Path1 UMC Church Planting

🎄@Path1UMCPlants team getting our Christmas on!

Like many I’m starting to make the transition over to #bluesky Follow me here and I’ll follow you back… bsky.app/profile/revere…

United congratulates Rev. Dr. Michael Beck, Director of the Fresh Expressions House of Study at United, and Bishop Kenneth H. Carter Jr. on their new book release, #GardensintheDesert, a great resource for church leaders.

Amid an epidemic of loneliness & isolation, the church has one unique gift that can heal the world... communal life in Jesus. For the past five years I've been researching, speaking, & writing about the epidemic of loneliness & Fresh Expressions... amazon.com/Never-Alone-Sh…

Registration is live friends! Get your team registered for the Fesh Expressions National Gathering in Atlanta. It’s going to be epic… #wecandohardthings #lovealike #fxum25 umcdiscipleship.org/articles/fxum-…

How can a faith community organize itself to combat the sin of racism? @reverendwild1 and @RevSMHand share with us a practical framework for doing justice together that reimagines discipleship, leadership, and evangelism as tools for change. ow.ly/owR050RixfL

What if we could provide seminary-level education for the whole people of God… for free? Around 300 people (clergy and laity) have registered for Fresh Expressions Seminary. Join us tonight at 6:30pm EST. If you haven't registered yet, follow the link: umcdiscipleship.org/articles/comin…

Leadership that engages others engenders support & buy-in — and it promotes better decision making & more effective outcomes. While top-down solutions are tempting, investing time & effort in collaboration is more effective, says David McAllister-Wilson. ow.ly/QiLn50HQBBF

Compassion was in short supply outside the abandoned church. Now under the leadership of the Rev. Jill Beck, the building houses Compassion #UMC that offers a safe haven for women battling addictions or fleeing abusive situations. buff.ly/3yKE8mm

Healing the Compassion Gap open.substack.com/pub/passionalc…

How can a faith community organize itself to combat the sin of racism? In this interview, Michael Adam Beck and Stephanie Moore Hand share a practical framework from their book that reimagines discipleship, leadership, and evangelism as tools for change. ow.ly/vUQH50RzMy9

What is Love? open.substack.com/pub/passionalc…

How can a faith community organize itself to combat the sin of racism? @reverendwild1 and @RevSMHand share with us a practical framework for doing justice together that reimagines discipleship, leadership, and evangelism as tools for change. ow.ly/owR050RixfL

Fresh Expressions UM will hold a Pre-General Conference Event on April 22 in Charlotte. Details at: buff.ly/49DF8VX

Join us in Charlotte the day before General Conference! It’s going to be amazing… na.eventscloud.com/791638

Fresh Expressions is coming to General Conference! Join us on Monday, April 22, 2024, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at First Charlotte United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Registration is free but space is limited. umcdiscipleship.org/articles/fresh…

With a spirit of spiritual imagination, 17 members on Baltimore-Washington Conference recently went on an immersion trip to Ocala, Florida, where they visited the ministries of the Rev. Michael Beck, who leads #UMC Fresh Expressions ministries. buff.ly/3TmUoR4

Doing Justice Together features video, audio, and written stories from courageous friends like Rev Woojin Kang. The stories include questions that can be conversation starters for your team. Grab a copy and start the journey! amazon.com/Doing-Justice-…

Director of Fresh Expressions @reverendwild1 brought an amazing word calling for Methodists to reawaken our heart fire. We are wired for love. Designed for compassion. Innate goodness precedes original trauma and inbeing sin. #fxum24