Category Archives: Multiply

Being Part of a Missional Movement

Posted on May 25, 2011 by path1@gbod.org

By Barbara Sadler, Path 1 Associate In my conference I’m part of an “Incubator Group” whose purpose is to discover a way that we, as a group, can use our influence to – in some way – advance the mission … Continue reading →

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Seeds, Soil and Circumstance

Posted on May 17, 2011 by path1@gbod.org

by Erik Hall, planter of Barnegat Anew in Barnegat, New Jersey Up here in the northeast spring is a good time to plant grass seed. But, it is also a treacherous time of unpredictable weather ranging from 90 degree heat … Continue reading →

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Our United Methodist Connection at its Best!

Posted on May 5, 2011 by path1@gbod.org

by Jacob Armstrong, planting pastor of Providence United Methodist Church, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee I had heard the horror stories of turf wars with established churches that protected their “territory.” I knew of instances where older churches felt threatened by a … Continue reading →

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Multiplication- Math that Makes Sense in a Planting Movement

Posted on May 3, 2011 by path1@gbod.org

by Gary Shockley, Executive Director, Path 1 With approval from John Wesley my great-great-great grandparents (Kinder, Nobel and Davis families) helped establish what is now known as Bethel Church, in Federalsburg, Maryland, where Frances Asbury and Freeborn Garrettson worked to establish … Continue reading →

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The Best Idea I Heard in the Philippines

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Paul Nixon

by Paul Nixon, Path 1 New Church Strategist As many of you know, I recently traveled in the central Philippines, visiting churches in three annual conferences (and preaching in two), learning from one of the fastest-expanding corners of United Methodism … Continue reading →

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Planting New Faith Communities Affords Incredible Opportunity

Posted on March 18, 2011 by path1@gbod.org

by Barbara Sadler, Path 1 Associate I recently had opportunity to re-read Lyle Schaller’s book, The Interventionist. The chapter comparing the European model of church (which includes United Methodism) with the American Model (which is where most of the growth … Continue reading →

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My Odyssey to the House of Heaven

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Paul Nixon

Paul Nixon, New Church Strategist September 13th, 2010 I visited China yesterday – in Brooklyn.  A five-year old United Methodist congregation called Tian Fu (House of Heaven) is on track to receive around 700 adult converts to Christianity this year … Continue reading →

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