#ReCenter Christ in 2026 ~ A Challenge to Re-Anchor the Church in Jesus

#ReCenter Christ in 2026 ~

A Challenge to Re-Anchor the Church in Jesus

A Modular Inquiry

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The One Thing That Changes Every Thing

This is not a formal essay or theological monograph. It is a modular inquiry.

“Inquiry: a request for information, a systematic investigation and

examination into facts or principles, research, to seek, look into”

I am presenting a selection of “modules” for your thoughtful consideration.

Direction-setting questions.
Discussion-prompting visuals.
Ministry-reviewing templates.
Vision-casting ideas.

“Modules: parts, components, units, sections, elements, and building blocks,

while more specific terms depend on context, such as courses/chapters (education),

assemblies/plug-ins (technology),

or segments/features (general/technical).

Essentially, any word meaning a self-contained piece making up a larger system work.”

They may also serve as a resource to your personal study, a group discussion, a sermon or seminar teaching, and/or as a printable handout.

Use as your Think Bank. Print for seminars.

My prayer is for you to have a Spirit-led, Scripture-fed experience that guides you to reimagine your life and your ministry with Christ recentered.

Every meeting (gatherings), each message (teaching and preaching), every ministry (worship, prayer, disciplemaking), every mission (evangelism, community impact, global outreach).

We already have the teachings, the parables and the principles of Christ.

What we desperately need is the very presence of Christ.

In us. With us. Leading us.

Not doing more for Christ … Rediscovering life with Christ at the center.

>Everything here is offered freely to support prayerful, unhurried engagement.

>Use what serves your context. Put aside what does not. Share/Print with others.

>Respond to each module with 3 questions:

WHAT? does this mea to me/us * SO WHAT? are th eimplications of changing * NOW WHAT? is our first step

{ © Phil Miglioratti • 2026 • Permission Granted for Posting-Projecting-Printing }

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#ReCenter Christ in 2026

Modules for Your Journey

What To Expect

Why This Matters

What This Is … And Is Not + The Core Commitments

#ReCenter Christ in 2026 — A Challenge to Re-Anchor the Church in Jesus

#ReEngage Scripture as You ReCenter Christ

#ReImagine … by Asking Questions

ReEngage Scripture … that Transforms Ministry by Renewing How We Think

#ReImagine … Visualize … Introduce a New Ministry Framework

A Yearlong Invitation to Re-Align Our Lives and Churches:

Leadership Retreat Sermon-Series

Month-by-Month Planning and Scripture Guides

Leaders’ Covenant Small Groups

The #ReCenter Forum – Commentary and Content

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#Recenter Christ in 20206 ~ What To Expect

To ReCenter Christ

is to re-place self, schedules, and strategies with the living presence of Jesus —

and to expect/experience that presence whenever we gather, serve, pray, and lead.

#Recenter Christ in 20206 ~ Why This Matters

ReCentering Christ is not a shift in emphasis.
It is a return to reality.

Scripture does not present Jesus as a topic to be studied, a model to be copied, or a figure to be admired from a distance.

Many churches are faithful, active, and sincere—yet weary, distracted, and fragmented.

The answer is not doing more for Christ or merely learning more about Christ.

The invitation before us is simpler—and deeper: to reimagine … then rediscover life with Christ at the center.

“Christ in you, the hope of glory.” (Colossians 1:27)

“Christ is all, and in all.” (Colossians 3:11)

“I am with you always.” (Matthew 28:20

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You are not being asked to lead harder, but to abide deeper.

If you are tired, discouraged, or carrying more than you can name—this invitation is for you.

The Church does not carry Christ forward. Christ carries the Church.

#ReCenter Christ: 2026 — What This Is … And Is Not + The Core Commitments

This IS:

A yearlong invitation, not a quick fix
A shared language for renewal
Formation before strategy
Presence before performance

This is NOT:

A campaign to complete
A program to implement
A critique of faithful leaders
Another burden to carry

The Core Commitments

At the heart of #ReCenter Christ are seven formative practices:

Reinvite Christ — personally and corporately
Reintroduce the Teachings of Jesus
Reincorporate the Lord’s Table — often, not rushed
Reinspire Worship — centered on Christ
Reignite Prayer — asking, seeking, knocking
Reinquire Leadership — shaped by servanthood
Reinvolve Hospitality, Mercy, and Justice — integrated with evangelism

These are not steps to accomplish, but spaces to inhabit.

As You -

Begin Personally - Read · Pray · Reflect
Include Your Leadership Team -Covenant · Conversation · Discernment
Shepherd Your Church - Introduce · Practice · Grow slowly
Facilitate Your Small Group -Scripture · Question · Simple practice

#ReCenter Christ: 2026 — A Challenge to Re-Anchor the Church in Jesus

“But (despite all I affirm of what you have done) I have this against you:

you have abandoned the passionate love you had for me at the beginning. (Jesus, Revelation 2:4)

This is not about doing more for Christ, or merely learning more about Christ, but rediscovering life with Christ at the center.

Reinvite Christ — personally and corporately (repent • recommit • receive)

Reintroduce the Teachings of Jesus (sermons • seminars • shared learning)

Reincorporate the Lord’s Table — often, not occasionally, not rushed

Reinspire Worship — centered on glorifying Christ, not performance

Reignite Prayer — asking, seeking, knocking; not informing or advising God

Reinquire Leadership — to pursue servanthood, not boardroom control

Reinvolve Hospitality, Mercy, and Justice — integrated with evangelism

#ReEngage Scripture As You ReCenter Christ

SCRIPTURE MAPPED TO EACH Re– PRACTICE

This can function as a leader’s guide, teaching tool, or discipleship resource.

Reinvite Christ

“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock.” — Revelation 3:20
“Return to me, and I will return to you.” — Malachi 3:7
“Repent… so that times of refreshing may come.” — Acts 3:19

Focus: Presence welcomed, not assumed

Reintroduce the Teachings of Jesus

“You have one Teacher, the Messiah.” — Matthew 23:10
“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” — John 6:68
“Teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” — Matthew 28:20

Focus: Jesus Himself, not merely Christian content

Reincorporate the Lord’s Table

“Do this in remembrance of Me.” — Luke 22:19
“Is not the cup… a participation in the blood of Christ?” — 1 Corinthians 10:16
“They recognized Him in the breaking of the bread.” — Luke 24:35

Focus: Formation before mission

Reinspire Worship

“True worshipers will worship… in spirit and truth.” — John 4:23
“Fixing our eyes on Jesus.” — Hebrews 12:2
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.” — Colossians 3:16

Focus: Glorifying Christ, not performing for people

Reignite Prayer

“Lord, teach us to pray.” — Luke 11:1
“Ask… seek… knock.” — Luke 11:9–10
“Abide in me… and ask whatever you wish.” — John 15:7

Focus: Dependence, listening, expectancy

Reinquire Leadership

“Whoever wants to be first must be servant of all.” — Mark 9:35
“The Son of Man did not come to be served.” — Mark 10:45
“Have this mindset among yourselves… Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 2:5

Focus: Servanthood, not control

Reinvolve Hospitality, Mercy, and Justice

“I was hungry and you gave me food.” — Matthew 25:35–40
“Love your neighbor as yourself.” — Luke 10:27
“Faith expressing itself through love.” — Galatians 5:6

Focus: Love embodied as witness

#ReImagine … By Asking Questions

>Print to Make notes – Use in Discussions

What would it look like to re-invite Christ—not just assume Him?

What if we re-taught Jesus, not merely Christian doctrines and practices?

What if the Table shaped us more than the sermon?

What if worship formed us spiritually, not merely filled the room with songs?

What if prayer became our first instinct … sent us outward?

What if leadership looked like servanthood in action more than discussion and deciding?

What if acts of kindness became our evangelism calling card?

#ReEngage Scripture… that Transforms Ministry by Renewing How We Think

Christ IN Us

Christian faith is not external conformity but indwelling life.

“Christ in you, the hope of glory.” — Colossians 1:27
“It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” — Galatians 2:20
“If Christ is in you… the Spirit is life.” — Romans 8:10
“…that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.” — Ephesians 3:17

"Or do you not recognize about yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you?" — 2 Corinthians 13:5

If Christ lives in us, He cannot remain peripheral

Christ IS All

Jesus is not one priority among many—He is the integrating center.

“Christ is all, and in all.” — Colossians 3:11

“He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.”— Colossians 1:17–18
“Christ Jesus… became for us wisdom… righteousness… sanctification… redemption.” — 1 Corinthians 1:30

"Abide in me, and I in you, as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” — John 15:4-5

"Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus" (referring to humility and selflessness). — Philippians 2:5

"He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? — Romans 8:32

When Christ is central, everything else finds its place

Christ WITH Us

The defining mark of God’s people is presence.

“I am with you always.” — Matthew 28:20

“We will come to them and make our home with them.” — John 14:23

“Where two or three are gathered… I am there.” — Matthew 18:20

“If your presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.” — Exodus 33:15

The Church does not exist to function efficiently, but to abide faithfully

Christ FOR Us

Christ’s work is not only past—it is present and active.

“Christ Jesus… is interceding for us.” — Romans 8:34
“He always lives to intercede.” — Hebrews 7:25
“Let us approach the throne of grace with confidence.” — Hebrews 4:16

Dependence, not performance, flows from a Christ-centered life

Christ at the Center of the Church

The Church exists because Christ sustains it.

“The church… is His body, the fullness of Him who fills everything.” — Ephesians 1:22–23
“No one can lay any foundation other than Jesus Christ.” — 1 Corinthians 3:11
“Apart from me you can do nothing.” — John 15:5

#ReImagine … Visualize … Introduce a New Ministry Framework

Considerations for Introducing "#ReCenter Christ"

OPENING

“Today I want to introduce something gently—not as a program or initiative, but as an invitation.

We’re calling it #ReCenter Christ.

This is not about doing more for Christ or learning more about Christ.
It’s about rediscovering life with Christ at the center.”

We must → RePlace self and schedules with Christ.”

NAMING THE NEED

“Many churches—including ours—are faithful and active.
And yet many of us feel weary, stretched, and fragmented.

Scripture doesn’t tell us to try harder. It invites us to abide deeper.

We must → RePrrioritize experiencing Christ’s presence as the expectation when gathering for worship, fellowship, discipleship, stewardship, leadership.”

(Read Colossians 1:27 or John 15:5 slowly.)

FRAMING THE INVITATION

“This is not something we’re adding to our calendar.
It’s a posture we’re choosing to recover.

Throughout 2026, we’ll be paying attention to where Christ is central—and where He may have been assumed.”

SETTING EXPECTATIONS

“There’s no finish line here.
No pressure to move fast.
No requirement to do everything.

We will start small, listen well, and trust Christ to lead.”

CONFESSIONAL PRAYER

“Jesus Christ,
we confess that we often work for You
more than we live with You.

Re-center us.
Re-anchor us.
Teach us to abide again.

Amen.”

Begin wherever you are. Christ is already present.

Visual Frameworks: The Circle, The Anchor, The Table, The Path

Four Ways to Picture the Journey

The Circle — Christ at the center; everything flows from Him

The Anchor — Hope grounded; drift resisted

The Table — Formed together; sent into the world

The Path — Not an event, but a way of walking

THE CIRCLE (Formation)

Center: Jesus Christ

Inner Ring: Prayer • Table • Teaching

Outer Ring: Worship • Leadership • Hospitality • Justice • Mission

Message: Everything flows from Christ at the center.
When the center is clear, the edges are healthy.

THE CIRCLE (Formation)

Your Response:

Questions?

Ideas?

Adopt/Adapt?

Next Step?

THE ANCHOR (Maturity)

Anchor Head: Christ

Shaft: Teaching & Table

Flukes: Prayer & Worship

Chain: Leadership • Hospitality • Justice • Evangelism

Message: The Church is not drifting because it lacks activity,
but because it has loosened its anchor.

THE ANCHOR (Maturity)

Your Response:

Questions?

Ideas?

Adopt/Adapt?

Next Step?

THE TABLE (Formation + Mission)

At the Table: Christ with His people

Formed By: Presence • Confession • Gratitude • Communion

Sent To: Neighborhoods • Workplaces • Relationships

Message: The Table does not end the gathering—it launches it.

THE TABLE (Formation + Mission)

Your Response:

Questions?

Ideas?

Adopt/Adapt?

Next Step?

THE PATH (Journey)

Step 1: ReCenter Christ

Step 2: RePractice His Way

Step 3: ReImagine Church

Step 4: ReLive Faith Everyday

Message: This is not an event.
It is a way of walking together.

THE PATH (Journey)

Your Response:

Questions?

Ideas?

Adopt/Adapt?

Next Step?

#ReCenter Christ: 2026 —

A Yearlong Invitation to Re-Align Our Lives and Churches

Planning Guides/Outlines

*Leadership Lab

*Leadership Lab Workbook

*Leadership Retreat

*Sermon-Series

*Monthly Planning Prompts

*A Monthly Rhythm of Scripture Readings

*Links to #Recenter Forum

#ReCenter Christ – Leadership Lab

A Guided Space for Leaders to Re-Anchor in Christ Together

PURPOSE OF THE LEADER LAB

The #ReCenter Christ Leader Lab exists to help pastors and ministry leaders:

Slow down long enough to notice where Christ is central—and where He is assumed
Listen together before deciding or strategizing
Recover leadership as servanthood rooted in presence
Discern next faithful steps without pressure to produce outcomes

This Lab is not about fixing the Church.
It is about attending to Christ.

WHO THIS LAB IS FOR

Pastors and associate pastors
Elders, board members, and ministry leaders
Denominational or network leaders
Facilitators guiding others through #ReCenter Christ

Ideal group size: 6–16 leaders
Ideal duration: 90 minutes (or 2 hours if unhurried)

LAB POSTURE (READ ALOUD AT THE START)

“This Leader Lab is a space for presence, not performance.
Listening, not debating.
Discernment, not decision-making.
Christ is our host.
We are here to notice what He is already doing.”

LEADER LAB FLOW (90 MINUTES)
ARRIVAL & CENTERING (10 minutes)

Practice: Listening Prayer

Two minutes of silence
Read slowly: Colossians 1:15–20
Two more minutes of silence

Prompt (no sharing yet):
What am I carrying into this space that I need to set down?

NAMING THE CENTER (15 minutes)

Reading (aloud):

“Jesus Christ is not one priority among many.
He is the center from which everything else finds its place.”

Guided Questions (open sharing):

Where does Christ feel clearly central in my life or leadership right now?
Where might Christ be assumed rather than attended to?

Rule:
No responses to one another. Only listening.

III. EXPLORING THE RE– PRACTICES (25 minutes)

Read each practice slowly, one at a time:

Reinvite Christ
Reintroduce the Teachings of Jesus
Reincorporate the Lord’s Table
Reinspire Worship
Reignite Prayer
Reinquire Leadership
Reinvolve Hospitality, Mercy, and Justice

After each, pause 30–60 seconds.

Discernment Questions:

Which practice resonates most deeply right now?
Which one feels resisted, uncomfortable, or neglected?

Facilitator cue:
Do not rush. Silence is doing work.

ReIMAGINE TOGETHER (20 minutes)

Choose 3–4 questions from the ReImagine list:

What would it look like to re-invite Christ—not just assume Him?
What if the Table shaped us more than the sermon?
What if prayer became our first instinct?
What if leadership looked like servanthood in action?
What if kindness became our evangelism calling card?

Guidelines:

Speak from personal experience
No correcting or persuading
Curiosity over certainty

DISCERNING A FAITHFUL NEXT STEP (10 minutes)

Individual reflection (written):

What might Christ be inviting me to release?
What simple practice might help me stay re-centered?

Then optional sharing:

One sentence per person
No advice given

BLESSING & SENDING (10 minutes)

Prayer Option:

Pray for one another in pairs
Or speak a blessing aloud over the group

Close with: “Jesus Christ, be the center of our lives and leadership. Amen.”

FACILITATOR GUIDELINES (CRITICAL)

Do this:

Protect silence
Model humility
Keep the pace slow
Trust Christ to lead

Do NOT:

Solve problems
Generate action plans
Debate theology
Rush toward outcomes

The Lab succeeds when leaders leave more attentive, not more certain.

LEADER LAB TAKEAWAYS

Participants leave with:

A shared language for 2026
One personal discernment insight
Permission to lead from presence
A deeper awareness of Christ’s nearness

OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS

Use the Leader Lab as:

A pastors’ gathering
A board or elder retreat
A denominational roundtable
A launch space for #ReCenter Christ

Repeat quarterly with the same group if desired.

#ReCenter Christ – Leadership Lab Workbook

A Guided Space for Leaders to Re-Anchor in Christ

HOW TO USE THIS WORKBOOK

This workbook is designed to support a Leader Lab, not replace it.

Write slowly.
Leave space blank if needed.
Silence is part of the work.
There are no “right” answers.

This is about attention, not achievement.

OPENING ORIENTATION

“Jesus Christ is not one priority among many.
He is the center from which everything else finds its place.”

Before beginning, pause for silence.

Listening Prayer (2 minutes):
“Jesus Christ, be the center again.”

SECTION 1 — ARRIVAL & CENTERING

Scripture

Colossians 1:15–20 (read slowly)

“…so that in everything He might have the supremacy.”

Reflection

What am I carrying into this space—
responsibilities, expectations, anxieties—that I need to set down?

Notes / Ideas:

SECTION 2 — NAMING THE CENTER

Guided Reflection

Where does Christ feel clearly central in my life and leadership right now?

Where might Christ be assumed rather than intentionally attended to?

Gentle Prompt

What tends to occupy the center when Christ is not consciously there?

☐ Urgency
☐ Performance
☐ Approval
☐ Control
☐ Fear
☐ Habit
☐ Other: ______________________

SECTION 3 — THE RE– PRACTICES

Read each practice slowly.
After each, pause before writing.

Reinvite Christ

personally and corporately (repent • recommit • receive)

What does reinviting Christ require of me right now?

What might repentance look like—not as shame, but as return?

Reintroduce the Teachings of Jesus

Where have I emphasized Christian ideas more than Jesus Himself?

What teaching of Jesus has been neglected or softened?

Reincorporate the Lord’s Table

often, not occasionally, not rushed

What does the Table currently represent in my church context?

How might Communion form us more deeply if unhurried?

Reinspire Worship

centered on glorifying Christ, not performance

Where has worship become functional or predictable?

What would it look like to expect Christ’s presence when we gather?

Reignite Prayer

asking • seeking • knocking

How would you describe your current posture in prayer?

☐ Asking
☐ Informing
☐ Performing
☐ Listening
☐ Avoiding

What is one prayer you’ve stopped praying—or never dared to?

Reinquire Leadership

servanthood, not boardroom control

How has leadership shaped me more than I have noticed?

Where is Christ inviting me to lead with less control and more trust?

Reinvolve Hospitality, Mercy, and Justice

integrated with evangelism

Where does love in action already show up in our life together?

What keeps kindness from being central to our witness?

SECTION 4 — REIMAGINE

Read each question slowly.
Do not answer all of them.
Circle one or two that linger.

☐ What would it look like to re-invite Christ—not just assume Him?
☐ What if we re-taught Jesus, not merely Christian doctrines and practices?
☐ What if the Table shaped us more than the sermon?
☐ What if worship formed us spiritually, not merely filled the room with songs?
☐ What if prayer became our first instinct—and sent us outward?
☐ What if leadership looked like servanthood in action?
☐ What if acts of kindness became our evangelism calling card?

Write on the question(s) you circled:

SECTION 5 — DISCERNMENT

Listening Before Deciding

What might Christ be inviting me to release?

What simple practice might help me stay re-centered?

Simple is faithful. Sustainable is spiritual.

SECTION 6 — COMMITMENT (NOT A CONTRACT)

This is not a promise of outcomes.
It is a posture of availability.

My Prayerful Commitment

In the coming season, I sense Christ inviting me to:

I release my need to control results and entrust this to Christ.

Signature (optional): ____________________
Date: ____________________

SECTION 7 — BLESSING

“Christ in you, the hope of glory.” — Colossians 1:27

Take a moment to pray silently:

“Jesus Christ,
be the center of my life and leadership again.
I trust You.”

CLOSING NOTE TO LEADERS

You are not behind.
You are not failing.
You are being invited.

The work of leadership does not begin with strategy— but with abiding.

Return to this workbook whenever you feel hurried, scattered, or uncertain.

Christ is already present.

#ReCenterChrist ~ A Reimagine.Network Leader Lab Resource

*PASTORS’ / LEADERSHIP RETREAT

#ReCenter Christ: A Retreat Guide for Pastors & Ministry Leaders

Purpose:
To create space for pastors and leaders to re-center their own lives in Christ before asking others to do the same—without pressure, performance, or production.

Ideal Setting:
Half-day or full-day retreat · 8–20 participants · quiet space

RETREAT FLOW (HALF-DAY | 3.5–4 HOURS)

Arrival & Listening (30 minutes)

Posture: Silence before speech

Welcome without announcements
Opening prayer: “Jesus Christ, be the center again.”
10 minutes of silence
Scripture read slowly (e.g., Luke 10:38–42 or John 15:1–11)

Prompt (journaling):

Where has Christ been central for me?
Where has He been crowded out—even by good things?

Naming the Drift (45 minutes)

Reading (aloud):

“This is not about doing more for Christ… but rediscovering life with Christ at the center.”

Group Reflection

What pressures shape pastoral leadership right now?
What do we assume about Christ that we rarely attend to?

Key Rule: No fixing. No strategizing. Only naming.

III. ReCenter Practices (60 minutes)

Slowly walk through the seven Re– commitments, one at a time.

After each:

2 minutes of silence
One sentence responses only (optional sharing)

Facilitator reminder:
Formation happens beneath words.

Table & Prayer (45 minutes)

Celebrate the Lord’s Table unhurried
Emphasize presence, not explanation
Follow with open prayer: asking, seeking, knocking

Discernment & Blessing (30 minutes)

Questions

What is Christ inviting me to release?
What simple practice would help me stay re-centered?

Closing Prayer:
Leaders pray blessing over one another—no advice, no analysis.

RETREAT TAKEAWAY

Participants leave with:

The one-page manifesto
One personal commitment
A shared language for the year ahead

*SERMON-SERIES

#ReCenter Christ: A Teaching Journey (6–8 Weeks)

This is scaffolding, not scripting—designed to free the preacher, not constrain them.

SERIES TITLE

ReCenter Christ: Rediscovering Life with Jesus at the Center

Week 1 — The Question of the Center

Big Idea:
Everyone has a center. Not everyone names it.

Text Options:
Col. 1:15–20 · Matt. 6:33

Core Question:
What actually shapes our decisions, rhythms, and desires?

Week 2 — Reinvite Christ

Big Idea:
Christ does not force His way to the center; He waits to be welcomed.

Text Options:
Rev. 3:20 · Luke 19:1–10

Week 3 — Reintroduce the Teachings of Jesus

Big Idea:
We follow a Person before we adopt practices.

Text Options:
Matt. 5–7 (selected) · John 6:68

Week 4 — Reincorporate the Table

Big Idea:
The Table forms us into a people before it sends us as witnesses.

Text Options:
Luke 24:30–35 · 1 Cor. 11:23–26

Week 5 — Reinspire Worship & Prayer

Big Idea:
Worship and prayer are not performances but ways of abiding.

Text Options:
John 4:23–24 · Luke 11:1–13

Week 6 — Reinquire Leadership

Big Idea:
Jesus redefines leadership from control to cruciform love.

Text Options:
Mark 10:42–45 · John 13:1–17

Optional Weeks

Reinvolve Hospitality, Mercy & Justice (Luke 10:25–37)
ReImagine Church (Acts 2:42–47)

SERIES PRACTICE

Each week invite one simple embodied response, not multiple applications.

*MONTHLY PLANNING -ROMPTS

#ReCenter Christ: A Liturgical Rhythm for 2026

Designed for worship planners, pastors, and teams—adaptable across traditions.

JANUARY – ReCenter Christ

Theme: Christ as the center
Practice: Silence at the beginning of worship
Language Cue: “We gather expecting Christ’s presence.”

FEBRUARY – Reinvite Christ

Theme: Repentance & renewal
Practice: Corporate confession
Table: Optional

MARCH – Reintroduce the Teachings of Jesus

Theme: Listening to Jesus
Practice: Scripture read slowly, without commentary
Song Direction: Fewer songs, deeper focus

APRIL – Reincorporate the Table

Theme: Communion as formation
Practice: Celebrate weekly (if possible)
Pace: Unhurried

MAY – Reinspire Worship

Theme: Glory to Christ
Practice: Remove unnecessary transitions or commentary

JUNE – Reignite Prayer

Theme: Asking, seeking, knocking
Practice: Extended congregational prayer

JULY – Reinquire Leadership

Theme: Servanthood
Practice: Public prayers for leaders to decrease

AUGUST – Reinvolve Hospitality

Theme: Welcome
Practice: Testimonies of shared meals and kindness

SEPTEMBER – Reinvolve Mercy & Justice

Theme: Love embodied
Practice: Commissioning prayer for service

OCTOBER – ReImagine Church

Theme: Discernment
Practice: Testimony + silence

NOVEMBER – ReLive Gratitude

Theme: Thanksgiving rooted in grace
Practice: Gratitude prayers from the congregation

DECEMBER – ReCenter Christ (Again)

Theme: Advent presence
Practice: Candlelight, quiet, expectancy

*A MONTHLY RHYTHM OF SCRIPTURE READINGS

A Year of ReCentering Christ

Designed for churches, leaders, or individuals.

January – Christ the Center

Colossians 1:15–20
Hebrews 12:1–3
Matthew 6:33

February – Christ in You

Colossians 1:27
Galatians 2:20
Romans 8:10–11

March – The Teachings of Jesus

Matthew 5–7 (over several weeks)
John 6:35–40

April – Christ at the Table

Luke 22:14–20
1 Corinthians 10:16–17
Luke 24:13–35

May – Worship & Abiding

John 4:19–26
John 15:1–11
Colossians 3:15–17

June – Prayer & Dependence

Luke 11:1–13
Romans 8:26–27
Hebrews 4:14–16

July – Christ Our Leader

Mark 10:42–45
John 13:1–17
Philippians 2:1–11

August – Hospitality

Luke 10:25–37
Romans 12:9–13
Hebrews 13:1–3

September – Mercy & Justice

Micah 6:8
Matthew 25:31–46
James 2:14–17

October – ReImagining the Church

Acts 2:42–47
Ephesians 1:22–23
1 Corinthians 12:12–27

November – Gratitude & Sufficiency

Colossians 2:6–7
1 Thessalonians 5:16–18
Psalm 103

December – Christ With Us

Isaiah 7:14
Matthew 1:18–25
John 1:1–14

This is Scripture calling the Church back to the living presence of

Jesus the Christ, our Lord and Savior,

The Chief Shepherd of the Church

*LEADERSHIP COVENANT

A Covenant Among Leaders to ReCenter Christ

This covenant is not a contract,
not a pledge of performance,
and not a promise of outcomes.

It is a shared confession of dependence
and a voluntary return to the living center.

Leader Covenant: #ReCenter Christ

As leaders in Christ’s Church,
we acknowledge that Jesus Christ is not one priority among many,
but the center from whom our life, authority, and fruitfulness flow.

Grounded in Scripture, we covenant together to the following posture and practices:

We Covenant to ReInvite Christ

We refuse to assume Christ’s presence while crowding Him out.

“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock.” — Revelation 3:20
“Return to me, and I will return to you.” — Malachi 3:7

We will practice repentance, recommitment, and receptivity—
personally and corporately.

We Covenant to ReCenter Our Teaching on Jesus

We will teach from Christ, not merely about Him.

“You have one Teacher, the Messiah.” — Matthew 23:10
“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” — John 6:68

We will resist reducing discipleship to information transfer
and seek transformation through abiding in Christ’s words.

We Covenant to Reclaim the Lord’s Table

We will receive Communion not as routine,
but as participation in Christ’s life.

“Is not the cup… a participation in the blood of Christ?” — 1 Corinthians 10:16
“They recognized Him in the breaking of the bread.” — Luke 24:35

We will make space for formation, not rush for efficiency.

We Covenant to ReInspire Worship

We will seek Christ’s glory, not performance or approval.

“True worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth.” — John 4:23
“Fixing our eyes on Jesus.” — Hebrews 12:2

We will expect Christ’s presence when we gather.

We Covenant to ReIgnite Prayer

We will pray as those who depend on Christ, not advise Him.

“Lord, teach us to pray.” — Luke 11:1
“Ask… seek… knock.” — Luke 11:9–10

We will listen, ask, wait, and trust.

We Covenant to ReInquire Our Leadership

We will pursue servanthood over control.

“Whoever wants to be first must be servant of all.” — Mark 9:35
“Have this mindset… Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 2:5

We will lead from humility, not anxiety.

We Covenant to ReInvolve Love in Action

We will embody Christ’s love through hospitality, mercy, and justice.

“I was hungry and you gave me food.” — Matthew 25:35
“Faith expressing itself through love.” — Galatians 5:6

We will let kindness become our witness.

Our Shared Confession

“Christ in you, the hope of glory.” — Colossians 1:27
“Christ is all, and in all.” — Colossians 3:11

We enter this covenant not trusting our resolve, but Christ’s indwelling life.

Signed (as an act of trust, not control):
Name / Date / Community

*SMALL-GROUP SCRIPTURE COMPANION

#ReCenter Christ: A Shared Journey

This companion is designed for:

small groups
leadership teams
Sunday School classes
or informal gatherings

Each month includes:

Scripture
one guiding question
one simple practice

No rushing. No fixing. No forcing.

JANUARY — Christ the Center

Scripture: Colossians 1:15–20
Question: What currently shapes our decisions and rhythms?
Practice: Begin gatherings with two minutes of silence.

FEBRUARY — Christ in You

Scripture: Colossians 1:27; Galatians 2:20
Question: What does it mean that Christ lives in us—not just among us?
Practice: Breath prayer: “Christ in me… my hope.”

MARCH — Listening to Jesus

Scripture: Matthew 5:1–12
Question: How do Jesus’ words reshape our assumptions?
Practice: Read Scripture slowly aloud—twice.

APRIL — The Table

Scripture: Luke 24:30–35
Question: How does Communion form us before it sends us?
Practice: Celebrate the Table unhurriedly (if appropriate).

MAY — Worship as Abiding

Scripture: John 15:4–7
Question: Where might we confuse activity with abiding?
Practice: Sing or listen to one song prayerfully, without commentary.

JUNE — Prayer as Dependence

Scripture: Luke 11:1–13
Question: What keeps us from asking simply and honestly?
Practice: Practice silent prayer before spoken prayer.

JULY — Servant Leadership

Scripture: John 13:1–17
Question: What would leadership look like if shaped by foot-washing?
Practice: Publicly affirm unseen acts of service.

AUGUST — Hospitality

Scripture: Romans 12:9–13
Question: Who is Christ inviting us to welcome?
Practice: Share a meal with intention.

SEPTEMBER — Mercy & Justice

Scripture: Micah 6:8
Question: Where is love calling us to act?
Practice: Engage one act of mercy together.

OCTOBER — ReImagining Church

Scripture: Acts 2:42–47
Question: What kind of community is the Spirit forming among us?
Practice: Share stories of transformation.

NOVEMBER — Gratitude

Scripture: Colossians 2:6–7
Question: How does gratitude re-center us on Christ’s sufficiency?
Practice: Offer prayers of thanksgiving only.

DECEMBER — Christ With Us

Scripture: John 1:14
Question: How does God’s nearness change how we wait?
Practice: Candlelight prayer or quiet reflection.

CLOSING WORD

This covenant and companion exist for one reason:

That Christ would no longer be assumed,
but received;
no longer discussed,
but dwelt with;
no longer adjacent,
but central.