Ministries that Renew, Transform, and Equip the Church

Though the Church faces challenges, help is available. Renovaré’s Churches in Renewal connects like-hearted churches to one another and provides practical guidance and resources for cultivating communities for Christlikeness. The churches in their network find strength in numbers—and strive to become “embodied ecosystems of renewal.”

The Transforming Center’s Transforming Church initiative has a similar vision. They believe transformation into the image of Christ is central to the gospel and to the Church’s mission. At a time when many church leaders have lost sight of this essential goal, they encourage bringing one’s transforming self to leadership.

The church’s mission doesn’t stop with the renewal and transformation of church leaders and congregations. People become like Jesus to love like Jesus. And in the Gospels, Jesus loved those around him. The Parish Collective connects people to be the church in the neighborhood—to help realize God’s dreams for their neighbors. ⁱ

i.   I love the parish model—the idea that the church is a deep part of its neighborhood. In academia there's an old motto: "Publish or Perish." I am tempted to say that in church life our version should be "Parish or Perish." But I won't. Jesus was fully human, like us, but he never punned.