To do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8

The Pentecost Offering helps support New Church Ministry and your Region to nurture emerging and affiliating faith communities. Through these ministries, new spaces are created where people can encounter God, build meaningful relationships, and serve their neighbors with compassion.

Your gift helps these communities grow in neighborhoods seeking connection and hope.

Thank you for giving, praying, and helping the Spirit continue its work among us.

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Our National Benevolent Association welcomes you to this conversation with James “Sharif” Menefield where he shares his journey of transformation through restorative justice, grounded in lived experience, accountability, and hope. After decades of incarceration, Sharif discovered that healing is possible even in the most wounded places.

There is no cost to attend this virtual event but registration is required.

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An In-Depth Examination of Theater-Related Resources for Enhancing Sermon Presentations Sponsored by the University of Central Missouri, Theater and Music Division and First Christian Church, Warrensburg, Missouri.

Host: Rev. Tim Whitmore, Pastor First Christian Church

Introduction: Rev. Dr. Roger Coleman, former non-traditional student at the University of Central Missouri

Workshop Facilitator: Dr. Aaron Scully, Associate Professor and Meredith Harmon Sauer Distinguished Professor of Theater, University of Central Missouri

Participants: Limited to 12, Cost: $25.00, Credit: 3 hours continuing education credits

Requirements: Participants will have the option of submitting a sermon in advance for Dr. Scully’s evaluation or bringing a sermon to the work session as a beginning text for examining the use of dramatic resources. Topics to be considered include creating a flow of action, storytelling, message analysis/scoring, importance of conflict/dialogue, and sermon preparation/presentation.

Goal: To enrich our understanding of drama-related resources in order to create more dramatic and emotional presentations of the Gospel.

Refreshments (coffee, water, juice and snacks) will be available during the workshop.

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For three decades, Global Ministries has been a shared witness of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ, partnering with communities around the world to live out the Good News of Jesus Christ. Together with local and international partners, we work for justice, foster reconciliation, and empower communities to thrive.

As we celebrate this milestone year, join Global Ministries Co-Executives Rev. Dr. LaMarco A. Cable and Rev. Shari Prestemon in conversation with global partner Mery Kolimon of the Protestant Church in Timor, as they look at how far we've come and where we are headed in global mission.  

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For the past eight decades, Palestinians have experienced what they call the “ongoing Nakba” (or catastrophe) – displacement and dispossession, and denial of rights. 

What is the state of the quest for peace and justice there today, after decades of false starts and the most recent 2½ years of a devastating war?  What solutions are possible to address the injustices that prevail?

Join Global Ministries for the third Palestinian Christians Speaks webinar, featuring theologian Jonathan Kuttab (Executive Director of Friends of Sabeel-North America). He will discuss the current reality in a context of regional war, genocide and occupation in Palestine, and prospects for peace with justice.    

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Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF) invites you to join Creative Writer/Digital Media Specialist Nadine Compton for a moderated Q&A conversation designed to help you get to know the ministry’s President and CEO Rev. Dr. Courtney Stange-Tregear better and ask the questions that matter to you. On Zoom and Facebook live, she will share reflections about her journey, her values, and her hopes for DCEF, the future of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the U.S. and Canada, and how our shared work could unfold. Register here>

This free webinar is brought to us by our Insurance Board.

Join us for an informative session focused on strengthening your ministry’s cybersecurity position. This webinar will highlight essential cybersecurity awareness practices and introduce no‑cost, federally funded resources from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Participants will learn how to access free tools, assessments, training, and guidance designed to help organizations of all sizes reduce risk, improve resilience, and stay protected against today’s evolving cyber threats.

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Our Women Empowering Women is just what it says, this group of women has been formed to help, nurture, empower, and give voice to women in ministry and find ways to not only keep women in their many roles of ministry but to also encourage others. 

We want to provide a safe place where we can find others that we bond spiritually with from across the miles, women we might not otherwise have had the opportunity to connect with.

We want to keep women in all aspects of ministry throughout our region, and beyond! Women are vital and we need opportunities to be together and share, find spiritual partners, and sift through the challenges that we face, and learn ways to cope and share with others; finding new insights from those who have walked in our steps before and those who have witnessed those walking in these steps.

Women in many rolls of ministry and about ministry. I know some very strong, creative, and wise women who have been surrounded by and infused in ministry that have not necessarily been in ministry roles who could nurture and provide needed sources of encouragement for us all. 

Women, many women supported Christ, supported the church. Women, the last at the cross, the first at the tomb, the first to witness the Risen Christ and the first to be told to go and tell them.

Women, we are needed and we must stand strong, and be Church!

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Please RSVP to Rev. Jennifer Long at jennifer.ccma@sbcglobal.net.

Join Associate Regional minister Rev. Angela Williams to begin planning for support of African American clergy and the churches they serve.

Save the date and join Pension Fund President and CEO, Rev. Dr. Todd Adams, for the 2026 Member Webinar on May 5. Rev. Dr. Adams will host the call via Zoom Webinar this year.

After the presentation, participating members will have the opportunity to engage in a Q&A session. 

Two convenient times: 10:00 am and 6:00 pm.

The information will be the same at both sessions, so you only need to register for one session. Registration is required to receive the webinar link.

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Save the date and join Pension Fund President and CEO, Rev. Dr. Todd Adams, for the 2026 Member Webinar on May 5. Rev. Dr. Adams will host the call via Zoom Webinar this year.

After the presentation, participating members will have the opportunity to engage in a Q&A session. 

Two convenient times: 10:00 am and 6:00 pm.

The information will be the same at both sessions, so you only need to register for one session. Registration is required to receive the webinar link.

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In the midst of Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza and intensified violence in the West Bank, Kairos Palestine (a Palestinian Christian ecumenical movement of creative resistance) issued its second seminal document, “A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide” in November 2025.  

What does the second document say about the current reality? What does it call on us as US Christians and churches to do to offer a positive witness of solidarity for Palestinians in the struggle for justice?

Join Global Ministries for the second Palestinian Christians Speak webinar, featuring a conversation co-authors Rifat Kassis and Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac. 

Together, they will help us to dive deeper into the reality of Palestinian Christians today, their witness and context, and what is required of the global Christian community to accompany them.

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It is the mission of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) to work for healing in a fragmented world. We recognize that the world is never more fragmented than when violence and abuse occur against those most vulnerable in our society. It becomes even more fragmented when said violence and abuse is perpetrated against or by a member of the church. 

As a community of faith, we must be committed to creating and maintaining programs, facilities; and a community in which members, friends, staff and volunteers can worship, learn, and work together in an atmosphere free from all forms of discrimination, harassment, exploitation or intimidation. This is not only good policy, most insurance carriers mandate congregations have a Safe Sanctuary Policy and require regular training.

The cost is $20 per congregation that participates - NOT PER PERSON. Cost includes all materials. Registrations are due by Wednesday, April 29 at midnight. Register online now>

The Disciples Women’s Ministries Young Women’s Initiative Scholarship provides four (4) scholarships to women who have graduated from high school and entering a community college, trade school or 4-year college or university in the fall semester.

Funds may be applied toward tuition, room and board, or other college-related expenses, such as books, laptops and other study materials.

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This free Creating Vital Congregations webinar is brought to us by Lexington Theological Seminary.

As the body of Christ, we are called to be connected to each other, woven together by the love and grace of Jesus Christ. “But have you seen my Google calendar?” you may ask. “How do we build community in our congregation when we are working around soccer schedules, doctors’ appointments, the lure of a hot coffee and social media-scrolling on the back porch, and 100 other things that pull us away from church?”

In this webinar, Rev. Dr. Erin Cash and Rev. Dr. Kory Wilcoxson will share what they learned about building community while writing their book, Thriving Church: What We Can Learn from Faithful Congregations, as well as their own experiences from decades in ministry.

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WHO NEEDS TO KNOW MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID

• Employers.

• Police officers.

• Hospital staff.

• First responders.

• Caring individuals.

The course will teach you how to apply the MHFA Action Plan (ALGEE):

• Assess for risk of suicide or harm.

• Listen nonjudgmentally.

• Give reassurance and information.

• Encourage appropriate professional help.

• Encourage self-help and other support strategies.

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Registration is due by Friday, April 17.
Course has minimum of five and maximum of 25 participants.

Community Christian Church in Jefferson City is serving as a local host congregation for Blessed Tomorrow’s National Faith & Climate Forum.

They invite all to join in for prayer, workshops, conversations, and storytelling. We will explore how communities of faith can lead with courage, compassion, and hope to help create a more sustainable and equitable world.

The event is free but registration is required. Register here>
Their Greenleaf Cafe will have sandwiches available for purchase.
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Our Rural Ministry Network will be welcoming Disciples Home Missions’ Managerrie Winston, Coordinator for Ministry with Youth & Young Adults (YAYA).

• Learn how to create emotionally and spiritually safe environments for youth

• Develop tools for culturally responsive and inclusive hospitality

• Gain strategies for building authentic relationships and trust

• Understand how to center youth voice and leadership

• Leave with a practical action plan for your ministry

Baked potato bar will be provided for lunch. Free will donations accepted.
Each participating congregation is encouraged to bring a dessert to share.

Register by emailing Sara Compton by April 20th.

Conversation Café is a free bi-monthly virtual event designed to bring together Disciple pastors, lay leaders, and church staff from across the country to discuss, reflect on, and engage with relevant resources for congregational life and innovation. We will explore topics like creating or reflecting on guiding statements (Mission, Vision, Values) for a congregation, community partnerships, ethnographic evaluations for local communities, and more. This one-hour lunchtime session offers participants a chance to be Church together and share resources that help our congregations thrive in their local contexts. People can grab a meal, settle at their computer or tablet, and join the conversation.

Brought to us by Disciples Home Missions’ Congregational Vitality and Innovation.
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As many as 77% of Americans report feeling anxious about their financial situation. The folks at Ozark Christian Church want to help. All are invited to participate in this workshop. Pizza will be served.

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There are many types of loss and grief in our lives, and when grief is unresolved it can damage our health and psyche. Join us for this NBA webinar and hear from three experienced guides on what they have learned and how others may benefit from support and resources. Learn from your own losses and share what you know. You will come away with proven examples of programs and practices.

There is no cost to attend but registration is required.
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Speakers:

Rev Kimberly Weir, Chaplain of 350 residents of affordable housing campus
Rev. David Hargrave, Chaplain, Juliette Fowler Communities
Jan Aerie, Family Counselor, Gerontologist, Coordinator Older Adult Ministries

All are invited to join in this special celebration made possible by this new church’s pastor Rev. Rebecca Klemme Eliceiri, our Mid-America New Church Start team and those who generously contribute to new churches through the Pentecost Special Offering.

This event will include a BBQ and soul food lunch.

It will also be live streamed on their Facebook page.

Please RSVP at thinkprayact4God@gmail.com.

This training is based in an understanding that loving God with heart, soul, and mind and loving neighbor as self are the core principles that undergird all clergy ethics. It recognizes that God desires that each individual flourish and experience abundant living. Therefore, ethical living seeks to answer questions in a changing and complex world about how we can love God, love neighbor as self, and create space and opportunities for all individuals to flourish in all areas of life. Furthermore, it asserts that commissioned and ordained ministers are called by the community from within the community to serve and nurture it through leadership roles. Ministry is a vocation and professional ethical norms of other caring professions are the floor upon which clergy ethics are constructed. Undergirded by these believes, Choices for Abundant Living seeks to provide time and space for commissioned and ordained clergy to consider and discuss what it means for individuals:

1. To flourish as they establish healthy relationships built on empathy, kindness, mutual respect, and trust;

2. To engage in open communications that provides for problem solving, conflict resolution, opportunities to give and receive forgiveness;

3. To develop an understanding and respect of values, believes, and attitudes of others, even if they differ;

4. To acknowledge the independence and connectedness of each person.

Small group activities and discussion of case studies will allow commissioned and ordained clergy to reflect upon their values, their call to live within the standards set by My Code of Ethics of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and the importance of boundaries as they seek to make ethical decisions and act in ways guided by the principles of non-maleficence, veracity, and confidentiality.

Registration due by April 3. $45 includes materials and lunch. Register online now>

The Easter Offering provides vital support for the general ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Your generous gift helps equip college students for leadership, strengthens global mission partnerships, sustains health and social service ministries, supports the formation of new congregations, cares for pastors and chaplains, and so much more.

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Arrow Rock Federated Church continues their partnership with Voices of Arrow Rock, a readers theatre series that brings to life the stories of forgotten and underrepresented people. Their next performance is 𐓏𐓘𐓯𐓪𐓯𐓟 (Brave), which tells the story of Me-ho’n-ga, a young Osage woman, who in 1827 embarks on an extraordinary journey from her home near Arrow Rock. Venturing out into unknown waters, with only four other Osages, she faces a harrowing journey of survival to even reach Europe, let alone return. She finds an unexpected ally in France, whose compassionate act provides a lifeline back home. 𐓏𐓘𐓯𐓪𐓯𐓟 (Brave) explores trust, betrayal, and the enduring strength of the human spirit.

There is no fee for the event and no reservation is required.

Mid-America clergy can qualify the performance as an ARPRJM training renewal course with post-performance reading materials and questions along with a post-performance Zoom discussion to be arranged with Dr. Michael Kateman.

Post-performance reading materials: Moral Map & Growth Continuum and Racial Autobiography Prompts.

As we face Jerusalem during Holy Week, we invite the whole church to pause and gather in prayer.

Please join Disciple pastors, elders, young adults, and the General Minister and President for a time of prayer as we lift up our hopes and concerns for God’s people amidst turbulent times and challenges all over the world.

You can register to join us via Zoom below. The prayer gathering will also be streamed on Facebook and YouTube.

Register today here.

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