In this report we share with you how we define what a new church start looks like. We celebrate the myriad expressions of church that are emerging. We affirm the need of our denomination to become more diverse and celebrate God’s image in all of us. We underscore the role that women as well as men play in church planting. We draw attention to ways of being church that are reaching younger people. We inform about new church planting globally. We highlight positive signals of what is going well for the United Methodist church planting movement as well as the challenges where we need to improve. And finally, we point to where we are heading as we continue to discern how best to follow what God is already doing in our midst.
– From the Introduction
Publication date: 2017
