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Discernment Center
The Discernment Center helps potential pioneers clarify calling, assess readiness, and receive wise feedback before taking the next step toward church multiplication.
Dates
May 25–27, 2027
Location
Des Moines, Iowa
Calling
Character
Capacity
Competency
A guided process for leaders exploring pioneering ministry.
Clarify your call to pioneering ministry
Receive feedback from experienced multiplication leaders
Discern your current readiness for next steps
Identify areas of strength, growth, and support
What to Expect
The Discernment Center is a two-and-a-half-day interactive gathering taking place May 25–27, 2027, in Des Moines, Iowa. It is designed to help candidates and regional leaders listen carefully, assess honestly, and identify the wisest next step.
The experience is highly participatory. Candidates do not simply sit through lectures. They engage in church pioneering exercises, interviews, presentations, group interaction, and guided reflection. You will be with other leaders who are in a similar place of discernment, along with coaches and multiplication leaders who are there to observe, encourage, ask questions, and offer feedback.
Begin with a conversation so a CMC leader can learn about your calling, ministry experience, and current context.
Candidates prepare a short presentation that helps the team hear their call to ministry, philosophy of ministry, and recruiting message.
The Discernment Center is an interactive multi-day gathering with church pioneering exercises, interviews, observation, coaching, and prayer.
After the center, candidates receive feedback and a recommended next step for development, deployment, or further preparation.
Evaluation Focus
Coaches look for patterns of health, readiness, and alignment across the candidate’s life, leadership, relationships, and ministry context.
Does this person demonstrate a clear and durable sense of call to pioneering ministry?
Is there visible maturity, integrity, humility, teachability, and spiritual depth?
Does this person show the leadership, communication, relational, and missional ability needed for the work ahead?
Are the person, spouse, team, support structure, and ministry environment aligned in a way that gives the work a healthy foundation?
Ready to Begin?
A CMC leader can answer your questions, explain the gathering, and help you determine whether it is the right next step.