The elders of Harvester Christian Church recognized the need to raise the level of intentional leadership development and established the Merold Institute of Ministry in 2014 as an avenue to meet that need. The Institute is named in honor of long-time Christian Church minister (and HCC teaching pastor) Ben Merold and his wife Pat. They have served churches and trained leaders for nearly 70 years. The mission of the Merold Institute of Ministry is to develop, connect, and resource church leaders for greater effectiveness in the mission of the church. As a ministry of Harvester Christian Church, the Merold Institute serves churches locally, nationally, and globally in the area of leadership development.