Make Room for the New
By Cathie Ostapchuk
Does September not bring with it a freshness that feels like an invitation?
Even when we are returning to familiar routines, we often find ourselves longing for something new - a fresh rhythm, a clearer sense of purpose, a place where we can become more fully who God is calling us to be.
Scripture reminds us that God is always at work beyond what we can presently see: “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?” (Isaiah 43:19).
Sometimes the new thing begins with a brave yes. Sometimes it begins when a woman takes her seat at a table, enters a circle, names what she is carrying, or decides that she no longer wants to navigate her calling alone.
This fall, Gather is making room for women in several different ways.
The Studio is beginning with an extraordinary community of women ready to clarify their calling, deepen their formation and build lives capable of carrying what God has entrusted to them. While our cohort is nearly complete, we can still make space at the table for the woman who senses that this may be her moment. If something in you keeps wondering, Could this be for me? = we would love to have that conversation but we need to have it now!
Gather Circles are also launching for real women living real lives. They are places to come without pretending, to bring the questions, transitions, disappointments and possibilities that make up an actual life with God. Within Gather Circles, the LeadHer Track creates space for real women who want to lead well - in their homes, churches, organizations, businesses and communities - without losing themselves along the way.
And there is more ahead.
On November 6–7, we will gather for BEHOLD - a weekend of celebration, vision, worship and leadership formation as we honour what God has done and turn our faces toward the next decade of Gather.
Then, in early 2027, the Gather Signature Series will invite women into three essential conversations:
She Has Always Been in the Story
Faithful Within the System
A Life That Can Carry the Calling
Something new is beginning. Not because everything is settled, but because God is still writing - and women are still answering.
Perhaps this is the season to step closer, take your place and discover what God may want to form in you.
There is room in the circle. There is space at the table. And there is more of the story still to come.
We believe a more beautiful Church is possible - and women are essential to its becoming.