Vision for Renewal
What drew you to the Covenant?
I serve as associate superintendent of the Midwest Conference, coming alongside churches and helping to start new ones, strengthen existing congregations, and develop missional leaders. I’m also part of Engage Church in Kansas City, a microchurch movement living out faith in everyday spaces.
What drew me to the Covenant was its posture of being rooted in Scripture, centered on Jesus, and marked by humility. What keeps me engaged is seeing that spirit alive today. The Midwest Conference has been naming a shared vision of becoming Communities of Jesus—transformed, connected, and multiplying. It feels like we are joining what God is actively doing among us.
How are you experiencing God’s renewing work in your life?
In this season, I’m experiencing renewal through steady rhythms—lingering in Scripture, practicing attentive prayer, and noticing where God is already at work.
I’m being shaped through intentional spaces—working with a Rooted, Growing, Resilient coach and walking alongside fellow female pastors in my Thriving Vocationally cohort. In a role that involves vision and leadership, I’m being reminded that this is God’s work before it is mine. I can be faithful in what’s in front of me, while trusting God with what grows.
“Across the Midwest Conference, communities are being transformed, churches are rediscovering what it means to be Mission Friends, and new expressions of church are multiplying in everyday spaces."
Where do you see the Holy Spirit breathing new life into your ministry?
I see the Holy Spirit breathing new life across the Midwest Conference in ways that reflect our shared vision of being Communities of Jesus: transformed, connected, and multiplying.
Transformed: We are seeing people and communities transformed through the power of the Holy Spirit. Not just increased activity, but real spiritual formation. There is a growing hunger for depth with God. We see it in full camps each summer, full youth retreats, and leaders seeking lives shaped by prayer, Scripture, and obedience. This is transformation that begins internally and moves outward into everyday life. We’re also tackling real issues together. Recently, Steve Cuss spoke to our network of ministry leaders about addressing anxiety in leadership.
Connected: We have a renewed sense of connection across our conference. Our pastor networks are creating space for encouragement, collaboration, and shared discernment. Churches are rediscovering what it means to be mission friends, partnering in ministry rather than operating in isolation. We’re seeing this take shape through collaborative efforts and regional networks. I’m also working on a story about “Welcoming the Stranger” gatherings on the Front Range, events that came from a vision God placed on one congregant’s heart through the Liturgical Common Read and unfolded through collaboration between Covenant churches and Matt Soeren’s team at World Relief. It’s one example among many.
Multiplying: Through our Fresh Expressions of Church pipeline, new communities are forming in everyday spaces. Hillcrest Covenant Church has been part of launching three fresh expressions just this year: a church gathering in a retirement home, preparation to send missionaries abroad, and a Faith and Fitness community that is headed to the Church Planting Assessment Center. At Engage Church in Kansas City, we’re seeing similar multiplication: a creative writing ministry within the Department of Corrections, a Food, Fun, and Faith gathering for families with complex medical needs, and a Bibles and Board Games community creating space for relationship and spiritual conversation.
We’re also investing in the next generation. This fall, we’re launching an Exploring Call retreat for youth across the conference, creating space for young people to listen for God’s voice. And there is a growing hunger to move toward multiplication: more than 60 people participated in our No Math Required: Multiplying the Church Faithfully workshop at the conference’s Annual Meeting Celebration, with a webinar version scheduled for August.
Taken together, these are signs of the “new thing” God is doing. We see the Spirit forming people, connecting communities, and multiplying the church in ways that are both rooted and new.
Be Part of What God is Doing
Join a growing movement of churches and leaders committed to renewal across the Covenant.
