Jan-Feb 2013 - General Board of Global Ministries

Collaboration in New Places for New People - An introduction to the January-February issue of New World Outlook by Thomas Kemper on why new church plants are a priority for the UMC.
Deconstructing the Partnership Model of Church Planting - Vladimir Shaporenko considers partnership and sustainability as a model of church growth in Eurasia.
Developing Multicultural Churches in the United States - Jorge Lockward explores what becoming a multicultural congregation really means.
In Mission--Together - Patrick Friday writes about how 50/50 partnerships work in the In Mission Together program.
Initiatives in Africa Move Toward Self-Sufficiency - Caroline Njuki considers the steps toward self-sufficiency taken by United Methodist churches in Senegal and Cameroon.
Making Disciples in All Nations - John Nuessle explores in a practical way how the church connects in mission, which he sees as a biblical model of church planting.
Models for Christian Church Growth in Asia - The Rev. Jong Sung Kim writes about models of church growth in Vietnam and Laos, the cell group model, and Mongolia, the Mother Church model.
PATH 1: Find, Equip, Plant, and Multiply - Path 1, General Board of Discipleship, and Global Ministries both have responsibilities for planting new churches in the US and in the Global Community.
Training Church Leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean - Author Edgar Avitia describes how Global Ministries and the Methodist family in Latin America and the Caribbean create strategic plans for ministry in Latin America.

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