Partners in Ministry

Purpose: Celebration and Partners work together to create opportunities to exercise their gifts for the benefit of the Church and the world.

A History

Over more than three decades, hundreds of men, women and children have been part of a new way of Christian living and ministry — at Church of the Redeemer in Houston where it began, or in one of the Communities of Celebration. In the early years, the Spirit of God encouraged many people to experience first-hand the joys and hard knocks of life shared in community, in preparation for creative work and ministry in many places.

Today the Community continues to steward the gifts God entrusted to us in our formative years. Chief among them is the gift of community, which is at the heart of our calling as disciples. We are exploring, with those who have journeyed with us, how to exercise our gifts together for the benefit of the Church and the world.

Who can be a Partner?

Partners in Ministry are former members, Companions, and friends of Celebration who have shared the vision and life of Celebration, but whose own lives and commitments have led them to other places. The first Partners gathering in London (October 2001) and the first American conference in Aliquippa (Labor Day 2002) renewed old friendships and set many branches of ministry in motion.

What does the Ministry do?

The form and expression of this ministry is shaped by the skills, gifts and experience of those involved — building teams of Partners around areas of ministry, locally in Aliquippa and wherever Partners are found.

Interested? Contact us to start the conversation.