Malone University empowers Kingdom innovation through community collaboration with launch of new Missional Innovation Hub
Malone University has launched a new center aimed to support churches, non-profits, and students who want to pursue health, collaboratively engage community issues, and experiment with new forms of Christian faith community to extend the work of Christ's kingdom on earth.
“The Missional Innovation Hub was born out of the stories of people we know who have dared to go on the wild adventure of following the way of Jesus in the opportunities for extending his kingdom our cultural moment offers,” said Jack Radcliffe ’89, D.Min., director. “The next chapters will be written by the emerging generation of guides and practitioners with whom we will have the honor of collaborating.”
The Missional Innovation Hub at Malone University is a Forge integrated resource, collaboration, and incubation center drawing on the expertise of the Malone and greater Canton communities as well as national partners to provide a place for individuals, churches, denominations, networks, missionally minded business leaders, and nonprofits.
“As an institution deeply committed to the integration of faith, learning, and service, the launch of the Missional Innovation Hub at Malone University is a strategic step forward in equipping individuals and communities to imagine and embody new expressions of the Gospel in our time,” said Christina Schnyders, Ph.D., LPCC-S, provost at Malone. “This new campus center will serve as both a catalyst and a collaborator—resourcing churches, nonprofits, and students alike to pursue holistic flourishing, faithful innovation, and Christ's redemptive presence in the world.”
The Missional Innovation Hub offers services including:
- Incubation and Consultation that facilitates experimentation of new ideas for church and community flourishing.
- Spiritual direction, coaching, leadership development, and training support through the process of learning “the dance between contemplation and action”
- Research and thought leadership in subject areas including, but not limited to, theology, mission, culture, ecclesiology, sociology, and social work
- Events including seminars, workshops, cohorts, and conferences so that participants can benefit from conversation and equipping
"The Missional Innovation Hub is an integral way for Malone to bring the 'Malone' way to the larger community,” said Drew Meziere, Th.D., assistant professor of theology and member of the Missional Innovation Hub steering team.
To celebrate the opening of the new center, Malone University hosted a launch party with about 50 in attendance on April 23. To learn more about the Missional Innovation Hub, visit www.malone.edu/mih.