ShareChurch
Resources to Equip, Renew and Inspire Church Leaders
Church of the Resurrection is dedicated to strengthening mainline churches. Our ShareChurch team supports and encourages church leaders through conferencing events, our Partner Church Ministry and ShareChurch.com resource website. Scroll down this page to find information on specific conferences and events, and like us on Facebook!
ShareChurch.com offers free quality, practical tools and training to equip and inspire leaders - unlocking and unleashing the potential of churches to reach their communities.
ShareChurch Conferences
Equipping churches and leaders through leadership training events.
Ministry is changing rapidly and our ministry teams are eager to share new learnings, best practices and the application of solid principles in this ever changing environment to keep your church thriving and vital - whether online, in person or hybrid.
ShareChurch is offering new online training sessions focusing on a variety of ministry areas in the ShareChurch Training Series 2021:
Overcoming Lukewarm Discipleship: March 4, 2021
The Art of Hospitality: April 22, 2021
Serve with Impact: Missions: June 24, 2021
To Be Announced: Fall 2021
Mark your calendars and learn more on ShareChurch.com.
The Art of Hospitality (online)
April 22, 2021
Engaging worship and intentional follow-ups are important, but what compels guests to return to church is the warmth of our welcome and hospitality that goes beyond their expectations.
The Art of Hospitality is brought to you in an online format and packed with reliable, relevant content based on today's ever-changing worship environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Details and registration are available at sharechurch.com.
Serve with Impact: Missions (online)
June 24, 2021
Mark your calendar! We're pleased to announce a new online event in the ShareChurch Training Series 2021 - Serve with Impact: Missions, taking place on June 24.
Resurrection's Missions Ministry team will lead a full day training centered on 4 areas related to Missions Ministries, including:
- Global Ministry
- Restorative Relief
- Education Ministry
- Community Justice
Make plans to join us and invite a colleague. Details and registration are coming soon on the Events page on ShareChurch.com.
Global Leadership Summit
August 5-6, 2021
As a leader, we invite you to attend the Global Leadership Summit on August 5-6, 2021, where you will hear from world-class speakers and learn how to better your leadership. We each come from different settings, different families, and different backgrounds. Regardless of your circumstances, you can do one thing — lead well where you are.
We are pleased to serve among hundreds of host sites for the The Global Leadership Summit 2021. We look forward to this great opportunity to better our leadership.
Learn more about The Global Leadership Network and the Summit here.
More details and registration link for the GLS here
Leadership Institute 2021
September 29 - October 1, 2021
Whether you are clergy, church staff, or a lay leader in your church, plan to reserve 2-1/2 days in September for an infusion of practical ministry tools, proven strategies and inspiration to strengthen your church and your own leadership.
We are assessing the feasibility of safely hosting a smaller in person conference in addition to an all online offering. More details available in May 2021.
Volunteer with Us
Each year Resurrection welcomes thousands of pastors and church leaders for conferences and learning experiences coordinated by our ShareChurch team. You can be part of this exciting ministry and our vision to strengthen the church. Each conference needs volunteers to serve on a variety of hospitality teams.
Links to sign up for specific conferences will be posted here approximately 6 weeks prior to each event.
If you are interested in receiving newsletters about upcoming serving opportunities, please fill out this online form. We will add you to our email list to receive information about volunteering for each conference.
The ShareChurch Team
Debi Nixon
Executive Director of Donor Development and ShareChurch
Debi serves on the Executive Team as the Director of the Resurrection Foundation and Donor Development. She is also the Executive Director of ShareChurch, our ministry focused on strengthening churches and church leaders through conferences, teaching events, speaking,... Keep ReadingRandy Meyer
Director of ShareChurch Ministries
Randy joined COR staff in 2000. He was born and raised in Iowa and he is a graduate of Central College in Pella, Iowa. Prior to working at Resurrection, he worked in the corporate world with Allstate Insurance in various capacities.For fun, Randy likes to read... Keep ReadingKari Burgess
Program Director of ShareChurch
Kari's responsibilities on the ShareChurch team include marketing and guest registration and service for our conferences and marketing and support of ShareChurch.com.She enjoys running and hiking and loves being a cheerleader for her girls at all of their sporting,... Keep ReadingKathy Carter
Event Program Director
Kathy Carter has served on staff at Resurrection since 1997. She currently serves on the ShareChurch team. She is excited to work in an area that focuses on developing leaders and strengthening mainline churches. She loves to oversee the strategic development and... Keep ReadingJina Lindsay
Executive Assistant for Development & ShareChurch
Jina's background is in Information Technology (IT), including website development and databases. When her husband received a job transfer from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Kansas City four years ago she decided to start her own web design company to work with small... Keep ReadingDebi Nixon
Executive Director of Donor Development and ShareChurch
Debi serves on the Executive Team as the Director of the Resurrection Foundation and Donor Development. She is also the Executive Director of ShareChurch, our ministry focused on strengthening churches and church leaders through conferences, teaching events, speaking, partner church ministry and the sharing of resources on ShareChurch.com. She is the author of CATCH: A Churchwide Program for Invitational Evangelism and is the co-author of the Art of Hospitality: A Practical Guide for the Ministry of Radical Welcome.
She graduated from Missouri State University with a BS in Business Management and Marketing, starting her career in the apparel business, in the Executive Training Program for a major department store followed by a transition to the manufacturing side before transitioning to become the first Children's Ministry Director for the church in 1994.
As an emptynester, Debi enjoys being at the lake, cooking, participating in her small group and taking evening walks. Every once in a while, if she is lucky, you will also see her riding horses. She and her husband Reed, met while in college at Missouri State and married in 1984. They have two grown children and treasure each and every moment they are able to spend together, especially time with their precious grandchildren.
Contact Debi Nixon at (913) 544-0709
or email using the form below.
Randy Meyer
Director of ShareChurch Ministries
Randy joined COR staff in 2000. He was born and raised in Iowa and he is a graduate of Central College in Pella, Iowa. Prior to working at Resurrection, he worked in the corporate world with Allstate Insurance in various capacities.
For fun, Randy likes to read and play golf. But mostly, he LOVES to hang out with his kids and wife! He also loves to watch and follow sports of all kinds, particularly football, baseball, basketball, and golf. In his humble opinion, Q39 has the best brisket and burnt ends, while Joe's KC has the best ribs... and he cannot be talked out of that.
Contact Randy Meyer at (913) 544-0769
or email using the form below.
Kari Burgess
Program Director of ShareChurch
Kari's responsibilities on the ShareChurch team include marketing and guest registration and service for our conferences and marketing and support of ShareChurch.com.
She enjoys running and hiking and loves being a cheerleader for her girls at all of their sporting, music, theater and school events.
She considers it a joy to serve in ministry at Resurrection, using her gifts and skills gained in the corporate world toward the purpose of strengthening God's church.
Contact Kari Burgess at (913) 232-4139
or email using the form below.
Kathy Carter
Event Program Director
Kathy Carter has served on staff at Resurrection since 1997. She currently serves on the ShareChurch team. She is excited to work in an area that focuses on developing leaders and strengthening mainline churches. She loves to oversee the strategic development and oversight of conferences and leadership events.
Kathy is married and has 3 grown sons. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, traveling, spending time with friends and attending MIZZOU football games!
Contact Kathy Carter at (913) 544-0272
or email using the form below.
Jina Lindsay
Executive Assistant for Development & ShareChurch
Jina's background is in Information Technology (IT), including website development and databases. When her husband received a job transfer from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Kansas City four years ago she decided to start her own web design company to work with small businesses and nonprofit organizations.
Her family started attending Church of the Resurrection in December 2016 after her son had been invited to RezLife by one of his friends from school earlier in the year. She went on her first mission trip to South Africa in October 2017 and it had such a profound effect on her to see God’s work in action! Now, as a church staff member, Jina has the opportunity to be part of the church's vision “to be used by God to change lives, strengthen churches, and transform the world” – what a blessing!
She loves to spend time with her family (husband Steve and son Aidan), watch movies, read books and try new things!
Contact Jina Lindsay at (913) 544-0735
or email using the form below.
Kari Niehaus
ShareChurch Hospitality & Volunteer Coordinator
Partner Churches
Our Partner Church Ministry works with churches throughout the country to strengthen the United Methodist Church so that together we can more effectively change lives and transform communities through the power of Jesus Christ.
We see this partnership model as the modern equivalent of the circuit rider system that was instrumental in the early growth of Methodism. In our model, each partner church is independent and maintains its charge through its own conference, but it has access to resources and training through Church of the Resurrection and the other partner churches that it would never have otherwise.
Together – in partnership with one another – we can strengthen and revitalize our denomination and other mainline churches. To explore whether being a Partner Church is right for your church, contact Randy Meyer.
Current Partner Churches include
- Oakley UMC, Oakley, KS
- Ruthven UMC, Ruthven, IA
- Wright's Chapel UMC, Ruther Glen, VA