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July 15, 2014

“Contextualized” Church Planting Training

by the Rev. Alex Shipman. Lost! Confused!  Frustrated! I was drowning in those emotions at the first and […]

April 16, 2014

Engaging Your Mission Field

By Bob Crossman, New Church Strategist.  In an increasing number of places, the quality of what is […]

August 29, 2013

5 Things I’ve Learned 5 Years Out

By Rev. Adam Weber, Pastor of Embrace Church in Sioux Falls, SD. Well, as of this July, it […]

July 15, 2013

Path 1 Roadtrip in North Georgia

by Candace Lewis, Executive Director of Path 1 New Church Starts. I’ve been visiting church plants and new […]

July 9, 2013

On the Road Again

by Emily Reece, Path1 New Church Strategist.  I am deployed “Back Home Again in Indiana” […]

July 2, 2013

WHAT THE NORTHEAST CAN TEACH THE REST OF THE NATION ABOUT THE FUTURE OF CHURCH

by Paul Nixon -- New Church Strategist for Northeastern Jurisdiction.  Having just road tripped through Greater New […]

June 27, 2013

Partnered Starts: Connectionalism at Work

by Sam Rodriguez, Director of Hispanic/Latino & Multi-Ethnic New Church Starts, Path 1. You don’t […]

March 27, 2013

Wishing you a most blessed Holy Week and Easter

by Doug Ruffle, Path 1 Associate Executive Director. We wish for you a most blessed Holy Week and Easter.

October 26, 2012

What’s Cooking in New Jersey?

by Doug Ruffle. In the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference we are excited about reaching new people with the […]

September 28, 2012

A Pretty Good Deal

by Erik Hall planter of Barnegat Anew inBarnegat, New Jersey. I network with non-denominational church planters all […]

September 17, 2012

My Experience with Connection

by Doug Ruffle.  As United Methodists we may not appreciate the fullness of connectionalism until we are blessed by […]

September 12, 2012

Ready to Serve

September 11, 2012

It’s not good-bye. Not by a long shot.

August 16, 2012

New Places of Faith

July 26, 2012

The Meaning of Church Membership

July 12, 2012

A Living Example

June 29, 2012

Discovering Your Ministry in Scripture

June 21, 2012

Finding the Right Tempo

June 19, 2012

When the Birds Begin to Nest

June 14, 2012

It’s a New Day

June 12, 2012

AfterHours Denver: Most people don’t get it.

June 8, 2012

For those of you who are scared…

May 24, 2012

Membership Should Equal Stewardship

May 22, 2012

Generativity as an Aspect of Stewardship

May 15, 2012

Hearts and Treasure

May 8, 2012

The Stewardship Formula

April 26, 2012

Urban Village: Inbound and Outbound Discipleship

April 18, 2012

Blending In vs. Going All In

April 17, 2012

What a Difference Path 1 Makes!

April 12, 2012

How Do You Measure Discipleship?

March 22, 2012

Teaching Through the Sacraments

March 15, 2012

God’s Specialty

March 9, 2012

Baptized into The Community of Faith

March 5, 2012

No One Eats Alone

February 29, 2012

Butts in Seats

February 27, 2012

Active and Consistent Participation

February 22, 2012

Fitting Worship

February 15, 2012

Living a Life of Worship

February 7, 2012

Right Here… Right Now

February 3, 2012

Frequent Worship

January 24, 2012

The Global Parish

January 19, 2012

Putting Wesley’s Theology into Practice

January 18, 2012

Grace, Grace, and Grace

January 13, 2012

A Work in Progress

January 11, 2012

Eyes on the Prize

January 6, 2012

What I Learned About Parachute Drop Church Planting

January 5, 2012

Our Progress So Far…

December 21, 2011

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

December 19, 2011

Vital Congregations: A Two-winged Strategy

December 15, 2011

Help People Find You

December 9, 2011

Wind in our Sails

December 7, 2011

Excerpts from Easum: Thoughts from Innovation Forum 2011 Keynote, part 4

November 23, 2011

Construction Zone, Expect Delays

November 18, 2011

Mature Leadership Knows When to Let Go

November 17, 2011

Excerpts from Easum: Thoughts from Innovation Forum 2011 Keynote, part 3

November 9, 2011

Gardening 101

November 3, 2011

Change Is Good—You Go First!

October 28, 2011

Young Adults Reaching Young Adults through New Church Starts

October 26, 2011

Momentum

October 24, 2011

Ten Tips from a Struggling Church Planter (Part 3)

October 17, 2011

Equipping Resources

October 11, 2011

Six Big Mistakes Facilitators Make

October 10, 2011

Ten Tips from a Struggling Church Planter Part 2

October 7, 2011

Innovation: the Key to Effective Church Planting

October 6, 2011

Wake Up and Smell the Café Con Leche!

October 5, 2011

Innovation Forum: Fostering Maturity

September 30, 2011

Ten Tips from a Struggling Church Planter Part 1

September 26, 2011

Are You Called to be a Planter?

September 22, 2011

9 Church Growth Leverage Points All Church Consultants Need to Know (Part 3 of 3)

September 21, 2011

Top 3 Elephant Lessons for Facilitators

September 20, 2011

What Makes a Planter?

September 19, 2011

Finding the Leader That Fits

September 16, 2011

Grab Bag Masterpiece

September 15, 2011

9 Church Growth Leverage Points All Church Consultants Need to Know (Part 2 of 3)

September 7, 2011

Discerning a Vision

September 6, 2011

Turning Mazes into Labyrinths

September 2, 2011

Ministry Ideas for Labor Day Weekend

August 31, 2011

Helping Christians Find their Voices

August 30, 2011

Focusing on the Present

August 26, 2011

Putting on the Right Hats for Innovation

August 23, 2011

Fostering Healthy-Growing Churches

August 19, 2011

Moving forward in reaching diversity

August 17, 2011

When the Stakes are High, Strong Stakeholder Relationships are Essential

August 15, 2011

Always Rely on God’s GPS

August 10, 2011

“Easing on Down the Road” to Maturity

August 5, 2011

Culture and Maturity

August 2, 2011

Soul Food for a Growing Church

July 27, 2011

What Process or Decision Do You Need to Make Easier?

July 22, 2011

Existing for Non-Members

July 21, 2011

High Expectations Reap Great Fruitfulness

July 18, 2011

Intentional Multi-ethnic Church Planting

July 15, 2011

Better and Better

July 14, 2011

Organizing Communities to Transform the World

July 13, 2011

A Call to Reproduce Churches

July 12, 2011

How the West Gets Won

July 11, 2011

Church as an Acquired Taste

July 7, 2011

What’s Your Plan?

July 6, 2011

Strategic Innovation: Saying “Yes” To The Future!

June 30, 2011

What do disciples do?

June 28, 2011

Where No Disciple Has Gone Before