Church Planting and Leadership Development / Transform 216
BHITC cultivates new and expanded approaches to urban ministry by equipping and developing city ministry leaders in the following ways:
- – Convening collaborations across congregations focused on mission advancement
- – Supporting the incubation and start-up of new urban congregations and ministries
- – Providing training and mentoring processes for future pastors and ministry catalysts through the Transform216 initiative
- – Conducting volunteer discipleship and deployment
- – Hosting public training sessions in church and ministry leadership
BHITC Training Sessions and Workshops
- – MissionSmith sessions
- – Understanding Poverty
- – Building Hope 101
- – Refugee Mentor Training
- – Refugee 101, as needed
- – Tutor Training, as needed
To register or learn more about any of these classes, click here!
BHITC currently supports the following church plants with its resources:
- City Church — Blossoming now in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. Learn more here.
- Cove City Church – A fresh expression of faith in University Circle. Learn more here.
- Crossroads Lutheran Church – A new congregation forming in Brook Park. Learn more here.
- Renew Church Cleveland — A dynamic faith community in Cleveland’s West Park neighborhood. Learn more here.
- Table Communities – Lakewood/Rocky River/Cleveland – A west side gathering of believers in Rocky River. Learn more here and here.
Above is the story of one of the church plants BHITC supports – Crossroads Church in Brook Park. Watch to see the beautiful things God is doing through this new church and read below to learn more.
