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PEOPLE REACHING PEOPLEPEOPLE REACHING PEOPLEEast Ohio Annual Conference Partnering With Path 1 East Ohio Annual Conference Partnering With Path 1
Lay Missionary Planting NetworkLay Missionary Planting Network
The Lay Missionary Planting NetworkThe Lay Missionary Planting Network
• Vision and Goals
• 3 Big Ideas
• Curriculum & Training
• Fruit of LMPN
• Anchor Congregations
• Called Out to Galilee -Video
The Lay Missionary Planting NetworkThe Lay Missionary Planting Network
ALIGN with the …
• Mission of The United Methodist Church
• Vision and Goals of Path 1
Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World.
Creating New Places for New People:
Reaching More People
Reaching More Young People
Reaching More Diverse People
• The Ministry and Mission of Jesus Christ!
LMPN: VISION AND GOALS
• Find, Equip and Deploy 250 Lay People
to Plant 60 New Churches
•Path 1 has a goal to equip 1,000 new church missionaries and start 650 new churches by 2012.
• In East Ohio Network, our goal is to find at least 50 participants and at least 12 qualified lay missionaries to start new congregations.
Created by Bener Baysa Agtarap, Path 1 New Church Strategist/GBOD
Source: GCFA 2007 Statistical Report
LM: 381,916
CM: 3,624
1 Pastor per
105 Members
LM: 1,409,643
CM: 10,049
1 Pastor per
140 Members
LM: 1,761,746
CM: 8,351
1 Pastor per
211 Members
LM: 2,916,643
CM: 14,374
1 Pastor per
203 Members
LM: 1,384,007
CM: 8,752
1 Pastor per
158 Members
UMC Jurisdictional Conference Membership SummaryLay Members (LM) Clergy Members (CM)
Total Lay Members: 7,853,955
Total Clergy Members: 45,150
1 Pastor per 174 Members
LMPN: 3 BIG IDEAS
• Laity in Church Planting
• Reach New Populations
• Mission Field-Focused
IDEA #1 – LAITY IN CHURCH PLANTING
• Find and equip lay church planters from
diverse people groups
We seek lay people who have:
• A passion for the Gospel
• Compassion for God’s people
• Demonstrated potential for reaching the
targeted population (s) in the area
• A job or other source of income to support
their families
IDEA #1 – LAITY IN CHURCH PLANTING
IDEA #2 – REACH NEW POPULATIONS
• Hispanic/Latino
• African American
• Native American
• Asian American & Pacific Islander
• Younger Generations
• Emerging Immigrant Populations
IDEA #3 – MISSION FIELD-FOCUSED
• Identify large
populations with
shifting growth
corridors
• Focus on
underserved
populations
Map provided by Craig Kennet Miller, GBOD
5 LMPN CONFERENCE PARTNERS
LMPN: CURRICULUM AND TRAINING
RecruitRecruit
50 Lay People with
Indicators of Potential
50 Lay People with
Indicators of Potential
EquipEquip
9 Modules9 Modules
MentorsMentors
2 SCD Weekends2 SCD
Weekends
AssessAssess
CallCall
FitFit
EncourageEncourage
ProgressProgress
Continued DevelopmentContinued
Development
A New Church Start Movement in the U.S.
www.path1.org
LMPN: ROLE OF ANCHOR CHURCHES
• Promote LMPN – Its Vision and Goals
• Help identify, encourage and recruit prospective participants
• Provide both spiritual and logistical support to the Network
• Provide feedback – Contextualization
• Pray for fruitfulness
• Start a new church or new faith community
FRUIT OF LMPN
Found and Equipped Lay Missionaries…
1. as leaders of new congregations
2. as members of a launch team
3. as facilitators for the next LMPN in
your area or in another area
1. Equipped Lay Missionaries
• Lead New Church Starts
• Qualified Launch Team Members
• Identified Leaders For Next LMN Cycle
2. Replicable Model
3. Raised Awareness Throughout The
Conference Of Importance Of Lay
Leadership & Church Planting
4. Enhanced Clergy-Lay Partnership
LMPN: FRUITS FOR THE CONFERENCE
Who Will Reach
More…
New People
Young People
Diverse People
Path 1 LAY MISSIONARY PLANTING NETWORK
ANY QUESTIONS?ANY QUESTIONS?
For additional information and support for the Lay Missionary Planting
Network, please contact Bener Agtarap ([email protected])
at (877) 899-2780 ext. 7121.