Category Archives: Path 1

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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The Global Parish

“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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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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Grace, Grace, and Grace

by Doug Ruffle, Congregational Development Team Coordinator, Greater New Jersey Annual Conference (and Path 1 Team Northeastern Jurisdiction Representative) Real Estate brokers always emphasize that the value of a given property depends on location, location, and location. For new church … Continue reading

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