Highlights

DCEF and Hope Partnership Boards of Directors approve 2018 budget and elect new directors

Wednesday, 22 November, 2017 19:54

INDIANAPOLIS (November 22, 2017) – The Boards of Directors of Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF), Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation (Hope Partnership), and Church Extension Financial and Missional Resources (CEFMR) met November 13-14 in Indianapolis for their semi-annual meetings.

Disciples ministries partner with Hope at Leadership Academy

Thursday, 26 October, 2017 13:42

Bringing together leaders from across the life of the Church, Leadership Academy gave Disciples ministries the opportunity to partner with one another. During the five-day conference, general ministry and higher education staff shared expertise and experiences with 50 church leaders from the United States and Canada.

Discerning “Should I start a church or a nonprofit?”

Tuesday, 18 April, 2017 17:58

Early last December at the Disciples Seminary Foundation (Claremont, CA), one could almost hear minds churning with deliberation. A room full of seminary students individually arranged seven index cards, respectively asking the questions when?, where?, why?, how?, what?, who?, and how much?–pertaining to the decision to start a church or nonprofit.

Worshiping in the basement and loving it!

Sunday, 12 February, 2017 20:20

Northwest Christian Church, Oklahoma City, OK had reached a point where it needed to reimagine its ministry. The surrounding community had changed, the building was large and costly to maintain and the membership was aging and declining in numbers.

Florida congregation’s Future Story creates energy and hope

Thursday, 01 December, 2016 15:39

In the summer of 2014, Central Christian Church in Orlando, FL, came to the realization that they could not continue to function the way they had for years after the sudden loss of several strong spiritual, financial and administrative leaders for unrelated reasons.

New Beginnings service reaches milestone as it empowers congregations across denominational lines

Tuesday, 27 September, 2016 02:10

In 2008, First Christian Church in San Bernardino, Calif., whose sustainability challenges were becoming all too familiar for Disciples churches, signed on to do New Beginnings, a new service offered by then Church Extension and now by Hope Partnership.

Mission Pathways, a futuring process

Tuesday, 30 August, 2016 17:41

By Ruth Fletcher, Regional Minister, Montana Region, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) How does a congregation become the kind of church needed in this rapidly changing world?

Disciples ministries attend Global Leadership Summit

Friday, 05 August, 2016 20:41

Leaders from Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation and Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF) will be among the nearly 300,000 Christian Leaders attending the Global Leadership Summit on August 11-12, 2016.

Cana Fund supports a church’s transformational experience

Thursday, 14 July, 2016 15:19

In the past, the small congregation of Henson Valley Christian Church in Ft. Washington, Md., could be characterized as inward looking and not closely connected to the changing community that surrounded them.

New church movement has new leader

Thursday, 23 June, 2016 14:53

Hope Partnership is pleased to announce that Terrell McTyer is joining the ministry as minister of New Church Strategies, effective August 1, 2016.

Ecumenical partnership raised to the next level

Monday, 20 June, 2016 14:58

In the past eight years, hundreds of Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) congregations have participated in a process called New Beginnings, developed and offered initially by Church Extension and now by Hope Partnership, that helps congregations assess their current condition, strengths and opportunities as they seek to answer the question,

New Beginnings congregation has renewed purpose

Thursday, 12 May, 2016 15:45

Greenfield Christian Church in Greenfield, Ind., has a “connector bridge,” an enclosed walkway designed to provide protection from the elements as people move from one area of the church to another.

Monique Spells joins Disciples fleet of leaders launching new church projects

Monday, 02 May, 2016 21:41

It was a meeting that Monique Spells attended at a Disciples General Assembly a few years ago that inspired her to launch a new church project.

A Shepherd has a heart to care for the flock

Tuesday, 29 March, 2016 16:48

According to Preston Adams, III, pastor of Amazing Grace Christian Church in Indianapolis, Ind., a shepherd has a heart for sheep and really understands that God mandates that we care for the flock.

“Is it a bell curve or a sine wave?”

Tuesday, 19 January, 2016 17:43

Thanks to Indiana Regional Minister Rick Spleth for this perspective on Hope Partnership’s New Beginnings Assessment Service, which has helped hundreds of congregations make courageous decisions about their future direction.

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