Why the Churches in Renewal Network?
It’s common for a church to stall out in the shallows of discipleship.
For pastors and leaders to feel lonely or stuck.
For local congregations — even those with a solid grounding and clear mission — to become divided or distracted by secondary things.
It happens to the best.
What these churches and pastors and leaders need isn’t a new program or a perfect five-year plan.
They need real ties to other Christians who gently call one another back to their First Love and remind one another why local church is worth the work.
They need a human connection to various Streams of the big‑C Church to renew Kingdom imagination.
They need a safe forum to ask hard questions, hear wise perspectives, and discern Spirit-led strategies with peers and mentors.
They need real ties to other Christians who gently call one another back to Jesus, their First Love, and remind one another why local church is worth the work.
They need a human connection to the capital‑C Church that transcends denomination and renews Kingdom imagination. They need a forum where they can ask hard questions, hear wise perspectives, and discern Spirit-led strategies in the company of peers and mentors.
Renovaré’s Churches in Renewal Network seeks to meet this need.
The Network — launched in early 2026 with ten founding churches of all kinds—connects, guides, and provides practical resources for churches that long to be healthy communities of Jesus, practicing his presence, doing what he taught, and growing in loving others well.
Brandan Spencer
Renovaré Director of Church Engagement
Benefits of Joining the Network
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Expansive Connection
Through events and a shared directory, connect with other churches focused on Christ-centered formation.
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Practical Guidance
Online wisdom workshops, pastor roundtables, and listening groups to grow personally and as congregation.
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Discoverability
The next phase of the network will feature a public directory to help those seeking a formational church to find one.
About the Network
Anyone who is able to speak on behalf of your church regarding its participation can register. While the commitment is not overwhelming, in most churches this will be a staff member or lay leader in consultation with church leadership.
You can see that we seek members who are eager — and even called by God — to be engaged with what God is doing in the Network. To that end, we invite you into a process of discernment about your potential participation.
To assist that discernment process, we provide a set of materials and questions for you to review personally and with the appropriate church leaders. Throughout this process, we invite you to keep asking, “Does it seem right to me/us and to the Holy Spirit for our church to participate in the Churches in Renewal Network at this time?” We honor all answers to this question — whether it be yes, no, or not yet.
Once the answer to that question is “yes,” please complete and submit your Registration Packet, and discern together as a church what level of financial contribution is right for you at this time.
The most important way to help influence your church is to be in renewal yourself and to let the goodness and greatness of God’s work in your life overflow naturally on all those around you.
Next, you can share information about the Network with your church’s staff and lay leaders. The Churches in Renewal Network Fact Sheet and these FAQs are a good start.
Most people enter into the Renovaré community through a relationship and/or an experience. We regularly host open online and in-person events for pastors and church leaders.
While not immediately available, we plan to offer an opt-in public-facing directory of all member churches.
Pray! Yes, we know that is a Sunday School answer. But it’s true. Pray that God will lead other churches to join this community.
Then ask God to open your eyes to who may be longing for a deeper communal life with God in your area. As God reveals who is stirring, feel free to invite leaders or congregants to open events so that they can explore what’s happening.
In the meantime, feel free to join other Network activities to get to know people from churches around the country.
At its core, Renovaré seeks to be an all-inclusive community of loving persons gathered in the power and fellowship of the Triune God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). Renovaré stands within historic Christian orthodoxy and affirms The Apostles’ Creed and The Nicene Creed. Renovaré is Christian in commitment, international in scope, and ecumenical in breadth. We offer ourselves as vessels whereby God brings light to overcome darkness, hope to transform despair, and peace to conquer the violence of our times.
Because Renovaré is not a church, Renovaré does not take a public stance regarding the myriad of societal and doctrinal issues that come and go as culture (including church culture) ebbs and flows. Issues move and change as culture shifts. And Renovaré is respectful of others regarding such matters.
While we welcome all churches to participate in the Churches in Renewal Network, we expect members to model generosity, respect, and humility with the Renovaré team and with their peers in the network.
Learn more about Renovaré here.
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Take the Next Step
If Renovaré's Churches in Renewal Network sounds life-giving for you and your church, download the discernment guide. It outlines everything above and more, including how to join.