Helping Local Churches Rebuild Fruitful Kingdom Ministry Through Disciple Making
"...and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it."
Matthew 16:18
our Annual summit
Hosting local church leaders in a three-day gathering for tactical learning, contextual application, prayer and intercession as well as life-on-life opportunities for a time of personal refreshing.
our Church Development Process
Providing a comprehensive developmental process for local churches in any ministry context with a thorough assessment, coaching, training and implementation to transform ministry paradigms toward far greater kingdom fruitfulness.
2025 Annual Church Development summit
April 28-30, 2024
Newburyport, Massachusetts
Disciple making is more than just an academic exercise. Our goal is not just to learn information, but to experience transformation. That is why we're so excited about this year's Summit in Newburyport MA! We're rolling out a brand-new tool for disciple making. The Alignment Discipleship Process is designed to make transformational discipleship both attainable and reproducible in the life of every believer. And this year's summit is your introduction to it!
From the Alignment Workbook Introduction:
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness...” – Matthew 6:33a
So many things in life compete for our focus. Our jobs, our families, other relationships, our leisure activities, our health, and other aspects of daily life all constantly contend for our time, talent, and treasure. And as Christians, we try to find space for our relationship with God. Far too often, our pursuit of the Lord gets pushed far down on our list of priorities. Jesus becomes an “add-on,” and “church” just becomes another of life’s optional activities. Yet, if we have any knowledge of the Scripture at all, we know that life is meant to be more than just a bunch of crazy, hectic, and self- focused activities. God created us for Himself and for His purposes. Our lives and significance and meaning can only be discovered and realized through our relationship with Christ. Matthew 6:33 tells us what is essential in a straightforward fashion: Our focus should be on God, His way of life, and His Kingdom purposes for each of us.
This year's Annual Summit, held April 28-30 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, is the official launch of The Alignment Discipleship Process in the CCCC Family. It's an opportunity for you to learn from the process' creators themselves what Alignment is and how to use it in your local church for the greatest impact. If you're a pastor, church planter, or church leader that is serious about your church's ongoing transformational impact in the community, you won't want to miss it!
Keynote Speakers
The Praxis Center Team
Our speakers, Dr. Tom Johnston, Rev. Deryk Richenburg, and Rev. Tim McGinnin, are leaders with the Praxis Center for Church Development (www.praxiscenter.org) and are the developers of The Alignment Discipleship Process. The Praxis Center provides training, coaching, and resources to help pastors and local churches reorient around the Irreducible Core of the Christian Life: to love God, love others, and make disciples as we go.
The praxis team has written many books, one of which is of critical importance to this year's Summit. The CODE Devotional is a 90-day devotional journey designed to embrace key disciplines of the Christian life. You can get a copy here.
John Kimball
Director of Church Development
About Us
The Nehemiah Summit is a ministry of the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference and its Ministry of Church Development. The CCCC Church Development Team exists to engage local churches and pastors in a life-giving developmental process that addresses their unique strengths and needs in order to improve their spiritual vitality, relational priority and ministry fruitfulness.