Make Way for New Disciples New Places for New People

A team of mission-driven, passionate, and diverse leaders of The United Methodist Church providing leadership to evangelize the United States through new church starts. What is Path 1?

Equip 1,000 planters who start 650 churches that commit to start a new congregation within their first ten years thereby creating millions of new world-transforming disciples of Jesus Christ Path 1 Seeks to Lead a Movement to…

A movement gaining momentum in The United Methodist Church Path 1 is…

The Path 1 Movement The roots of this movement are in the core of who we are.

The vision draws us into our future. The Path 1 Movement

It’s NOT a new study group or committee The Path 1 Movement

It’s NOT an attempt to replace the annual conference’s disciplinary responsibility to start new congregations. The Path 1 Movement

It was inspired by our Bishops… The Path 1 Movement

… by our network of congregational developers… The Path 1 Movement

… and by a group of people who have never set foot in our churches. The Path 1 Movement

It’s a movement - … a journey

Where together we will find our way to…

Reach More people

Reach More Young People

More Diverse People Reach

Because… A huge opportunity exists to reach the rapidly growing non- Caucasian population in the U.S.

Such is the Kingdom of God. Because…

Not one county in America has a greater churched population than it did ten years ago. There is an Urgent Need: Almost half of young adults see themselves as “other than Christian”

There is an Urgent Need: Red areas of the map indicate greater diversity – what do you notice?

The denomination is making steady progress toward the goals with just over two churches planted per week… But… How are we doing?

… Ultimately we want to plant at least one new church per day by increasing our denominational capacity and church planting systems How are we doing?

FINDEQUIP PLANTMULTIPLY Church Planting System

How can you help? Praying Discerning Tentmaking Coaching Multiplying Learning Annual Conference Partnering Funding

Any questions? Path 1 New Places for New People