Redeemer Network

What Redeemer Network does

Redeemer Network is a Texas-based nonprofit church planting and revitalization network organized around three pillars: Train, Fund, and Support. Founded on the back of Redeemer Church of Lubbock (planted 2008) and formalized as a network in 2016, the organization runs a two-year Church Planting Residency, a one-year Replanting Residency, a Church Renewal Residency, Church Health Workshops, and one-on-one coaching and consulting. It also operates the Redeemer Network Podcast and an annual Redeemer Network Conference.

The network's primary beneficiaries are pastors and churches seeking to plant, replant, or revitalize congregations, with member churches spanning Texas (Lubbock, Round Rock, Hutto, Brady, Pampa, Amarillo, San Angelo, Brenham, Abilene) and reaching as far as Minnesota. All programs and services are provided free of charge to participating churches and pastors.

Redeemer Network is funded entirely by charitable donations and church partnerships, with a stated allocation of 54% to funding new churches, 14% to resident training, 18% to pastor and church health investment, and 14% to fundraising and operations. The organization is governed by a board and led by Executive Director Brandon Barker. In 2023, the Catalyst Network was integrated into Redeemer Network, consolidating planting, replanting, and revitalization under a single mission, and the first Redeemer Network Conference was launched that same year.

Name

Redeemer Network

Legal name

Redeemer Network

Website

https://redeemernetwork.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Redeemer Network is a Texas-based nonprofit church planting network that trains, funds, and supports pastors and churches in planting, replanting, and revitalizing healthy congregations across the South Central US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Church Planting and Revitalization Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110), Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

Keywords

• Church planting network
• Pastoral residency training
• Church replanting services
• Church revitalization consulting
• Ministry leadership development

Headquarters

HQ city

Round Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Giving: The Redeemer Network operates primarily through charitable donations and tithes from individuals and member churches. They collect donations to fund church planting, replanting, revitalization, and residency training programs. Donations are allocated: 54% to funding new churches, 14% to training residents, 18% to investing in pastor/church health, and 14% to fundraising and operations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Redeemer Network is a nonprofit church planting and revitalization organization that operates a collaborative network of churches. It trains future church planters through immersive two-year residency programs, funds new church plants over their first two years, and provides ongoing pastoral support through coaching, retreats, church health workshops, and an annual conference. The organization also supports existing churches through replanting and renewal residencies aimed at revitalizing declining congregations.

Product overview

Redeemer Network is a church planting and revitalization organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs and services centered on three core pillars: Train, Fund, and Support. The primary offerings include the two-year Church Planting Residency that prepares future planters through local church immersion and cohort collaboration, the one-year Replanting Residency for pastors revitalizing struggling churches, and the Church Renewal Residency for cohort-based leadership development. Additional services include Church Health Workshops for assessment and strategic planning, personalized Coaching and Consulting, the Redeemer Network Podcast for ongoing education, and an annual Redeemer Network Conference for collective training and encouragement. The organization also provides direct funding for new church plants over their first two years and ongoing pastoral support through retreats, one-on-one coaching, and peer collaboration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Church Planting Residency: A two-year immersive training program designed to equip future church planters for faithful, effective ministry through local church immersion and planter cohort collaboration.
• Replanting Residency
• Church Renewal Residency

Products and services

• Church Planting Residency A two-year immersive training program that equips future church planters through local church immersion and collaborative cohort learning, covering nine training units and multiple in-person gatherings. Targeted at aspiring church planters.
• Replanting Residency A one-year program designed to equip and support pastors replanting or revitalizing churches toward health, vitality, and multiplication, with quarterly focuses on shepherding, leadership development, preaching, and mission. Targeted at pastors of declining or struggling churches.
• Church Renewal Residency A cohort-based experience designed to equip pastors and church leaders to lead healthy change in their congregations through teaching, coaching, peer learning, and practical tools.
• Church Health Workshops Workshops that help pastors and leaders assess overall church health, identify areas of strength and concern, and discern practical next steps toward greater faithfulness and effectiveness.
• Coaching and Consulting Personalized coaching and consulting services that provide encouragement, perspective, and practical guidance for pastors, elders, and leadership teams addressing various ministry challenges.
• Redeemer Network Conference An annual conference providing practical encouragement and equipping for pastors, church leaders, and church members through breakout sessions, panel discussions, and worship. Held at Austin Stone North Campus in Round Rock, TX.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30+ churches planted and replanted including 2nd and 3rd generation plants
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Catalyst NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023In 2023, the Catalyst Network was integrated into the Redeemer Network, bringing church planting, replanting, and revitalization under one unified mission. This merger strengthened the network's comprehensive approach to church multiplication and consolidated resources for serving churches.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Acts 29 Network: Acts 29 is a well-known church planting network that trains, funds, and supports church planters across the US and globally. It is the closest functional competitor to Redeemer Network because it operates a similar Train/Fund/Support model for church multiplication and serves the same evangelical Reformed/Protestant planter demographic.
• Converge (formerly Baptist General Conference): Converge is a Baptist network that emphasizes church planting, leadership development, and global missions with a strong US church multiplication track record. It is comparable to Redeemer because it operates residency-style church planting programs and supports planters through coaching and funding similar to Redeemer's Train/Fund/Support model.
• Church Multiplication Network (CMN): CMN is a church planting network that provides training, funding, and coaching to planters across the US. It is a direct peer to Redeemer because it operates a near-identical Train/Fund/Support structure targeting the same evangelical church planter segment.
• Association of Related Churches (ARC): ARC is a relational church planting network that provides coaching, resources, and funding to independent churches and planters. It is a direct peer to Redeemer because both function as networks (rather than denominations) that support pastors through peer relationships, coaching, and church multiplication initiatives.
• Great Commission Collective: Great Commission Collective is a church planting network affiliated with churches such as The Village Church that focuses on multiplying healthy churches through residency-style training. It is comparable to Redeemer Network because both run church planting residencies, provide coaching, and emphasize multi-generational reproduction.

Emerging players

• Church Planters Network (CPN) / Church Planting Fellowship: Church Planting Fellowship is an emerging network equipping planters through cohorts and coaching. It overlaps with Redeemer's Church Planting Residency and Church Renewal Residency in serving independent and replant pastors in the early stages of their ministry.
• Restore Church Network: Restore Church Network is a smaller church replanting and revitalization network. It is comparable to Redeemer's Replanting Residency and Church Renewal Residency because it specifically targets declining churches and equips pastors in turn-around contexts.

Others

• Church Initiative / Church Answers: Church Answers (formerly Church Initiative) provides resources, training, and coaching for church leaders, including replanting and revitalization content. It is an adjacent peer to Redeemer's Coaching and Consulting and Church Health Workshops because it serves the same church leader audience with assessment and development resources, though it is not itself a planting network.
• Master's International School of Divinity / seminary-based planting programs: Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and similar seminary-based church planting programs (e.g., Gateway Center for Church Planting) train planters through structured curricula and residencies. They are adjacent peers to Redeemer's Church Planting Residency because they compete for the same planter talent pipeline, but operate as educational rather than missional organizations.

Broad incumbents

• Send Network (North American Mission Board): Send Network is the SBC-affiliated church planting initiative and one of the largest such efforts in North America. It is comparable to Redeemer because it offers training, funding, and coaching for church planters, but as part of a much larger denomination and broader missional portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RedeemerNetwork
• Instagraminstagram.com/redeemernetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/redeemer-network

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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