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Discipleship the GENERAL CONFERENCE of the UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 843504028411_003.qxp:QK003.qxd 1/24/12 1:40 PM Page 373 DCA Advance Edition Discipleship THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Volume 2 Nashville, Tennessee Report of The General Board of Discipleship 2009-2012 A vital and vibrant church on fire to transform the Based on these strategies, GBOD is: world. —GBOD vision statement • Re-evangelizing the United States by equipping church planters who are starting new churches Introduction through the groundbreaking Path 1 initiative • Resourcing entrepreneurial clergy and lay The General Board of Discipleship (GBOD) equips leadership in existing local congregations to world-changing disciples of Jesus Christ. become vital, vibrant, and transformed • Working with young people and their adult Established by the 1972 General Conference to workers to bring them closer to the church and serve local churches and annual conferences, the to God General Board of Discipleship consists of fifty-eight • Publishing the world’s most widely read daily (58) elected members in accordance with ¶ 1105 of The devotional (Upper Room daily devotional guide) Book of Discipline, 2008, and ¶ 705.3 of the General • Helping provide essential Christian resources Provisions. to congregations in North America, Africa, the Philippines, and Europe GBOD is responsible for the nurturing and spiritual • Offering widely acclaimed weekly online ser- care of church leaders and leads the second focus area in mon and liturgical resources to millions of full partnership with other boards and agencies, the United Methodist worship leaders worldwide Council of Bishops, the network of congregational • Leading, co-leading, and sponsoring some of developers, and the national plans by helping to “Create the most mission-critical training events in the New Places for New People and Transform Existing denomination, such as the School of Congrega- Congregations.” The agency also has a portion of its work aligned with the first focus area, “Developing tional Development, Youth 2011, and the Principled Christian Leaders.” Children’s Ministry Forum • Providing theological guidance to the denomi- To carry out GBOD’s vision and to fulfill the goals nation’s Sunday school and other types of curricula of the focus area it leads, six specific strategies guide the • . and offering virtually a thousand other ways agency’s work: to equip world-changing leaders 1. Equip leaders to start new churches and faith GBOD believes that for The United Methodist communities Church to witness successfully and to transform the 2. Transform existing churches into vital congrega- world, the church needs leaders who are deeply rooted tions in personal Christian formation, accountable for the 3. Equip leaders to build life-sustaining networks fruit they bear, and who can guide and lead others on with youth and young adults and those who work with their spiritual journey. them 4. Foster spiritual practices in local churches GBOD strives to instill new energy in clergy and 5. Create sustainable resourcing systems in central lay leaders who feel depleted and offers passion and conferences and the United States purpose to those who feel that they have little faith to 6. Deliver excellent teaching and learning resources share. In order to renew the church and to strengthen 373 843504028411_003.qxp:QK003.qxd 1/24/12 1:40 PM Page 374 374 DCA Advance Edition passion for making disciples of Jesus Christ, GBOD who work together to lead this important work–the helps form faithful leaders who are grounded in Council of Bishops, conference developers, other gen- Wesleyan faith and tradition. With such leaders, United eral agencies, and all of the US National Plans. It Methodist churches will be vital, witnessing, and trans- began work in 2008 with a specific measurable goal to forming faith communities. train and equip 1,000 church planters and start 650 congregations in partnership with annual conferences To fulfill GBOD’s mission and to achieve its vision, within the United States. GBOD’s New Church Starts the agency engages in a full range of resourcing, train- initiative has already exceeded portions of that goal ing, events, and networking. with more than a year remaining of the quadrennium. As of July 2011, at least 440 churches have been Agency-wide Initiatives–Flexible planted over the past 45 months (2008-present), which and Effective: 2013-2016 represents a 58 percent growth over 2004-2007 when The United Methodist Church planted 256 churches. In During the 2009-2012 quadrennium, GBOD expe- addition, 1,278 prospective planters have been assessed rienced an explosion of strategic initiatives leading to through Path 1’s online assessment tool and 854 effective leadership across the denomination that is planters have been equipped through a multitude of measurably making a difference. For the new quadren- national training events. Support for this goal includes nium, anticipating possibly more limited apportionment the development of jurisdictional “boot-camps” for funding, GBOD again stands ready to fulfill its vision of church planters and the creation of the Lay Missionary providing transformative ministries even if resources are Planting Network. This network, with a focus on plant- reduced. ing Hispanic/Latino and other racial-ethnic congrega- tions, helps lay people start new congregations and In coordination with the Connectional Table’s work with clergy to start new congregations by serving guidelines, the General Council on Finance and on launch teams. Administration, the agency evaluation documents, and the Call to Action Report and Recommendations, Young People’s Ministries is a multifaceted and GBOD staff and its board of directors have developed a global effort to train and expand networks with a new process to offer a flexible array of ministries and generation of youth and young adult leaders. With a cen- resources that can be altered dependent on available tral and regional staff presence in the United States, and apportionment funding. indigenous staff also in the Philippines, Europe, and Africa, Young People’s Ministries has experienced a With increased funding, GBOD can help plant more wave of success in reaching young leaders, creating new congregations, train more young people, provide addi- networks and strengthening existing connections tional training for pastors and laity, and offer more between young leaders globally. Staff, for example, has services to more central conference leaders. provided leadership and training for the Africa and West Africa Central Conference Youth Networks with partic- Regardless of funding levels, GBOD will continue ipants from 18 African countries involved. They are also its most successful initiatives and add additional min- working collaboratively with GBGM to reestablish the istries–all with increased energy and in deeper partner- East Africa Youth Network. Young People’s Ministries ship with agency and annual conference leaders on at GBOD hosts some of the largest young people’s nearly every level of the church. events in the denomination, including two quadrennial events–Youth 2011 (the next event is Youth 2015) and Among the many strategic initiatives that will be the Global Young People’s Convocation and Legislative offered, the following are especially critical for this time Assembly (the next event will be held in 2014). GBOD in the life of the denomination: also offers a variety of young people’s grants and administers the Youth Service Fund. Leadership devel- New Church Starts (Path 1) provides collabora- opment resources from the division include the Youth tive leadership that re-evangelizes the United States Leadership Development Resource, the Africa Youth by starting new congregations so that The United Training Manual (in three languages), and a new faith Methodist Church reaches more people, younger people, and sexuality resource for United Methodist youth. The and more diverse people. Path 1 consists of key partners division’s online presence has expanded to include reg- 843504028411_003.qxp:QK003.qxd 1/24/12 1:40 PM Page 375 Discipleship 375 ular webinars, blog space, online community, and a appropriate media. GBOD, through Discipleship Resource Hub to provide a multifaceted network of Resources International (DRI), developed and now diverse resources for youth, young adults, and their maintains a United Methodist electronic resource portal leaders to enhance their ministries. by which leaders in the central conferences can access digital files for approximately 70 basic ministry-related Leadership Ministries is transforming existing resources for United Methodist churches and leaders. churches into vital congregations by resourcing essen- tial ministries, including attracting people to the Over the next quadrennium, GBOD will continue to Christian faith, providing vital and vibrant worship, nur- develop this portal to include indigenous and multilingual turing people in Christian spiritual formation, and content that comes from and is available to the partner enabling generosity and Christian service. Constant central conferences. GBOD’s goal is to continually match work for a church transforming lives and communities demand with responses in a variety of forms and formats. through Jesus Christ is evidenced through research of best practices, digital and print resource production, and GBOD will also continue to grow the work of leadership training events. GBOD uses advanced tech- Discipleship Resources International, of which the nology in areas such as webinars, which
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