November 5, 2026
Not Just on Sunday
Lonetta McKee
Ministries & Organizations
Church Planting Organization
Planting highlights Church Planting ministries and networks dedicated to starting new churches and strengthening emerging congregations. This category gathers Christian Standard coverage of groups that equip planters, train leaders, and support churches with coaching, resources, and strategic partnerships helping the gospel take root in new communities. Explore articles, interviews, and updates that spotlight the people, models, and mission driving church planting today.
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Church of ChristArkansas Church Planting Network (ACPN)Arkansas Church Planting Network (ACPN) is a Maumelle, Arkansas-based network (founded in 2012) that supports church…Church of Christ · Church Planting Organization
Arkansas Church Planting Network (ACPN)
Arkansas Church Planting Network (ACPN) — Organization Profile Arkansas Church Planting Network (ACPN) is a ministry network focused on starting new churches in Arkansas and nearby regions by connecting and supporting like-minded congregations and leaders. Founded in 2012, ACPN describes…
Arkansas Church Planting Network (ACPN) — Organization Profile Arkansas Church Planting Network (ACPN) is a ministry network focused on starting new churches in Arkansas and nearby regions by connecting and supporting like-minded congregations and leaders. Founded in 2012, ACPN describes itself as a cooperative effort among Independent Christian Churches and other Restoration Movement–connected churches that want to help launch new local congregations rooted in shared biblical convictions. ACPN’s work centers on strengthening the relationships and practical support systems that make church planting healthier and more sustainable. The network highlights a “better together” approach—helping church planters avoid isolation by building connections with established churches and other partners who can provide encouragement, accountability, prayer, and resources. In other words, ACPN functions as…
Arkansas Church Planting Network (ACPN) — Organization Profile
Arkansas Church Planting Network (ACPN) is a ministry network focused on starting new churches in Arkansas and nearby regions by connecting and supporting like-minded congregations and leaders. Founded in 2012, ACPN describes itself as a cooperative effort among Independent Christian Churches and other Restoration Movement–connected churches that want to help launch new local congregations rooted in shared biblical convictions.
ACPN’s work centers on strengthening the relationships and practical support systems that make church planting healthier and more sustainable. The network highlights a “better together” approach—helping church planters avoid isolation by building connections with established churches and other partners who can provide encouragement, accountability, prayer, and resources. In other words, ACPN functions as a hub that helps churches and planters move from vision to on-the-ground action.
A core focus is direct care and development for planters. ACPN states that it provides resources and support for leaders called to plant, with an emphasis on leader care, training, and mentoring so that new congregations can grow in maturity and reach. This includes walking alongside church planters over time, not only at launch, and encouraging healthy rhythms that sustain ministry in the early, demanding seasons of a new work.
Another key lane is partnership-building. ACPN describes its role as helping form strategic relationships between established churches, church plants, church-planting organizations, and planters themselves. These relationships can include prayer support, financial partnership, coaching and training connections, and practical help—each aimed at strengthening the long-term stability of a new congregation while keeping the mission focused on evangelism and disciple-making.
In 2020, ACPN launched a specific emphasis on Hispanic church planting in communities across Arkansas, and the network points to related partnerships and outcomes connected to that initiative. ACPN also directs readers to Latino Christian Movement (LCM), a separate ministry that exists to provide resources and networking for planting Hispanic Christian churches in the United States. Together, these efforts reflect ACPN’s intent to support church planting that is locally rooted while also responsive to the changing demographics and ministry opportunities within Arkansas.
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Church of ChristBE1MK1BE1MK1 is a Cookeville, Tennessee-based discipleship nonprofit offering coaching, training, and church planting support through its…Church of Christ · Church Planting Organization
BE1MK1
BE1MK1 — Organization Profile BE1MK1, also styled Be 1 Make 1, is a discipleship-focused Christian nonprofit that helps people and church leaders move from general interest in discipleship to a more defined, reproducible process. The organization describes its core aim…
BE1MK1 — Organization Profile BE1MK1, also styled Be 1 Make 1, is a discipleship-focused Christian nonprofit that helps people and church leaders move from general interest in discipleship to a more defined, reproducible process. The organization describes its core aim as helping people be disciples who make disciples and live on mission with Jesus. Through its teaching content, coaching, and training tools, BE1MK1 centers its work on helping believers discover purpose, form habits of spiritual growth, and take practical steps toward disciple-making in everyday life. The ministry traces its story to a disciple-making relationship between Chip and Anthony that began more than 20 years ago and later developed into the BE1MK1 mission. From that background, the organization now offers a…
BE1MK1 — Organization Profile
BE1MK1, also styled Be 1 Make 1, is a discipleship-focused Christian nonprofit that helps people and church leaders move from general interest in discipleship to a more defined, reproducible process. The organization describes its core aim as helping people be disciples who make disciples and live on mission with Jesus. Through its teaching content, coaching, and training tools, BE1MK1 centers its work on helping believers discover purpose, form habits of spiritual growth, and take practical steps toward disciple-making in everyday life.
The ministry traces its story to a disciple-making relationship between Chip and Anthony that began more than 20 years ago and later developed into the BE1MK1 mission. From that background, the organization now offers a framework built around the On Mission Pathway and the SKILLS of Jesus, presenting discipleship not only as a belief system but as a pattern of life that can be learned and practiced. Its language consistently emphasizes clarity, maturity, and mission, with resources meant to help individuals understand where they are spiritually and what their next step should be.
BE1MK1 is based in Cookeville, Tennessee, and its work serves people through local churches, ministry leaders, and college-campus ministry settings, including church planting work connected to Morehead, Kentucky. Its audience includes individual believers, leadership teams, and prospective church planters. The organization’s “Church for the Campus” initiative shows a particular interest in ministry near college campuses, where it helps leaders think through training, sending, establishing new works, and ongoing coaching for ministry on the front lines.
Operationally, BE1MK1 works through several connected channels. Its On Mission Pathway helps individuals assess their spiritual journey and engage a step-by-step process for growth. Its On Mission Coaching serves church leaders and teams through key milestones, workshops, team-building exercises, and disciple-making training. It also provides the On Mission Leader training, the Speak Your Purpose course, and a library of teaching tools such as journals, discipleship guides, and videos. Across these offerings, the organization’s distinct emphasis is on a clear, transferable discipleship process that can be used by both individuals and ministry teams.
People can engage with BE1MK1 in several ways. Individuals can explore the pathway resources, enroll in training, purchase discipleship tools, and subscribe to the ministry newsletter. Church leaders can schedule discovery calls and explore coaching designed to help entire teams build alignment and action. Supporters can also give financially through the organization’s donation platform; BE1MK1 identifies itself as a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. For readers looking for a ministry that combines discipleship training, leader development, and college-campus church planting support, BE1MK1 offers a focused model built around coaching, practical tools, and mission-oriented formation.
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Church of ChristChurch of Christ PlantsChurch of Christ Plants is a Wynne, Arkansas–oversighted missions effort that partners with World English Institute…Church of Christ · Church Planting Organization
Church of Christ Plants
Church of Christ Plants — Organization Profile Church of Christ Plants is a missions and church-planting effort formed in 2014 by Bill Stewart and Pam Stewart with a stated mission of reaching souls with the gospel of Jesus Christ in…
Church of Christ Plants — Organization Profile Church of Christ Plants is a missions and church-planting effort formed in 2014 by Bill Stewart and Pam Stewart with a stated mission of reaching souls with the gospel of Jesus Christ in places where there is not a church of Christ. The ministry works with a traveling team that conducts evangelism, Bible studies, and follow-up support aimed at establishing new congregations and strengthening local leadership. The work is administered under the oversight of the Wynne Church of Christ in Wynne, Arkansas, and it operates with a global scope. Rather than focusing on one region, Church of Christ Plants describes a pattern of going where opportunities are available, especially where long-term local congregations…
Church of Christ Plants — Organization Profile
Church of Christ Plants is a missions and church-planting effort formed in 2014 by Bill Stewart and Pam Stewart with a stated mission of reaching souls with the gospel of Jesus Christ in places where there is not a church of Christ. The ministry works with a traveling team that conducts evangelism, Bible studies, and follow-up support aimed at establishing new congregations and strengthening local leadership.
The work is administered under the oversight of the Wynne Church of Christ in Wynne, Arkansas, and it operates with a global scope. Rather than focusing on one region, Church of Christ Plants describes a pattern of going where opportunities are available, especially where long-term local congregations are not yet established. This includes international outreach that has involved locations such as Ulyanovsk, Russia and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, among other places where the team has sought to encourage new congregations and discipleship.
A distinctive part of Church of Christ Plants’ approach is its partnership with World English Institute (WEI). Through this relationship, the team connects with students who have been learning English through Bible-based materials and then arranges in-person receptions and conversational Bible studies in those cities. The goal is not only to teach, but to help seekers understand and respond to the gospel, and to connect new believers to ongoing discipleship and local church life.
Church of Christ Plants also describes its field strategy as using Pauline mission methodology—teaching the gospel, identifying potential local leaders, and training them to preach and evangelize in their own country. The team notes that they may return to previously established areas to encourage and support the developing congregation. This emphasis on local leadership development is intended to help new works continue beyond the short-term presence of a visiting team.
Individuals and churches can engage with Church of Christ Plants by learning about its mission, following newsletters and updates, praying for open doors and local leadership development, and supporting the travel and ministry costs connected with international trips. The organization also shares stories and summaries of its work through its website resources, including pages highlighting locations where congregations have been planted or encouraged.
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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 of ChristGreat Cities MissionsGreat Cities Missions (GCM) is based in Addison, Texas, and supports church-planting teams serving Spanish- and…Church of Christ · Church of Christ
Great Cities Missions
Great Cities Missions — Organization Profile Great Cities Missions (GCM) is a mission agency devoted to “Sharing Christ with the Latin World” by helping missionary teams plant churches and develop leaders in major urban centers. From its base in Addison,…
Great Cities Missions — Organization Profile Great Cities Missions (GCM) is a mission agency devoted to “Sharing Christ with the Latin World” by helping missionary teams plant churches and develop leaders in major urban centers. From its base in Addison, Texas, the ministry focuses on Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking communities across the Latin World, partnering with churches and missionaries to establish congregations that can thrive long-term in their local context. GCM’s stated mission reaches beyond church planting alone. Alongside training and teaching, the organization describes a commitment to practical compassion—helping meet basic needs such as clothing, food, and shelter while pointing people to Christ and supporting local believers as they grow in faith. The long-term aim is multiplication: helping new believers…
Great Cities Missions — Organization Profile
Great Cities Missions (GCM) is a mission agency devoted to “Sharing Christ with the Latin World” by helping missionary teams plant churches and develop leaders in major urban centers. From its base in Addison, Texas, the ministry focuses on Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking communities across the Latin World, partnering with churches and missionaries to establish congregations that can thrive long-term in their local context.
GCM’s stated mission reaches beyond church planting alone. Alongside training and teaching, the organization describes a commitment to practical compassion—helping meet basic needs such as clothing, food, and shelter while pointing people to Christ and supporting local believers as they grow in faith. The long-term aim is multiplication: helping new believers and churches become leaders, teachers, and missionaries who can carry the gospel throughout their own communities, cities, and nations.
A distinctive emphasis of Great Cities Missions is the life-cycle care of missionary families. The organization equips missionaries through preparation that includes language readiness, team dynamics, and urban church-planting strategy, and it also provides ongoing support while families live overseas. That care continues through transitions, including guidance and support for re-entry when missionaries return to their home culture.
Great Cities Missions also articulates a clear vision for its church-planting strategy: to see a “main avenue” church planted in every major city of the Latin World. In practical terms, GCM comes alongside teams with what they need to establish a strong, healthy church in a city’s central hub so that the congregation can reach more people and become a stable light for Christ in the region.
With decades of ministry experience, Great Cities Missions reports that more than 100 missionary families are embedded in communities and churches throughout the Latin World, and that, using its recruiting and training model, 250+ congregations are now meeting, teaching, and serving their communities. Individuals who sense a call to missions can explore GCM’s application pathway and missionary forms, while churches and supporters can engage through prayer, giving, and following ministry updates and stories from the field.
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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…Church of Christ · Church Planting Organization
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 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 of ChristKairos Church PlantingKairos Church Planting, based in Portland, equips leaders and churches across the United States to start…Church of Christ · Church Planting Organization
Kairos Church Planting
Kairos Church Planting — Organization Profile Kairos Church Planting is a ministry that helps churches and leaders start new congregations by providing guidance, training, and relational support through the full church-planting journey. The organization summarizes its purpose as equipping leaders…
Kairos Church Planting — Organization Profile Kairos Church Planting is a ministry that helps churches and leaders start new congregations by providing guidance, training, and relational support through the full church-planting journey. The organization summarizes its purpose as equipping leaders to plant “New Churches in New Places for New People.” Kairos works alongside planters and sending churches so that preparation, launch, and early growth are not done in isolation—captured in its guiding phrase, “No One Plants Alone.” Based in Portland, Oregon, Kairos concentrates its current efforts and resources in the United States, while also noting past or occasional international involvement in places such as Angola, Canada, Guatemala, Panama, and Australia. Rather than promoting a single formula for what a church…
Kairos Church Planting — Organization Profile
Kairos Church Planting is a ministry that helps churches and leaders start new congregations by providing guidance, training, and relational support through the full church-planting journey. The organization summarizes its purpose as equipping leaders to plant “New Churches in New Places for New People.” Kairos works alongside planters and sending churches so that preparation, launch, and early growth are not done in isolation—captured in its guiding phrase, “No One Plants Alone.”
Based in Portland, Oregon, Kairos concentrates its current efforts and resources in the United States, while also noting past or occasional international involvement in places such as Angola, Canada, Guatemala, Panama, and Australia. Rather than promoting a single formula for what a church plant “should” look like, Kairos describes an individualized approach shaped by the needs of each community and the gifts of each planter. In practice, this means some plants gather in non-traditional spaces—public marketplaces, restaurants, or school buildings—wherever there is opportunity to meet people where they are.
Kairos supports prospective and active planters through multiple stages of discernment and development. For leaders exploring whether they are ready to plant, Kairos offers tools that help clarify calling, character, and ministry readiness, including assessments and guided next steps. For those moving forward, Kairos provides training and mentoring designed to strengthen both the planter and the planting team with practical preparation and ongoing coaching.
Training and development often happen through structured labs and pathways. Kairos offers environments such as Pathways Lab and Discovery Lab to help planters and leaders think clearly about mission, context, and strategy. For established congregations, Kairos also provides renewal-oriented resources—helping churches renew, revitalize, and reimagine their ministry, and, when appropriate, to multiply by partnering in sending and supporting new works.
Church planting also involves long-term sustainability and partnership. Kairos describes a process where planters and partner churches prepare in tandem, building shared clarity and support. For supporters, engagement can include praying for planters, giving financially, and learning how to encourage new works as they take root. Kairos also publishes updates and reports to help churches and donors follow the progress of leaders being trained and churches being planted.
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Church of ChristMission AliveMission Alive is a Dallas-based nonprofit that equips leaders across North America to start Innovative Faith…Church of Christ · Church Planting Organization
Mission Alive
Mission Alive — Organization Profile Mission Alive is a nonprofit ministry that helps Christians and local churches start and strengthen new expressions of church in underserved places. Based in Dallas, Texas, Mission Alive works primarily across North America, focusing on…
Mission Alive — Organization Profile Mission Alive is a nonprofit ministry that helps Christians and local churches start and strengthen new expressions of church in underserved places. Based in Dallas, Texas, Mission Alive works primarily across North America, focusing on places and people who may be overlooked or disconnected from traditional church models. A central part of Mission Alive’s work is equipping leaders to launch Innovative Faith Communities (IFCs)—new faith communities designed to engage real needs in a specific local context. Mission Alive describes its focus as developing these communities with an eye toward the transformation and flourishing of marginalized lives, combining spiritual formation with practical, long-term presence in a neighborhood or people group. To support leaders in that calling,…
Mission Alive — Organization Profile
Mission Alive is a nonprofit ministry that helps Christians and local churches start and strengthen new expressions of church in underserved places. Based in Dallas, Texas, Mission Alive works primarily across North America, focusing on places and people who may be overlooked or disconnected from traditional church models.
A central part of Mission Alive’s work is equipping leaders to launch Innovative Faith Communities (IFCs)—new faith communities designed to engage real needs in a specific local context. Mission Alive describes its focus as developing these communities with an eye toward the transformation and flourishing of marginalized lives, combining spiritual formation with practical, long-term presence in a neighborhood or people group.
To support leaders in that calling, Mission Alive provides training, coaching, and ongoing encouragement. One key lane is Catalyze Coaching, a coach-training pathway that teaches ministry leaders to listen well, ask wise questions, and help others grow in calling and discipleship. Mission Alive also hosts Discipleship Cohorts, small groups that meet regularly to practice spiritual disciplines and deepen a life of listening and following God in community.
Mission Alive also invests in emerging leaders through the Outfitters Residency, a 12–24 month apprenticeship (with additional internship opportunities) connected with Mission Alive Network churches. This residency model is aimed at developing practical ministry skills, spiritual maturity, and missional habits in real ministry environments.
For those looking to engage, Mission Alive offers several practical on-ramps: learn about IFCs, explore training opportunities, subscribe to ministry updates, and give financially to support ongoing work. The organization also highlights Mission 813, a Mission Alive ministry that supports and encourages women serving as church planters and leaders.
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Church of ChristNew Churches of Christ Evangelism (NCCE)New Churches of Christ Evangelism is a Great Lakes church-planting ministry based in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan,…Church of Christ · Church Planting Organization
New Churches of Christ Evangelism (NCCE)
New Churches of Christ Evangelism — Organization Profile New Churches of Christ Evangelism, commonly known as NCCE, is a church-planting ministry connected to churches of Christ and Christian Churches in the Restoration Movement. Based in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, the organization…
New Churches of Christ Evangelism — Organization Profile New Churches of Christ Evangelism, commonly known as NCCE, is a church-planting ministry connected to churches of Christ and Christian Churches in the Restoration Movement. Based in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, the organization focuses on planting healthy, reproducing churches and helping launch new congregations that can serve their local communities over the long term. Its public materials present NCCE as a cooperative effort that brings churches, leaders, and supporters together around a shared commitment to evangelism through new church starts. NCCE states that its mission is to plant healthy, reproducing churches throughout the Great Lakes region and beyond. Its vision emphasizes not simply the number of churches launched, but the goal of seeing…
New Churches of Christ Evangelism — Organization Profile
New Churches of Christ Evangelism, commonly known as NCCE, is a church-planting ministry connected to churches of Christ and Christian Churches in the Restoration Movement. Based in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, the organization focuses on planting healthy, reproducing churches and helping launch new congregations that can serve their local communities over the long term. Its public materials present NCCE as a cooperative effort that brings churches, leaders, and supporters together around a shared commitment to evangelism through new church starts.
NCCE states that its mission is to plant healthy, reproducing churches throughout the Great Lakes region and beyond. Its vision emphasizes not simply the number of churches launched, but the goal of seeing people reached with the gospel and congregations established on an enduring biblical foundation. The ministry describes itself as proactive in seeking opportunities for new Restoration churches and as committed to planting congregations that reflect both the Great Commandment and the Great Commission. Its primary geographic focus is the Great Lakes region, including Michigan, northern Indiana, northwest Ohio, and Ontario, while also serving opportunities beyond that core area.
The organization operates by partnering with church planters, existing churches, and like-minded ministries. NCCE says it works with those who want to plant a daughter church, explore a multisite effort, or develop a new church from the ground up. It also highlights cooperation with other organizations for assessment, training, recruitment, and support. On its public pages, NCCE points to affiliations and ministry relationships intended to strengthen church planting capacity, including connections that help identify and prepare future planters. That partnership model is one of its main distinctives: rather than functioning as an isolated ministry, NCCE works as an extension of many congregations in its region.
NCCE’s site also shows the ministry’s recent and ongoing church-planting activity. It reports that in the last 10 years it has helped plant more than 10 churches and notes that a goal set in 2015 to launch eight churches in eight years was met in 2023. Recent examples listed by the ministry include a 2026 church plant in Canton, Michigan, ministry partnership work in Angola, Indiana, and support for Agape City Church in Howell, Michigan, which launched in 2022. These examples help illustrate how NCCE engages both established congregations and new works in communities that are growing or changing.
People can engage with NCCE in several practical ways. Prospective church planters can contact the ministry through its church planting inquiry process. Churches and individuals can support the work financially through its giving page or by mailed gifts. Visitors can also follow the organization’s newsletters to track updates and prayer needs. For readers looking at NCCE as a ministry partner, the clearest picture is of a Great Lakes-based church planting organization centered on mobilizing resources, coaching new works, and supporting the start of new congregations in places where leaders believe new churches can help reach more people.
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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…
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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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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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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…
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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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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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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.…
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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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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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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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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.
