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New Church Development

Our Mission: To support the creation of "new places for new people" and work towards developing a conference culture supportive of new church development.

 

Our Vision: Start three new faith communities per year through 2012.

 

Chairman of the New Church Development Committee is  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

Resources for New Church Planting

from PATH1 UMC


As always, the New Church Starts staff at GBOD stand ready to assist you . Call, email  or connect with us on the Path 1 Facebook  fan page (you'll want to "Like" this page to receive automatic newsfeeds to your Facebook page). Continue sharing questions, learnings and resources with planters through the Path 1 New Church Start Movement  group.

 

 

•  Are you called to plant a church? Check out these resources as a starting point for your personal Season of Discerning. Try these tips to assess your church's readiness  to multiply its ministry through church planting. 

 

 

•  As part of its ongoing effort to equip congregations to plant new ministries with Hispanic/Latino persons, Path1, through Upper Room Books, recently released Pentecost Journey: A Planning Guide for Non-Hispanic/Latino Congregations, written by Marigene Chamberlain and Melanie Lee Carey.

 

This DVD resource helps churches develop comprehensive ministry plans that honor the uniqueness of the Hispanic/Latino cultures while considering the intercultural context of ministry in the United States. See a sample video from this resource here.

 

In addition to this new publication, check out these free, downloadable resources for working in Hispanic/Latino church planting ministry.

 

For additional consultation regarding church planting in the Hispanic/Latino context, please contact Path1's Director of Hispanic/Latino New Church Starts, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it