{"id":290,"date":"2018-09-28T22:46:23","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T22:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/discipleshipmin\/?page_id=290"},"modified":"2025-11-11T15:23:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T15:23:29","slug":"churchplanting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/dlf\/churchplanting\/","title":{"rendered":"Church Planting and Church Renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<script async=\"\" defer=\"\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v8.0&amp;appId=1641983936050416&amp;autoLogAppEvents=1\" nonce=\"aU2VVhAy\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May 17-19, 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-info\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/discipleshipmin\/newandrenew\/\">Go to the New and Renew website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New &amp; Renew Advisory Team:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Ryan Braught<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Veritas Community, Lancaster, Pennsylvania<br><strong>Don Mitchell<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Director of Church Development &amp; Evangelism, Atlantic Northeast District<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Harrisburg First Church of the Brethren, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania<br><strong>Nate Polzin<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 The Church in Drive, Saginaw, Michigan<br><strong>Cesia Salcedo<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Renacer Church of the Brethren, Floyd, Virginia, and Buen Pastor Church of the Brethren, Blacksburg, Virginia<br><strong>Doug Veal<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Wabash Church of the Brethren, &nbsp;Wabash, Indiana<br><strong>Gilbert Romero<\/strong> \u2013 Restoration Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-warning\" style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/churchofthebrethren.givingfuel.com\/discipleship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Support this ministry<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-info\" style=\"color: #fff;\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/dyR30v\">Signup for email updates<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:churchplanting@brethren.org\">churchplanting@brethren.org<\/a><br><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 800-323-8039 ext. 303 or 847-429-4303.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/discipleshipmin\/newandrenew\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/discipleshipmin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/11\/New-and-Renew-2021-ad.jpg\" alt=\"New and Renew 2021 conference\" class=\"wp-image-715\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<center><h2 style=\"color: #23479b;\">2018 New and Renew &#8211; Church Planting Conference<\/span><br>Revitalize  Plant  Grow <\/h2>\n<h3>held at Bethany Theological Seminary  &ndash; May, 2018<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"color: #23479b;\">Conference photos<\/h3>\n<script src='https:\/\/www.yogile.com\/embed\/2bb6e8e4-59d5-11e8-b083-ed8e2d0716ed.js?v=1.0&amp;sort=taD&amp;width=650&amp;height=438&amp;caption=true&amp;auto=false&amp;upload=false' type='text\/javascript' charset='utf-8'><\/script><\/center>\n<br>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>For more information email us at <a href=\"mailto:churchplanting@brethren.org\" style=\"text-nowrap\">churchplanting@brethren.org<\/a> or call 800-323-8039 ext. 303 or 847-429-4303.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-page\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/smallchurch\/\" data-tabs=\"timeline\" data-height=\"1200\" data-small-header=\"true\" data-adapt-container-width=\"true\" data-hide-cover=\"false\" data-show-facepile=\"false\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/smallchurch\/\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/smallchurch\/\">Strengthening Your Small Congregation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fb-root\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {<br \/>\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];<br \/>\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;<br \/>\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;<br \/>\n  js.src = 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.11&appId=1641983936050416';<br \/>\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);<br \/>\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Risk &amp; Reward of Embodying Jesus Locally<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I am on the highest of highs after the New and Renew Church Planting Conference. Participants experienced the presence and blessing of God during times of worship, prayer, and connecting with one another. Everyone departed the conference with a greater understanding of ministry and with useful resources to impact a new church plant or bring renewal to an established congregation. As one attendee stated, \u201cThis was an energizing conference with practical ideas and resources for different ministry contexts and situations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference theme, \u201cThe Risk, and Reward of Embodying Jesus Locally,\u201d was based on John 1:14. The event provided the space for participants and presenters to share about the challenging and rewarding work of planting a new church, explore ways to be the dynamic presence of Christ in their local community, and offer testimonies of God\u2019s faithfulness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another highlight at the event was seeing these pioneering, planting leaders as the embodiment of potential for multicultural diversity within the Church of the Brethren. Several church planters at the conference recently started Hispanic churches, including new projects in Los Banos, Calif. and Las Vegas, Nev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diversity could also be identified by the variety of new churches. One planter initiated a project in the Baltimore metropolitan area and it has become a growing multicultural church in just a year. Another leader in Chicago is pioneering a ministry that is extending the reach of their faith community into new places in their local context and also around the world. Another planter is pioneering the renewal of a congregation by connecting it to a startup ministry on a college campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United States today is composed of a multitude of nationalities from every corner of the globe. Few other areas of the world bring together such varied ethnicity. And while all people groups retain some measure of their own historical identity, they also create unique subcultures as they become part of the ever-changing culture of North America. As a result, the Church of the Brethren faces exceptional ministry opportunities that hold the promise of transforming countless lives through the gospel of Jesus Christ. The opportunities require fresh, creative approaches. These pioneer leaders, who are planting new churches and renewing established congregations, have a passion for seeing God glorified among those who are spiritually apart from the gospel of Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discipleship Ministries of the Church of the Brethren, formerly known as Congregational Life Ministries, values the relationship with these pioneers who seek to care for their community as an extension of their call and passion to fulfill the Great Commission. Discipleship Ministries walks along these pioneers through coaching, training, and fostering relational networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014Stan Dueck, director, Transforming Practices and co-coordinator of Discipleship Ministries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Church of the Brethren Church Planting Conference Summary\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eNJpdyvk6do?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Embodying Jesus through Our Life together as Communities of Faith&quot; 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