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Living a Life of Worship

by Lia McIntosh Pastor of Renaissance United Methodist Church As I write this blog I’ve just finished watching the YouTube video “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus.” This one video has drawn over 18 million viewers in the past 4 … Continue reading

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Right Here… Right Now

by Erik Hall planter of Barnegat Anew in Barnegat, New Jersey Last summer our new church start organized our very first regional mission trip. A team of 17 people ranging in age from 7 to 79 and ranging in spiritual … Continue reading

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Frequent Worship

by Jim Ozier, Director of New Church Development and Congregational Transformation for the North Texas Conference (and Path 1 Associate) 2 baptisms, 1 profession of faith, 15 first time guests, attendance 0f 251, offering $7100, 9 small groups. Those were the … Continue reading

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Worship Matters!

by Philip Brooks Path 1 NCS Assistant “For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.” Matthew 18:20 NRSV One characteristic we expect from all our new church starts is that they offer frequent … Continue reading

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Putting Wesley’s Theology into Practice

 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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What I Learned About Parachute Drop Church Planting

by Paul Nixon, Path 1 New Church Strategist When I worked as a new church developer a few years back, the one thing I said I would never do is try to plant a new church as a parachute drop, … Continue reading

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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

by Ron Bell, Director of Congregational Development and SBC21 for Peninsula-Delaware Conference (and Path 1 Associate) He’s well over 300 pounds, stands 6 feet 4 inches high, with a shaved head, thick long greyed beard, dark soulless sunglasses, pitch black … Continue reading

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