NWO Camp Gathering 2026 | REKINDLE
2026-07-19 - 2026-07-22 | Cross Oak Camp & Retreat Center, 272 Jack Oak Point Rd, Saint Marys, OH, 45885
Camp Gathering 2026 |REKINDLE

St Marys, OH

July 19-22, 2026

Family, welcome to REKINDLE. Over the next few days, 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. Whether you came feeling strong in your faith or running a little low on spiritual fuel, our prayer is the same — that something in your heart, your home, and your walk with Jesus would be REKINDLED. Let’s lean in together and believe that God has something fresh for every one of us this week.

Sunday, July 19Evening service | 6:00p.m.Rev. Kim Smith
Monday, July 20Morning Service | 10:30 a.m.Rev. Kim SmithMonday Night | 7:00p.m.Pastor Tara Smith
Tuesday, July 21Morning service | 10:30a.m.Pastor Tara SmithTuesday Night | 7:00p.m.Rev. Kim Smith
Wednesday, July 22Wednesday Morning | 10:30a.m.Rev. Kim SmithWednesday Night | 7:00p.m.Pastor Tara Smith
Dining Hall DevotionsMonday- Wednesday | 9:00a.m.Pastor Brett Smith
Worship: NWO Team

Nursery available each service
Children program
Snack shack
Movie night
Fireside fellowship
Pool time
And so much more.

Appalachia Reach Out (ARO) – Scioto County Work & Witness Trip
2026-08-01 - 2026-08-07 | Scioto County, OH
Appalachia Reach Out (ARO) – Scioto County Work & Witness Trip
August 1–7, 2026 • Cost: $500
Event Description
Join our district team as we partner with Appalachia Reach Out in Scioto County, Ohio for a week of practical, hands‑on ministry. This trip focuses on serving local families and communities through home and neighborhood improvement projects, with tasks assigned based on the needs identified when we arrive. Whether you’re experienced with tools or simply willing to help, there will be meaningful ways to serve, encourage, and show Christ’s love in tangible ways. This is an affordable and accessible mission opportunity for individuals, families, and churches who want to make a difference close to home.
More Information
For questions or details about joining the team, contact Louie Reindel at reindellouis@gmail.com.

Rest Stop Ministries – Lebanon, TN Work & Witness Trip
2026-10-04 - 2026-10-10 | Lebanon, TN
Rest Stop Ministries – Lebanon, Tennessee Work & Witness Trip
October 4–10, 2026 • Cost: $650
Event Description
This fall, our district team will partner with Rest Stop Ministries, a Christ‑centered residential restoration program for women who have survived human trafficking. While the residents are away on a planned family retreat, our team will serve by helping refresh and care for their living space. The primary focus of this trip will be interior painting inside their home, though final project assignments may adjust based on the ministry’s needs at the time. Volunteers with painting experience are especially helpful, but anyone with a willing heart and a steady hand can contribute meaningfully.
Team members will stay together in a nearby Airbnb, sharing meals, fellowship, and daily times of prayer as we support a ministry doing deeply redemptive work. This trip offers a unique opportunity to serve behind the scenes—creating a peaceful, renewed environment for women rebuilding their lives in Christ.
More Information
For questions or details about joining the team, contact Pastor Louie Reindel at reindellouis@gmail.com.

KidzMatter Conference 2026
2026-10-06 - 2026-10-08
KidzMatter Conference
October 6-8, 2025

Evansville, Indiana

Refuel and Recharge and join other KidMin pastors, leaders, and ministry partners from across Northwestern Ohio as we learn, grow, and invest in helping kids know and follow Jesus!

First time attendee cost: $95

Visit The KidzMatter Conference 2026 for more info and to purchase tickets!

Big Day
2026-10-06 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Fairbanks Center (Gym), St. Marys, OH
BIG DAY | Creating a Culture that Moves Mission
Tuesday, October 6, 10:00am-3:00pm
Fairbanks Gym | Cross Oak Camp

Bi-Vocational Big Day
Saturday, October 10, 10:00am-1:00pm
West Dining Room | Cross Oak Camp

Register Now

Creating a Culture that Moves Mission – Kevin Jack
Kevin Jack is a pastor at Church for the One in Highland Park. He is exceptionally gifted at creating vision and leading cultural change in the local church through adaptive leadership. He is also a church planter, speaker, and disciple-maker.
Kevin will lead your teams through an interactive session focused on creating a healthy missional culture in your church, including:

Why culture change often fails
Practical tools to build culture
Understanding culture change dynamics
How to leverage a crisis for positive momentum

Without a healthy, effective, missional culture, your church will struggle to fully live out its calling. Bring your team and learn how to build that kind of culture together.
And there’s more! We’ll unveil…

District funding opportunities for Residencies, Apprenticeships, and Internships in the church you lead
Special packages for Church board or staff retreats at Cross Oak Camp
Updates from our regional School of Ministry and leadership development partner, MVNU.

Why Big Day Matters
Big Day is an equipping and connecting time for all NWO pastors, staff, and key leaders. Bring your whole team so you can process these days together in a way that catalyzes a new season of ministry where you serve.
We also strongly encourage you to bring:

All locally licensed pastors
Anyone you are raising up as a future leader
Anyone sensing a call to ministry

Everything we do is designed to equip and develop new leaders. These are truly all-hands-on-deck events.
You’ll also:

Learn how to onboard developing leaders into the School of Ministry
Hear about pastoral marriage coaching available to district pastors
Receive practical tools and resources you can immediately use in ministry

Please REGISTER your team by Tuesday, September 22.

Ministry Discovery and Assessment Center (MDAC)
2026-10-09 13:30 - 2026-10-11 12:00 | Cross Oak Camp & Retreat Center, 272 Jack Oak Point Rd, Saint Marys, OH, 45885
Ministry Discovery and Assessment Center (MDAC)
October 9-11, 2026

Cross Oak Camp & Retreat Center

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.
Both the candidate and spouse (if married) must participate in the entire weekend event.
There is a significant amount of preparation for the event.
An application for both the candidate and the spouse must be filled out ahead of the event, plus three separate assessments for both the candidate and the spouse. The deadline is Monday, August 17.
The weekend begins at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Friday and will go through Sunday at approximately noon.
Email Chip Bullock at ChipBullock@limacc.com to register.

Healthy Church Workshop - Turning Work Off & Identity Outside of Ministry
2026-11-03 09:30 - 11:00 | Cross Oak Camp & Retreat Center, 272 Jack Oak Point Rd, Saint Marys, OH, 45885
Healthy Church Workshop – Turning Work Off & Identity Outside of Ministry
November 3 | 9:30 – 11:00 am

District Resource Center / Cross Oak Camp

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This 90-minute workshop is part 3 of a 4-part workshop series designed to address the very real challenges YOU told us you are facing. This is FREE for NWO Pastors and staff. Non-NWO can attend for $25.

Although we never stop representing Jesus, often the way we carry out our calling gets fuzzy as we sometimes allow highly motivated work ethics and strong desire for excellence to become our identity. This tends to be a common cultural trap the enemy uses repeatedly with those called to lead others. Beliefs about ourselves, from our past, about work and people-pleasing can begin to trump the reality of who we are in Christ. When we begin to ignore the warnings the Holy Spirit gives, we find ourselves minimizing the very things we proclaim that others are to prioritize. This workshop will equip pastors, staff and faith leaders with practical tools and processes to recalibrate boundaries, manage a healthy life rhythm and remember true identity given by Christ!
Attendees will:

Uncover unhealthy belief systems that hinder healthy identity and boundaries
Recognize impact of values both at work and outside of work
Understand the byproduct of modeling unhealthy vs healthy boundaries and rhythms of life to their teams and families
Identify connection points outside of ministry that positively influence ministry

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Church Planting/Multi-Site Campus Pastor Assessment
2026-11-12 - 2026-11-14 | The Valley Church, 1400 Seidel Pkwy, Piqua, OH
Church Planting/Multi-Site Campus Pastor Assessment

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. (Spouses of those being assessed are required to attend the assessment and participate in all activities, but are not being assessed themselves.)
The cost of the assessment is $250. This will cover part of the cost of accommodations, food, snacks, and materials. Note: most districts will cover all or part of the cost of the assessment. Meals will be provided on-site for Friday (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and Saturday (breakfast and lunch). Hotel rooms will be provided Thursday and Friday evenings.
To register, fill out this Church Planting Assessment Form. If you have questions or need help registering, please reach out to Kellie Anderson.
You can learn more about the assessment here: Church Planting Assessment
Download information HERE

Jamaica Work & Witness Trip – Hurricane Restoration & Evangelism
2027-01-26 - 2027-02-06
Jamaica Work & Witness Trip – Hurricane Restoration & Evangelism
January 26 – February 6, 2027 • Cost: $2,550
Event Description
In early 2027, our district team will travel to Jamaica to support ongoing hurricane restoration efforts and partner with local churches in evangelistic ministry. This trip combines practical, hands‑on service with opportunities to encourage and strengthen the local body of Christ. Project assignments will be finalized closer to the trip based on the most urgent needs on the ground, but may include construction, repairs, cleanup, community outreach, or ministry support alongside local leaders.
Team members will also participate in evangelistic opportunities as invited by the host church—sharing testimonies, helping with services, or assisting in community engagement events. This trip offers a meaningful blend of physical labor, relational ministry, and cross‑cultural partnership as we join God’s work in a region rebuilding after significant storm damage.
With a cost of $2,550, this international Work & Witness experience is ideal for those sensing a call to serve beyond our borders and ready to step into a week of mission, growth, and Kingdom impact.
More Information
For questions or details about joining the team, contact Pastor Louie Reindel at reindellouis@gmail.com.

Gold Weekend
2027-02-26 10:00 - 2027-02-27 15:00 | Cross Oak Camp & Retreat Center, 272 Jack Oak Point Rd, Saint Marys, OH, 45885
Gold Weekend
February 27-28

District Resource Center / Cross Oak Camp

Gold Weekend is a comprehensive event designed to enrich and equip the next generation of pastors in our tribe…building a solid foundation in Nazarene doctrine, theology, and church polity, as well as building practical ministry and leadership skills. Developing Pastors will learn alongside some of the most effective pastors in our district as they are immersed in equipping and teaching sessions, worship, mentoring, and peer sharing.
The weekend will be held over 2 days and hosted at The District Center/Cross Oak Camp, in St Mary’s on Friday, February 26, from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm (Lunch and Dinner provided) and Saturday, February 27, from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm (Breakfast and lunch provided).
Interviews for first-time district licenses or renewing a district license will be part of Gold Weekend and will be scheduled on Saturday morning. Ordination interviews will take place Friday evening starting at 7:00 pm.
Your next steps:
1. Register for Gold Weekend by February 1: Gold Weekend Registration.
The cost of food, lodging, and resources for Gold Weekend:

$120 for one person in an inn-style room or cabin.(Because we have a limited number of rooms, priority is given to those who are able to share a room).
$100 per person if you share a room and/or cabin.(You can choose your roommate.)
$80 for those who commute or stay in a dorm room

2. Please submit any classes you have taken by February 2 to the Board of Ministry Secretary, Chuck Meinecke at chuck.meinecke@nwoteam.church
3. For those seeking a first-time district license, renewing their current district license, or applying for ordination, email kellie.anderson@nwoteam.church or talk to the lead pastor of the church you attend to get started.
Questions? Contact us at NWODistrict@nwoteam.church.

Healthy Church Workshop - Family Stress & Unrealistic Expectations
2027-03-09 09:30 - 11:00 | Cross Oak Camp & Retreat Center, 272 Jack Oak Point Rd, Saint Marys, OH, 45885
Healthy Church Workshop – Family Stress & Unrealistic Expectations

March 9 | 9:30 – 11:00 am

District Resource Center / Cross Oak Camp

Register Now!

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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 is FREE for NWO Pastors and staff. Non-NWO can attend for $25.

While there is often some level of stress in the family of God you lead, the stress shepherds feel in their own family can be extremely burdensome. Sometimes the stress grows when the people you love the most do not share your values, and fear, shame and pain are carried privately. Other times the pressures of unresolved stress in your own home stem from schedules, sickness, or conflict that seem to not dissipate. When do personal expectations or those assumed from others in a shepherd’s home become unrealistic and unhealthy? This workshop will aim to reframe your mindset about family stress and equip you with practical tools to manage unrealistic expectations!
Attendees will:

Grow awareness of family systems theory in home and church
Recognize how much of another’s story you are or are not responsible for
Evaluate if stress is manageable for a season or unhealthy
Learn to navigate assumed or explicit expectations from others

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