What if people like you and me could gather together from all over the world, from all kinds of different churches and denominations, from all different walks of life?
What if church leaders (YOU, not just your pastor) could connect with other church leaders to learn together, be inspired by one another, and be challenged to grow?
What if we gathered together in such a way that inspired us to act so the Church and the world were never the same again?
Despite the physical space that separates us these days, we believe our virtual togetherness can make all the difference. Will you join us March 5-7 for the 2021 NEXT Church National Gathering as we Break, Bless, and Build: A Call for the Common Good?
The NEXT Church 2021 National Gathering is happening! We’ve been dreaming, praying, contemplating, and planning how to make this happen and there are a few things that you need to know:
The 2021 National Gathering will be live online from March 5th through 7th. This means you can attend the gathering from anywhere!
This event is for ALL church leaders. Not just clergy or professional church workers. We have carefully designed this gathering for all church leaders to learn and grow, and that means elders, deacons, youth workers, volunteers, active members, and YOU!
It’s FREE to all! Say what? That’s right! It’s free. Zero dollars. (But you do have to individually register.) Sign up today and invite your whole group to join us live!
Order a subscription to access all the content (plus bonus materials!) any time you want. All the live content, as well as discussion guides and bonus materials, will be available to you after the fact. So, don’t worry about choosing between two sessions or missing something to do your kids’ school work. And, you still have all of the content to use for future devotions, sermons, and studies!
It’s gonna be awesome. NEXT Church is about connections. While we wish we could gather in person, we are leaning into this online platform to give you the content you have come to love and expect from NEXT Church. And we hope you will share this widely with your congregation, friends, and colleagues.
Who is NEXT Church?
NEXT Church is a network of leaders — church members, ruling elders, youth leaders, educators, pastors, seminarians, and professors — within and beyond the Presbyterian Church (USA) who believe the Spirit is moving powerfully in the church today, even as what it means to be a church is changing.
NEXT Church seeks to follow God by strengthening the relational fabric of church — connecting healthy tissue to healthy tissue. We do this by cultivating congregations and leaders who work in sustained, effective, and faithful ways to promote God’s transformation of our communities for the common good.
In all of our work, we actively seek to confront systems and structures of oppression in ourselves and the world around us. As those steeped in a tradition that trusts in repentance and grace, we recognize we do our work imperfectly, and yet we continually strive to learn, seek forgiveness, and go a new way.
