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NEXT Ventures identifies innovative projects across North America and then provides them with small encourage capital grants from a growing list of venture partners. These projects are practical, actionable approaches to ministry that historians will one day conclude were critical to the success of the future church. We’re not looking for academic solutions. Instead, we seek to identify and equip, innovative leaders who are in the trenches making a difference!
Over the past four years, NEXT Ventures has invested nearly $750,000 in 50+ innovative ministry projects and 15+ networks. We have hosted six Shark Tank events, with more to come. Finally, in 2025, we plan to invite our entire portfolio of ministries along with our Venture Partners for the first-ever Church Innovation Trade Show, a premier gathering for innovation and the future of the church.
Our Partners make NEXT Ventures possible. Want to know more about having a front row seat to church innovation by being a partner? Learn more HERE.
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Tom Planck has served on the Healthy Growing Churches team since 2013 and stepped into the role of Chief Catalyst in 2019. With more than 34 years of full-time ministry experience, Tom spent 22 of those years as the founding and lead pastor of Journey Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Throughout his ministry, Tom has coached hundreds of pastors and led dozens of cohort-based learning communities across the country. He is a certified ChurchOS and Movement System coach, passionate about equipping leaders to multiply disciples, leaders, and churches.
Tom and his wife, Andrea, have been married for 34 years. They have two adult children, both married, and one grandson. In his free time, Tom enjoys traveling with Andrea, playing golf, and spending quality time with his family.
