ABOUT

The Center for Thriving Church Planters exists to build healthy engagement points for invested mentoring, ongoing peer relationships, and 1:1 strategic support that develops an individualized thriving plan for church planters.

We are part of Northwest University, which keeps us grounded in both research and praxis, as we take intentional steps to create proven resources for individual planters in their journey. By also being part of Thriving in Ministry (an arm of the Red Balloon Network), we seek to benefit the Church as a whole through our work.

Our program is backed by a generous grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc., which allows us to provide free resources and cohort journeys for our participating ministers.

WHO WE ARE

Thriving Planters is for YOU.

Are you new in your church planting journey? Have you launched a church in the last 5 years? Do you pastor a parent church or work with a network of church planters?

Through various resources and programs, our goal is to support all church planters and networks, while giving specific emphasis to underrepresented demographics in church planting: voices of color, female voices, and the voices of rural pastors.

WHO WE SERVE

Meet the Team

  • Dr. Joshua Ziefle

    DIRECTOR

  • Rev. Kathy Cannon

    INITIATIVE DIRECTOR

  • Rev. Korista Lewis

    ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM

  • Dr. Earl Creps

    SENIOR MENTOR

  • Rev. Rebecca Marines

    COHORT MENTOR

  • Dr. Darnell Williams

    COHORT MENTOR

  • Dr. Robert Campbell

    PSYCH CONSULTANT