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5 Ways to Love Your Pastor’s Family
It’s Pastor Appreciation Month, and by extension, it’s an opportune time to love your pastor’s family well! Your pastor’s spouse and children can powerfully experience the love of the Father through congregants like you, so don’t miss out on opportunities to bless them not only this month, but every month. Be compassionate- The pastor’s spouse is often a volunteer who is involved in the work in some capacity, but we shouldn’t expect them to know or do everything related to t


What Is For Columbus?
Uniting the Church of Columbus to Be for the City of Columbus Many Christians feel there is something shifting in Columbus. The collaborative spirit among pastors is thriving. Nonprofits that used to compete are now networking for more impact. Business and workplace leaders are asking how their influence can bless neighborhoods, not just bottom lines. Followers of Jesus across traditions, languages, and zip codes are realizing they’re part of one story God is writing in our c


How God Moved at One City Prayer
For the past eleven years, believers across Columbus have gathered annually to humble ourselves before God and cry out for our city. What...


Love Your Pastor
The Challenges Our Pastors Face Almost every day, I sit across the table from pastors. Over the years, there have been hundreds of...


Five Reasons Church Leaders Don’t Get Involved in Their City’s Unity Movement: Part 2
(Adapted from Well Connected: Releasing Power, Restoring Hope through Kingdom Partnerships by Phill Butler) You may not have said one of...


Layers of Grief
Recent headlines have left many of us stunned and grieving. In only a matter of days, we’ve seen the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the...


OSU Fall Kickoff 2025: The Power of Collaboration to Make Jesus Known
You’d think it was game day, but it was a Monday. Crowds of students streamed across campus, buzzing with energy and anticipation. But...


Five Reasons Church Leaders Don’t Get Involved in Their City’s Unity Movement: Part 1
( Adapted from Well Connected: Releasing Power, Restoring Hope through Kingdom Partnerships by Phill Butler ) You may not have said...


OSU Fall Kickoff 2.0
Who can forget the way the Lord powerfully moved at OSU last fall? As this year's event approaches on September 8, join with us in...


Join Us for One City Prayer!
Over the last ten years, we've gathered for united, city-focused prayer through One Night and Concerts of Prayer . One City Prayer is...


Students & Youth
As we embark on another school year, let’s be encouraged as intercessors, to pray for revival among the next generation!


Funding For A Flourishing City
From its inception, Tithe Lending's mission has been "to honor God through excellent work and love our neighbor through regular giving."...


The Pastors Discipleship Network
In today's Christian church, "discipleship" is more of a buzzword than in recent decades. Pastor, author, and speaker John Mark Comer...


Quiet Catalysts: On Being A City Movement Leader
By Nick Nye City movement leaders participate in a panel discussion at the 2025 Leaders Summit In cities across the globe, I’ve had the...


Uniting to Support Urban Students
"This isn't just a network, this is a partnership we're committing to." At our 2025 Leaders Summit , Ben Douglass, local pastor and...


Welcome Daniel Nathan
We're excited to announce Daniel Nathan as our new Operations Director! After two years of team prayer and the generosity of a donor,...


A Collective Approach to Fight Human Trafficking
From left to right: Courtney Schmackers (She Has a Name), Christina Conrad (FBI), Jami Gray (The Freedom Collective), Tiffany Tripp (The...


Renewing the Reach Evangelism Network
I don’t think there are many followers of Jesus who would say that sharing His message is not important. In fact, we have all heard the...


Launching the Affordable Housing Network
Pioneering Hope Through Affordable Housing in Columbus On April 17th, 2025, something remarkable began in Columbus. Leaders from...


How Franklinton Rising is Building Hope
On a breezy spring day, the construction site buzzed with sights, sounds, and smells of homebuilding. Workers in hard hats climbed...
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