Category Archives: Discipling

The Global Parish

Posted on January 24, 2012 by srodriguez

“I look upon the world as my parish…” John Wesley Works XXV, 616 The first book I read on the multi-ethnic church was Stephen A. Rhodes’, “Where the Nations Meet: The Church in a Multicultural World,” which was based on … Continue reading →

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High Expectations Reap Great Fruitfulness

Posted on July 21, 2011 by BarbaraSadler

By Barbara Sadler, Path 1 Associate A few weeks ago, I spent some time in the Peninsula-Delaware Conference for Discovery Week, which is part of the Path 1 process. Discovery Week is all about helping annual conferences create a process … Continue reading →

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How the West Gets Won

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Gary Shockley

by Rev. Gary Shockley, Executive Director of Path 1 I was in Sacramento, California for the Cal-Nevada Annual Conference. This was the fourth annual conference I had been in last month.  I had criss-crossed the United States twice, touched eight states, been … Continue reading →

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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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What do disciples do?

Posted on June 30, 2011 by path1@gbod.org

by Sue King, Director of Connectional Ministries, Yellowstone Conference of The United Methodist Church One of the devotional resources I use often is Reuben P. Job’s book, When You Pray which provides daily reading of scriptures and other authors’ “nuggets” … Continue reading →

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Where No Disciple Has Gone Before

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Philip Brooks

by Philip J. Brooks Assistant in New Churchs Starts Since I was a kid I loved the series Star Trek which showed explorers who were constantly journeying deeper into space just for the sake of exploration. No matter how much … Continue reading →

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Fierce Conversations

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Doug Ruffle

by Doug Ruffle, Congregational Development Team Coordinator, Greater New Jersey Annual Conference (and Path 1 Team Northeastern Jurisdiction Representative) If we truly depend on the Holy Spirit to ignite, grace, and empower us then we need to listen carefully to … Continue reading →

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