Author Archives: BarbaraSadler

About BarbaraSadler

Barbara has recently begun work as an associate with Path 1 of the General Board of Discipleship of The United Methodist Church. In that capacity she works with annual conferences to help design processes for effectively planting new churches. For the past seven years Barbara has been on the staff of the Alabama/West Florida Conference leading the conference’s initiative in Natural Church Development, a process to help churches grow in health, numbers and faith. She serves on the Board of Congregational Development and has previously served on the board of The United Methodist Children’s Home. Barbara is married to Dr. Herb Sadler, who was pastor of Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church during a 28-year tenure in which the church grew to 2100 in worship attendance and added two campuses.

Teaching Through the Sacraments

Posted on March 22, 2012 by BarbaraSadler

By Barbara Sadler, Path 1 Associate My husband Herb and I worshipped in one of our annual conference’s “restart” churches this past Sunday.  The congregation had been a declining downtown church.  They decided to sell the property and start over … Continue reading →

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Fitting Worship

Posted on February 22, 2012 by BarbaraSadler

By Barbara Sadler, Path 1 Associate A few years ago when our church was working with church consultant, Ken Callahan, I remember him explaining the concepts of comfortably full, comfortably empty, uncomfortably full and uncomfortably empty. It all has to … Continue reading →

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Putting Wesley’s Theology into Practice

Posted on January 19, 2012 by BarbaraSadler

 By Barbara Sadler, Path 1 Associate Several years ago when the church I have been a part of for the past thirty-four years decided to “plant” a second campus, an intentional decision was made to follow some of the practices of … Continue reading →

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Help People Find You

Posted on December 15, 2011 by BarbaraSadler

 By Barbara Sadler, Path 1 Associate Last month my husband and I took a “road trip” up to the Tennessee mountains to see the fall foliage.  While we were in the area there were a couple of church-related colleges we … Continue reading →

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Construction Zone, Expect Delays

Posted on November 23, 2011 by BarbaraSadler

By Barbara Sadler, Path 1 Associate There is an area just north of where I live that I must pass through nearly everytime I have to travel out of town.  It is always under construction (at least it has been … Continue reading →

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Finding the Leader That Fits

Posted on September 19, 2011 by BarbaraSadler

By Barbara Sadler, Path 1 Associate Experience and study has taught me that one of the most critical issues impacting the success of a new church plant is finding the right leader.  Those conferences that have consistently succeeded in planting … Continue reading →

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Always Rely on God’s GPS

Posted on August 15, 2011 by BarbaraSadler

By Barbara Sadler, Path 1 Associate My husband Herb and I recently took a little vacation time and went on a road trip. We love to travel, and we especially enjoy spending time together in the car. It was a … Continue reading →

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