November 5, 2026
Not Just on Sunday
Lonetta McKee
Ministries & Organizations
Independent Christian Church
Independent Christian Church Planting Organizations: networks, ministries, and support teams that help launch, strengthen, and sustain new Independent Christian Church congregations. Organizations listed here may provide coaching, assessment, training, funding pathways, residency programs, leadership development, strategic planning, outreach resources, and ongoing care for planters—equipping churches and leaders to start healthy, mission-focused congregations.
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Church Planting OrganizationCrossroads Church PartnersCrossroads Church Partners equips Christian leaders and strengthens churches through planting, coaching, workshops, conferences, staffing support,…Church Planting Organization · Conferences
Crossroads Church Partners
Crossroads Church Partners — Organization Profile Crossroads Church Partners is a nonprofit ministry organization based in Rochester, Minnesota, that works with congregations and ministry leaders across the Upper Midwest. Its stated mission is to develop Christian leaders and provide resources…
Crossroads Church Partners — Organization Profile Crossroads Church Partners is a nonprofit ministry organization based in Rochester, Minnesota, that works with congregations and ministry leaders across the Upper Midwest. Its stated mission is to develop Christian leaders and provide resources that strengthen churches, and its network includes more than 125 churches that learn, collaborate, and access ministry support together. The organization’s heritage is connected to the Restoration Movement and the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ tradition. Its stated core values are Christ-centered, ministry-focused, biblically based, outward-oriented, and collaborative. From its office at 1765 Restoration Road SW in Rochester, Minnesota, Crossroads combines church support, leadership development, education, and church planting within one regional ministry network. A major part of Crossroads’ current work…
Crossroads Church Partners — Organization Profile
Crossroads Church Partners is a nonprofit ministry organization based in Rochester, Minnesota, that works with congregations and ministry leaders across the Upper Midwest. Its stated mission is to develop Christian leaders and provide resources that strengthen churches, and its network includes more than 125 churches that learn, collaborate, and access ministry support together. The organization’s heritage is connected to the Restoration Movement and the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ tradition. Its stated core values are Christ-centered, ministry-focused, biblically based, outward-oriented, and collaborative. From its office at 1765 Restoration Road SW in Rochester, Minnesota, Crossroads combines church support, leadership development, education, and church planting within one regional ministry network.
A major part of Crossroads’ current work is helping start new churches through assessment, training, coaching, project management, and planter care. Its church-planting focus extends across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Rather than operating only as a funding organization, Crossroads describes its role as a collaborative partner that works with local churches and experienced church-planting organizations. Prospective planters can connect with the ministry for conversation and support, while congregations can participate as partners in new-church efforts.
Crossroads also serves existing congregations through practical church-resource services. Its staff helps churches address needs such as elder development, church staffing, succession planning, compensation, interim ministry, and leadership transitions. Workshops are offered on topics including small groups, youth ministry, children’s ministry, worship ministry, assimilation, and recruiting and training volunteers. The organization also uses Natural Church Development, a structured church-health assessment and coaching process, to help congregations identify strengths, weaknesses, and action steps for improvement. These services are designed primarily for pastors, elders, ministry teams, and local congregations seeking outside support or training.
Education and leadership development are another central part of the organization’s work. Through a partnership with Hope International University, Crossroads connects students with online degree programs and offers the School of Advanced Leadership Training (SALT), which provides biblically based, college-level ministry courses that can carry undergraduate or graduate credit. Crossroads also offers an Advanced Ministry Certificate pathway for people exploring vocational ministry. Its annual FLOURISH church leadership conference brings pastors and ministry teams together in Minnesota and Wisconsin for teaching, workshops, and peer connection. Additional partnerships provide resources for preaching, communication, and leadership development.
Churches and individuals can engage with Crossroads in several ways. Ministry leaders can request workshops, church-health coaching, staffing help, educational information, or church-planting conversations. Students can explore SALT, certificate programs, and degree pathways, while churches can participate in FLOURISH and other training opportunities. Supporters can also contribute financially, including gifts designated for student scholarships and ministry initiatives. Crossroads accepts online donations and mailed gifts, and its staff provides direct contact options for churches or leaders who want to discuss partnership, training, education, or other ministry needs.
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Church Planting OrganizationIgnite Church PlantingIgnite Church Planting equips and supports church planters across Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana through assessment, coaching,…Church Planting Organization · Independent Christian Church
Ignite Church Planting
Ignite Church Planting — Organization Profile Ignite Church Planting is a church-planting ministry dedicated to bringing hope to Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana by starting new churches. With a stated mission to accelerate the spread of Jesus’ mission across the region,…
Ignite Church Planting — Organization Profile Ignite Church Planting is a church-planting ministry dedicated to bringing hope to Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana by starting new churches. With a stated mission to accelerate the spread of Jesus’ mission across the region, Ignite exists to help reach people who are not currently connected to Jesus or the local church by launching new congregations in strategic communities. Ignite’s work is built around four guiding values—Prayer, Planters, Partners, and Possibilities—which shape how they approach ministry and leadership development. Prayer is treated as a primary source of wisdom and direction. Planters are treated as the central “resource,” meaning Ignite prioritizes the health, readiness, and long-term sustainability of the leaders and families who do the work…
Ignite Church Planting — Organization Profile
Ignite Church Planting is a church-planting ministry dedicated to bringing hope to Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana by starting new churches. With a stated mission to accelerate the spread of Jesus’ mission across the region, Ignite exists to help reach people who are not currently connected to Jesus or the local church by launching new congregations in strategic communities.
Ignite’s work is built around four guiding values—Prayer, Planters, Partners, and Possibilities—which shape how they approach ministry and leadership development. Prayer is treated as a primary source of wisdom and direction. Planters are treated as the central “resource,” meaning Ignite prioritizes the health, readiness, and long-term sustainability of the leaders and families who do the work of planting. Partners (churches and individuals) are invited to play meaningful roles in the mission, even if they are not planters themselves. Possibilities reflects Ignite’s emphasis on innovation—adapting methods and strategies to effectively reach diverse people groups in a complex, modern metro environment.
A major emphasis of Ignite is supporting church planters through a practical, structured pathway. Their planter care includes funding, assessment, coaching, and mentoring, with the goal of placing leaders into ministry contexts where they have the best chance to thrive. Ignite describes using pre-assessment materials, behavioral interviews, and an assessment process to help evaluate fit, readiness, and gifting for church planting. After launching, planters receive ongoing coaching and guidance from experienced leaders who have started and grown churches in the region.
Ignite also promotes collaborative involvement for churches and individuals—inviting supporters to engage through prayer, giving, and participation. Their website includes resources like project maps, newsletters, prayer tools, and media that help partners stay informed about the mission and the needs of the region.
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Church Planting OrganizationIntermountain Church Planters AssociationIntermountain Church Planters (ICPA) is a church planting network serving the Intermountain West—equipping planters and partner…Church Planting Organization · Independent Christian Church
Intermountain Church Planters Association
Intermountain Church Planters association — Organization Profile Intermountain Church Planters Association (ICPA) is a network of churches working together to expand the mission of God in the Intermountain West by planting disciple-making churches in every community. Serving Idaho, Utah, Montana,…
Intermountain Church Planters association — Organization Profile Intermountain Church Planters Association (ICPA) is a network of churches working together to expand the mission of God in the Intermountain West by planting disciple-making churches in every community. Serving Idaho, Utah, Montana, Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington, Western Wyoming, and Alberta (Canada), ICPA partners with churches and leaders to develop healthy planters, launch new works, and strengthen multiplying ministry across urban, suburban, and rural contexts. ICPA supports planters and partner churches through a practical pathway that includes assessment, coaching, training, and a residency program. The network emphasizes prayer, relational discipleship, and long-term support so new churches can take root, reach their communities, and reproduce. ICPA also shares ongoing stories and updates from the…
Intermountain Church Planters association — Organization Profile
Intermountain Church Planters Association (ICPA) is a network of churches working together to expand the mission of God in the Intermountain West by planting disciple-making churches in every community. Serving Idaho, Utah, Montana, Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington, Western Wyoming, and Alberta (Canada), ICPA partners with churches and leaders to develop healthy planters, launch new works, and strengthen multiplying ministry across urban, suburban, and rural contexts.
ICPA supports planters and partner churches through a practical pathway that includes assessment, coaching, training, and a residency program. The network emphasizes prayer, relational discipleship, and long-term support so new churches can take root, reach their communities, and reproduce. ICPA also shares ongoing stories and updates from the region to help partners stay connected to what God is doing through church planting across the Intermountain West.
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Church Planting OrganizationNexus: Church Planting & Leader CareNexus Church Planting & Leader Care equips pastors and church planters through assessment, training, coaching, and…Church Planting Organization · Independent Christian Church
Nexus: Church Planting & Leader Care
Nexus: Church Planting & Leader Care — Organization Profile Nexus: Church Planting & Leader Care is a U.S.-focused church-planting organization that comes alongside pastors, couples, and teams as they pursue the calling to launch new faith communities. Based in McKinney,…
Nexus: Church Planting & Leader Care — Organization Profile Nexus: Church Planting & Leader Care is a U.S.-focused church-planting organization that comes alongside pastors, couples, and teams as they pursue the calling to launch new faith communities. Based in McKinney, Texas, Nexus describes its role as a “nexus”—a point of connection—linking church planters with coaching, training, and supportive partners so they can plant in healthy and sustainable ways. The organization’s mission centers on multiplying disciple-making communities across North America by helping leaders plant churches and by providing ongoing care for the people doing that work. Nexus emphasizes long-term leader care as a distinctive, aiming to strengthen both ministry outcomes and the personal, spiritual, and relational health of those leading from…
Nexus: Church Planting & Leader Care — Organization Profile
Nexus: Church Planting & Leader Care is a U.S.-focused church-planting organization that comes alongside pastors, couples, and teams as they pursue the calling to launch new faith communities. Based in McKinney, Texas, Nexus describes its role as a “nexus”—a point of connection—linking church planters with coaching, training, and supportive partners so they can plant in healthy and sustainable ways.
The organization’s mission centers on multiplying disciple-making communities across North America by helping leaders plant churches and by providing ongoing care for the people doing that work. Nexus emphasizes long-term leader care as a distinctive, aiming to strengthen both ministry outcomes and the personal, spiritual, and relational health of those leading from the front lines of a church plant.
Nexus serves prospective planters, active planters, and church-planting network leaders across the United States. Their approach is structured around a pathway that includes assessment, training, coaching, mentoring, and community. The Nexus Assessment Center is designed to help pastors and leaders determine readiness to plant. From there, the Church Planter Pathway and related trainings focus on practical preparation for launching and leading a life-giving, multiplying church, while coaching and mentoring provide a steady voice and accountability as leaders navigate the realities of planting.
In addition to core pathway services, Nexus offers cohorts and communities designed to support leaders over time. The Nexus Leadership Institute is a two-year cohort developed with local-church partnership to mentor and equip emerging leaders for long-term ministry. The Bonhoeffer Project is a virtual cohort intended to help participants craft an intentional disciple-making plan for their local context. For church-planting wives, Untangled is a dedicated community aimed at connection, encouragement, and growth through shared challenges and support.
People can engage with Nexus in several ways. Church planters and network leaders can inquire about assessment, training, coaching, and partnership opportunities. Supporters can participate through prayer gatherings, events such as ThinkNEXT, and financial giving to support the work of launching and caring for leaders. Nexus also publishes resources through its blog and webinars, and it hosts the Nexus Church Planting Podcast to share disciple-making and leadership conversations that encourage and equip pastors and planters.
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Church Planting OrganizationNorthern Plains Evangelistic Association (NPEA)Northern Plains Evangelistic Association supports church planting and leadership development across rural regions of the Northern…Church Planting Organization · Independent Christian Church
Northern Plains Evangelistic Association (NPEA)
Northern Plains Evangelistic Association — Organization Profile The Northern Plains Evangelistic Association (NPEA) is a nonprofit ministry focused on advancing church planting and leadership development across underserved regions of the United States. Based in Spearfish, South Dakota, the organization has…
Northern Plains Evangelistic Association — Organization Profile The Northern Plains Evangelistic Association (NPEA) is a nonprofit ministry focused on advancing church planting and leadership development across underserved regions of the United States. Based in Spearfish, South Dakota, the organization has spent more than two decades helping establish new congregations and strengthen ministry leaders in rural and small-town contexts. Its work centers on expanding access to gospel-centered communities in areas where fewer churches exist and resources are often limited. NPEA’s mission is to plant new churches that multiply disciples, leaders, and additional churches, with a long-term vision of sustainable, reproducing ministry. Rather than simply launching isolated congregations, the organization emphasizes multiplication—encouraging each new church to invest in future church plants and…
Northern Plains Evangelistic Association — Organization Profile
The Northern Plains Evangelistic Association (NPEA) is a nonprofit ministry focused on advancing church planting and leadership development across underserved regions of the United States. Based in Spearfish, South Dakota, the organization has spent more than two decades helping establish new congregations and strengthen ministry leaders in rural and small-town contexts. Its work centers on expanding access to gospel-centered communities in areas where fewer churches exist and resources are often limited.
NPEA’s mission is to plant new churches that multiply disciples, leaders, and additional churches, with a long-term vision of sustainable, reproducing ministry. Rather than simply launching isolated congregations, the organization emphasizes multiplication—encouraging each new church to invest in future church plants and leadership pipelines. This approach reflects a strategic focus on long-term impact, particularly in regions that have historically lacked strong church-planting infrastructure.
The organization primarily serves the Northern Plains and Mountain West regions—including states such as South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, and surrounding areas. These regions often include rural towns and smaller cities where access to trained ministry leaders and new church initiatives can be limited. By focusing on these overlooked areas, NPEA fills a gap often left by larger, urban-centered church planting efforts.
NPEA operates through a combination of church planter support, leadership development, and financial assistance for new ministry initiatives. Church plants typically receive guidance and support during their early years, including coaching, relational networks, and in some cases financial aid. The organization also invests in apprenticeships and training pathways designed to raise up new leaders who can go on to plant and lead churches in similar contexts. This multiplication model is reinforced through initiatives that prioritize disciple-making, leadership growth, and reproducible ministry systems.
In addition to direct church planting efforts, NPEA hosts gatherings such as an annual conference that brings together pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders from across the region. These events provide opportunities for collaboration, encouragement, and practical training tailored to rural and frontier ministry settings. The organization also offers scholarships and support for ministry education, helping remove financial barriers for emerging leaders.
Individuals and churches can engage with NPEA in several ways, including financial partnership, prayer support, attending events, or exploring church planting opportunities. By working alongside local leaders and congregations, the organization seeks to build a network of churches that are not only sustainable but also actively contributing to the multiplication of disciples and ministries across the region.
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Church Planting OrganizationOrchard GroupOrchard Group is a church-planting organization founded in 1948 that connects planters and partner churches to…Church Planting Organization · Independent Christian Church
Orchard Group
Orchard Group — Organization Profile Orchard Group is a Christian church-planting organization that connects church planters with generous partner churches to establish new churches in cities. Founded in 1948 and born in New York City, Orchard Group focuses on metro…
Orchard Group — Organization Profile Orchard Group is a Christian church-planting organization that connects church planters with generous partner churches to establish new churches in cities. Founded in 1948 and born in New York City, Orchard Group focuses on metro areas where population density, diversity, economic disparity, and spiritual need often intersect. The organization’s stated mission centers on helping people encounter Jesus through the establishment of new churches. Orchard Group describes its work as “backing” church planters by pairing them with funding partners and walking alongside them through the challenges of starting a church until it becomes self-supporting, self-governing, and able to multiply. A key distinctiveness in Orchard Group’s approach is its emphasis on both selection and support. The organization…
Orchard Group — Organization Profile
Orchard Group is a Christian church-planting organization that connects church planters with generous partner churches to establish new churches in cities. Founded in 1948 and born in New York City, Orchard Group focuses on metro areas where population density, diversity, economic disparity, and spiritual need often intersect.
The organization’s stated mission centers on helping people encounter Jesus through the establishment of new churches. Orchard Group describes its work as “backing” church planters by pairing them with funding partners and walking alongside them through the challenges of starting a church until it becomes self-supporting, self-governing, and able to multiply.
A key distinctiveness in Orchard Group’s approach is its emphasis on both selection and support. The organization highlights a “highly selective” process for identifying planters and planting locations, alongside practical guidance that includes incorporation and financial systems, ministry strategy, coaching, accountability, and prayer. For partner churches, Orchard Group frames the relationship as a way to extend a church’s mission beyond its local community by investing in specific projects and staying meaningfully engaged through ongoing updates and reports.
Orchard Group’s public project listings reflect a broad geographic scope. The organization features church-planting efforts across U.S. cities and internationally, with projects and churches referenced in locations such as Washington Heights (NYC), Denver, Seattle, Camden, Paris, Dublin, Lagos, and other metro areas. Orchard Group invites supporters to “learn, pray, and give” by exploring current projects and supporting individual church-planting initiatives.
Ways to engage with Orchard Group include becoming a partner church, applying as a church planter, subscribing to prayer updates, and giving financially—either to a specific project, through the Seed Fund, or by check. Orchard Group also publishes annual reports and regular updates designed to help partners and individual supporters understand the progress and needs of churches being established in under-churched areas.
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Church Planting OrganizationReach NebraskaReach Nebraska is a statewide church-planting ministry that develops leaders, supports regional church plants, and works…Church Planting Organization · Independent Christian Church
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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Church of ChristRenew MovementRenew Movement is a collaborative church planting community that connects planters, churches, and networks across the…Church of Christ · Church Planting Organization
Renew Movement
Renew Movement — Organization Profile Renew Movement is a collaborative church planting community that connects church planters, churches, and networks around a shared commitment to planting healthy, reproducing, Biblically sound, disciple-making churches. Rather than positioning itself as an institution that…
Renew Movement — Organization Profile Renew Movement is a collaborative church planting community that connects church planters, churches, and networks around a shared commitment to planting healthy, reproducing, Biblically sound, disciple-making churches. Rather than positioning itself as an institution that “does the planting,” Renew Movement emphasizes local churches partnering together—pooling resources, leadership, and experience—to make church multiplication more accessible and sustainable. At the heart of Renew Movement is a set of cultural distinctives that shape how partners work together: collaboration, theological centeredness, disciple-making, reproduction, healthy support, and accountability. This framework is designed to keep the authority of Scripture and the teachings of Jesus central while also encouraging practical multiplication—new churches that begin with the expectation of helping plant future churches.…
Renew Movement — Organization Profile
Renew Movement is a collaborative church planting community that connects church planters, churches, and networks around a shared commitment to planting healthy, reproducing, Biblically sound, disciple-making churches. Rather than positioning itself as an institution that “does the planting,” Renew Movement emphasizes local churches partnering together—pooling resources, leadership, and experience—to make church multiplication more accessible and sustainable.
At the heart of Renew Movement is a set of cultural distinctives that shape how partners work together: collaboration, theological centeredness, disciple-making, reproduction, healthy support, and accountability. This framework is designed to keep the authority of Scripture and the teachings of Jesus central while also encouraging practical multiplication—new churches that begin with the expectation of helping plant future churches.
Renew Movement serves leaders and congregations across the United States and Canada who are exploring a call to plant, to become a sending church, or to affiliate as a network partner. The movement highlights that “churches plant churches” and aims to reduce barriers that keep churches in a “someday” mindset. By inviting multiple churches or partners into a single project, a congregation does not need to carry all the financial, staffing, or technical burden alone.
Operationally, Renew Movement comes alongside church planting efforts with support services that commonly include assessment, training (including residency pathways), project management for pre-launch planning, and coaching. The movement also describes a governance approach where a management team drawn from collaborating partners provides oversight and accountability for the planter and the new church until permanent elders are established. This structure is meant to encourage health, transparency, and steady leadership development during the early stages of a plant.
For churches and leaders considering involvement, Renew Movement provides resources to help with values alignment, theological alignment (including a publicly available faith statement through Renew.org), and opportunities to ask questions through scheduled calls or webinars. People can engage by affiliating as a partner church, exploring collaboration on a specific planting project, pursuing training and coaching support, or connecting directly with the team to discern fit and next steps.
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Church Planting OrganizationStadia Church PlantingStadia Church Planting is a church planting organization founded in 2003 that supports leaders through assessment,…Church Planting Organization · Independent Christian Church
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 Planting OrganizationThe Christian Evangelizing Association of KansasThe Christian Evangelizing Association of Kansas is a statewide church-planting ministry that helps start and strengthen…Church Planting Organization · Independent Christian Church
The Christian Evangelizing Association of Kansas
The Christian Evangelizing Association of Kansas — Organization Profile The Christian Evangelizing Association of Kansas, often identified as CEA Kansas, is a church-planting ministry focused on helping start and strengthen congregations across the state. On its website, the organization describes…
The Christian Evangelizing Association of Kansas — Organization Profile The Christian Evangelizing Association of Kansas, often identified as CEA Kansas, is a church-planting ministry focused on helping start and strengthen congregations across the state. On its website, the organization describes its work in terms of planting churches for the glory of God and the good of communities and transforming Kansas one church at a time. Its mission page says the association believes every person in Kansas should have access to a viable community of faith expressed in the New Testament, and it frames its work around both establishing new churches and supporting existing ones. CEA Kansas is based in Kansas and directs its efforts across the entire state of Kansas.…
The Christian Evangelizing Association of Kansas — Organization Profile
The Christian Evangelizing Association of Kansas, often identified as CEA Kansas, is a church-planting ministry focused on helping start and strengthen congregations across the state. On its website, the organization describes its work in terms of planting churches for the glory of God and the good of communities and transforming Kansas one church at a time. Its mission page says the association believes every person in Kansas should have access to a viable community of faith expressed in the New Testament, and it frames its work around both establishing new churches and supporting existing ones.
CEA Kansas is based in Kansas and directs its efforts across the entire state of Kansas. The organization’s public materials emphasize statewide partnership, encouraging churches, individuals, and church-planting networks to work together in strengthening congregations and expanding gospel presence in local communities. Rather than serving only one city or region, the association presents itself as a networked ministry designed to help identify opportunities for new churches in communities throughout Kansas and to support those efforts over time.
According to its mission page, the organization has roots going back to the 1950s and says the movement that became the CEA formally took shape in 1965. It states that more than 40 churches have been started in Kansas through these efforts. The site explains that its site selection and church planter committees identify locations that would benefit from a Christian church and evaluate individuals who may plant and establish those congregations. CEA Kansas also says it provides start-up funds, a management team, and a salary for three years for the starting pastor, showing that its model combines assessment, financial support, leadership oversight, and ongoing partnership rather than simply offering one-time grants.
The association also maintains a current church plants page that highlights congregations connected to its work, including Impact Christian Church in Independence, Harvest Christian Church in Winfield, and The District Church in Wichita. Those listings help illustrate how the ministry operates in practice: supporting church plants in specific Kansas communities and publicly connecting visitors to those congregations. The executive board page further explains that the executive director’s work includes maintaining relationships with contributors, raising support, recruiting and assisting church planters, and building partnerships with churches and networks to make the association more effective in planting and supporting churches.
People can engage with the Christian Evangelizing Association of Kansas in several practical ways. The organization invites supporters to get involved, donate, and make contact through its website. Its donation page includes both an online giving option and a mailing address for offline gifts, while its contact page provides a public form for inquiries. For churches, donors, and prospective partners, CEA Kansas presents itself as a church-planting association serving Kansas communities through partnerships, funding, planter support, and long-term congregational development. Its public-facing message remains centered on starting and strengthening churches across Kansas through collaborative ministry.
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Church Planting OrganizationWaypoint Church PartnersWaypoint Church Partners serves Christian Churches and Churches of Christ across the Mid-Atlantic, supporting church planting,…Church Planting Organization · Independent Christian Church
Waypoint Church Partners
Waypoint Church Partners — Organization Profile Waypoint Church Partners is a Christian church-support and church-planting ministry that serves churches in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The organization describes its role as partnering with more than 500 Christian Churches…
Waypoint Church Partners — Organization Profile Waypoint Church Partners is a Christian church-support and church-planting ministry that serves churches in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The organization describes its role as partnering with more than 500 Christian Churches and Churches of Christ across Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and portions of adjoining states. With a history spanning more than 80 years, Waypoint Church Partners states that it has helped catalyze and support the planting of more than 150 new churches. In addition to church planting, Waypoint provides coaching, training, and practical resources intended to strengthen existing congregations, develop leaders, and address common ministry challenges churches face in changing communities. Waypoint’s work includes a mix of direct support…
Waypoint Church Partners — Organization Profile
Waypoint Church Partners is a Christian church-support and church-planting ministry that serves churches in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The organization describes its role as partnering with more than 500 Christian Churches and Churches of Christ across Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and portions of adjoining states.
With a history spanning more than 80 years, Waypoint Church Partners states that it has helped catalyze and support the planting of more than 150 new churches. In addition to church planting, Waypoint provides coaching, training, and practical resources intended to strengthen existing congregations, develop leaders, and address common ministry challenges churches face in changing communities.
Waypoint’s work includes a mix of direct support for local churches and scalable training offered through events and digital resources. The organization hosts webinars and learning opportunities (including “Waypoint55” webinars) and publishes content through podcasts and video channels. Waypoint also highlights resources created to encourage and equip ministry leaders, including a podcast for pastors and another focused on ministers’ wives.
A distinctive part of Waypoint’s service offering is hands-on help with facilities and guest readiness. Waypoint describes free or low-cost services such as facility evaluations, first impressions training, “secret shopper” feedback, and consulting for ministry challenges. The organization also lists no-interest loans as a way to help churches make needed improvements or pursue ministry opportunities without taking on traditional debt.
For churches and leaders looking to engage, Waypoint invites involvement through training events, coaching, and giving. Supporters can contribute financially through the organization’s giving options, and churches can connect with staff to explore partnerships, leader care, and resources for planting and revitalization. Waypoint also maintains a record of churches planted over the years and promotes upcoming events designed to serve pastors, elders, and ministry teams across its region.
