1. What is changing in Mission Igniter’s leadership?

Effective March 1, Dustin Weber concluded his role as Executive Director of Mission Igniter and transitioned to serve as Director of Development with Free Methodist World Missions.

Mission Igniter is moving from a centralized executive leadership model to a distributed structure aligned with conference-based staffing. This reflects organizational maturity and long-term sustainability.

The mission and services of Mission Igniter remain unchanged.

2. Why is Shoreline Conference serving as Mission Igniter’s executive home?

Shoreline Conference is a newly forming conference with multiplication at its core. As it launches, Shoreline recognized the importance of beginning with established systems for assessment, coaching, training, and church multiplication support.

Rather than building these systems independently, Shoreline is incorporating and strengthening the infrastructure, frameworks, and resources developed through Mission Igniter over the past several years.

This alignment allows:

Shoreline to begin with proven multiplication systems already in place
Mission Igniter to have a clear executive home with conference-level staffing aligned around multiplication
Other conferences to retain full access to Mission Igniter’s services

This is not a narrowing of access, but a strategic integration that increases sustainability and collaborative capacity across the denomination.

3. What does this mean financially?

This leadership model reduces national staffing cost while preserving service capacity. It reflects a distributed structure built on established systems rather than dependence on a single executive role.

Mission Igniter operates as a self-sustaining ministry model funded through:

Administrative service partnerships
Church planter support structures
Coaching and consulting services
Assessment services

Because the systems and delivery structures are already established, significant direct financial participation from partner conferences is no longer necessary to sustain core operations.

4. Is Mission Igniter changing its mission or focus?

No.

Mission Igniter continues to serve church planters, local churches, and denominational leaders in pursuit of catalyzing a movement of multiplication across the Free Methodist Church.

The leadership structure is evolving.
The mission remains the same.

Explore how Mission Igniter can support your ministry context:
https://www.missionigniter.org/

5. What will Assessment Services look like moving forward?

Assessment Services continue to expand under the leadership of Dwight Weber, Director of Assessment Services.

Mission Igniter offers multiple assessment pathways utilizing the TrueWiring suite of tools integrated with structured interviews, contextual discernment processes, and leadership development frameworks.

Assessment pathways are available for:

Church Planters

Calling and readiness evaluations
Leadership wiring and team dynamics
Behavioral insights and developmental planning

Local Church Leaders

Leadership health and fit assessments
Strategic alignment evaluations
Multiplication readiness frameworks

Conference MEG and MAC Teams

Appointment discernment processes
Leadership placement support
Structured evaluation tools integrated into conference pipelines

New assessment products are being developed in collaboration with the Center for Pastoral Formation.

Explore Assessment Services:
https://www.missionigniter.org/assessment

Schedule a conversation:
https://www.missionigniter.org/appointments

6. What is happening with administrative services?

Administrative services are being strengthened through a formal partnership with FMCUSA.

Jenny Rivera oversees Mission Igniter’s administrative services through the FMCUSA Resource Center. Bonnie Philson and Jill Lane remain integral members of the administrative team.

Mission Igniter’s administrative systems provide:

Centralized accounting and reporting
Donor contribution processing
Payroll and compliance management
Budget tracking
Administrative coaching

Learn more:
https://www.missionigniter.org/admin

7. Will Mission Igniter continue serving as an incubator?

Yes.

Mission Igniter continues to function as a church multiplication incubator under its 501(c)(3) structure.

Church plants operate as DBAs under the Center for Innovative and Urban Ministry (CIUM), providing:

Legal covering
Financial infrastructure
Donor receipting
Operational systems

Existing church plants are unaffected by this transition. New church plants are welcome to explore launching through the incubator.

8. Is Mission Igniter a 501(c)(3)?

Yes.

Mission Igniter is incorporated as the Center for Innovative and Urban Ministry (CIUM). “Mission Igniter” and each church plant operate as assumed names (DBAs) under CIUM.