Worshippers raise hands in a sanctuary during a religious service of praise

“If you want to reach a city, you don’t need a bigger church—you need a broader network.”

Tim Keller

Cause & Neighborhood Networks

A For Columbus network is a relationally-driven group of diverse Christian leaders who share a common commitment to saturate Columbus with the Gospel of Jesus Christ in deed and word, co-creating impact in a particular neighborhood or within a defined cause. Browse existing networks in Central Ohio below or contact us about starting a new network, or integrating an existing network.

“When you embrace a network mindset, you stop working in isolation.”

-David Ehrlichman

CAUSE NETWORKS

We have a bold ambition — to see every pastor, executive director, and workplace leader reap the rewards of investing in one of our networks. These networks serve as the vibrant heartbeat, nurturing a genuine gospel movement. Together, we can make a powerful impact that transcends boundaries and propels the message of the gospel forward.

Learn how to join or create a network

Pray for Columbus Network

Mobilizing unified, city-focused prayer across our city through citywide worship and prayer gatherings, a 24/7 prayer canopy, prayer guides, and Wednesday noon prayer.

Columbus Discipleship Network

We aim to provide inspiration, equipping, and community for a lifestyle of disciple-making. This network is for everyday disciple-makers, as well as leaders in marketplace, non-profit, and church settings.

A great place to start is by attending one of our monthly lunch gatherings.

For Columbus Kids Network

Mobilizing the Church of Columbus to partner with Columbus City Schools and currently launching a citywide campaign to help students perform at or above grade level in literacy.

Reach Evangelism Network

Connecting, resourcing and encouraging believers to reach their neighborhoods and networks with the Good News of God's love in Jesus Christ.

Church Planters Network

Befriending, resourcing, and supporting gospel-centric church planters, and church plants, across Greater Columbus.

Pastors Discipleship Network

Gathering pastors to unpack the nature, process, and place of discipleship in the Church, and exploring resources to help form faithful disciples of Jesus Christ.

Christian Business Men’s Connection

CBMC (Christian Business Men’s Connection) is connecting business and professional men to God and each other through Christian peer groups and one-on-one mentoring, so they become more like the men God designed them to be.

Worship Leaders Network

Providing a space for worship leaders to build relationship, share resources, explore collaboration, and to call on the Name of the LORD, on behalf of their community, city, and country.

Core Community Network

Convening marketplace men for faith formation and community trasnsformation in the way of Jesus.

Youth Ministry Leaders Network - NorthEast

Connecting those reaching and discipling tweens and teens in the region to share ideas, resources and offer encouragement.

Youth Ministry Leaders Network - Columbus City

Connecting those reaching and discipling tweens and teens in the city (Columbus City Schools) to share ideas, resources and offer encouragement.

Women in Leadership Network

Connecting workplace women in positions of senior leadership to build friendship, share ideas, and support one another in public and private life.

Creatives for Columbus Network

The Creatives for Columbus Network is for Creatives/Artists of all mediums offering authentic community, facilitated conversations pertinent to faith and practice, highlighting resources and connections, and exploring collaboration for Kingdom good around Greater Columbus.

Invest in the Eternal Network

Catalyzing workplace leaders to collaboratively invest in Kingdom good for cultural change.

Hope Centers Network

The Hope Centers Network is a Biblical learning network focused on supporting and resourcing ministry leaders who are providing hope to their communities. This hope takes the shape of job training, food security, ESL, leadership development and other types of resourcing.

Unified Next Door Network

Mobilizing Christians to engage in racial reconciliation as a foretaste of the Coming Kingdom, and facilitating neighborhood gatherings to build relationships while sharing the Good News in word and deed.

Pregnancy Resource Centers Network

Offering support for pregnant women by educating about life-affirming choices, and gifting tangible resources for them and their babies.

New Americans Network

Reaching out to New Americans (immigrants & refugees) with authentic friendship as they transition to life in American culture, while offering strategic, practical and critical support as they settle in Columbus.

Primemovers Network

Activating leaders who significantly influence the social, spiritual, business, government and educational sectors of society as they live out their true calling for exponential Kingdom impact.

Recovery Ministries Network

Changing the lives of people affected by addiction through relationship with Christ, an authentic community, and practical support helping them become responsible citizens who go on to serve as lights to their families and communities.

Inside/Out Network

Educating and mobilizing the Church of Greater Columbus to come alongside individuals impacted by the criminal justice system who are inside, have been inside, or are outside returning home from prison. We offer soft skills training, employment opportunities, and character development through intentional relationships to assist in re-entry in the community as they experience the love of God through an authentic, supportive community.

Anti-Human Trafficking Network

Educating on issues pertaining to human trafficking, mobilizing those invested in fighting it, and working to restore the lives of those impacted by it.

Soul Care Network

Facilitating whole and healthy lives as people walk and work with Jesus Christ, via coordinated collaboration between Christian counselors, addiction/trauma specialists, psychotherapists, chaplains, psychologists and spiritual directors.

Literacy Network

Seeking to mobilize the Church to help young men increase their literacy skills and life choices with the Bible as the primary text.

MI3 Executive Forum

“MI3” — Men of Influence Influencing Influencers is an executive forum of Men who are learning to use their respective spheres of influence to build the culture of God's Kingdom (truth, beauty, goodness & justice) to draw many to surrender to Jesus' rule and reign. We are being informed of and embracing God's Partnership with humanity to lead through service, suffering and sacrifice, and loving our neighbors as ourselves.

HealthCare Providers Network

Supporting healthcare providers, and those blessed by them, with prayer, connection, practical support, and encouragement.

Men’s Ministry Network

A network of leaders of men's ministries with varying emphases and practice that reach, connect, train and disciple men in the way of Jesus Christ, to be the husbands, fathers, friends and leaders that they were created and called to be.

NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORKS

Learn how to join or create a network

OSU Network

Creating a space to discern together how God is at work at OSU, while imagining how we might encourage and collaborate with one another in His mission among students, faculty, and staff on campus.

Short North Network

Working for the flourishing of the Short North through prayer, relationships, partnerships, resources and serving within the church, business and non-profit sectors.

South of Main (Kimball Farms) Network

Investing in the near Eastside Columbus neighborhoods by addressing felt and perceived needs, building healthy neighborhood networks, offering needed services, engaging in relational evangelism, and community-building gatherings.

Northland Network

The Northland Network exists to:

Connect: To cultivate relationships between the churches and Jesus-followers in Northland.

Contend: To unite Jesus’ Church in prayer for one another and for our region.

Collaborate: To do more together as we join God in what he is already doing in Northland.

King-Lincoln Network

Investing in the community via an on-going faithful presence, practical provisions, and personal friendships, for God's glory and the good of all.

Westside Network (Hilltop)

The Westside Network exists to bring the Kingdom of God to the Westside by uniting the Church, comprised of local communities of faith, parachurch ministries, and business leaders, together in an outward focused, Christ-centered, prayer-led, Spirit-driven way. We meet monthly for fellowship and planning towards the objectives we've identified as a community.

For Delaware Network

Contributing to the flourishing of the City of Delaware through civic partnerships, business development, relational integrity, church involvement, and community participation.

Eastside TURN Network

Revitalizing the Far-Eastside community of Columbus by resourcing and empowering individuals and families to live healthy and fulfilling lives.

Olentangy Pastors Network

Pursuing opportunities to serve the community by exploring collaborative partnerships between Church and civic leadrship toward Kingdom good.

Northwest Network

The Northwest Network seeks to unite local churches in a genuine effort to love our neighborhood. One major collaborative initiative is Love Our City, which exists to reflect God's heart, compassion, and love accurately, showing the community that churches are not competitors, but partners in love.

For New Albany

For New Albany's vision is that all of the churches will be full of apprentices of Jesus, new church plants are being established, families are thriving according to Harvard's flourishing index, and students are being introduced to Christ every week.

Pray for Columbus Network

Mobilizing unified, city-focused prayer across our city through citywide worship and prayer gatherings, a 24/7 prayer canopy, prayer guides, and Wednesday noon prayer.