Category Archives: New Church

God’s Specialty

Posted on March 15, 2012 by ErikHall

by Erik Hall planter of Barnegat Anew inBarnegat, New Jersey At our new church we meet a lot of folks who are, for all practical considerations, ‘unchurched’. They know very little about God, Jesus, and the church and even less … Continue reading →

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Baptized into The Community of Faith

Posted on March 9, 2012 by path1@gbod.org

by Rev. Matt Johnson, Pastor of The Community UMC Arica is 24 years old and did not grow up in church. She works as the manager at a local bar where my team hangs out, and for a year we … Continue reading →

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No One Eats Alone

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Philip Brooks

by Philip Brooks Path 1 NCS Assistant I’ve shared communion in a number of places. Beside various church sanctuaries, I’ve been offered the elements on campuses, retreat lodges, in someone’s home, in the middle of the woods, on a boat dock, … Continue reading →

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Butts in Seats

Posted on February 29, 2012 by path1@gbod.org

by Christian Coon Lead Pastor of Urban Village Church (Adopted from Coon’s own blog at Crammed with Heaven). I felt really good about the sermon I preached last Sunday and had a couple of very heartfelt compliments from people about it. After … Continue reading →

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Active and Consistent Participation

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Doug Ruffle

by Doug Ruffle, Congregational Development Team Coordinator, Greater New Jersey Annual Conference (and Path 1 Team Northeastern Jurisdiction Representative) An oft repeated mantra in my world is that new church development serves as the “Research and Development” component for the … Continue reading →

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Fitting Worship

Posted on February 22, 2012 by BarbaraSadler

By Barbara Sadler, Path 1 Associate A few years ago when our church was working with church consultant, Ken Callahan, I remember him explaining the concepts of comfortably full, comfortably empty, uncomfortably full and uncomfortably empty. It all has to … Continue reading →

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Living a Life of Worship

Posted on February 15, 2012 by path1@gbod.org

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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