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Independent Christian ChurchThe Radical Freedom MovementThe Radical Freedom Movement provides Bible study resources, teaching, and women’s event speaking focused on Scripture,…Independent Christian Church · Missions
The Radical Freedom Movement
The Radical Freedom Movement — Organization Profile The Radical Freedom Movement is a Christian women’s ministry that provides Bible study material, teaching, writing, and public speaking for women’s events. The ministry’s stated purpose is to empower and equip women with…
The Radical Freedom Movement — Organization Profile The Radical Freedom Movement is a Christian women’s ministry that provides Bible study material, teaching, writing, and public speaking for women’s events. The ministry’s stated purpose is to empower and equip women with the life-giving truth of God’s Word so they may break the chains of false teaching and embrace abundant freedom in Christ through absolute surrender to His Lordship. The ministry serves Jesus-loving women seeking a more intimate walk with Christ through Bible-centered teaching and study resources. Its public materials emphasize women’s spiritual formation through Scripture, surrender, identity in Christ, and freedom from false teaching. The organization’s stated audience is women, including individuals, small groups, and women’s ministry settings that use Bible…
The Radical Freedom Movement — Organization Profile
The Radical Freedom Movement is a Christian women’s ministry that provides Bible study material, teaching, writing, and public speaking for women’s events. The ministry’s stated purpose is to empower and equip women with the life-giving truth of God’s Word so they may break the chains of false teaching and embrace abundant freedom in Christ through absolute surrender to His Lordship.
The ministry serves Jesus-loving women seeking a more intimate walk with Christ through Bible-centered teaching and study resources. Its public materials emphasize women’s spiritual formation through Scripture, surrender, identity in Christ, and freedom from false teaching. The organization’s stated audience is women, including individuals, small groups, and women’s ministry settings that use Bible studies or invite teaching for events.
The Radical Freedom Movement operates primarily through written Bible study resources, online teaching content, blog posts, and speaking ministry. Its website presents the theme “Radical Freedom through Radical Surrender,” with goals that include calling women to abandon false teaching, cling to God’s Word alone, and return to total surrender to Christ’s Lordship. The ministry frames freedom not as self-direction, but as a result of yielding control to Christ and allowing Scripture to shape belief and practice.
A central resource connected with the ministry is Through the Savior’s Eyes, a Bible study series by Shawna Tinch. The first volume is described as a study designed to help readers discover the biblical truth of who they are in Christ, who God created them to become, and the meaning and purpose that gives to life. The ministry’s book page also lists Through the Savior’s Eyes Volume 2 as available through The Christian Restoration Association bookstore.
The ministry is led by Shawna Tinch, who is identified publicly as Founder and Executive Director. Her ministry background includes decades of writing and teaching women’s Bible studies, public speaking for women’s events, and coaching discipling relationships that encourage older women to teach younger women in the Lord. Her biography also notes study through Kentucky Christian University and Summit Theological Seminary, along with long-term connection to the Restoration Movement.
People can engage The Radical Freedom Movement by using its Bible study resources, reading its blog, subscribing to its mailing list, inviting Shawna Tinch for women’s public speaking events, contacting the ministry through its website, praying for the work, or supporting the ministry financially through its listed PayPal and Venmo giving options. Churches and women’s ministry leaders can also connect with the organization for teaching that focuses on Scripture, surrender, identity in Christ, and faithful discipleship.
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Independent Christian ChurchChristian HolyLand FoundationChristian HolyLand Foundation partners with local Christians in Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and Galilee through church planting,…Independent Christian Church · Missions
Christian HolyLand Foundation
Christian HolyLand Foundation — Organization Profile Christian HolyLand Foundation (CHLF) is a Christian mission organization that partners with local believers and ministries in the Holy Land. Its work focuses on supporting local Christian communities through evangelism, church planting, discipleship, reconciliation,…
Christian HolyLand Foundation — Organization Profile Christian HolyLand Foundation (CHLF) is a Christian mission organization that partners with local believers and ministries in the Holy Land. Its work focuses on supporting local Christian communities through evangelism, church planting, discipleship, reconciliation, relief, development, education, and advocacy. CHLF describes its role as standing with Christian communities in the Holy Land and helping the living church remain rooted in the region. CHLF is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, and its ministry serves Israel, Palestine, Jordan, the Galilee region of northern Israel, and surrounding Holy Land communities. In the United States, the organization also provides education and advocacy for churches, small groups, and ministry partners who want to better understand the complex realities facing Christians…
Christian HolyLand Foundation — Organization Profile
Christian HolyLand Foundation (CHLF) is a Christian mission organization that partners with local believers and ministries in the Holy Land. Its work focuses on supporting local Christian communities through evangelism, church planting, discipleship, reconciliation, relief, development, education, and advocacy. CHLF describes its role as standing with Christian communities in the Holy Land and helping the living church remain rooted in the region.
CHLF is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, and its ministry serves Israel, Palestine, Jordan, the Galilee region of northern Israel, and surrounding Holy Land communities. In the United States, the organization also provides education and advocacy for churches, small groups, and ministry partners who want to better understand the complex realities facing Christians in Israel and Palestine.
The organization traces its story to ministry relationships that began in the 1970s with George Awwad, an Arab Christian minister in Jerusalem. CHLF was formally established in 1985 and later deepened its partnership with churches and leaders in Galilee after Awwad’s death in 2003. Today, CHLF emphasizes that the future of the church in the Holy Land belongs to local Christians, and its role is to support that work with humility, resources, and long-term presence.
A central part of CHLF’s ministry is the Galilee Team, a partnership with six pastoring couples native to the Galilee region of northern Israel. These leaders serve established congregations and home churches, while also leading church planting, women’s ministry, youth ministry, reconciliation events, discipleship, benevolence, and local outreach. CHLF states that the Galilee Team has grown from work in six ministries across five communities to ministry with about two dozen groups in nearly 30 villages and towns.
CHLF also supports specific ministries such as the annual Women’s Ministry gathering in Eilabun, the Holiday Youth Conference, and a Benevolence Ministry that provides food and basic supplies to families in need. Its Church Services information helps visitors connect with local evangelical congregations in Beine, Eilabun, and Cana of Galilee. These ministries reflect CHLF’s emphasis on serving both spiritual and practical needs through local pastors and congregations.
People can engage with Christian HolyLand Foundation by giving financially, praying for local Christian communities, inviting CHLF to speak at a church or small group, joining ministry news updates, participating in a pilgrimage, learning about issues affecting Christians in the Holy Land, or supporting the Galilee Team and related ministries. Donations may be made online through CHLF’s giving platform or by mail to its Indianapolis post office box.
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Church of ChristYork University Equip ConferenceYork University’s Equip Conference is a Nebraska-based ministry training event that serves church leaders and congregations…Church of Christ · Conferences
York University Equip Conference
York University Equip Conference — Organization Profile York University’s Equip Conference is a ministry training event hosted on the university’s campus in York, Nebraska, and connected to the university’s Kite Center for Ministry. The conference is designed to serve Christians…
York University Equip Conference — Organization Profile York University’s Equip Conference is a ministry training event hosted on the university’s campus in York, Nebraska, and connected to the university’s Kite Center for Ministry. The conference is designed to serve Christians and church leaders through worship, teaching, and practical ministry conversations. Rather than operating as a broad inspirational gathering, Equip is structured as a focused event for strengthening local congregations through biblical teaching, discussion, and ministry-oriented breakout sessions. The conference’s stated purpose is to empower Christians to grow and strengthen their local congregations. Its name is drawn from Ephesians 4:12, reflecting an emphasis on equipping believers for service in the church. York University presents the conference as a two-day series of…
York University Equip Conference — Organization Profile
York University’s Equip Conference is a ministry training event hosted on the university’s campus in York, Nebraska, and connected to the university’s Kite Center for Ministry. The conference is designed to serve Christians and church leaders through worship, teaching, and practical ministry conversations. Rather than operating as a broad inspirational gathering, Equip is structured as a focused event for strengthening local congregations through biblical teaching, discussion, and ministry-oriented breakout sessions.
The conference’s stated purpose is to empower Christians to grow and strengthen their local congregations. Its name is drawn from Ephesians 4:12, reflecting an emphasis on equipping believers for service in the church. York University presents the conference as a two-day series of events that brings together church leaders and attendees for keynote sessions, worship, panels, and breakout tracks. In recent years, the event has also been described by York leaders as intentionally serving the needs of smaller congregations that may not have access to many regional training opportunities.
Equip is based at York University in York, Nebraska, and it serves churches in Nebraska, the Midwest, and other regions beyond the Bible Belt. York’s official conference materials for 2026 note that speakers are coming from seven states, while university coverage of previous conferences reports participation from congregations across multiple states and Canada. That reach suggests Equip functions as both a regional training event and a growing national gathering for ministers, elders, volunteers, and other church leaders looking for practical support in congregational life and leadership.
A distinguishing feature of Equip is its conference model built around practical ministry tracks and local-church application. The 2026 conference schedule highlights sessions for Small Churches, Women’s Ministry, Youth Ministry, Shepherd’s Connection, and the Book of Hebrews, alongside general sessions and worship. York’s reporting on recent conferences also points to added workshops, panel discussions, and special lectures that broaden the event’s usefulness for a range of ministry settings. The conference is hosted in connection with the university’s wider ministry efforts, including the Kite Center for Ministry, which exists to equip and encourage leaders in local churches.
People can engage with the Equip Conference in several ways. Attendees can register for the annual gathering, access the published schedule, and participate in keynote sessions, breakout classes, and related conference events. Those who want to stay connected to the broader ministry ecosystem around Equip can also follow the Kite Center for Ministry, read resources from The Storehouse, volunteer through York’s ministry channels, or support the university’s ministry work financially. Taken together, the conference represents a practical training and encouragement initiative for church leaders, especially those serving small or rural congregations.
