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Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Thousands Attend 2025 ARC Conference Hosted by Association of Related Churches
The Association of Related Churches hosted the 2025 ARC Conference at Milestone Church in Keller, TX, where over 3,000 pastors and leaders gathered to be equipped, inspired, and united in their mission to build life-giving churches. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 16, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Association of Related Churches (ARC) welcomed more than 3,000 pastors, leaders, and ministry teams to the 2025 ARC Conference, held April 29–30 at Milestone Church in Keller, Texas. The two-day event brought together voices from across the ARC church network and beyond, all united by a common vision: to see a thriving church in every community. Hosted by Jeff and Brandy Little, Lead Pastors of Milestone Church, the ARC Conference created space for encouragement, equipping, and relational connection. Focusing on the power of the local church and the impact of church planting, attendees left energized to return to their cities and lead with renewed passion. Main session speakers included Dino Rizzo, President and Executive Director of ARC; Chris Hodges, Founding Pastor of Church of the Highlands and the first-ever ARC church plant; and John Siebeling, Lead Pastor of The Life Church in Memphis. They were joined by other influential voices such as Aaron Burke of Radiant Church in Tampa, Steve Robinson of Church of the King, Charlotte Gambill, Priscilla Shirer of Going Beyond Ministries, and several pastors representing more recent ARC church plants: Matthew Davis (Blueprint Church, Houston), Amby Ehiemere (The Well Church, Rockville), and Mark Francey (Oceans Church, Orange County). Throughout the event, attendees participated in specialized App Sessions covering leadership, ministry operations, youth and kids ministry, worship, creative arts, and production. These smaller gatherings provided practical takeaways designed to strengthen churches in every area of ministry. One standout moment of the conference was the ARC Women Lunch & Learn. This event was a gathering focused on encouraging and equipping women in ministry, and emphasized ARC's commitment to supporting leaders at every level and in every role within the church. Dino Rizzo noted the significance of this year's gathering, saying, "The ARC Conference continues to be a place where relationships are formed and vision is renewed. There's nothing like seeing thousands of leaders gathered with one heart to build life-giving churches." The 2025 ARC Conference was a reflection of the Association of Related Churches' growing influence in shaping the future of church planting and leadership development. With over 1,160 churches planted through ARC since its inception, the momentum continues to build as more leaders step into their calling. To learn more about ARC, future events, or how to plant a church through the Association of Related Churches, visit About the Association of Related Churches (ARC): The Association of Related Churches (ARC) represents a collaborative network comprising independent congregations from various denominations, networks, and backgrounds. Its primary mission is to provide essential support and resources to church planters and pastors, enabling them to effectively share the teachings of Jesus Christ. ARC's operational approach revolves around empowering and equipping church leaders, thus helping them foster the widespread dissemination of Christ's life-changing message. Established in 2000, the Association of Related Churches has evolved into a worldwide entity and has played a pivotal role in facilitating the establishment of over 1,160 new churches globally. View source version on Contacts Media Contacts Organization: Association of Related ChurchesLocation: Birmingham, ALEmail: inquiries@ Phone Number: 205.981.4566Website: Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
16 hours ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Thousands Attend 2025 ARC Conference Hosted by Association of Related Churches
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Association of Related Churches (ARC) welcomed more than 3,000 pastors, leaders, and ministry teams to the 2025 ARC Conference, held April 29–30 at Milestone Church in Keller, Texas. The two-day event brought together voices from across the ARC church network and beyond, all united by a common vision: to see a thriving church in every community. Hosted by Jeff and Brandy Little, Lead Pastors of Milestone Church, the ARC Conference created space for encouragement, equipping, and relational connection. Focusing on the power of the local church and the impact of church planting, attendees left energized to return to their cities and lead with renewed passion. Main session speakers included Dino Rizzo, President and Executive Director of ARC; Chris Hodges, Founding Pastor of Church of the Highlands and the first-ever ARC church plant; and John Siebeling, Lead Pastor of The Life Church in Memphis. They were joined by other influential voices such as Aaron Burke of Radiant Church in Tampa, Steve Robinson of Church of the King, Charlotte Gambill, Priscilla Shirer of Going Beyond Ministries, and several pastors representing more recent ARC church plants: Matthew Davis (Blueprint Church, Houston), Amby Ehiemere (The Well Church, Rockville), and Mark Francey (Oceans Church, Orange County). Throughout the event, attendees participated in specialized App Sessions covering leadership, ministry operations, youth and kids ministry, worship, creative arts, and production. These smaller gatherings provided practical takeaways designed to strengthen churches in every area of ministry. One standout moment of the conference was the ARC Women Lunch & Learn. This event was a gathering focused on encouraging and equipping women in ministry, and emphasized ARC's commitment to supporting leaders at every level and in every role within the church. Dino Rizzo noted the significance of this year's gathering, saying, 'The ARC Conference continues to be a place where relationships are formed and vision is renewed. There's nothing like seeing thousands of leaders gathered with one heart to build life-giving churches.' The 2025 ARC Conference was a reflection of the Association of Related Churches' growing influence in shaping the future of church planting and leadership development. With over 1,160 churches planted through ARC since its inception, the momentum continues to build as more leaders step into their calling. To learn more about ARC, future events, or how to plant a church through the Association of Related Churches, visit About the Association of Related Churches (ARC): The Association of Related Churches (ARC) represents a collaborative network comprising independent congregations from various denominations, networks, and backgrounds. Its primary mission is to provide essential support and resources to church planters and pastors, enabling them to effectively share the teachings of Jesus Christ. ARC's operational approach revolves around empowering and equipping church leaders, thus helping them foster the widespread dissemination of Christ's life-changing message. Established in 2000, the Association of Related Churches has evolved into a worldwide entity and has played a pivotal role in facilitating the establishment of over 1,160 new churches globally.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Jordan Peterson has seen enough of ‘doom and gloom apocalypse mongering,' says civilization has bright future
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is optimistic about the future of the world, and he hopes the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) Conference helps deep thinkers from around the globe come away believing civilization is heading in the right direction. The three-day ARC Conference kicked off on Monday in London, offering thought leaders from across the globe a chance to formulate and exchange ideas. Peterson, who helped form ARC, called it a "new movement designed to bring traditional conservatives and classic liberals together at the cultural level, at the foundational level, all across the Western world and the broader world as well." "One of the fundamental differentiating features of ARC is that we're offering an invitational future. We want to produce a vision of the future that's so compelling and so positive, that non-cynical and non-naive people looking for hope will find it attractive enough to be voluntarily on board," Peterson told Fox News Digital moments after he delivered his keynote speech. "We don't view the future through a zero-sum or Malthusian lens. We don't think that there is a scarcity of resources. We don't think that the poor have to suffer to serve the planet. We don't think that energy should be expensive. We don't think that the family is a destructive unit," he continued. "Quite the contrary." Jordan Peterson Says He's Baffled By 'Degree Of Animosity' Toward Trump By 'Elitist Leftist Types' Peterson said ARC believes there is "more than enough of everything to go around" and things like energy "should be cheap and plentiful and that the future would be abundant." Read On The Fox News App "People of goodwill can make the desert bloom," Peterson said. "We don't use force or compulsion. We don't use fear. We use invitation, which is the proper foundation for voluntary governance," he added. "We're inviting people to a future of unlimited possibility." Peterson believes that "people of goodwill" can achieve unlimited possibilities if they compete in a trustworthy and reliable manner. "There's every reason to assume that we're on the verge of a remarkable future. We've had enough of top-down globalist, utopian doom and gloom apocalypse mongering," Peterson said. He said ARC doesn't use fear and compulsion to get its point across, noting that "tyrants do that," but real leaders "invite." "ARC is an invitational organization, and it's also devoted to supporting individual people in their own life, in their own responsible adventure, and so we're not interested in a top-down tyranny. Quite the contrary. We hope we can manage that," Peterson said. Dr. Jordan Peterson Airs Pride Month Grievances, Says 'Celebration Of Sexuality' Is Named After Cardinal Sin Peterson helped start ARC and serves on its advisory board. Keynote speakers include Vivek Ramaswamy, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel, Free Press founder Bari Weiss, Harvard Kennedy School professor Arthur C. Brooks, Hoover Institution research fellow Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Bishop Robert Barron, Dr. Bjorn Lomborg of the Copenhagen Consensus, Cosmos Institute founder Brendan McCord, former U.S. Department of Energy secretary Chris Wright, columnist Daniel Hannan author David Brooks, Whole Foods Market co-founder John Mackey, former President of Hungary Katalin Novák and independent journalist Michael Shellenberger, along with Peterson and many other thought leaders. "I think people can judge for themselves. They can judge ARC for themselves because we're making everything that we do public and transparent. All of the proceedings of this conference are filmed and will be available on YouTube. And so, people can go and listen for themselves and reevaluate for themselves if the vision of the future that we're outlining is one that they find attractive," Peterson said. He hopes that people come away compelled to partake in worthwhile civil or political action. He said the conference has more than doubled in size since it launched in 2023, and he believes the 2025 edition was particularly well-timed. Jordan Peterson Slams 'Carnivorous, Bureaucratic, Moralizing Dimwits' Behind His Mandated Sensitivity Training "We're very optimistic not only about the conference, but about the future of the West and perhaps the world in general," Peterson said. "We're mainly obliged to be optimistic about the future. It's not a sign of naïveté. Quite the contrary. It's a sign of courage and faith," he said. "And that's what we want to foster and promote." ARC bills itself as "an international movement with a vision for a better world where empowered citizens take responsibility and work together to bring flourishing and prosperity to their families, communities, and nations." The group rejects "the inevitability of decline," and seeks "solutions which draw on humanity's highest virtues and extraordinary capacity for innovation and ingenuity."Original article source: Jordan Peterson has seen enough of 'doom and gloom apocalypse mongering,' says civilization has bright future
Fox News
18-02-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Jordan Peterson has seen enough of ‘doom and gloom apocalypse mongering,' says civilization has bright future
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is optimistic about the future of the world, and he hopes the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) Conference helps deep thinkers from around the globe come away believing civilization is heading in the right direction. The three-day ARC Conference kicked off on Monday in London, offering thought leaders from across the globe a chance to formulate and exchange ideas. Peterson, who helped form ARC, called it a "new movement designed to bring traditional conservatives and classic liberals together at the cultural level, at the foundational level, all across the Western world and the broader world as well." "One of the fundamental differentiating features of ARC is that we're offering an invitational future. We want to produce a vision of the future that's so compelling and so positive, that non-cynical and non-naive people looking for hope will find it attractive enough to be voluntarily on board," Peterson told Fox News Digital moments after he delivered his keynote speech. "We don't view the future through a zero-sum or Malthusian lens. We don't think that there is a scarcity of resources. We don't think that the poor have to suffer to serve the planet. We don't think that energy should be expensive. We don't think that the family is a destructive unit," he continued. "Quite the contrary." Peterson said ARC believes there is "more than enough of everything to go around" and things like energy "should be cheap and plentiful and that the future would be abundant." "People of goodwill can make the desert bloom," Peterson said. "We don't use force or compulsion. We don't use fear. We use invitation, which is the proper foundation for voluntary governance," he added. "We're inviting people to a future of unlimited possibility." Peterson believes that "people of goodwill" can achieve unlimited possibilities if they compete in a trustworthy and reliable manner. "There's every reason to assume that we're on the verge of a remarkable future. We've had enough of top-down globalist, utopian doom and gloom apocalypse mongering," Peterson said. He said ARC doesn't use fear and compulsion to get its point across, noting that "tyrants do that," but real leaders "invite." "ARC is an invitational organization, and it's also devoted to supporting individual people in their own life, in their own responsible adventure, and so we're not interested in a top-down tyranny. Quite the contrary. We hope we can manage that," Peterson said. Peterson helped start ARC and serves on its advisory board. Keynote speakers include Vivek Ramaswamy, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel, Free Press founder Bari Weiss, Harvard Kennedy School professor Arthur C. Brooks, Hoover Institution research fellow Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Bishop Robert Barron, Dr. Bjorn Lomborg of the Copenhagen Consensus, Cosmos Institute founder Brendan McCord, former U.S. Department of Energy secretary Chris Wright, columnist Daniel Hannan author David Brooks, Whole Foods Market co-founder John Mackey, former President of Hungary Katalin Novák and independent journalist Michael Shellenberger, along with Peterson and many other thought leaders. "I think people can judge for themselves. They can judge ARC for themselves because we're making everything that we do public and transparent. All of the proceedings of this conference are filmed and will be available on YouTube. And so, people can go and listen for themselves and reevaluate for themselves if the vision of the future that we're outlining is one that they find attractive," Peterson said. He hopes that people come away compelled to partake in worthwhile civil or political action. He said the conference has more than doubled in size since it launched in 2023, and he believes the 2025 edition was particularly well-timed. "We're very optimistic not only about the conference, but about the future of the West and perhaps the world in general," Peterson said. "We're mainly obliged to be optimistic about the future. It's not a sign of naïveté. Quite the contrary. It's a sign of courage and faith," he said. "And that's what we want to foster and promote." ARC bills itself as "an international movement with a vision for a better world where empowered citizens take responsibility and work together to bring flourishing and prosperity to their families, communities, and nations." The group rejects "the inevitability of decline," and seeks "solutions which draw on humanity's highest virtues and extraordinary capacity for innovation and ingenuity."
