Spanish Church Leadership Cohort

Ministry in this city is hard work, and nobody should do it alone. That's why The Chicago Partnership and Chicagoland Collective are teaming up to launch a new cohort opportunity for Spanish-speaking pastors and ministry leaders in Chicagoland. The cohort will meet for eight in-person sessions from January-May. The cost is $800, partial scholarships may be available.

Led by Larry Perez (TCP) and Rodrigo Cano (Chicagoland Collective), sessions cover theology, personal formation, contextual ministry, disciple-making, and leadership development—all in a city-focused, locally grounded community designed to equip leaders for long-term, sustainable ministry in Chicago.

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Spanish Cohort Leaders

Larry Perez

Dr. Lawrence Perez and his wife, Pastor Yezenia Perez, are the founders and lead pastors of U-Turn Covenant Church in Northlake, Illinois, an affiliate of New Life Covenant Church (Chicago) and the Assemblies of God. Married for more than 20 years, they are blessed with three children and have dedicated their lives to serving God, strengthening families, and reaching their community with the Gospel.

Dr. Larry also founded The Turn Center, a community-based nonprofit, and has served in leadership roles supporting pastors in church planting, leadership, and evangelism. His ministry experience includes serving as National Youth Director for Young Defenders Ministry, hosting TBN Salsa, and leading international ministry conferences. He also serves as Assistant Director of Leader Development for The Chicago Partnership. He holds a B.A. in Communications, a MACM, and a Ministerial Doctorate from Southeastern University.

larry@thechicagopartnership.org

Rodrigo Cano

Rodrigo Cano is the Director of Chicagoland Collective (formerly NewThing Chicagoland) and the Microchurch Pastor/Director at Community Christian Church, where he leads the church's effort to launch micro-expressions of church called 3C Communities. He moved to the Chicagoland area in 2018 to lead Community's Aurora location. Before that, he planted and pastored Comunidad Cristiana de Grand Rapids, a congregation of first- and second-generation immigrants from many different countries.

Rodrigo holds a Master of Divinity from Calvin Theological Seminary and studied international business and finance at San Diego State University. He and his wife, Diana, recently moved into the city. Their daughter, Michelle, is following in her dad's footsteps as a student at Calvin. In his free time, Rodrigo enjoys playing music and running long distances.

rodrigocano@newthing.org