today World Mission School (TFTWMS) is a Christian nonprofit dedicated to world evangelism by equipping preachers, teachers, and students with structured Bible-study resources. The ministry is based in Searcy, Arkansas, and it describes its work as a “multi-language printed preacher’s school” designed to strengthen teaching and discipleship where dependable study materials can be difficult to access.
A central emphasis of TFTWMS is producing and distributing printed, in-depth Bible teaching materials for use in local churches and ministry settings. The organization explains that experienced missionaries have long recognized how the survival and spiritual growth of young congregations can depend on access to quality printed study resources, and TFTWMS exists to help meet that ongoing need through lessons and course materials prepared for preaching and teaching.
TFTWMS publishes a monthly resource called Truth for Today, which the organization describes as a primary focus of its mission-school work. Alongside printed materials, TFTWMS also maintains Biblecourses.com, a large library of lessons intended to support personal study and teaching preparation. The site includes thousands of lessons in multiple languages and provides topical and book-by-book studies designed to be used by individuals, congregations, and teachers.
In 2015, TFTWMS launched ThroughTheScriptures.com, an online Bible school that provides courses covering nearly all books of the Bible in multiple languages. TFTWMS describes these courses as thorough, text-based studies (often hundreds of pages in length) intended for serious learners, missionaries, and training contexts. This online approach complements the organization’s long-standing printed distribution by expanding access for students who can study digitally.
Taken together, these efforts reflect a strategy of multiplication: developing resources that can be used repeatedly by local teachers and preachers in their own cultural settings. TFTWMS notes that its materials are used broadly—supporting ministry work across many nations worldwide—with a focus on training and encouragement that helps local Christians teach others faithfully.
People and churches can engage with TFTWMS by praying for the work, sharing its study platforms, and supporting the ministry financially. The organization provides multiple giving options and notes that it is funded by donations from individual Christians and congregational support, with its director serving on a volunteer basis while traveling to report on the mission and encourage participation.
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ConferencesSpireConferenceSpireConference is The Spire Network’s annual gathering that equips pastors and church teams through worship, teaching,…SpireConference
SpireConference — Organization Profile SpireConference is an annual gathering hosted by The Spire Network that exists to encourage and equip leaders who are building healthy, growing churches. Designed primarily for pastors and church staff teams, the conference creates space for…
SpireConference — Organization Profile SpireConference is an annual gathering hosted by The Spire Network that exists to encourage and equip leaders who are building healthy, growing churches. Designed primarily for pastors and church staff teams, the conference creates space for leaders to step away from weekly ministry demands, reconnect with their calling, and return with renewed vision and practical next steps. The conference is part of Spire.Network’s broader mission to encourage and equip leaders who inspire a movement of healthy growing churches. Spire.Network describes its vision as pursuing measurable Kingdom impact by supporting church leaders with an emphasis on biblical authority, Christian unity, and the Great Commission. In that sense, SpireConference serves as a concentrated “gathering point” within an ongoing…
SpireConference — Organization Profile
SpireConference is an annual gathering hosted by The Spire Network that exists to encourage and equip leaders who are building healthy, growing churches. Designed primarily for pastors and church staff teams, the conference creates space for leaders to step away from weekly ministry demands, reconnect with their calling, and return with renewed vision and practical next steps.
The conference is part of Spire.Network’s broader mission to encourage and equip leaders who inspire a movement of healthy growing churches. Spire.Network describes its vision as pursuing measurable Kingdom impact by supporting church leaders with an emphasis on biblical authority, Christian unity, and the Great Commission. In that sense, SpireConference serves as a concentrated “gathering point” within an ongoing leadership platform that also includes community connection, resources, and pastor health support.
SpireConference programming typically includes worship, main-stage teaching, and a wide range of breakout sessions. Breakouts allow attendees to customize their learning around ministry responsibilities and current challenges, and the conference also creates intentional moments for peer-to-peer connection—helping leaders build relationships with others serving in similar roles and contexts. These relational components are not treated as side benefits; Spire frames connection and community as core outcomes of the experience.
The event also involves ministry partners and exhibitors, giving church leaders access to organizations, tools, and services that can support ministry strategy and church health. For teams attending together, the conference can function as shared training: leaders can learn, discuss, and plan as a group, then return home aligned around priorities and equipped to implement what they’ve learned.
Because it is an annual conference, SpireConference rotates among host venues and cities, drawing participants from across North America who are connected to the Spire.Network community. Spire.Network is based in Longmont, Colorado, and provides year-round connection points for leaders through its broader platform and communication channels.
People can engage with SpireConference by registering for the annual event, exploring conference details and resources through Spire.Network’s event pages, and sharing the opportunity with other leaders on their team. Churches and individuals can also support the work financially through Spire.Network’s giving options, helping sustain leadership encouragement, resourcing, and community connection for ministry leaders beyond the conference itself.
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Independent Christian ChurchProem MinistriesProem Ministries serves Poland and Eastern Europe through camps, Christian education, church planting, community help, counseling,…Proem Ministries
Proem Ministries — Organization Profile Proem Ministries is a Christian mission organization that works to connect people to the hope and freedom found in Jesus through Gospel-centered ministry in Poland and Eastern Europe. Proem Poland was founded by Maui and…
Proem Ministries — Organization Profile Proem Ministries is a Christian mission organization that works to connect people to the hope and freedom found in Jesus through Gospel-centered ministry in Poland and Eastern Europe. Proem Poland was founded by Maui and Ewa Dwulat in 1990, after the opening of post-communist Poland created new opportunities for evangelism, youth ministry, Christian education, and local church development. The ministry serves from Poland, with a Proem Christian Center in Zakościele near Inowłódz, Poland, and U.S. support operations in Louisville, Kentucky. Proem’s work reaches youth, families, churches, students, volunteers, and local communities in Poland and throughout Eastern Europe. Its U.S. support ministry assists Proem Poland through communications, mission team logistics, financial administration, fundraising, and church partnerships.…
Proem Ministries — Organization Profile
Proem Ministries is a Christian mission organization that works to connect people to the hope and freedom found in Jesus through Gospel-centered ministry in Poland and Eastern Europe. Proem Poland was founded by Maui and Ewa Dwulat in 1990, after the opening of post-communist Poland created new opportunities for evangelism, youth ministry, Christian education, and local church development.
The ministry serves from Poland, with a Proem Christian Center in Zakościele near Inowłódz, Poland, and U.S. support operations in Louisville, Kentucky. Proem’s work reaches youth, families, churches, students, volunteers, and local communities in Poland and throughout Eastern Europe. Its U.S. support ministry assists Proem Poland through communications, mission team logistics, financial administration, fundraising, and church partnerships.
Proem’s ministry model brings together camps, Christian education, church planting, community help, worship ministry, and short-term mission engagement. Its camp ministries include summer and winter outreach camps, Fit & Family Camp, retreats for missionaries and churches, Journey to Bethlehem, Zako Rancho, and ministry with youth and adults who have special needs. These camps are designed to create relational settings where young people and families can hear the Gospel, build friendships, and take next steps in faith.
Christian education is another central part of Proem’s work. The ministry operates a Christian Education Center that includes preschool through high school, and it also provides English-language learning through ESL coursework and educational internships. These educational ministries allow Proem to serve children, youth, and adults while building long-term relationships with families in the community.
Proem’s church planting and outreach efforts include Tomy Church, Exodus 15, Solna 15, media production, children’s and student ministry, and men’s and women’s ministry. Exodus 15 is a worship band ministry that creates worship music, while Solna 15 serves Łódź through after-school programs, recovery groups, ESL classes, and preschool programming. Proem also produces media and Bible study resources for the local church.
Community help is a major expression of Proem’s witness. The ministry provides after-school programs, family counseling and addiction therapy, support for people in crisis, outreach through Kontakt International Volunteer Festival, and international mission trips. People can engage with Proem Ministries by praying, giving, volunteering, joining a mission trip, applying for a summer internship, partnering as a church or school, or supporting U.S.-based financial administration. Its distinct contribution is a Polish-led ministry that combines evangelism, education, camps, church planting, counseling, community outreach, and international volunteer partnerships for Gospel work in Poland and Eastern Europe.
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Church Planting OrganizationReach NebraskaReach Nebraska is a statewide church-planting ministry that develops leaders, supports regional church plants, and works…Reach Nebraska
Reach Nebraska — Organization Profile Reach Nebraska is a church-planting ministry focused on reaching Nebraska for Jesus by planting regional churches. Its public materials describe a mission centered on planting churches that make disciples, develop leaders, and transform communities. Rather…
Reach Nebraska — Organization Profile Reach Nebraska is a church-planting ministry focused on reaching Nebraska for Jesus by planting regional churches. Its public materials describe a mission centered on planting churches that make disciples, develop leaders, and transform communities. Rather than presenting church planting as a one-time launch effort, Reach Nebraska frames its work as a long-term ministry strategy for establishing healthy congregations that can serve their local areas and multiply over time. The organization’s core focus is church multiplication across Nebraska. On its About page, Reach Nebraska describes a vision for a network of healthy churches across the state that proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, make disciples who make disciples, develop leaders, serve their communities, and multiply into…
Reach Nebraska — Organization Profile
Reach Nebraska is a church-planting ministry focused on reaching Nebraska for Jesus by planting regional churches. Its public materials describe a mission centered on planting churches that make disciples, develop leaders, and transform communities. Rather than presenting church planting as a one-time launch effort, Reach Nebraska frames its work as a long-term ministry strategy for establishing healthy congregations that can serve their local areas and multiply over time.
The organization’s core focus is church multiplication across Nebraska. On its About page, Reach Nebraska describes a vision for a network of healthy churches across the state that proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, make disciples who make disciples, develop leaders, serve their communities, and multiply into new churches. That statewide vision shows that its work is not limited to a single city but is intended to support gospel-centered church planting in a wide range of settings.
Reach Nebraska specifically serves Nebraska’s cities, towns, and rural communities, giving it a broad statewide Nebraska scope. Its strategy is built around regional church planting, practical support, and collaboration with churches and ministry partners. The ministry also offers a Residency pathway designed to train future church planters and ministry leaders through hands-on ministry involvement and preparation for long-term service. In that sense, Reach Nebraska combines immediate church-planting efforts with leadership development for future multiplication.
The organization’s public values also help explain how it operates. Reach Nebraska emphasizes being gospel-centered, church-focused, relational, multiplying, and missional. Those commitments shape its partnerships and its understanding of the local church as the primary setting for disciple-making and community ministry. Its approach appears designed to encourage churches that are not only locally rooted but also capable of planting additional churches in the future.
Reach Nebraska is led by Mike Moser, who serves as Director. According to the organization’s About page, Moser is a graduate of Nebraska Christian College and the founding pastor of Connection Christian Church in Columbus, Nebraska. The site says he has a deep love for the local church and a passion for helping people encounter Jesus in life-changing ways. Reach Nebraska also lists a board of directors that provides wisdom, accountability, and support for its church-planting efforts.
People can engage with Reach Nebraska in several practical ways. The organization invites supporters to partner by praying, giving, and sending leaders to support church planting. It also highlights Projects that support ongoing church plant initiatives across the state and a Residency opportunity for those who want to train as church planters and serve in ministry. For readers interested in regional church planting in Nebraska and leadership development for future church planters, Reach Nebraska presents a collaborative, statewide model for planting and strengthening churches.
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CohortsConnections Recovery NetworkConnections Recovery Network equips churches to develop Jesus-centered recovery ministries through launch resources, Scripture-based curriculum, leadership…Connections Recovery Network
Connections Recovery Network — Organization Profile Connections Recovery Network (CRN) is a Christian recovery-ministry network that equips local churches to launch and sustain recovery ministries centered on discipleship, relationships, and Jesus. The network grew out of the recovery ministry at…
Connections Recovery Network — Organization Profile Connections Recovery Network (CRN) is a Christian recovery-ministry network that equips local churches to launch and sustain recovery ministries centered on discipleship, relationships, and Jesus. The network grew out of the recovery ministry at Mt. Gilead Church in Mooresville, Indiana, where church leaders developed a ministry culture for walking alongside people affected by addiction and supporting their movement toward recovery and spiritual growth. CRN takes that experience and shares it with other congregations through a church-to-church, practitioner-to-practitioner model. Rather than asking participating congregations to adopt a centrally controlled or franchised ministry, CRN emphasizes local church ownership of recovery ministry. Its approach is built around ten distinctives: Jesus Is Our Solution, Grace Over Shame, Truth…
Connections Recovery Network — Organization Profile
Connections Recovery Network (CRN) is a Christian recovery-ministry network that equips local churches to launch and sustain recovery ministries centered on discipleship, relationships, and Jesus. The network grew out of the recovery ministry at Mt. Gilead Church in Mooresville, Indiana, where church leaders developed a ministry culture for walking alongside people affected by addiction and supporting their movement toward recovery and spiritual growth. CRN takes that experience and shares it with other congregations through a church-to-church, practitioner-to-practitioner model.
Rather than asking participating congregations to adopt a centrally controlled or franchised ministry, CRN emphasizes local church ownership of recovery ministry. Its approach is built around ten distinctives: Jesus Is Our Solution, Grace Over Shame, Truth With Love, Authenticity Over Image, Progress Not Perfection, Community Is Essential, Confidentiality Builds Trust, Servant Leadership, Multiplication Matters, and Hope Is Louder. Together, these principles shape how participating churches develop groups, train leaders, create environments for honest relationships, and connect recovery with Christian discipleship.
Connections Recovery Network serves churches seeking to establish or strengthen recovery ministry in their own communities. Its model was developed in Mooresville, Indiana, but the network is designed for churches beyond that local setting and states that churches of different sizes can participate. CRN says it partners with churches that identify Jesus as Lord and are serious about recovery, while emphasizing unity rather than requiring every participating congregation to operate identically. The goal is to help churches develop ministry that fits their community while retaining the network's core recovery and discipleship culture.
Churches joining the network receive several practical resources. CRN provides a 90-Day Launch Resource that covers steps from recruiting leaders through holding an initial recovery meeting. Participating churches also receive one year of Scripture-based meeting curriculum organized around themes including identity, inventory, community, and freedom. A further component is one year of leadership development and coaching, designed to help churches develop healthy recovery-ministry leaders who can eventually train and support others. CRN describes its approach as practitioner-led, meaning churches learn from people with experience operating recovery ministry rather than primarily from outside consultants.
The process for churches begins by contacting Connections Recovery Network and explaining their congregation's current situation and interest in recovery ministry. A CRN practitioner then schedules a conversation to learn about the church, answer questions, and determine whether the network is an appropriate fit. Churches that move forward as Founding Churches begin using the launch resources, curriculum, coaching, and practitioner community. Through this process, CRN seeks to help congregations create relational, reproducible recovery ministries that connect recovery with ongoing discipleship in Jesus.
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Independent Christian ChurchKulpahar Kid Home and Christian SchoolKulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School provides residential care, Christian education, secure facilities, and spiritual guidance…Kulpahar Kid Home and Christian School
Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School — Organization Profile Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School is a Christian ministry and educational work located in Kulpahar, Mahoba District, Uttar Pradesh, India, with U.S. donation support connected to Phoenix, Arizona. The ministry…
Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School — Organization Profile Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School is a Christian ministry and educational work located in Kulpahar, Mahoba District, Uttar Pradesh, India, with U.S. donation support connected to Phoenix, Arizona. The ministry began in 1947 when an infant girl named Sosun was given to Leah Moshier and Dolly Chitwood, the founders of Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School. The organization’s core focus is providing children with loving residential care, quality education, Christian spiritual guidance, and practical support in northern India. Kulpahar Kids’ Home reports that over the years approximately 800 children were received into the care of Dolly, Leah, and Linda. The ministry’s stated motto is to provide quality education, facilities, and…
Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School — Organization Profile
Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School is a Christian ministry and educational work located in Kulpahar, Mahoba District, Uttar Pradesh, India, with U.S. donation support connected to Phoenix, Arizona. The ministry began in 1947 when an infant girl named Sosun was given to Leah Moshier and Dolly Chitwood, the founders of Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School.
The organization’s core focus is providing children with loving residential care, quality education, Christian spiritual guidance, and practical support in northern India. Kulpahar Kids’ Home reports that over the years approximately 800 children were received into the care of Dolly, Leah, and Linda. The ministry’s stated motto is to provide quality education, facilities, and love.
Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School serves children and students in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, India, including Kulpahar and the wider Mahoba District. Kulpahar Christian School describes itself as serving children in northern India since 1948, with Hindu, Muslim, and Christian children and staff learning and working together. Public nonprofit listings describe the ministry as supporting a school and home for more than 400 children in the Uttar Pradesh region.
The organization operates through the Kulpahar Kids’ Home, Kulpahar Christian School, hostel life, worship facilities, educational programs, and community outreach projects. The school year runs from April 1 to March 31, and school days begin with morning assembly in the chapel building, including songs, responsive Bible reading, prayer, the Lord’s Prayer, and patriotic elements such as the national anthem or pledge. Kulpahar Christian School operates under The Church of Christ Mission as a religious society under Act XXI of 1860.
A distinctive part of Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School is combining residential care, school instruction, Christian formation, and secure facilities on a large mission campus. The ministry reports 32 acres divided into three compounds with 24-hour security, including girls, hospital, and school compounds. Its facilities include staff housing, classrooms, a computer lab, a spacious library, playground areas, generators, and other support spaces used for daily care and education.
People can engage with Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School by praying, giving by check or money order through the U.S. donation address, contacting the ministry by email, or learning more through the official Kids’ Home and school websites. Support helps sustain the children’s home, Christian school, facilities, education, and ongoing care for children and students in Kulpahar.
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Church of ChristHome Church ResourcesHome Church Resources is an Auburn, Alabama-based ministry that equips Christians to start and lead home…Home Church Resources
Home Church Resources — Organization Profile Home Church Resources is a Christian ministry that helps people start and lead home churches through online training, coaching, and community support. The organization describes its work as helping everyday Christians begin home churches…
Home Church Resources — Organization Profile Home Church Resources is a Christian ministry that helps people start and lead home churches through online training, coaching, and community support. The organization describes its work as helping everyday Christians begin home churches that are biblically based, sustainable, and reproducible. Rather than limiting leadership to people with formal ministry credentials, it focuses on equipping ordinary believers who sense a calling to disciple others and gather people in homes for church life. The ministry’s mission centers on helping everyday Christians start healthy home churches and grow in discipleship without having to navigate the process alone. Its story is rooted in Auburn, Alabama, where Matt and Missy Dabbs began what they call Backyard Church during…
Home Church Resources — Organization Profile
Home Church Resources is a Christian ministry that helps people start and lead home churches through online training, coaching, and community support. The organization describes its work as helping everyday Christians begin home churches that are biblically based, sustainable, and reproducible. Rather than limiting leadership to people with formal ministry credentials, it focuses on equipping ordinary believers who sense a calling to disciple others and gather people in homes for church life.
The ministry’s mission centers on helping everyday Christians start healthy home churches and grow in discipleship without having to navigate the process alone. Its story is rooted in Auburn, Alabama, where Matt and Missy Dabbs began what they call Backyard Church during 2020. That local experience became the basis for a wider training ministry launched to support people exploring home church life in other places. Home Church Resources says it now serves leaders across the United States and in multiple countries, with a stated vision that every city, town, and rural community could have a home church engaged in worship, discipleship, and local impact.
Home Church Resources operates primarily through an online learning environment that combines step-by-step home church training, weekly coaching calls, and a supportive digital community. Its paid training pathway is designed to help participants start, lead, maintain, and reproduce home churches, while its free pathway introduces key concepts through courses such as Home Church Fundamentals, Discipleship Fundamentals, and Discovery Bible Study. The ministry also provides practical tools and templates, Bible study materials, weekly video teaching, and Mobilize training intended to help people in a gathering develop ministry skills and spiritual disciplines.
A notable distinctive of the ministry is its blend of prayer-centered support, practical tools, and accessible training for people without prior ministry experience. The organization emphasizes that starting and sustaining a healthy home church requires both theological clarity and relational encouragement. Its community features include spaces for testimony sharing, prayer needs, coaching interaction, and connecting with others on a similar journey. This makes the ministry more than a content library; it functions as an ongoing support network for emerging and current home church leaders.
People can engage with Home Church Resources in several ways. Prospective leaders can begin with the Front Door webinar, use the free training pathway, or join the full membership community for coaching and expanded resources. Others can support the ministry through prayer, newsletter sign-up, or financial giving. For Christians interested in discipleship, simple church, or neighborhood-based church planting, Home Church Resources offers a structured path for exploring and practicing home church planting and disciple-making from a base in Auburn, Alabama with a reach that extends across the U.S. and internationally.
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Church of ChristYork UniversityYork University (YorkU) is a private university in York, Nebraska affiliated with churches of Christ, offering…York University
York University — Organization Profile York University (YorkU) is a private, faith-based university located in York, Nebraska, and affiliated with the churches of Christ. Since 1956, the university has maintained this relationship, noting that a majority of trustees and all…
York University — Organization Profile York University (YorkU) is a private, faith-based university located in York, Nebraska, and affiliated with the churches of Christ. Since 1956, the university has maintained this relationship, noting that a majority of trustees and all senior administrators are active members of a church of Christ, while also stating that there has never been a membership requirement for students. The university frames its identity around Christ-centered education and a campus culture shaped by Christian commitments. YorkU describes its mission as transforming lives through Christ-centered education and equipping students for lifelong service to God, family, and society. That mission shows up in both academic pathways and campus life, with undergraduate study supported by faculty and student services,…
York University — Organization Profile
York University (YorkU) is a private, faith-based university located in York, Nebraska, and affiliated with the churches of Christ. Since 1956, the university has maintained this relationship, noting that a majority of trustees and all senior administrators are active members of a church of Christ, while also stating that there has never been a membership requirement for students. The university frames its identity around Christ-centered education and a campus culture shaped by Christian commitments.
YorkU describes its mission as transforming lives through Christ-centered education and equipping students for lifelong service to God, family, and society. That mission shows up in both academic pathways and campus life, with undergraduate study supported by faculty and student services, and with intentional spiritual formation opportunities woven into the broader experience of learning and community.
In addition to traditional academic programming, YorkU maintains a visible set of resources that serve churches and ministry leaders. Through its Church Relations efforts, the university prioritizes strengthening ties with congregations by offering ministry-facing resources. These include a ministry job posting board (Ministry Openings) and events such as the Equip Conference, designed for church leaders, as well as an emphasis on supporting congregational leadership and ministry staff.
YorkU also operates programs that connect faith, service, and community impact. The university highlights Soul Quest, a summer camp for middle school and high school students, and notes that it has been held annually since 1981. For students pursuing ministry-focused study, YorkU also describes a Church Internship Program connected to its Bible department, with internships required for Bible majors and additional opportunities available for other students through summer ministry programs.
Supporters can engage with YorkU in practical ways through giving and partnership. The university’s giving initiatives include ongoing projects such as the Second Chance Program connected to the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women and the Alumni Love Project, alongside broader support such as scholarships. Prospective students and families can connect with admissions to explore enrollment pathways, and churches can engage YorkU through events, resources, and ministry connections tied to the university’s churches of Christ relationships.
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Independent Christian ChurchGood News Productions International (GNPI)Good News Productions International (GNPI) is a Joplin, Missouri-based media missions organization creating culturally relevant gospel…Good News Productions International (GNPI)
Good News Productions International (GNPI) — Organization Profile Good News Productions International (GNPI) is a Christian media missions organization that focuses on strategic evangelism through culturally relevant media. Based in Joplin, Missouri, GNPI works through a network of local media…
Good News Productions International (GNPI) — Organization Profile Good News Productions International (GNPI) is a Christian media missions organization that focuses on strategic evangelism through culturally relevant media. Based in Joplin, Missouri, GNPI works through a network of local media teams serving across multiple regions worldwide, with some locations not publicly listed due to security concerns. Rather than exporting a single style of content, GNPI emphasizes locally led production—teams create in their own languages and cultural contexts so the message of Jesus is communicated clearly and meaningfully. GNPI describes its work simply as creating media and sharing Jesus. Across its global network, teams use a range of formats—video, audio, social media content, broadcast programming, and print—designed for specific audiences and…
Good News Productions International (GNPI) — Organization Profile
Good News Productions International (GNPI) is a Christian media missions organization that focuses on strategic evangelism through culturally relevant media. Based in Joplin, Missouri, GNPI works through a network of local media teams serving across multiple regions worldwide, with some locations not publicly listed due to security concerns. Rather than exporting a single style of content, GNPI emphasizes locally led production—teams create in their own languages and cultural contexts so the message of Jesus is communicated clearly and meaningfully.
GNPI describes its work simply as creating media and sharing Jesus. Across its global network, teams use a range of formats—video, audio, social media content, broadcast programming, and print—designed for specific audiences and people groups. GNPI’s “Projects” showcase media initiatives across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, reflecting how the organization adapts strategy and storytelling to fit local realities while maintaining a consistent gospel focus.
A distinctive part of GNPI’s model is that the ministry is carried by nationals and long-term local partners. GNPI notes that its “family” has grown to include more than 25 teams in 17 countries, creating media in more than 100 languages. GNPI also reports recent network growth and highlights how teams can multiply impact by sharing content through the channels people already use—especially mobile-first and social platforms.
GNPI also leads Mission15, a global initiative aiming at designing and delivering one billion gospel invitations by the end of 2030 through social media, radio, television, and print. Mission15 is presented as a collaborative movement involving churches, partner organizations, and individuals, with an emphasis on prayer as a foundation. Practically, Mission15 centers on shareable invitations and media campaigns that can be adapted and deployed by teams in multiple countries and languages.
Training and multiplication are another key part of GNPI’s strategy. Through Project Nomad, GNPI describes a pathway that includes in-person training, an online academy (Nomad Academy), and an expanding network of Nomad teams. This reflects GNPI’s commitment not only to producing media, but also to equipping grassroots communicators and disciple-makers who can sustain ongoing outreach in their own contexts.
For those who want to engage, GNPI invites supporters to pray, give, and share. Individuals and churches can subscribe to updates and prayer resources, support specific team projects, contribute to Mission15, or explore legacy giving. GNPI also provides stories and reports that connect supporters to what teams are producing and how media is being used to invite people toward Jesus and to strengthen local disciple-making efforts.
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Church Building DesignVisioneering StudiosVisioneering Studios is a design + build firm headquartered in Westlake, Texas, serving churches and organizations…Visioneering Studios
Visioneering Studios — Organization Profile Visioneering Studios is a design + build firm providing architecture, construction, real estate, and master planning services for churches, education organizations, and other commercial and nonprofit clients. The company positions its work around helping organizations…
Visioneering Studios — Organization Profile Visioneering Studios is a design + build firm providing architecture, construction, real estate, and master planning services for churches, education organizations, and other commercial and nonprofit clients. The company positions its work around helping organizations move from early vision to completed spaces—pairing planning and design with the management and construction work needed to bring a project to completion under one team. Headquartered in Westlake, Texas, Visioneering Studios also lists offices in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, Nashville, Tennessee, and Santa Ana, California, supporting projects across multiple U.S. regions. This multi-studio footprint allows them to serve clients nationwide while maintaining on-the-ground coordination for design development, permitting, budgeting, and construction phases. A distinctive part of their approach is…
Visioneering Studios — Organization Profile
Visioneering Studios is a design + build firm providing architecture, construction, real estate, and master planning services for churches, education organizations, and other commercial and nonprofit clients. The company positions its work around helping organizations move from early vision to completed spaces—pairing planning and design with the management and construction work needed to bring a project to completion under one team.
Headquartered in Westlake, Texas, Visioneering Studios also lists offices in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, Nashville, Tennessee, and Santa Ana, California, supporting projects across multiple U.S. regions. This multi-studio footprint allows them to serve clients nationwide while maintaining on-the-ground coordination for design development, permitting, budgeting, and construction phases.
A distinctive part of their approach is a Design + Build model intended to simplify communication and accountability by keeping key disciplines in one place. Visioneering describes a structured “Basecamp” process that helps teams align early on scope, priorities, and next steps, reducing confusion when projects move from ideas to documents and bids. For organizations managing complex stakeholder input—boards, staff teams, donors, congregations, or school leadership—this emphasis on clarity up front can shape a healthier project rhythm over the full lifecycle.
Visioneering Studios also highlights a Budget-Savvy™ Guarantee, emphasizing systems meant to monitor costs and maintain transparency as a project progresses. In practical terms, that focus shows up through estimating, budgeting, value engineering, and schedule planning—work that often determines whether an organization can confidently move from concept to groundbreaking. Their construction services describe preconstruction planning and coordination designed to keep scope clear before the build phase begins.
The firm’s architecture and design services include architectural design, interior design, and environmental/experience elements such as wayfinding and graphics—supporting spaces that function well while reflecting an organization’s story. Visioneering frequently references “story” as a driver for design decisions, aiming for environments that reinforce mission through layout, flow, and the details people interact with each week.
Organizations can engage Visioneering Studios by starting a conversation through their contact page, exploring their portfolio for project examples, and reviewing their service areas (Design+Build, Architecture, Construction, and Real Estate). They also publish articles and project insights through their blog, offering a window into how they think about planning, building process, and ministry or organizational outcomes tied to space.
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Church of ChristFocus PressFocus Press is a Franklin, Tennessee-based ministry producing Christian worldview resources through podcasts, Think Magazine, Focus+…Focus Press
Focus Press — Organization Profile Focus Press is a Christian media and publishing ministry focused on helping believers see the world through the lens of God’s Word. The organization’s stated aim is to equip Christians to reevaluate modern life from…
Focus Press — Organization Profile Focus Press is a Christian media and publishing ministry focused on helping believers see the world through the lens of God’s Word. The organization’s stated aim is to equip Christians to reevaluate modern life from a biblical perspective, especially in areas where cultural assumptions can pull people away from Scripture. Focus Press does this through a blend of teaching and resource development—pairing timely content with practical tools churches and families can use. A distinctive of Focus Press is its mix of formats. In addition to books and video resources, the ministry produces ongoing media such as podcasts and articles. The Focus Press Podcast Network includes shows like Think Deeper, Godly Young Men, Who Let the…
Focus Press — Organization Profile
Focus Press is a Christian media and publishing ministry focused on helping believers see the world through the lens of God’s Word. The organization’s stated aim is to equip Christians to reevaluate modern life from a biblical perspective, especially in areas where cultural assumptions can pull people away from Scripture. Focus Press does this through a blend of teaching and resource development—pairing timely content with practical tools churches and families can use.
A distinctive of Focus Press is its mix of formats. In addition to books and video resources, the ministry produces ongoing media such as podcasts and articles. The Focus Press Podcast Network includes shows like Think Deeper, Godly Young Men, Who Let the Dogma Out?, Get Out of Porn, and Church Reset—each designed to address discipleship, theology, and Christian living with a clear “Christian worldview” emphasis. The organization also encourages ongoing reading and study through weekly articles published by its primary voices.
Focus Press also produces Think Magazine, a digital magazine made available online with back issues posted for readers to access. Along with magazine content, Focus Press offers a premium subscription product called Focus+ that includes exclusive podcasts, articles, videos, and daily devotionals. Focus+ highlights recurring content streams such as SermonCast (weekly sermons from Focus Press speakers) and teaching series intended to help Christians engage Scripture and hard questions with consistency and depth.
Another key part of Focus Press’s work is in-person and church-based training. The ministry offers seminars led by its speakers on topics ranging from Christian evidences and origins to church renewal, the Christian home, and biblical sexuality. These seminars are structured to serve congregations and ministry settings, providing teaching materials and guided instruction that can be used in weekend events, youth-focused sessions, and combined seminar formats.
Focus Press also addresses pastoral and personal care needs through its publicly listed therapy and pornography addiction resources. These pages connect people to practical next steps—especially around pornography addiction and recovery—along with recommended reading and related media. Together with its podcasts and printed resources, this reflects an approach aimed at both doctrinal clarity and real-life application.
Focus Press lists its mailing address in Franklin, Tennessee, and its speakers note ministry work and travel across the United States. Churches and individuals can engage with Focus Press by using its shop for books and media, subscribing to Focus+, accessing Think Magazine issues, inviting speakers for seminars, and using the ministry’s resource hubs for support and discipleship training.
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Church of ChristGospel Chariot MissionsGospel Chariot Missions (GCM), based in Pretoria, South Africa, uses purpose-built “gospel chariot” trucks and 4…Gospel Chariot Missions
Gospel Chariot Missions — Organization Profile Gospel Chariot Missions (GCM) is a Christian missions organization focused on evangelism and disciple-making through a distinctive mobile approach. Based in Pretoria, South Africa, GCM describes its work as reaching people who are still…
Gospel Chariot Missions — Organization Profile Gospel Chariot Missions (GCM) is a Christian missions organization focused on evangelism and disciple-making through a distinctive mobile approach. Based in Pretoria, South Africa, GCM describes its work as reaching people who are still seeking Christ while also supporting existing churches as they carry out local mission efforts. The ministry’s name comes from its purpose-built “gospel chariots”—trucks designed to function as a traveling preaching and teaching platform. GCM’s stated mission is to “invade Africa and the world” with Gospel Chariots preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ and multiplying disciples and churches everywhere. The organization organizes its work by regions—Southern Africa, East Africa, and West Africa—and also publishes updates under “Beyond Africa,” reflecting a broader…
Gospel Chariot Missions — Organization Profile
Gospel Chariot Missions (GCM) is a Christian missions organization focused on evangelism and disciple-making through a distinctive mobile approach. Based in Pretoria, South Africa, GCM describes its work as reaching people who are still seeking Christ while also supporting existing churches as they carry out local mission efforts. The ministry’s name comes from its purpose-built “gospel chariots”—trucks designed to function as a traveling preaching and teaching platform.
GCM’s stated mission is to “invade Africa and the world” with Gospel Chariots preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ and multiplying disciples and churches everywhere. The organization organizes its work by regions—Southern Africa, East Africa, and West Africa—and also publishes updates under “Beyond Africa,” reflecting a broader global emphasis in its reporting and training activity.
A defining feature of GCM is the construction and deployment of trucks that serve as a “church on wheels.” According to the organization, these vehicles can include sleeping quarters for evangelists, storage for literature and supplies, and a stage with a sound system for public preaching. GCM also notes the inclusion of a large tent and a baptistery to support teaching, gatherings, and immediate responses when people want to be baptized. This setup is designed for campaign-style outreach as well as follow-up visits as teams revisit areas on an ongoing schedule.
Alongside public evangelism, GCM emphasizes discipleship multiplication training using the “4 Fields” tools (presented through its partnership with Gospel Share Missions). The organization describes equipping believers and local leaders with reproducible methods for sharing the gospel and forming disciple-making groups. GCM also points people who want deeper study toward short-term schools and degree pathways through partner institutions, including Nations University, and it highlights relationships with World Bible School as part of its broader resourcing strategy.
Gospel Chariot Missions invites churches and individuals to engage through prayer, financial support, and staying connected through its updates and reports. For supporters, the organization provides online giving options and a planned giving pathway. For partners and interested learners, its website centralizes mission information, training tools connections, and ongoing regional reports that show where teams are serving and what training initiatives are underway.
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Independent Christian ChurchAkonda MinistriesAkonda Ministries is a Kentucky-based Christian nonprofit serving communities in Malawi through local partnerships, sustainable development,…Akonda Ministries
Akonda Ministries — Organization Profile Akonda Ministries is a Christian nonprofit ministry focused on equipping the people of Malawi with practical tools for sustainable community development and spiritual encouragement. The ministry describes its work through the phrase “Let Love Lead,”…
Akonda Ministries — Organization Profile Akonda Ministries is a Christian nonprofit ministry focused on equipping the people of Malawi with practical tools for sustainable community development and spiritual encouragement. The ministry describes its work through the phrase “Let Love Lead,” and its stated goal is to encourage and equip people through spiritual and sustainable community development. Its name, “Akonda,” is described by the ministry as meaning “God’s Love” in Malawi’s local language. The organization is based in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, with ministry activity focused in Malawi, Africa. Akonda works among Malawian communities facing challenges related to poverty, limited access to health care, food insecurity, under-resourced schools, clean water needs, and barriers to education. The ministry emphasizes working with local people rather…
Akonda Ministries — Organization Profile
Akonda Ministries is a Christian nonprofit ministry focused on equipping the people of Malawi with practical tools for sustainable community development and spiritual encouragement. The ministry describes its work through the phrase “Let Love Lead,” and its stated goal is to encourage and equip people through spiritual and sustainable community development. Its name, “Akonda,” is described by the ministry as meaning “God’s Love” in Malawi’s local language.
The organization is based in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, with ministry activity focused in Malawi, Africa. Akonda works among Malawian communities facing challenges related to poverty, limited access to health care, food insecurity, under-resourced schools, clean water needs, and barriers to education. The ministry emphasizes working with local people rather than simply delivering outside solutions, with the stated aim of helping Malawians organize, lead, and implement projects that support families, education, and long-term community health.
Akonda’s work includes several program areas. Its medical center work responds to the difficulty many Malawians face in reaching hospital care. The ministry also provides disaster relief when sudden crises affect communities, and it supports hunger relief when immediate food assistance is needed because of weather events, rising costs, or other disruptions. These efforts are presented alongside longer-term development work intended to strengthen local capacity and address recurring needs.
A major part of Akonda’s strategy is business training that helps young adults develop income-generating skills and start successful businesses. The ministry reports that more than 2,000 young adults have completed its business training programs, offered through multiple courses and training centers. Akonda also repairs broken wells in rural areas, supports school development through partnerships with rural schools, and provides girls’ education resources and health education so girls can stay in school and pursue their potential.
Akonda’s spiritual development work includes partnering with local pastors, churches, and faith-based organizations, sharing the gospel, and distributing Bibles. The ministry reports that more than 100,000 people have heard the gospel through its work and that more than 4,000 Bibles were distributed in 2025. These spiritual efforts are integrated with its broader approach to community development, local partnership, and practical service.
People can engage with Akonda Ministries by giving to its general fund, joining “The Village” to help cover operating expenses, purchasing items from its store, following ministry updates, or praying for its work in Malawi. Akonda states that separate operational support through The Village enables other donations to be directed to mission work in Malawi. Supporters can also connect with partner mission opportunities connected to Akonda’s work in Malawi.
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Independent Christian ChurchPartner135Partner135 is an Arkansas-based Christian mission agency equipping churches and national leaders for Gospel partnerships, short-term…Partner135
Partner135 — Organization Profile Partner135, also written as Partner 135, is an international Christian mission agency committed to equipping today’s church to reach today’s world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The organization describes its work as empowering the national…
Partner135 — Organization Profile Partner135, also written as Partner 135, is an international Christian mission agency committed to equipping today’s church to reach today’s world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The organization describes its work as empowering the national church where it is by forming strategic partnerships between U.S. disciples and indigenous disciples who serve within specific cultures and geographic regions. The ministry is based in Van Buren, Arkansas, and serves through established work on four continents, including ministry connections in Uganda, South Asia, Romania, Tanzania, Peru, Nepal, India, the Frontier, Kenya, and Egypt. Partner135 works with national pastors, church leaders, missionaries, churches, and mission volunteers to reach unreached, under-reached, and under-served peoples. Partner135 summarizes its ministry approach through…
Partner135 — Organization Profile
Partner135, also written as Partner 135, is an international Christian mission agency committed to equipping today’s church to reach today’s world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The organization describes its work as empowering the national church where it is by forming strategic partnerships between U.S. disciples and indigenous disciples who serve within specific cultures and geographic regions.
The ministry is based in Van Buren, Arkansas, and serves through established work on four continents, including ministry connections in Uganda, South Asia, Romania, Tanzania, Peru, Nepal, India, the Frontier, Kenya, and Egypt. Partner135 works with national pastors, church leaders, missionaries, churches, and mission volunteers to reach unreached, under-reached, and under-served peoples.
Partner135 summarizes its ministry approach through three words: Discover, Develop, and Deploy. The organization seeks to discover unreached and unengaged people groups, develop contextualized strategies with national church leaders, and deploy missionaries, short-term teams, resources, and funds for training and service. This model reflects a focus on local church partnerships, contextual mission strategy, and reproducible leadership development.
Short-term mission mobilization is a major part of Partner135’s work. The organization sends disciples from the United States to serve alongside national pastors and church leaders for one- to three-week mission projects, many of them in remote areas. These trips include sharing the Gospel, meeting practical needs, and supporting ongoing ministry led by local believers.
Partner135 also supports year-round ministry through sponsorships, church planting, pastor support, child and school sponsorship, missionary support, international staff support, project funding, elderly and widow support, and emergency relief. Its giving opportunities emphasize teaching the Gospel, training the next generation of believers, and telling stories of what God is doing through partner ministries around the world.
People can engage with Partner135 by praying, giving, becoming a Gospel Partner, joining the prayer team, supporting a missionary or project, sponsoring children or schools, joining a short-term mission trip, or contacting the organization about mobilization. Its distinct contribution is connecting U.S. churches and disciples with national church leaders to advance Gospel work among unreached and underserved communities through partnership, training, mobilization, and practical support.
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Independent Christian ChurchSpain1700Spain1700 is a Spain-focused disciple-making and church-planting movement mobilizing prayer, churches, and partners toward 1,700 simple…Spain1700
Spain1700 — Organization Profile Spain1700 is a Christian disciple-making and church-planting movement focused on equipping disciples to make disciples and churches to plant churches across Spain. The movement describes itself as Spirit-led and obedience-based, with a vision to see the…
Spain1700 — Organization Profile Spain1700 is a Christian disciple-making and church-planting movement focused on equipping disciples to make disciples and churches to plant churches across Spain. The movement describes itself as Spirit-led and obedience-based, with a vision to see the Gospel saturate the country through prayer, collaboration, local leadership, and reproducible simple churches. The movement is focused on Spain, with a stated goal of reaching all 17 regions of Spain. Spain1700’s public materials identify Spain as a spiritually underserved mission field, noting that many towns and villages do not have a Gospel-preaching church. The movement’s long-term vision is to see 1,700 simple churches planted across the country by 2034, with 100 in each region. Spain1700 began from prayer gatherings among…
Spain1700 — Organization Profile
Spain1700 is a Christian disciple-making and church-planting movement focused on equipping disciples to make disciples and churches to plant churches across Spain. The movement describes itself as Spirit-led and obedience-based, with a vision to see the Gospel saturate the country through prayer, collaboration, local leadership, and reproducible simple churches.
The movement is focused on Spain, with a stated goal of reaching all 17 regions of Spain. Spain1700’s public materials identify Spain as a spiritually underserved mission field, noting that many towns and villages do not have a Gospel-preaching church. The movement’s long-term vision is to see 1,700 simple churches planted across the country by 2034, with 100 in each region.
Spain1700 began from prayer gatherings among missionaries and local believers who were asking God for a disciple-making movement in Spain. The coalition formalized its shared commitment after a gathering in Granada, Spain, in fall 2022. As the vision grew, churches and mission organizations outside Spain joined alongside teams on the ground, forming a network of nearly 20 churches and ministries.
The movement’s strategy is built around Disciple Making Movements and Church Planting Movements that multiply through ordinary believers, local leaders, and simple reproducible tools. Spain1700 emphasizes that a movement is not primarily a program, event, or institution, but a prayer-fueled work of God in which disciples make disciples, churches plant churches, and local communities become centers of Gospel witness.
Spain1700’s values include prayer, collaboration, multiplication, innovation, and empowerment. The movement prioritizes equipping local believers and leaders to serve in their own contexts, adapting strategies for each regional setting rather than depending on outside control. Its approach is intentionally scalable, relational, and rooted in obedience, with the goal of long-term transformation rather than short-term activity.
People can engage with Spain1700 through daily prayer at 5:00 p.m., region adoption, vision trips, Awake Spain prayer walks, coalition participation, and short-, mid-, or long-term mission mobilization. Churches can adopt a region for prayer, partnership, and mission, while individuals can join prayer efforts, visit a region with a national leader, or explore service opportunities connected to disciple-making and church planting. Its distinct contribution is a collaborative Spain-focused movement mobilizing prayer, people, churches, and resources toward 1,700 simple churches across Spain by 2034.
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Church of ChristNehemiah Next Level Up Summit (Georgia)Nehemiah Next Level Up Summit is an Atlanta-based ministry development gathering hosted through Renaissance Church of…Nehemiah Next Level Up Summit (Georgia)
Nehemiah Next Level Up Summit (Georgia) — Organization Profile Nehemiah Next Level Up Summit (often referred to as the “Nehemiah Summit”) is a church leadership and ministry development gathering hosted in Atlanta, Georgia. The Summit is built to help congregations…
Nehemiah Next Level Up Summit (Georgia) — Organization Profile Nehemiah Next Level Up Summit (often referred to as the “Nehemiah Summit”) is a church leadership and ministry development gathering hosted in Atlanta, Georgia. The Summit is built to help congregations and ministry teams strengthen their work through church growth and development training, practical leadership tools, and biblically grounded instruction that addresses real ministry challenges. A defining feature of the Nehemiah Summit is its focus on serving and connecting leaders within the Churches of Christ and the broader Restoration Movement. Reporting from Lipscomb University describes the Summit as an annual gathering of hundreds of African American Church of Christ leaders from across the nation, creating a space where ministers and ministry…
Nehemiah Next Level Up Summit (Georgia) — Organization Profile
Nehemiah Next Level Up Summit (often referred to as the “Nehemiah Summit”) is a church leadership and ministry development gathering hosted in Atlanta, Georgia. The Summit is built to help congregations and ministry teams strengthen their work through church growth and development training, practical leadership tools, and biblically grounded instruction that addresses real ministry challenges.
A defining feature of the Nehemiah Summit is its focus on serving and connecting leaders within the Churches of Christ and the broader Restoration Movement. Reporting from Lipscomb University describes the Summit as an annual gathering of hundreds of African American Church of Christ leaders from across the nation, creating a space where ministers and ministry teams learn together, share wisdom, and build relationships that support long-term faithfulness in local church ministry.
The Summit’s programming emphasizes actionable ministry development rather than a single lecture-only format. Organizers describe the experience as featuring workshops, interactive sessions, and keynote-style teaching aimed at helping churches respond to contemporary ministry needs. Common areas of focus include leadership development, discipleship and spiritual formation, worship and congregational life, community engagement, and technology integration for ministry effectiveness.
Because the Summit is designed for whole teams—not just individual preachers—its sessions typically aim to strengthen the broader leadership capacity of a congregation. The stated intent is to help churches move from feeling “stretched thin” to building healthier ministry systems, clearer strategy, and stronger internal leadership development. In that sense, the Nehemiah Summit functions like continuing education for ministry teams, with training that can be applied in everyday church life.
The Nehemiah Summit is overseen and hosted by Dr. Orpheus J. Heyward, senior minister of Renaissance Church of Christ. The host congregation, Renaissance Church of Christ, is based in Atlanta, Georgia, and provides a local church framework for the Summit’s leadership and hospitality. For those looking to participate or connect, the most reliable starting points are the official Summit website and the host church’s event listing, which also provides the church’s contact channels.
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Independent Christian ChurchReaching JapanReaching Japan is a church-planting ministry serving Nagoya through Japanese-language Gospel ministry, discipleship, Recon Tours, internships,…Reaching Japan
Reaching Japan — Organization Profile Reaching Japan is the church-planting ministry of James and Rosie Miyashita, focused on planting churches in urban Japan and helping Japanese people hear the Gospel through long-term, Japanese-language ministry. The Miyashitas describe their work as…
Reaching Japan — Organization Profile Reaching Japan is the church-planting ministry of James and Rosie Miyashita, focused on planting churches in urban Japan and helping Japanese people hear the Gospel through long-term, Japanese-language ministry. The Miyashitas describe their work as church planting in Japan, with a current focus on Nagoya, one of Japan’s largest metropolitan areas. The ministry serves in Nagoya, Japan, with sending and support connections through Eastwood Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia, and MissionGO in the United States and Canada. James and Rosie moved to Japan in 2019, served first in Niigata, and moved to Nagoya in 2021 to plant Owari Baptist Church. Their stated goal is to help start a church in each of Nagoya’s 16 districts…
Reaching Japan — Organization Profile
Reaching Japan is the church-planting ministry of James and Rosie Miyashita, focused on planting churches in urban Japan and helping Japanese people hear the Gospel through long-term, Japanese-language ministry. The Miyashitas describe their work as church planting in Japan, with a current focus on Nagoya, one of Japan’s largest metropolitan areas.
The ministry serves in Nagoya, Japan, with sending and support connections through Eastwood Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia, and MissionGO in the United States and Canada. James and Rosie moved to Japan in 2019, served first in Niigata, and moved to Nagoya in 2021 to plant Owari Baptist Church. Their stated goal is to help start a church in each of Nagoya’s 16 districts by 2030.
Reaching Japan’s ministry model centers on church planting, discipleship, leadership training, Japanese-language ministry, relationship building, and missionary preparation. The ministry emphasizes that disciples are made and leaders are trained in the context of biblical local churches. Its approach is church-focused, relational, and aimed at long-term sustainability rather than dependence on foreign structures.
The ministry also provides pathways for people exploring mission work in Japan. Reaching Japan hosts Japan Recon Tours for serious ministry inquirers who want to understand life and ministry in Japan before taking next steps. These tours are designed for people praying about ministry generally or Japan specifically, and they include exposure to Japanese culture, ministry realities, and missionary life.
Reaching Japan’s internship program is designed to prepare people for long-term service connected to church planting ministry in Japan. Mini internships last three to six months and help college students or recent graduates gain ministry experience, language exposure, and cultural understanding. Standard internships last one to two years and are intended for those seriously considering full-time ministry in Japan, with language school, church involvement, relationship building, and preparation for possible church-planting team service.
People can engage with Reaching Japan by praying, subscribing to ministry updates, supporting the Miyashitas through MissionGO, watching ministry videos and seminars, applying for a Recon Tour, exploring an internship, or contacting the ministry about Japan church-planting opportunities. Its distinct contribution is focused church-planting work in Nagoya that combines Japanese-language Gospel ministry, local church formation, missionary preparation, and a goal of catalyzing 16 churches by 2030.
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Church of ChristHarding UniversityHarding University is a Christian university in Searcy, Arkansas, associated with churches of Christ and focused…Harding University
Harding University — Organization Profile Harding University is a private Christian university offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional education in a faith-informed learning environment. Harding states its mission as “With Christ as Lord, Harding University transforms learners for global impact by…
Harding University — Organization Profile Harding University is a private Christian university offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional education in a faith-informed learning environment. Harding states its mission as “With Christ as Lord, Harding University transforms learners for global impact by engaging minds and nurturing faith within a deeply connected community.” The university is associated with churches of Christ and emphasizes the integration of faith, learning, and daily life through both academics and campus community. Harding is based in Searcy, Arkansas, and serves students from Arkansas, the United States, and around the world through its campus programs. The university describes itself as deeply relational, highlighting mentoring relationships and community life as part of its educational approach. Alongside coursework in majors and…
Harding University — Organization Profile
Harding University is a private Christian university offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional education in a faith-informed learning environment. Harding states its mission as “With Christ as Lord, Harding University transforms learners for global impact by engaging minds and nurturing faith within a deeply connected community.” The university is associated with churches of Christ and emphasizes the integration of faith, learning, and daily life through both academics and campus community.
Harding is based in Searcy, Arkansas, and serves students from Arkansas, the United States, and around the world through its campus programs. The university describes itself as deeply relational, highlighting mentoring relationships and community life as part of its educational approach. Alongside coursework in majors and graduate programs, Harding points students toward practices that shape spiritual growth, including opportunities to study Scripture, worship, and serve.
As a university, Harding offers a broad range of disciplines across its academic colleges and professional programs. Its leadership structure includes a provost/chief academic officer and deans who oversee areas such as Bible and ministry, business, education, nursing, pharmacy, and allied health. This multi-college structure supports students preparing for diverse callings—professional careers, ministry service, and further study—while remaining anchored in Harding’s Christian mission.
Harding also frames student development through a whole-person lens, encouraging students to pursue “the big questions” that shape worldview, ethics, and purpose. Campus life includes organizations, service opportunities, and athletics, providing practical contexts for students to build relationships and apply learning in community. This emphasis aligns with Harding’s stated goal of preparing students not only academically, but also spiritually and relationally for long-term service.
People can engage with Harding in several ways. Prospective students can connect with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions for visits, applications, and financial aid guidance. Alumni and friends can partner through giving opportunities that support students and university priorities, including the Harding Fund and other designated giving pathways. Media and community partners can connect through university communications resources, and the university’s social media directory provides a hub for official accounts tied to many campus areas.
Harding’s senior leadership team is publicly listed and includes the president, executive vice president, and academic and operational leaders responsible for strategy, legal/compliance oversight, finance, technology, and advancement. This team guides the university’s direction from Searcy, Arkansas, as Harding continues its mission of transforming learners for global impact.
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Independent Christian ChurchSHARE HEALTHCARESHARE Healthcare is a nonprofit Christian medical cost-sharing ministry using secure online tools and individualized accounts…SHARE HEALTHCARE
SHARE Healthcare — Organization Profile SHARE Healthcare, also written as Share HealthCare, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit medical cost-sharing ministry that provides direct member-to-member sharing of eligible medical expenses through a secure online platform. The ministry states clearly that it is…
SHARE Healthcare — Organization Profile SHARE Healthcare, also written as Share HealthCare, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit medical cost-sharing ministry that provides direct member-to-member sharing of eligible medical expenses through a secure online platform. The ministry states clearly that it is not health insurance. Instead, it operates as an ACA-exempt health care sharing ministry for people who agree with its Christian principles and Statement of Beliefs. The organization is based in Culpeper, Virginia, and serves members across the United States. SHARE Healthcare’s model is designed for individuals, couples, and families who want to participate in a Christian health-sharing community rather than a traditional insurance arrangement. Its public materials emphasize generosity, healthy living, transparency, affordability, and member participation. SHARE Healthcare operates through…
SHARE Healthcare — Organization Profile
SHARE Healthcare, also written as Share HealthCare, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit medical cost-sharing ministry that provides direct member-to-member sharing of eligible medical expenses through a secure online platform. The ministry states clearly that it is not health insurance. Instead, it operates as an ACA-exempt health care sharing ministry for people who agree with its Christian principles and Statement of Beliefs.
The organization is based in Culpeper, Virginia, and serves members across the United States. SHARE Healthcare’s model is designed for individuals, couples, and families who want to participate in a Christian health-sharing community rather than a traditional insurance arrangement. Its public materials emphasize generosity, healthy living, transparency, affordability, and member participation.
SHARE Healthcare operates through monthly member share contributions. Members contribute through a secure online network, and those contributions are matched to eligible medical expenses submitted by other members. A distinctive part of SHARE Healthcare’s model is direct member-to-member sharing through individualized bank accounts rather than pooled funds in one centralized account. The organization describes this structure as a way to increase transparency and allow members to see how funds are shared.
The ministry offers three membership levels: Compassion, Kindness, and Caring. Each level has different monthly share amounts and Per Event Personal Expense, or PEPE, amounts. After a member’s PEPE is met, eligible medical expenses may be shared according to the program guidelines. Categories listed as eligible for sharing include physician and hospital services, emergency medical care, urgent care, wellness and screening appointments, clinic visits, medical testing, imaging, prescriptions, maternity care, home healthcare, physical therapy, speech therapy, respiratory therapy, occupational therapy, and vaccinations.
SHARE Healthcare also supports members through provider negotiation and online account tools. Members may choose their own doctors and hospitals, and SHARE Healthcare works with providers to negotiate medical bills when submitted through the process. The member dashboard allows users to view transactions, submit expenses, access documents, and follow the progress of medical cost sharing.
People can engage with SHARE Healthcare by reviewing program details, reading the member handbook, requesting a decision guide, contacting the support team, or applying online for membership. Churches, families, and individuals considering health-sharing options should review the handbook and legal notices carefully, because health care sharing is voluntary and is not insurance. Its distinct contribution is a Christian medical cost-sharing platform that combines online technology, individualized member accounts, direct sharing, provider negotiation, and faith-based community support for eligible health care expenses.
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Independent Christian ChurchSay Yes To JapanSay Yes To Japan is a Japan missions resource hub connecting churches, missionaries, potential workers, and…Say Yes To Japan
Say Yes To Japan — Organization Profile Say Yes To Japan is a Christian missions information and networking ministry that serves as an unofficial bulletin board for Christian Church/Church of Christ missionaries in Japan. The ministry showcases current missionaries, points…
Say Yes To Japan — Organization Profile Say Yes To Japan is a Christian missions information and networking ministry that serves as an unofficial bulletin board for Christian Church/Church of Christ missionaries in Japan. The ministry showcases current missionaries, points readers toward resources, and helps churches and individuals better understand the spiritual needs and mission opportunities in Japan. The ministry is associated with the Christian Church / Church of Christ and focuses on Japan, Japanese people, and Japan-related mission connections in the United States and other countries. Say Yes To Japan represents Japan and Japan missionaries each year at the International Conference on Missions, usually held in November. Its website states that the ministry brings decades of Japan missions experience…
Say Yes To Japan — Organization Profile
Say Yes To Japan is a Christian missions information and networking ministry that serves as an unofficial bulletin board for Christian Church/Church of Christ missionaries in Japan. The ministry showcases current missionaries, points readers toward resources, and helps churches and individuals better understand the spiritual needs and mission opportunities in Japan.
The ministry is associated with the Christian Church / Church of Christ and focuses on Japan, Japanese people, and Japan-related mission connections in the United States and other countries. Say Yes To Japan represents Japan and Japan missionaries each year at the International Conference on Missions, usually held in November. Its website states that the ministry brings decades of Japan missions experience to this work.
Say Yes To Japan began through a cooperative Japan missions exhibit at the 1999 National Missionary Convention. The exhibit was created to help renew interest in Japan missions, and it has been operated by missionaries on furlough, former missionaries, and mission recruits. That history reflects the ministry’s core role: connecting people who care about Japan with those already serving, praying, recruiting, teaching, or preparing for mission work.
The organization’s website provides several practical resource areas. Its Missionaries section includes photos, summaries, and contact information for current Christian Church/Church of Christ missionaries serving in Japan. Its Job Ideas section points readers toward possibilities such as teaching at Christian schools, teaching English, and exploring creative ministry options. Its Resources section gathers links for Japanese-language Bible study and Christian media, churches in Japan, Japanese language and culture, Japan news, college-related resources, Christian organizations, missionary sending organizations, and prayer and outreach tools.
Say Yes To Japan also serves people who are exploring mission service. The ministry states that it advises potential Japan mission workers of all ages, educates readers on Japan’s spiritual climate, offers strategies for prayer and witnessing to Japanese people living in the United States, connects Japanese seekers to Christians and churches, communicates with missionaries to encourage and assess needs, and networks with missionaries of other denominations, Christian organizations, and campus ministries.
People can engage with Say Yes To Japan by using its missionary directory, contacting the ministry for personalized guidance, visiting its ICOM exhibit, exploring job and mission resources, praying for Japan, sharing Japan-related mission needs, and connecting with missionaries or sending agencies listed on the site. Its distinct contribution is a specialized Japan missions hub that connects churches, potential workers, missionaries, seekers, and resource organizations for Gospel work among Japanese people.
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Church of ChristTennessee State Lectureship of Churches of ChristThe Tennessee State Lectureship of Churches of Christ is an annual statewide Bible lectureship that equips…Tennessee State Lectureship of Churches of Christ
Tennessee State Lectureship of Churches of Christ — Organization Profile The Tennessee State Lectureship of Churches of Christ is an annual statewide Bible lectureship created to strengthen congregations through preaching, teaching, and workshops rooted in Scripture. It serves as a…
Tennessee State Lectureship of Churches of Christ — Organization Profile The Tennessee State Lectureship of Churches of Christ is an annual statewide Bible lectureship created to strengthen congregations through preaching, teaching, and workshops rooted in Scripture. It serves as a shared learning and fellowship gathering for Christians and churches across Tennessee, bringing people together around Bible instruction and encouragement for faithful congregational life. According to the Lectureship’s own history summary, the event was founded to help churches grow and develop according to the Holy Bible through a mix of teaching formats—not only sermon-style sessions, but also workshops, projects, and other biblically based programs intended to build stronger churches. This broader “equipping” purpose shapes how the lectureship is planned: content is…
Tennessee State Lectureship of Churches of Christ — Organization Profile
The Tennessee State Lectureship of Churches of Christ is an annual statewide Bible lectureship created to strengthen congregations through preaching, teaching, and workshops rooted in Scripture. It serves as a shared learning and fellowship gathering for Christians and churches across Tennessee, bringing people together around Bible instruction and encouragement for faithful congregational life.
According to the Lectureship’s own history summary, the event was founded to help churches grow and develop according to the Holy Bible through a mix of teaching formats—not only sermon-style sessions, but also workshops, projects, and other biblically based programs intended to build stronger churches. This broader “equipping” purpose shapes how the lectureship is planned: content is typically organized for practical application in local congregations, with lessons intended to strengthen discipleship, leadership, worship, and unity.
The Tennessee State Lectureship functions through cooperative leadership and rotating host support. A steering committee provides ongoing direction and continuity for the lectureship’s work, while a host congregation helps facilitate local coordination. This blend allows the lectureship to remain a statewide effort rather than a single-church event, encouraging relationships across multiple congregations and regions.
In addition to gathering for teaching and fellowship, the lectureship maintains a public web presence where churches and individuals can access core information, review the lectureship’s stated purpose, and find participation details. The site also highlights the lectureship’s leadership structure and provides practical links that help attendees navigate registration and related logistics through official pages.
For people who cannot attend in person, the lectureship has also used online video to extend access to sessions and teaching content. The official lectureship website includes a dedicated virtual page connected with YouTube, making it possible for individuals, small groups, and congregations to benefit from recorded teaching as a continuing resource for Bible study and encouragement.
Those who want to engage with the Tennessee State Lectureship can start by reviewing the official website, learning the lectureship’s purpose and history, and connecting through the registration page for current participation details. Churches can also engage by encouraging group participation, praying for the work, and supporting the cooperative spirit that helps the lectureship continue serving congregations across the state.
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Independent Christian ChurchLiving Water Christian MissionLiving Water Christian Mission serves Gonaives, Haiti, through church planting, education, health care, nutrition, vocational training,…Living Water Christian Mission
Living Water Christian Mission — Organization Profile Living Water Christian Mission is a Christian mission located in Gonaives, Haiti, with U.S. support coordinated through Moberly, Missouri. The mission serves Jesus in Gonaives and surrounding communities through churches, schools, health care,…
Living Water Christian Mission — Organization Profile Living Water Christian Mission is a Christian mission located in Gonaives, Haiti, with U.S. support coordinated through Moberly, Missouri. The mission serves Jesus in Gonaives and surrounding communities through churches, schools, health care, nutrition, vocational training, farming, and short-term mission partnerships. The organization’s core focus is relieving physical and spiritual poverty, primarily in Haiti, through church planting, education, nutrition, health care, and work-training programs. Its mission statement connects this work with the Great Commission, emphasizing evangelism, sound teaching, disciple making, and transformation into the likeness of Christ. Living Water Christian Mission serves Gonaives, Haiti, and other Haitian communities including Marmelade, Bassin Bilé, and Morne Blanc. The ministry began in 2003 with a growing…
Living Water Christian Mission — Organization Profile
Living Water Christian Mission is a Christian mission located in Gonaives, Haiti, with U.S. support coordinated through Moberly, Missouri. The mission serves Jesus in Gonaives and surrounding communities through churches, schools, health care, nutrition, vocational training, farming, and short-term mission partnerships.
The organization’s core focus is relieving physical and spiritual poverty, primarily in Haiti, through church planting, education, nutrition, health care, and work-training programs. Its mission statement connects this work with the Great Commission, emphasizing evangelism, sound teaching, disciple making, and transformation into the likeness of Christ.
Living Water Christian Mission serves Gonaives, Haiti, and other Haitian communities including Marmelade, Bassin Bilé, and Morne Blanc. The ministry began in 2003 with a growing church and a small school of 17 students. In 2009, it expanded to a church and school in Bassin Bilé near Marmelade, and in 2012 it planted a church in Morne Blanc in northern Gonaives.
The mission operates multiple connected ministries under Haitian leadership. It operates three churches and assists three others, provides two elementary schools, one traditional high school, one high school for adults, a professional and technical training center, a farm, and a health clinic. The mission also supports the Christian Biblical Seminary of the Caribbean, which currently meets at one of the schools while future seminary development is planned on farmland.
A distinctive part of Living Water Christian Mission’s work is combining Haitian-led church ministry with education, medical care, student sponsorship, vocational training, farming, and practical service projects. Its schools and student sponsorship efforts help provide meals and education for children, while the health clinic serves neighborhood residents who might otherwise lack access to care. The farm and professional training efforts are part of the mission’s broader work-training and sustainability focus.
People can engage with Living Water Christian Mission by praying, giving, sponsoring a student, donating through the giving catalog, supporting Rice and Beans for Kids, subscribing to the newsletter, or participating in short-term mission trips. Visiting teams may help with construction, medical clinic service, teaching, preaching, or other work around mission properties, with group leaders asked to apply in advance so visits can be scheduled and hosted well.
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CohortsRENEW.org Learning CommunitiesRENEW.org Learning Communities are invitation-based cohorts for senior leaders, meeting in bi-monthly rhythms for focused study,…RENEW.org Learning Communities
RENEW.org Learning Communities — Organization Profile RENEW.org Learning Communities are small, leader-focused cohorts within the RENEW.org Network, created to help senior church and ministry leaders grow in disciple making through relational learning. RENEW.org frames these communities as a place where…
RENEW.org Learning Communities — Organization Profile RENEW.org Learning Communities are small, leader-focused cohorts within the RENEW.org Network, created to help senior church and ministry leaders grow in disciple making through relational learning. RENEW.org frames these communities as a place where leaders connect, learn, and sharpen both character and ministry practice while staying anchored in the teachings of Jesus. Learning Communities address a common challenge for ministry leaders: isolation. RENEW.org describes the experience as a trusted circle of peers where ministers under pressure can find encouragement, practical counsel, and accountability rather than carrying complex leadership burdens alone. The emphasis is not simply on information transfer, but on relationships that support faithfulness and perseverance in long-term ministry. A key element of the…
RENEW.org Learning Communities — Organization Profile
RENEW.org Learning Communities are small, leader-focused cohorts within the RENEW.org Network, created to help senior church and ministry leaders grow in disciple making through relational learning. RENEW.org frames these communities as a place where leaders connect, learn, and sharpen both character and ministry practice while staying anchored in the teachings of Jesus.
Learning Communities address a common challenge for ministry leaders: isolation. RENEW.org describes the experience as a trusted circle of peers where ministers under pressure can find encouragement, practical counsel, and accountability rather than carrying complex leadership burdens alone. The emphasis is not simply on information transfer, but on relationships that support faithfulness and perseverance in long-term ministry.
A key element of the Learning Communities model is a consistent rhythm of interaction. RENEW.org describes these groups as bi-monthly cohorts in which leaders invest five focused hours of study, prayer, and discussion. The goal is to cultivate leaders who can renew Jesus’ teachings in their own lives and in the culture of their churches—especially as they work to build healthier disciple-making pathways.
RENEW.org also positions Learning Communities as part of its wider online events ecosystem. Learning Community sessions function as live, interactive gatherings (typically accessed through a RENEW.org account), allowing leaders from different places to participate without the demands of travel. This online structure expands access while preserving the small-group focus that makes peer learning and honest discussion possible.
Participation in a Learning Community is invitation-based. RENEW.org notes that these communities are intended for senior leaders (or point leaders of a ministry), and those who are unsure about fit are encouraged to reach out to RENEW.org to connect with a leader or Regional Director. This helps keep cohorts aligned around shared leadership responsibilities and the kinds of challenges that senior leaders uniquely face.
For churches, Learning Communities can be a practical way to invest in leadership development over time. Leaders can engage by joining a cohort, applying what they learn with their leadership teams, and using RENEW.org resources to reinforce disciple-making clarity. Supporters can also strengthen this work by partnering financially with RENEW.org, helping expand resourcing and coaching that equips leaders to renew Jesus’ teachings and pursue disciple making with faithfulness and endurance.
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Spire Network
Spire Network is a nonprofit ministry platform built to encourage and equip leaders who inspire a movement of healthy growing churches. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Spire Network serves pastors and ministry leaders through practical support, collaborative community,…
Spire Network is a nonprofit ministry platform built to encourage and equip leaders who inspire a movement of healthy growing churches. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Spire Network serves pastors and ministry leaders through practical support, collaborative community, leadership development, conferences, digital engagement, and curated resources designed to strengthen the church and sustain healthy ministry. More than a conference or a content hub, Spire Network is designed as a year-round community where church leaders can connect with one another, access practical ministry solutions, and find encouragement for the challenges of leadership. Its emphasis on biblical authority, Christian unity, and the Great Commission helps keep its work centered on strengthening leaders for meaningful Kingdom impact. Through gatherings, mentoring, resources,…
Spire Network is a nonprofit ministry platform built to encourage and equip leaders who inspire a movement of healthy growing churches. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Spire Network serves pastors and ministry leaders through practical support, collaborative community, leadership development, conferences, digital engagement, and curated resources designed to strengthen the church and sustain healthy ministry.
More than a conference or a content hub, Spire Network is designed as a year-round community where church leaders can connect with one another, access practical ministry solutions, and find encouragement for the challenges of leadership. Its emphasis on biblical authority, Christian unity, and the Great Commission helps keep its work centered on strengthening leaders for meaningful Kingdom impact.
Through gatherings, mentoring, resources, digital connection, and pastor health support, Spire Network helps ministry leaders grow in wisdom, resilience, and effectiveness. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to equipping Christian leaders, supporting healthy churches, and advancing Christ-centered ministry for the good of congregations and communities across the country.
Intentional Churches
Intentional Churches is a ministry organization that helps churches become more intentional in fulfilling the Great Commission by aligning leaders, teams, and congregations around a shared biblical mission. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Intentional Churches equips church leaders…
Intentional Churches is a ministry organization that helps churches become more intentional in fulfilling the Great Commission by aligning leaders, teams, and congregations around a shared biblical mission. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Intentional Churches equips church leaders through ChurchOS®, assessments, coaching, training, and practical ministry tools designed to help churches move from scattered effort to unified Kingdom impact. At the center of its work is a biblically based leadership framework that helps churches clarify vision, strengthen alignment, and activate members for disciple making and evangelistic mission. Through tools like OneTeam, OneLife, and OneBoard, Intentional Churches helps pastors, leadership teams, elders, and congregations develop a common language and practical strategy for reaching people and growing disciples in their…
Intentional Churches is a ministry organization that helps churches become more intentional in fulfilling the Great Commission by aligning leaders, teams, and congregations around a shared biblical mission. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Intentional Churches equips church leaders through ChurchOS®, assessments, coaching, training, and practical ministry tools designed to help churches move from scattered effort to unified Kingdom impact.
At the center of its work is a biblically based leadership framework that helps churches clarify vision, strengthen alignment, and activate members for disciple making and evangelistic mission. Through tools like OneTeam, OneLife, and OneBoard, Intentional Churches helps pastors, leadership teams, elders, and congregations develop a common language and practical strategy for reaching people and growing disciples in their communities.
Intentional Churches also serves leaders through workshops, podcast content, digital resources, and ongoing coaching relationships that support long-term ministry health and mission clarity. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to strengthening churches, equipping Christian leaders, and advancing Christ-centered ministry that helps congregations live with greater purpose, alignment, and gospel impact.
Fellowship of Associates of Medical Evangelism
Fellowship of Associates of Medical Evangelism (FAME) is a global medical missions organization that brings help and hope in the name of Christ to underserved and unreached people through medical evangelism. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, FAME works…
Fellowship of Associates of Medical Evangelism (FAME) is a global medical missions organization that brings help and hope in the name of Christ to underserved and unreached people through medical evangelism. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, FAME works alongside missionaries, indigenous churches, and ministry partners to support sustainable healthcare projects, deliver medical supplies and equipment, and mobilize short-term mission teams that open doors for both physical healing and gospel witness. Founded in 1970 and based in Indianapolis, Indiana, FAME is driven by a vision to be a global leader in evangelism through healthcare. Its ministry model emphasizes compassion, empowerment, sustainability, and partnership, helping local Christian leaders meet pressing health needs while strengthening long-term ministry effectiveness in their communities.…
Fellowship of Associates of Medical Evangelism (FAME) is a global medical missions organization that brings help and hope in the name of Christ to underserved and unreached people through medical evangelism. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, FAME works alongside missionaries, indigenous churches, and ministry partners to support sustainable healthcare projects, deliver medical supplies and equipment, and mobilize short-term mission teams that open doors for both physical healing and gospel witness.
Founded in 1970 and based in Indianapolis, Indiana, FAME is driven by a vision to be a global leader in evangelism through healthcare. Its ministry model emphasizes compassion, empowerment, sustainability, and partnership, helping local Christian leaders meet pressing health needs while strengthening long-term ministry effectiveness in their communities. Through clinics, medical resources, training, and strategic project support, FAME serves vulnerable people in practical ways that reflect the love of Christ.
FAME also invites churches, donors, volunteers, and ministry partners to take part in meaningful global mission through giving, medical supply donations, prayer, and short-term service opportunities. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to biblical mission, compassionate ministry, and advancing Christ-centered outreach that brings both spiritual hope and tangible care to communities around the world.
Stadia
Stadia is a church planting organization that helps leaders start healthy churches that grow, multiply, and reach the next generation with the hope of Jesus. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Stadia serves church planters and established congregations through…
Stadia is a church planting organization that helps leaders start healthy churches that grow, multiply, and reach the next generation with the hope of Jesus. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Stadia serves church planters and established congregations through assessment, coaching, training, and practical support designed to help new churches take root and make a lasting difference in their communities. Stadia walks alongside leaders throughout the church planting journey. Its Discovery Center helps potential planters explore their calling and readiness, while startup services provide coaching, soul care, training, and project management resources. After launch, Stadia continues supporting leaders through personalized coaching, team development, and resources that strengthen church health and sustainability. This ongoing relationship helps planters prepare for both…
Stadia is a church planting organization that helps leaders start healthy churches that grow, multiply, and reach the next generation with the hope of Jesus. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Stadia serves church planters and established congregations through assessment, coaching, training, and practical support designed to help new churches take root and make a lasting difference in their communities.
Stadia walks alongside leaders throughout the church planting journey. Its Discovery Center helps potential planters explore their calling and readiness, while startup services provide coaching, soul care, training, and project management resources. After launch, Stadia continues supporting leaders through personalized coaching, team development, and resources that strengthen church health and sustainability. This ongoing relationship helps planters prepare for both the opportunities and responsibilities of leading a new congregation.
Since 2003, Stadia has helped start churches on five continents, with a particular concern for children and the next generation. It invites churches, individuals, and organizations to participate through partnership, generosity, and prayer. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to equipping Christian leaders, advancing disciple making, and helping more people encounter Jesus through the life and ministry of the local church.
World Communion Cups
World Communion Cups makes prefilled communion cups, wafers, and bread for churches. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, World Communion Cups helps congregations prepare the Lord’s Supper with care, so pastors and volunteers can focus on worship instead of…
World Communion Cups makes prefilled communion cups, wafers, and bread for churches. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, World Communion Cups helps congregations prepare the Lord’s Supper with care, so pastors and volunteers can focus on worship instead of logistics. The company began in 1983, when Indiana inventor Kenneth Hagen created the first prefilled communion cup for World Communion Day. Churches kept asking for it, and it grew into an ongoing ministry. Based in Brownsburg, Indiana, the WCC Products family of brands includes WCC Chalice, WCC Simply, and WCC Elements cups, along with communion bread and wafers from its own bakery. Christian Standard is grateful for World Communion Cups’ support of the weekly table that is central to Restoration…
World Communion Cups makes prefilled communion cups, wafers, and bread for churches. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, World Communion Cups helps congregations prepare the Lord’s Supper with care, so pastors and volunteers can focus on worship instead of logistics.
The company began in 1983, when Indiana inventor Kenneth Hagen created the first prefilled communion cup for World Communion Day. Churches kept asking for it, and it grew into an ongoing ministry. Based in Brownsburg, Indiana, the WCC Products family of brands includes WCC Chalice, WCC Simply, and WCC Elements cups, along with communion bread and wafers from its own bakery.
Christian Standard is grateful for World Communion Cups’ support of the weekly table that is central to Restoration Movement worship.
The Center for Church Leadership
The Center for Church Leadership, now known as the Christian Church Leadership Network, is a ministry organization that helps ministers and churches thrive through leadership development, coaching, care, and practical ministry training. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, The…
The Center for Church Leadership, now known as the Christian Church Leadership Network, is a ministry organization that helps ministers and churches thrive through leadership development, coaching, care, and practical ministry training. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, The Center for Church Leadership serves pastors, church teams, and emerging leaders through cohort-based learning, healthy church resources, ministry training pathways, and tools designed to strengthen both leaders and congregations. Originally launched in Cincinnati and later continued through the Christian Church Leadership Foundation, this ministry has focused on equipping leaders for long-term faithfulness and effectiveness in the church. Its current work includes preaching cohorts, Healthy Church Co-Ops, ministry training, webinars, and leader-care initiatives that help churches build healthier systems, stronger teaching…
The Center for Church Leadership, now known as the Christian Church Leadership Network, is a ministry organization that helps ministers and churches thrive through leadership development, coaching, care, and practical ministry training. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, The Center for Church Leadership serves pastors, church teams, and emerging leaders through cohort-based learning, healthy church resources, ministry training pathways, and tools designed to strengthen both leaders and congregations.
Originally launched in Cincinnati and later continued through the Christian Church Leadership Foundation, this ministry has focused on equipping leaders for long-term faithfulness and effectiveness in the church. Its current work includes preaching cohorts, Healthy Church Co-Ops, ministry training, webinars, and leader-care initiatives that help churches build healthier systems, stronger teaching ministries, and more sustainable leadership cultures.
Through its commitment to church health, minister encouragement, and practical leadership support, The Center for Church Leadership has continued to serve the Restoration Movement with resources that help churches grow stronger from the inside out. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to equipping Christian leaders, strengthening congregations, and advancing Christ-centered ministry for the good of the church.
Lifeline Christian Mission
Lifeline Christian Mission is a global nonprofit ministry that partners with local leaders to develop holistic, gospel-centered solutions for vulnerable communities around the world. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Lifeline Christian Mission serves churches, families, and communities by…
Lifeline Christian Mission is a global nonprofit ministry that partners with local leaders to develop holistic, gospel-centered solutions for vulnerable communities around the world. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Lifeline Christian Mission serves churches, families, and communities by investing in four key areas of impact: church development, youth, health and nutrition, and economic empowerment. Since 1980, Lifeline Christian Mission has worked alongside local ministry leaders who understand the needs, culture, and strengths of their own communities. Rather than imposing one-size-fits-all programs, Lifeline focuses on sustainable, community-driven ministry that helps churches become centers of hope, discipleship, and practical care. Through leadership development, schools, nutrition programs, healthcare access, business training, and other ministry initiatives, Lifeline helps create long-term change that…
Lifeline Christian Mission is a global nonprofit ministry that partners with local leaders to develop holistic, gospel-centered solutions for vulnerable communities around the world. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Lifeline Christian Mission serves churches, families, and communities by investing in four key areas of impact: church development, youth, health and nutrition, and economic empowerment.
Since 1980, Lifeline Christian Mission has worked alongside local ministry leaders who understand the needs, culture, and strengths of their own communities. Rather than imposing one-size-fits-all programs, Lifeline focuses on sustainable, community-driven ministry that helps churches become centers of hope, discipleship, and practical care. Through leadership development, schools, nutrition programs, healthcare access, business training, and other ministry initiatives, Lifeline helps create long-term change that reflects the love of Christ.
Lifeline Christian Mission also creates meaningful opportunities for churches, families, businesses, and individuals to engage in God’s mission through giving, meal-packing, mission trips, and strategic partnership. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to biblical mission, compassionate ministry, and equipping the church to bring spiritual and practical transformation to communities around the world.
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University is a private Christian university in Malibu, California, committed to academic excellence and Christian values. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Pepperdine University serves students and the wider church by preparing men and women for lives of…
Pepperdine University is a private Christian university in Malibu, California, committed to academic excellence and Christian values. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Pepperdine University serves students and the wider church by preparing men and women for lives of purpose, service, and leadership through rigorous scholarship, spiritual formation, and faith-shaped education. Founded in 1937 and rooted in the Christian tradition and Churches of Christ heritage, Pepperdine equips students across Seaver College, the College of Health Science, and its graduate schools in law, business, education and psychology, and public policy. The university’s educational mission emphasizes both intellectual growth and Christ-centered character, helping students pursue vocational excellence while living with conviction, compassion, and a commitment to truth. Through its academic programs,…
Pepperdine University is a private Christian university in Malibu, California, committed to academic excellence and Christian values. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Pepperdine University serves students and the wider church by preparing men and women for lives of purpose, service, and leadership through rigorous scholarship, spiritual formation, and faith-shaped education.
Founded in 1937 and rooted in the Christian tradition and Churches of Christ heritage, Pepperdine equips students across Seaver College, the College of Health Science, and its graduate schools in law, business, education and psychology, and public policy. The university’s educational mission emphasizes both intellectual growth and Christ-centered character, helping students pursue vocational excellence while living with conviction, compassion, and a commitment to truth.
Through its academic programs, campus community, global learning opportunities, and leadership development, Pepperdine University continues to influence the church and society by shaping graduates for meaningful service in a wide range of fields. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to Christian higher education, biblical values, and equipping future leaders to make a lasting impact in the world.
Great Lakes Christian College
Great Lakes Christian College is a Christ-centered institution of higher education affiliated with Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, committed to preparing students to be faithful servant-leaders in the church and world. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Great Lakes Christian…
Great Lakes Christian College is a Christ-centered institution of higher education affiliated with Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, committed to preparing students to be faithful servant-leaders in the church and world. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Great Lakes Christian College serves students through biblically grounded education, spiritual formation, and practical leadership development designed to equip the next generation for Christian service and Kingdom impact. Located in Lansing, Michigan, Great Lakes Christian College combines academic growth, spiritual maturity, and personal development in a close-knit Christian community. The college emphasizes Scripture-centered learning and ministry preparation, helping students grow in faith, develop leadership skills, and pursue their calling with conviction, humility, and purpose. With deep roots in the Restoration Movement, Great Lakes…
Great Lakes Christian College is a Christ-centered institution of higher education affiliated with Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, committed to preparing students to be faithful servant-leaders in the church and world. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Great Lakes Christian College serves students through biblically grounded education, spiritual formation, and practical leadership development designed to equip the next generation for Christian service and Kingdom impact.
Located in Lansing, Michigan, Great Lakes Christian College combines academic growth, spiritual maturity, and personal development in a close-knit Christian community. The college emphasizes Scripture-centered learning and ministry preparation, helping students grow in faith, develop leadership skills, and pursue their calling with conviction, humility, and purpose.
With deep roots in the Restoration Movement, Great Lakes Christian College continues to strengthen churches and ministries by preparing graduates for leadership in congregational ministry, Christian service, and the wider world. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to biblical truth, Christian higher education, and equipping believers to serve faithfully in their churches, communities, and vocations.
The Solomon Foundation
The Solomon Foundation is a leading church extension fund serving churches and ministries across the Restoration Movement. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, The Solomon Foundation helps fuel church growth by connecting investors with expanding congregations, providing loans, investment…
The Solomon Foundation is a leading church extension fund serving churches and ministries across the Restoration Movement. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, The Solomon Foundation helps fuel church growth by connecting investors with expanding congregations, providing loans, investment opportunities, and planned giving solutions that strengthen local ministries and support long-term Kingdom impact. Known for its strong commitment to biblical stewardship and practical ministry support, The Solomon Foundation works alongside church leaders who are seeking to grow, build, expand, or take important next steps in their mission. Their work helps congregations access financial resources that can make new facilities, ministry expansion, and community outreach possible. Through its focus on financial partnerships that grow the Kingdom, The Solomon Foundation has…
The Solomon Foundation is a leading church extension fund serving churches and ministries across the Restoration Movement. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, The Solomon Foundation helps fuel church growth by connecting investors with expanding congregations, providing loans, investment opportunities, and planned giving solutions that strengthen local ministries and support long-term Kingdom impact.
Known for its strong commitment to biblical stewardship and practical ministry support, The Solomon Foundation works alongside church leaders who are seeking to grow, build, expand, or take important next steps in their mission. Their work helps congregations access financial resources that can make new facilities, ministry expansion, and community outreach possible.
Through its focus on financial partnerships that grow the Kingdom, The Solomon Foundation has become an important ally for churches that want to combine faithful vision with wise financial planning. Their partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to serving the church, advancing biblical truth, and helping Restoration Movement ministries thrive for the future.
Ozark Christian College
Ozark Christian College is a biblical higher education institution in Joplin, Missouri, dedicated to training men and women for Christian service. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Ozark Christian College equips students for ministry through undergraduate education, practical ministry…
Ozark Christian College is a biblical higher education institution in Joplin, Missouri, dedicated to training men and women for Christian service. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Ozark Christian College equips students for ministry through undergraduate education, practical ministry preparation, and church-connected training shaped by a commitment to biblical authority and gospel-centered formation. With deep roots in the Restoration Movement, Ozark Christian College serves future preachers, ministry leaders, missionaries, and church servants who want to faithfully lead and disciple others. The college combines academic study with hands-on ministry development, helping students grow in biblical knowledge, spiritual maturity, and real-world ministry effectiveness. Ozark Christian College also extends its impact through resources that serve churches beyond the classroom, including online learning…
Ozark Christian College is a biblical higher education institution in Joplin, Missouri, dedicated to training men and women for Christian service. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Ozark Christian College equips students for ministry through undergraduate education, practical ministry preparation, and church-connected training shaped by a commitment to biblical authority and gospel-centered formation.
With deep roots in the Restoration Movement, Ozark Christian College serves future preachers, ministry leaders, missionaries, and church servants who want to faithfully lead and disciple others. The college combines academic study with hands-on ministry development, helping students grow in biblical knowledge, spiritual maturity, and real-world ministry effectiveness.
Ozark Christian College also extends its impact through resources that serve churches beyond the classroom, including online learning opportunities, leadership training, and graduate-level preparation through Lincoln Seminary at Ozark Christian College. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to equipping Christian leaders, strengthening the church, and advancing Christ-centered ministry for generations to come.
International Disaster Emergency Service
International Disaster Emergency Service (IDES) is a global relief and disciple-making ministry that exists to meet the physical and spiritual needs of suffering people throughout the world in the name of Jesus Christ. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard,…
International Disaster Emergency Service (IDES) is a global relief and disciple-making ministry that exists to meet the physical and spiritual needs of suffering people throughout the world in the name of Jesus Christ. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, IDES serves churches, missionaries, and vulnerable communities through disaster response, development work, and disciple-making efforts that bring both practical help and gospel hope. Working in partnership with Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, IDES responds when disasters strike in the United States and internationally, helping provide relief, rebuilding support, and long-term restoration. The organization also invests in sustainable development initiatives and ministry partnerships that strengthen communities while opening doors for evangelism, biblical teaching, and ongoing discipleship. With a long-standing commitment…
International Disaster Emergency Service (IDES) is a global relief and disciple-making ministry that exists to meet the physical and spiritual needs of suffering people throughout the world in the name of Jesus Christ. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, IDES serves churches, missionaries, and vulnerable communities through disaster response, development work, and disciple-making efforts that bring both practical help and gospel hope.
Working in partnership with Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, IDES responds when disasters strike in the United States and internationally, helping provide relief, rebuilding support, and long-term restoration. The organization also invests in sustainable development initiatives and ministry partnerships that strengthen communities while opening doors for evangelism, biblical teaching, and ongoing discipleship.
With a long-standing commitment to compassion, generosity, evangelism, and faithful stewardship, IDES has become a trusted partner for churches and individuals who want to make a meaningful difference in times of crisis and need. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to biblical mission, Christ-centered service, and helping the church bring help and hope to hurting people around the world.
David C Cook
David C Cook is a nonprofit Christian publisher that has served the church since 1875, when David Caleb Cook began producing Sunday school materials in Chicago. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, David C Cook equips churches, teachers, and…
David C Cook is a nonprofit Christian publisher that has served the church since 1875, when David Caleb Cook began producing Sunday school materials in Chicago. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, David C Cook equips churches, teachers, and families with Bible curriculum, books, and discipleship resources that help people know and follow Jesus. Today the ministry is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its work includes Sunday school and small-group curriculum for every age, Christian books and Bible resources, and resources used by churches and ministry leaders around the world. Christian Standard is grateful for David C Cook’s long commitment to Bible teaching in the local church.
David C Cook is a nonprofit Christian publisher that has served the church since 1875, when David Caleb Cook began producing Sunday school materials in Chicago. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, David C Cook equips churches, teachers, and families with Bible curriculum, books, and discipleship resources that help people know and follow Jesus.
Today the ministry is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its work includes Sunday school and small-group curriculum for every age, Christian books and Bible resources, and resources used by churches and ministry leaders around the world.
Christian Standard is grateful for David C Cook’s long commitment to Bible teaching in the local church.
Connect My Church
Connect My Church is a church software company built to help ministries simplify their technology, strengthen communication, and support long-term Kingdom impact. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Connect My Church provides reliable, affordable tools for churches, including donation…
Connect My Church is a church software company built to help ministries simplify their technology, strengthen communication, and support long-term Kingdom impact. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Connect My Church provides reliable, affordable tools for churches, including donation management, event coordination, social media scheduling, text and email automations, sermon management, church websites, and custom app development. Created to solve the real problems many ministers face with fragmented systems and rising software costs, Connect My Church offers an all-in-one platform designed specifically for ministry. Its flat-rate pricing, unlimited-user model, and integrated communication tools help churches stay focused on discipleship, outreach, and caring for people instead of juggling disconnected platforms. Beyond serving churches today, Connect My Church is also helping…
Connect My Church is a church software company built to help ministries simplify their technology, strengthen communication, and support long-term Kingdom impact. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Connect My Church provides reliable, affordable tools for churches, including donation management, event coordination, social media scheduling, text and email automations, sermon management, church websites, and custom app development.
Created to solve the real problems many ministers face with fragmented systems and rising software costs, Connect My Church offers an all-in-one platform designed specifically for ministry. Its flat-rate pricing, unlimited-user model, and integrated communication tools help churches stay focused on discipleship, outreach, and caring for people instead of juggling disconnected platforms.
Beyond serving churches today, Connect My Church is also helping fund the development of future ministry technology through its vision for Global Kingdom Impact Tools. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to equipping churches, serving Christian leaders, and building practical tools that advance the mission of Jesus both locally and around the world.
Tyndale House Publishers
Tyndale House Publishers is a leading Christian publisher committed to opening God’s Word to as many people as possible in language they can understand. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Tyndale serves the church through Bibles, books, devotionals, children’s…
Tyndale House Publishers is a leading Christian publisher committed to opening God’s Word to as many people as possible in language they can understand. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Tyndale serves the church through Bibles, books, devotionals, children’s resources, and Christian content designed to equip believers, strengthen faith, and help readers engage the truth of Scripture in everyday life. Founded in 1962 by Dr. Kenneth N. Taylor, Tyndale has become one of the largest independently owned Christian publishers in the world. The organization publishes trusted nonfiction, fiction, Bible resources, and children’s materials, including products connected to the New Living Translation, with a long-standing emphasis on biblical faithfulness, accessibility, and spiritual encouragement for readers of all ages. Tyndale’s impact…
Tyndale House Publishers is a leading Christian publisher committed to opening God’s Word to as many people as possible in language they can understand. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Tyndale serves the church through Bibles, books, devotionals, children’s resources, and Christian content designed to equip believers, strengthen faith, and help readers engage the truth of Scripture in everyday life.
Founded in 1962 by Dr. Kenneth N. Taylor, Tyndale has become one of the largest independently owned Christian publishers in the world. The organization publishes trusted nonfiction, fiction, Bible resources, and children’s materials, including products connected to the New Living Translation, with a long-standing emphasis on biblical faithfulness, accessibility, and spiritual encouragement for readers of all ages.
Tyndale’s impact also extends beyond publishing. Because its profits help support the broader ministry work of the Tyndale House Foundation, the organization’s work contributes to gospel-centered initiatives around the world. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to biblical truth, Christian publishing, and resourcing the church with Christ-centered materials that inform, encourage, and inspire.
Central Bible University
Central Bible University (CBU), formerly Central Christian College of the Bible, is a Christian institution based in Moberly, Missouri, committed to preparing biblical servants for a faithful life of kingdom ministry. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, CBU equips…
Central Bible University (CBU), formerly Central Christian College of the Bible, is a Christian institution based in Moberly, Missouri, committed to preparing biblical servants for a faithful life of kingdom ministry. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, CBU equips students for service in the church, the marketplace, and the mission field through biblical education, spiritual formation, and practical ministry preparation. Founded in 1957, Central builds on its Restoration Movement heritage with an emphasis on the authority of Scripture and the development of faithful Christian leaders. Its educational offerings include undergraduate study, graduate ministry education through the Russell School of Ministry, and learning opportunities beyond its residential campus. Students can pursue preparation in Bible and theology, ministry, Christian counseling, and…
Central Bible University (CBU), formerly Central Christian College of the Bible, is a Christian institution based in Moberly, Missouri, committed to preparing biblical servants for a faithful life of kingdom ministry. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, CBU equips students for service in the church, the marketplace, and the mission field through biblical education, spiritual formation, and practical ministry preparation.
Founded in 1957, Central builds on its Restoration Movement heritage with an emphasis on the authority of Scripture and the development of faithful Christian leaders. Its educational offerings include undergraduate study, graduate ministry education through the Russell School of Ministry, and learning opportunities beyond its residential campus. Students can pursue preparation in Bible and theology, ministry, Christian counseling, and partnership programs that connect biblical learning with additional career pathways.
Central adopted the name Central Bible University in June 2026 to reflect the growing scope of its programs, locations, and audiences while preserving its biblical mission. Through Christian community, service, and ministry experience, CBU helps students put their education into practice. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to strengthening congregations and preparing leaders who will serve Christ and his church faithfully.
RENEW.org
RENEW.org is a discipleship-focused network that exists to renew the teachings of Jesus in order to fuel disciple making. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, RENEW.org serves church leaders, ministry teams, and everyday believers through biblically grounded articles, videos,…
RENEW.org is a discipleship-focused network that exists to renew the teachings of Jesus in order to fuel disciple making. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, RENEW.org serves church leaders, ministry teams, and everyday believers through biblically grounded articles, videos, podcasts, books, events, and training resources designed to strengthen the church and encourage disciple-making movements. Centered on the mission of equipping disciples, disciple makers, and church planters, RENEW.org brings together leaders from across churches and ministries who share a commitment to biblical theology, practical ministry, and the mission of Jesus. Its growing network provides resources that help churches think clearly, lead faithfully, and engage culture with conviction and grace. Through its digital content, gatherings, publishing efforts, and ministry training initiatives,…
RENEW.org is a discipleship-focused network that exists to renew the teachings of Jesus in order to fuel disciple making. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, RENEW.org serves church leaders, ministry teams, and everyday believers through biblically grounded articles, videos, podcasts, books, events, and training resources designed to strengthen the church and encourage disciple-making movements.
Centered on the mission of equipping disciples, disciple makers, and church planters, RENEW.org brings together leaders from across churches and ministries who share a commitment to biblical theology, practical ministry, and the mission of Jesus. Its growing network provides resources that help churches think clearly, lead faithfully, and engage culture with conviction and grace.
Through its digital content, gatherings, publishing efforts, and ministry training initiatives, RENEW.org has become an important voice for church renewal and disciple making. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared investment in strengthening Christian leaders, serving congregations, and advancing Christ-centered teaching for the good of the church and the spread of the gospel.
Ask Bible Questions
Ask Bible Questions is an online ministry that gives clear, Bible-centered answers to the questions people ask about God, Scripture, and the Christian life. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Ask Bible Questions helps believers, seekers, and church leaders…
Ask Bible Questions is an online ministry that gives clear, Bible-centered answers to the questions people ask about God, Scripture, and the Christian life. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Ask Bible Questions helps believers, seekers, and church leaders find trustworthy answers grounded in the Bible. Its vision reaches far beyond one website. Ask Bible Questions is creating biblical study materials for evangelism and discipleship with a global impact: Bible study tools, answers, and teaching resources that churches, missionaries, and believers around the world can use to reach people with the gospel and help them grow as followers of Jesus, in their own languages and their own settings. Today the site offers a growing library of answers and a…
Ask Bible Questions is an online ministry that gives clear, Bible-centered answers to the questions people ask about God, Scripture, and the Christian life. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Ask Bible Questions helps believers, seekers, and church leaders find trustworthy answers grounded in the Bible.
Its vision reaches far beyond one website. Ask Bible Questions is creating biblical study materials for evangelism and discipleship with a global impact: Bible study tools, answers, and teaching resources that churches, missionaries, and believers around the world can use to reach people with the gospel and help them grow as followers of Jesus, in their own languages and their own settings.
Today the site offers a growing library of answers and a wide range of Bible study tools at no cost, including a Bible reader with original-language helps and a Scripture memorization coach, with more powerful tools for individuals, churches, and missionaries on the way.
Christian Standard is grateful for Ask Bible Questions’ work to make sound Bible teaching easy to find, everywhere.
RenewU
RenewU, formerly Renew University, is a ministry of RENEW.org that provides accessible biblical and theological education for everyday believers, Bible teachers, ministers, elders, and emerging church leaders. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, RenewU helps Christians deepen their understanding…
RenewU, formerly Renew University, is a ministry of RENEW.org that provides accessible biblical and theological education for everyday believers, Bible teachers, ministers, elders, and emerging church leaders. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, RenewU helps Christians deepen their understanding of Scripture and prepare for faithful service through online learning that connects biblical knowledge with practical ministry and disciple making. Its Certificate in Theology program brings students together in learning cohorts, combining instruction from experienced teachers with relationships that encourage growth and accountability. Courses address the Bible, theology, and ministry, allowing participants to study from home while learning alongside fellow believers. Faculty members combine advanced academic training with ministry experience, helping students apply what they learn in their congregations and…
RenewU, formerly Renew University, is a ministry of RENEW.org that provides accessible biblical and theological education for everyday believers, Bible teachers, ministers, elders, and emerging church leaders. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, RenewU helps Christians deepen their understanding of Scripture and prepare for faithful service through online learning that connects biblical knowledge with practical ministry and disciple making.
Its Certificate in Theology program brings students together in learning cohorts, combining instruction from experienced teachers with relationships that encourage growth and accountability. Courses address the Bible, theology, and ministry, allowing participants to study from home while learning alongside fellow believers. Faculty members combine advanced academic training with ministry experience, helping students apply what they learn in their congregations and communities.
As part of the broader RENEW.org network, RenewU emphasizes biblical faithfulness and equipping believers to make disciples. Its approach makes substantial Christian education available to people who want to grow in their faith and ministry without relocating for a traditional residential program. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to strengthening churches, developing Christian leaders, and helping believers live and serve with a deeper foundation in God’s Word.
Relational Discipleship Network
Relational Discipleship Network (RDN) is a missions organization focused on helping churches restore the Great Commission through relational disciple-making. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, RDN equips pastors and church leaders through DiscipleShift training, coaching groups, memberships, and practical…
Relational Discipleship Network (RDN) is a missions organization focused on helping churches restore the Great Commission through relational disciple-making. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, RDN equips pastors and church leaders through DiscipleShift training, coaching groups, memberships, and practical resources that help churches build reproducible disciple-making cultures rooted in intentional relationships. Rather than relying on program-driven ministry models alone, Relational Discipleship Network emphasizes the method and model of Jesus, helping leaders create discipleship cultures that are personal, relational, and sustainable. Through immersive training experiences, ongoing coaching, and supportive ministry community, RDN helps church leaders develop clear pathways for making disciples who make disciples. RDN also serves churches through START and SHIFT membership options, digital resources, events, and network connection…
Relational Discipleship Network (RDN) is a missions organization focused on helping churches restore the Great Commission through relational disciple-making. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, RDN equips pastors and church leaders through DiscipleShift training, coaching groups, memberships, and practical resources that help churches build reproducible disciple-making cultures rooted in intentional relationships.
Rather than relying on program-driven ministry models alone, Relational Discipleship Network emphasizes the method and model of Jesus, helping leaders create discipleship cultures that are personal, relational, and sustainable. Through immersive training experiences, ongoing coaching, and supportive ministry community, RDN helps church leaders develop clear pathways for making disciples who make disciples.
RDN also serves churches through START and SHIFT membership options, digital resources, events, and network connection for leaders who want to lead lasting culture change in their congregations. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to strengthening the church, equipping disciple-making leaders, and advancing Christ-centered ministry across the United States and beyond.
