The storm that ripped through Elkhorn, NE, was categorized as an EF-3 tornado. Its 165-mph winds leveled neighborhoods and uprooted hundreds, if not thousands, of lives. Heights Church and Converge Heartland are in a prime position to lead and join the long haul of relief work.

Converge Heartland Regional President Jim Capaldo shares his gratitude for those in this district, as well as his desire to finish well as his second term of service comes to an end. What’s next for Jim and Kari Capaldo? Read more to find out.

After retiring from the Army Reserve, Trevor Bittner had the freedom to commit more time to ministry. That’s when a quick Google search led him to the Residency Program at Center Baptist Church.

The weekend after Easter, 26 ministry couples gathered in Lincoln, NE for the annual RENEW retreat for pastors and their wives.

On March 31, 2024, Christians worldwide united in celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. We are proud to share stories of how our Heartland Planters, a community deeply rooted in faith and fellowship, played a significant role in bringing gospel transformation to their communities.

Now that the climactic Easter services are complete, what does your church’s visitor follow-up look like? Better yet, what do your church’s outreach efforts look like when it’s not a holiday? Converge Heartland wants to help your church with follow-up and outreach in two ways.

Cody Weckerly, Converge Heartland Church Catalyst, shares a powerful story of God’s faithfulness to The Well, a Converge Heartland church in Hastings, NE.

Pastors and leaders met at Converge Church in Omaha March 4–6 for a time of focused prayer in an atmosphere of worship and fellowship. This was a happy return to the facility in the Harvey Oaks neighborhood where the very first prayer gathering—then called “A Fire in Winter”—was held in 1992.

In the ongoing chaos of war, what an incredible blessing to witness a gathering of nearly one thousand Ukrainian, American and other national leaders, all converging in Washington, D.C., for Ukrainian Week, a focus on prayer and mutual encouragement!

This month, we continue our short series of articles introducing men in our Church Residency Program. Meet Sid Fry, Church Resident at Ignite Church.

Before this summer’s Converge Biennial Meeting at Heartland Church in Fisher’s Indiana, our movement will facilitate an electronic ratification vote for the Converge President, which carries a six-year term. This nationwide ratification vote is one of our denomination’s expressions of congregational governance, and your church’s participation matters!  

On February 4th, 2024, Gospel Life Church in Wichita, KS, moved into a new space. Our new space will afford GLC opportunities to reach our neighborhood for Christ; we can be the vibrant, connected and kingdom-minded church God has called us to be for our neighbors.

This month, we continue our short series of articles introducing men in our Church Residency Program. Meet Caiden Capaldo, Church Resident at Sun Prairie Baptist Church.

Converge Great Lakes Regional President Ken Nabi argues both theologically and practically for congregational rule with a representative authority by way of the elders who shepherd the church through spiritual oversight and fully implement that oversight through the staff.

At the end of this month, we celebrate a precious and important holiday—the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! How does this encourage us to share the gospel? Read more to find out!

Lifeway has created a new position to facilitate a connection between churches and the company. The company reached out to Converge Heartland’s very own Jon Reed of The Fount Church to fill this vital role.

Thank you for your faithful support throughout 2023 of Incarcerated Ministries with Grace Teams Ministries. We ended the year with an ecumenical collaboration to raise funds and deliver approximately 4,000 Christmas Sacks full of treats to inmates in South Dakota.

Converge’s partnership with Ukrainian churches spans more than three decades and is marked by three distinct phases. This article will help you understand the distinct phases of Converge’s involvement in Ukraine as well as how you can engage our new phase of ministry partnership.

Meet Philip Reeves of Harvest Plains Church, one of several current residents around the Heartland you’ll get to meet over the next few months.

What better way to start the year than a time focused on learning how to pray?  Dalesburg Baptist Church in Beresford, SD, hosted the inaugural Prayer First Weekend, School of Prayer.