Your Conference Is Not Alone in Church Development Challenges

In this post-pandemic era with American church participation at a historic low, planting viable new faith communities is challenging. Conferences that persist in planting strategies from two or three decades ago are finding it challenging, if not impossible to move their new communities toward self-sustainability.

The United Methodist connection offers expertise and planting wisdom in every jurisdictional context. This expertise begins with the Path 1 staff housed at Discipleship Ministries and extends to seasoned planters and church developers in nearby conferences.

If your annual conference needs help revisioning new places for new people in the 2020s, the Path 1 staff is ready to help you develop a fresh vision and innovative systems to support that vision. When you work with any of the Path 1 staff team, you can expect them to network with others in The United Methodist Church who could help apply cutting-edge thinking to your challenges.

If you would like to explore how Path 1 can assist your conference in creating systems and cultivating a planting culture, please contact Paul Nixon, Path 1’s Director of Church Multiplication ([email protected]) to explore possibilities. He will help you design a way forward, reach new people, and help you launch a fruitful new season of planting.