Encounter Weekend

Mission Igniter is excited to partner with our friends at Church Development Network to host three Encounter weekends.  Encounter weekends are designed to help everyday people hear the call of God to start new churches in creative spaces and places.  Check out these dates:

April 26-27 in Burien, Washington - Pacific Northwest Conference Hosting 

PLANTER’S JOURNEY

Utilizing Church Plantology content, leaders will learn to apply first-century church planting principles to present-day church planting in their own unique context. During this training, you will learn and apply these timeless principles of church planting as you begin to develop your own multiplication plan. You will discover how to tend to your soul as a church planter, identify your context and church planting model, develop your strategy, build a team, and clarify the mission and vision of your new church. 

Planter’s Journey trainings will be offered in the fall.

Forge Missionary Formation Residency Cohorts

Forge cohorts train and equip everyday people to live as missionaries where they're already doing life. One of the primary ways we do this is through our Missionary Formation Residency. The residency is a 6-month discipleship cohort experience that will enable any individual to develop a missionary posture and lifestyle – where they live, work, and play. 

Mission Igniter has started 3 Forge Hubs which each facilitate cohorts in their area.

FORGE MOTOWN
FORGE ANN ARBOR
FORGE MICHIANA 

FORGE MICHIANA offers regular virtual Missional Formation Cohorts. If you are interested in journeying with a small group of committed Christ-followers who long to see the mission of Jesus lived out in their lives and local church, contact Dwight Weber.

FORGE MOTOWN plans to offer a Missional Formation Cohort this fall. For more information, contact Mark VanValin Director of Detroit Initiative, Mission Igniter.

Thriving Church Cohort

 This cohort-based experience will include 20 sessions that address the heart of a leader, leadership competencies, and developing and implementing ten essential church systems. These systems include worship, discipleship, outreach/evangelism, finance/stewardship, assimilation, preaching, leadership, small groups, communications, and strategic planning. New cohort sessions begin Tuesday, October 2nd and meet monthly on the first Tuesday of the month over 2 years.  Last session would be Tuesday, October 7, 2025. Time: 9am-12pm; Location: Jackson Free Methodist Church, Jackson, Michigan.

FMX SUMMIT & EXPONENTIAL ORLANDO - MARCH 17-20, 2025

FMX SUMMIT Event: Monday, March 17 (afternoon) – March 18 (morning)

Exponential Global Conference: March 17-20

Orlando, Florida – First Baptist Church

FMX is a multiplication network of the FMCUSA and is hosting a FMX Summit prior to the Exponential Global Conference in March 2025.  The FMX Summit will meet the afternoon of March 17 and morning of March 18 at the Exponential Global campus.  Exponential Conference is March 17-20.  FMX has acquired 200 registrations for FM pastors, leaders, & spouses for Exponential Global/FM Summit.    Your Free Registration requires that you attend the FMX pre-con on March 17 & 18. Otherwise, you will be charged $99 for your ticket which is paid directly to Exponential.