2. The Lay Missionary Planting Network
• Vision and Goals
• 3 Big Ideas
• Curriculum & Training
• Anchor Congregations
• Fruit of LMPN
• Called Out to Galilee -Video
3. The Lay Missionary Planting Network
ALIGN with the …
• Vision and Goals of Path 1
Creating New Places for New People:
Reaching More People
Reaching More Young People
Reaching More Diverse People
• Mission of The United Methodist Church
Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World.
• The Ministry and Mission of Jesus Christ!
4. LMPN: VISION AND GOALS
•Path 1 has a goal to equip 1,000 new
church missionaries and start 650 new
churches by 2012.
• Find, Equip and Deploy 250 Lay People
to Plant 60 New Churches
• In East Ohio Network, our goal is to find
at least 50 participants and at least 12 qualified
lay missionaries to start new congregations.
5. UMC Jurisdictional Conference Membership Summary
Lay Members (LM) Clergy Members (CM)
LM: 1,409,643
LM: 381,916 CM: 10,049
LM: 1,384,007
CM: 3,624 1 Pastor per
CM: 8,752
1 Pastor per 140 Members
1 Pastor per
105 Members
158 Members
Total Lay Members: 7,853,955
Total Clergy Members: 45,150
1 Pastor per 174 Members
LM: 2,916,643
LM: 1,761,746
CM: 14,374
CM: 8,351
1 Pastor per
1 Pastor per
203 Members
211 Members
Created by Bener Baysa Agtarap, Path 1 New Church Strategist/GBOD
Source: GCFA 2007 Statistical Report
6. LMPN: 3 BIG IDEAS
• Laity in Church Planting
• Reach New Populations
• Mission Field-Focused
7. IDEA #1 – LAITY IN CHURCH PLANTING
• Find and equip lay church planters from
diverse people groups
8. IDEA #1 – LAITY IN CHURCH PLANTING
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
9. IDEA #2 – REACH NEW POPULATIONS
• Hispanic/Latino
• African American
• Native American
• Asian American & Pacific Islander
• Younger Generations
• Emerging Immigrant Populations
10. IDEA #3 – MISSION FIELD-FOCUSED
• Identify large
populations with
shifting growth
corridors
• Focus on
underserved
populations
12. LMPN: CURRICULUM AND TRAINING
Recruit Equip Assess Encourage
9 Modules
Call Progress
50 Lay People
with
Mentors
Indicators of
Potential
Continued
Fit
2 SCD Development
Weekends
A New Church Start Movement in the U.S.
www.path1.org
13. 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
14. 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
15. LMPN: FRUITS FOR THE CONFERENCE
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
17. Who Will Reach
More…
New People
Young People
Diverse People
18. ANY QUESTIONS?
For additional information and support for the Lay Missionary Planting
Network, please contact Bener Agtarap (bagtarap@gbod.org)
at (877) 899-2780 ext. 7121.
Path 1 LAY MISSIONARY PLANTING NETWORK