Category Archives: Community Outreach

Strategic Innovation: Saying “Yes” To The Future!

Posted on July 6, 2011 by JimOzier

by Jim Ozier, Director of New Church Development and Congregational Transformation for the North Texas Conference (and Path 1 Associate) We are reminded by Paul in 2 Corinthians 1:20 that “all the promises of God find their YES in Jesus … Continue reading →

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Ants or Elephants Part 3: It’s Not About Us

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Gary Shockley

by Rev. Gary Shockley, Executive Director of Path 1 Last week I opened this blog series by recalling an appointment to a very challenging parish and how I came to see Jesus in the people I was surrounded by. Today I’ll … Continue reading →

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Ants or Elephants Part 1: Following Jesus is Inconvenient

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Gary Shockley

by Rev. Gary Shockley, Executive Director of Path 1 While reading Jesus’ words to the disciples in Matthew 16 I reflect on how the words speak to me and how I’ve been confronted with their message in my own life … Continue reading →

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Are we Measuring the Right Things?

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Emily Reece

by Emily Reece, Path1 New Church Strategist As I continue to reflect on my experiences at the Exponential 2011 conference and in recent denominational meetings, I return, time and again, to the question, “Are we measuring the right things?”

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Looking for What is Right, Part 2

Posted on April 27, 2011 by BethEstock

by Rev. Beth Ann Estock, Director of New Faith Communities, Oregon/Idaho Conference (Editor’s note: Part 1 of Beth’s blog introduced the story of a priest and a farmer and encouraged us to take seriously the example of Jesus sending out 70 … Continue reading →

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The Gathering Season: One Planter’s Current Reality

Posted on April 7, 2011 by path1@gbod.org

By Matthew Johnson, planter of The Community UMC Northern Kentucky When I began to prepare to plant a church in the Kentucky suburbs of Cincinnati, I learned something interesting…Most of the people who live in our mission zone aren’t FROM here. In … Continue reading →

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What Are You Called to Plant?

Posted on March 16, 2011 by path1@gbod.org

By Kim Shockley March 1-3, I was privileged to “crash” the Congregational Developers meeting in Portland, Oregon.  The emphasis that was planned for this time had a lot to do with the creative kinds of churches being planted in the … Continue reading →

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