Highlights

Disciples ministries name new chief financial officer

Thursday, 10 December, 2015 21:00

December 10, 2015, Indianapolis − Disciples Church Extension Fund and Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) are pleased to announce that Jennifer R. Gallagher, C.P.A. will join the ministries as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2016.

Henson Valley Christian Church will walk with you to the Table

Tuesday, 20 October, 2015 16:20

“If there are people who don’t think they are welcome at the Table, sometimes you have to go where they are and walk with them to the Table,” says Martha Brown, associate minister of Henson Valley Christian Church, located in Fort Washington, Md.

Leadership Academy inspires many to share Christ beyond church doors

Tuesday, 20 October, 2015 15:44

“It has been an awesome experience for me,” said Ramona Winfield, a minister who is starting an urban ecumenical initiative in Kansas City, Mo.

Disciples ministries name new development director

Monday, 24 August, 2015 14:25

Disciples Church Extension Fund and Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) are pleased to announce that Bethany Watkins Lowery will join the ministries as Director of Development, effective September 1.

Stained Glass provides innovative approach to reaching young adults

Thursday, 20 August, 2015 11:25

It’s a movement that is targeting Millennials and catching on in several Disciples churches in Illinois.

Step one, step two, step three?

Thursday, 13 August, 2015 17:57

It would be so much easier if leadership came with an instruction manual. The truth is that leadership is more an art than a science, more a call than an assignment, and in this era of ministry, more challenging than ever before.

Ovation for the new church movement and the minister

Monday, 27 July, 2015 14:40

At General Assembly, this Facebook post by Hope Partnership President Gilberto Collazo followed immediately upon the impassioned defense by Charlie Wallace, Hope Partnership minister for new church strategies, of the New Church resolution to celebrate and reaffirm the priority of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) to establish 1,000 new congregations by the year 2020:

Hope Partnership welcomes new staff

Thursday, 18 June, 2015 15:35

Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation recently welcomed Shernell Edney as Minister of Educational Services. In her new role, Shernell is responsible for creating and implementing all educational resources for Hope Partnership, including the Leadership Academy, Ambassadors Academy, and webinar and distance learning opportunities.

Patience and intention key to transformation

Thursday, 18 June, 2015 13:16

It took a while for the congregation to take the first step toward transformation, but once Chestnut Ridge Christian Church (CRCC) in Marietta, GA, began their spiritual strategic journey, there was no turning back.

Wayside Christian Fellowship reaching its community with care

Thursday, 07 May, 2015 20:53

by Pastor Colleen J. Malone Wayside Christian Fellowship (Disciples of Christ) will celebrate its first anniversary on April 20, 2015.

Hope Partnership appoints Shernell Edney as Minister of Educational Services

Friday, 01 May, 2015 20:12

INDIANAPOLIS, May 1, 2015 — Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation announces that Shernell Edney will join the ministry as Minister of Educational Services, effective May 4. Edney is an ordained minister with an extensive background in education, ecumenical relations, and corporate communications.

A couple for whom giving is a privilege

Thursday, 23 April, 2015 14:37

Jim and Joanne Spainhower are two of the most devoted and generous people in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

Journey congregation accepts “out of the box” challenge

Thursday, 23 April, 2015 14:03

If your congregation were given the challenge to do one thing “out of the box” in just 21 days, what would it do?

Leadership Academy provides springboard for transformation

Tuesday, 13 January, 2015 19:51

Pastors, do you wish you had a small group with whom you could bounce creative ideas?

National ministry leaders attend Leadership Academy held in Indianapolis

Friday, 19 September, 2014 20:58

INDIANAPOLIS, September 19, 2014 — Courageous leadership requires you to walk a difficult, unpopular and sometimes dangerous path. The work of a ministerial leader can be thankless and lonely.

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