
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 .
- Go online to these links for information about the new NCLI Hispanic Boot Camp in the Florida Conference in November of 2011! http://www.flumc2.org/events/detail/3479
http://www.flumc2.org/events/detail/3480