Healthy Church Workshop – Conflict, Confrontation & Difficult Conversations

Cross Oak Camp & Retreat Center 272 Jack Oak Point Rd, Saint Marys, OH

This 90-minute workshop is part 2 of a 4-part workshop series designed to address the very real challenges YOU told us you are facing. This workshop will address the internal dialogue leaders face regarding conflict, confrontation and difficult conversations as well as provide tools to face these situations with greater confidence. This is FREE for NWO Pastors and staff. Non-NWO can attend for $25.

Children’s Ministry Connection

One Hope Church of the Nazarene 1221 W Main St, Tipp City, OH, United States

Connect, Collaborate, and Celebrate Ministry to Children along with other leaders from our district.

Hispanic/Latino Ministry Summit

The Well 1126 N Maple Street, Marysville, United States

Te invitamos a la Cumbre de Ministerio Hispano/Latino, un tiempo para orar, soñar y comenzar a construir caminos hacia nuevos ministerios, discipulado y comunidades cristianas en español. | Join us for a Hispanic/Latino Ministry Summit as we begin building pathways for prayer, discipleship, fellowship, and new ministry expressions in Spanish across our district.

Church Tech Collective

Lima Community 2945 N Cole St, Lima, OH

Are you a church tech leader ready to grow your skill set and connect with others who understand the unique challenges of tech ministry? Join a gathering of church tech leaders and volunteers for a 2-hour Tech Day focused on: audio, visual, lighting, and streaming systems, best practices and problem-solving, leading and recruiting tech teams, and developing healthy, sustainable tech ministries.

District Advance 2026 | LEAD

Cross Oak Camp & Retreat Center 272 Jack Oak Point Rd, Saint Marys, OH

This impactful two-day FREE event here in Northwestern Ohio includes practical teaching, breakout sessions, inspiring preaching, powerful life-change stories, great news from around the world, and moving times of worship and celebration, all moving toward a powerful Celebration of Ministry service. This LEAD Conference at District Advance will inspire and equip our teams to make disciples and will model what all of us want to see happen in our local churches. From the teaching to the connections made and celebration of the great things that we are seeing across our churches, it will prepare our teams and churches for the new things God wants to do in Northwestern Ohio and beyond.

NWO Camp Gathering 2026 | REKINDLE

Cross Oak Camp & Retreat Center 272 Jack Oak Point Rd, Saint Marys, OH

July 19th through the 22nd, we’re stepping away from the noise of everyday life to gather as families, worship together, hear from special speakers, and simply make space for God to move. Let’s lean in together and believe that God has something fresh for every one of us this week. Welcome to REKINDLE.

KidzMatter Conference 2026

Join NWO District Children's Pastors and Leaders as they head to Evansville, Indiana from October 6-8, 2026 at the leading event for Children's Ministry Leaders and their teams.

Ministry Discovery and Assessment Center (MDAC)

Cross Oak Camp & Retreat Center 272 Jack Oak Point Rd, Saint Marys, OH

The Ministry Discovery and Assessment Conference is a weekend for district-licensed ministers to help you discover your greatest gifts, develop you as a leader, provide peer learning and encouragement, all the while helping you gain a better understanding of your leadership style and providing self-aware of areas needed for growth and greater effectiveness. MDAC is a required step in the journey toward ordination.

Church Planting/Multi-Site Campus Pastor Assessment

The Valley Church 1400 Seidel Pkwy, Piqua, OH

This 2-1/2-day assessment is designed to evaluate future Church Planters & Campus Pastors’ readiness and capacity for launching new starts--either through church planting or through a multi-site approach.