Night of Worship
Lima Community 2945 N Cole St, Lima, OHDon’t miss this powerful night of praise and community!
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Featured Events
Exponential Conference 2025
We have purchased 50 tickets (value of $99 per ticket) for pastors and church leaders in our district to get immersed in what it means to become a multiplying church that makes disciples and sends out teams to start new works. Are you ready to join us in Naperville?
School of Ministry
Whether you feel called to pursue pastoral ministry and are working toward ordination, or you feel called to serve in the local church in some way and are seeking to be better equipped for what God has called you to do, the School of Ministry is for you.
Big Day
Fairbanks Center (Gym) St. Marys, OHBig Day is an equipping and connecting time for all NWO pastors, staff, and key leaders and is a required event for all district-licensed and ordained pastors. We also strongly encourage you to bring all your locally licensed pastors, key leaders in your church, and anyone you are raising up and who is sensing a call to ministry.
Healthy Church Workshop – Conflict, Confrontation & Difficult Conversations
Cross Oak Camp & Retreat Center 272 Jack Oak Point Rd, Saint Marys, OHThis 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.
Hispanic/Latino Ministry Summit
The Well 1126 N Maple Street, Marysville, United StatesTe 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.
District Advance 2026 | LEAD
Cross Oak Camp & Retreat Center 272 Jack Oak Point Rd, Saint Marys, OHThis 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, OHJuly 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.
Ministry Discovery and Assessment Center (MDAC)
Cross Oak Camp & Retreat Center 272 Jack Oak Point Rd, Saint Marys, OHThe 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, OHThis 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.