HOW DO WE DO IT?
PRAY + CONVENE + CONNECT + COLLABORATE + EDUCATE + EQUIP
PRAYER
PASTORS PRAYER GATHERINGS
In 2008 we began to seek out the elders at the gate to gather together and pray for one another.
Pastors Prayer Gatherings happen the last Friday of every month at a church (always rotating) in the NEO region.
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Format:
Pray for the house
Pray for one another
Pray for the region
SOLEMN ASSEMBLIES
Due to a "Sons of Issachar" moment in 2018, Solemn Assemblies began to be called annually.
"Consecrate a fast, call a sacred assembly; gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord." - Joel 1:14
NEO PRAYER SHIELD
Prayer warriors from across Northeast Ohio formed the NEOPS in 2016 as an effort to document and encourage 24/7 prayer coverage in our cities.
KINGDOM
LEADERSHIP
ANNUAL LEADERSHIP SUMMITS
In 2004 marketplace ministry came into focus for us with an understanding to build strategic apostolic and team leaders from the marketplace who could interface with like-minded church-place leaders.
In 2018 we began to host an Annual Leadership Summit. These summits serve to connect with both the Ezra (Church) & Nehemiah (Marketplace) leaders in a focused and collaborative context.
CITYWIDE CONFERENCES
Beginning in 2001, citywide conferences were launched to bring in nationally recognized speakers. Over time we felt the Lord leading us to narrow our focus on engaging leaders specifically. However, it is still a desire to engage the broader church (the Body of Christ) in meaningful ways.
SHARPEN-THE-AXE VIRTUAL FORUMS
​Discussing topics of the times and our Biblical response.
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Sharpen-the-Axe forums started in 2014 as an intentional gathering to discuss pertinent topics over the lunch hour together.
Since covid-19, we have pivoted from in-person to a Zoom format. Join us on ZOOM for a lunch-hour forum with guest speakers who touch on pertinent topics, followed by an extended Q&A.
JEWISH COMMUNITY
RABBI-PASTOR ROUNDTABLES
Birthed out of a divinely orchestrated connection back in 2008, Non-Messianic Rabbis and Cross-denominational Pastors come together to discuss meaningful topics. Discussions are held both virtually and in-person at the Cleveland Jewish Federation.
JEWISH-EVANGELICAL DIALOGUES
Our relationship with the Cleveland Jewish Federation also birthed quarterly Jewish-Evangelical dialogues, allowing for community members of both the Christian and Jewish faith to get to know one another and learn from each other over discussion-led topics.
HARVEST LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
INSTITUTE
In 1998, HarvestNet Institute was birthed as a collaborative ministry school with a vision to provide "Regional Equipping for Worldwide Harvest". The institute has been foundational in birthing all of the other expressions of relationship building through the lens of the Citywide church.
ROOTS OF FAITH STUDY TOUR
In 2011 study tours to Israel were launched out of a desire to reconnect with the roots of our faith. This 12 day intensive study tour will educate and equip you through 4 lenses:
1.Biblically
2.Archeologically
3.Historically
4.Contemporarily
YOUTH-ED
A.S.A.P. AMERICA
ALL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY PROGRAM
The All School Assembly Program (ASAP) is a regional collaborative outreach effort to Elementary, Middle and High School students throughout the seven county area of Northeast Ohio, and beyond.
ASAP involves churches, ministries, and local stakeholders agreeing to work together to engage the next generation in our communities through bringing an impactful daytime assembly to their local school with an evening Gospel comeback event.
S.M.A.R.T.
RELEASED TIME BIBLE EDUCATION
SMART Released Time Bible Education is a regional network made up of Churches and Ministries across both denominational and geographical boundaries offering bible classes to students during the school day.
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HarvestNet is partnered with School Ministries Ohio, who has successfully launched religious teaching programs like SMART throughout the state of Ohio.
Covered under the Religious Released Time public policy, SMART is approved by both Federal and State legislation and allows for students to leave campus one day a week for 1 hour during the school day to learn about the Bible. At the High School level, students can be approved for school credit by attending SMART as a daily elective in their school schedules. ​