Category Archives: Multiply

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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Culture and Maturity

by Jim Ozier, Director of New Church Development and Congregational Transformation for the North Texas Conference (and Path 1 Associate) “You create culture then culture creates you.”  This is one of the principles my teaching partner, Fiona McCleod and I … Continue reading

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Blessed are the Bringers!

by Jacob Armstrong, Pastor of Providence UMC, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother … Continue reading

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Exponential and Missional

by Kim Shockley, Church Consultant and Coach I recently reviewed the book, Exponential: How You and Your Friends Can Start a Missional Church Movement, by Dave and Jon Ferguson. As a United Methodist reading this resource, I was particularly encouraged … Continue reading

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Nixon in China, Part 2

by Paul Nixon, Path1 New Church Strategist (Editor’s note: Paul recently returned from a trip in which he studied the multiplication movements of the Asian church for a book he’s writing. This blog, and Part 1, which posted last week, … Continue reading

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Nixon in China, Part 1

by Paul Nixon, Path1 New Church Strategist (Editor’s note: Paul recently returned from a trip in which he studied the multiplication movements of the Asian church for a book he’s writing. This blog, and Part 2, which will post next … Continue reading

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Multiplication is Personal

by Christie Latona, Path1  Coach and Consultant; founder of Greatness Unlimited The fabric of a healthy congregation is made up of multiplication thread. We see leaders, small groups and new places for new people multiply naturally.

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