Renewing the Center exists for the spiritual renewal of the church.
What we do.
We started Renewing the Center because we feel compelled to work for the spiritual renewal of the church. God is always looking to breathe new life into those who seek Him, and we are here to help equip and empower people to respond to God’s initiative in the midst of their every day lives.
We do this work through our podcast, through the facilitation of spiritual direction, and through leading retreats and speaking engagements. It is our conviction that spiritual renewal is always an inside job, so to speak. God wants to do heart work, which then results in life change.
Our core biblical passage comes from the prophet Ezekiel (36v25-26), where God states, "I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will put my spirit within you, and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances.”
“Our team experienced more than 20 years of retreats and speakers, but Kris and Karyn were the only ones we asked to lead us for a second time – in fact, we asked them to come back and speak at seven retreats! The content was always the right balance of encouragement to the heart and challenge to the mind, but beyond the spiritual truths, what made Kris and Karyn especially meaningful to our staff was their level of personal investment of care and concern in each of us.”
— Jeremy Blume, Former VP, DeMoss / PR & Brand Advisor, Bearings
Who we are.
Kris McDaniel
Kris McDaniel is the founding pastor of Trinity Anglican Church, located in Atlanta, Ga. He has a heart for spiritual renewal, church planting, and developing leaders. In addition to his work at Trinity, Kris serves his diocese (C4SO) in the arena of church assimilation, church planting and leadership development. Kris holds a master’s degree from Richmont Graduate University, as well as a Doctor of Ministry from Asbury Theological Seminary.
Karyn McDaniel
Karyn is a certified spiritual director (Richmont Graduate University). She has a passion for helping people notice where God is at work in the midst of their everyday life. She has experience in creating and facilitating spiritual exercises designed to foster spiritual growth in individuals and groups. Her areas of focus are in one on one spiritual direction as well as small and large group facilitation.
