A Shared Mission
Church of God Network serves the Body of Christ by lowering barriers, building trust, and encouraging cooperation—without demanding uniformity or consolidation. Participation is always voluntary, flexible, and respectful of doctrinal convictions, with biblical truth as the priority.
Every step—no matter how small—toward clearer communication, stronger relationships, or thoughtful service moves the Church of God closer to trust, unity, and collaboration. Consider the options below prayerfully, at a pace that fits your context.
Help Build a Healthier Culture
Many divisions persist not because of doctrine, but because of habits, assumptions, and unexamined language. Culture is shaped over time—and often through small but meaningful signals.
You can help by:
- Using precise language that avoids equating any single organization with “the Church of God” as a whole.
- Publicly affirming spiritual kinship with other Church of God groups, even where administrative alignment differs.
- Clarifying that members are free to visit or fellowship with other COG congregations without penalty, provided local obligations are met.
These steps require no structural change, yet they meaningfully signal safety, goodwill, and trust.
Serve Through Relationships & Collaboration
Unity is sustained through relationships, not statements alone. CGN exists to reduce friction, build trust, and serve as connective tissue across organizational lines when cooperation is helpful.
You can help by:
- When appropriate, speak openly about positive relationships and cooperative efforts with leaders and members across Church of God organizations. Thoughtful visibility—through approved photos, blogs, or ministry updates—helps normalize and encourage faithful, respectful collaboration, showing that working together strengthens the community rather than creating suspicion.
- Engaging CGN when coordination is needed during hardship, crisis, or shared challenges.
- Using CGN as a connector to identify capable individuals, organizations, or resources across the broader Church of God community—and allowing us to do the same with you.
Volunteer Your Time
One of the most direct ways to help Church of God Network is by volunteering your time in roles that strengthen coordination, care, and stewardship. These opportunities are service-oriented, relational, and scalable based on availability.
Ways to serve include:
- Grant Committee
Help review and thoughtfully evaluate grant requests from Church of God–related efforts, with care for stewardship, impact, and context. This role is specifically for baptized COG members between 18 and 29. - Local Contact
Serve as a point of connection in your area—helping surface needs, facilitate coordination, and share awareness of cooperative opportunities when appropriate. You’ll be an important node within CGN’s growing network of relationships and information! - MissionAssist
Offer your professional skills to support our MissionAssist program which helps provide COG organizations reliable administrative and operational support. Even small, time-limited help can make a meaningful difference.
Help Increase Awareness & Normalize Cooperation
Many unity-building efforts falter simply because people never hear about them. Thoughtful visibility helps reduce fear, misunderstanding, and unnecessary isolation.
You can help by:
- Acknowledging CGN and similar unity-building efforts in conversations, newsletters, or online spaces.
- Participating in shared initiatives such as CGN’s annual #FeastTogether campaign during the Feast of Tabernacles.
- Encouraging open, respectful conversations about unity and cooperation within your community.
- Engage with CGN’s content by listening to, subscribing, and commenting on podcast episodes, and liking, sharing, or commenting on social media posts to help spread awareness.
- Build loving, personal relationships across Church of God fellowships (feel free to Find a Congregation here!).
- Actively pray for CGN, Church of God organizations, and unity in the Body of Christ.
- Share your story: create a short video or reel about fellowship, unity, or CGN’s impact.
- Promote or apply to CGN programs such as MissionAssist, Within Your Gates, and our grant opportunities; encourage those who could benefit to participate.
Support the Mission Tangibly (When Appropriate)
Some individuals and organizations may feel called to support unity work in more tangible ways. CGN approaches financial support with particular care, emphasizing stewardship, transparency, and proportionality.
Individual Support
Organizational Support
- Participating in the 1% Initiative by dedicating 1% of your budget, time, or resources to strengthen Church of God community—through staff time, joint events, shared services, or supporting initiatives like CGN—while choosing how your organization applies its commitment.
- Establish a small internal role or team to focus on COG relationship-building, crisis coordination, and external cooperation – which can be funded through a 1% Initiative allocation!