From the Bishop: Lead Us Not Into Temptation
As the nation's president talks about sending the National Guard and Immigration and Customs Enforcement troops to Chicago, Bishop Dan Schwerin urges United Methodists to return oft…
Sunday, March 13 - 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Wednesday, March 16 - 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Sunday, March 20 - 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Wednesday, March 23 - 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Via Zoom
Registration is $20
Youth may register at no cost if signing up with an adult or parent taking a class at the same time.
Instructors and courses:
Choose one course. All class times must be attended to receive course credit.
Living Our United Methodist Beliefs (United Methodist Heritage)
This course will explain the special gifts of theology, witness, and organization that The United Methodist Church brings to the church universal, how we got where we are today and how our distinctive emphases are still needed today.
Book: Living our Beliefs: The United Methodist Way by Kenneth L. Carder
Instructor: Pastor Seamus Enright
Life Together in the United Methodist Connection (United Methodist Polity)
This course gives participants an overview of the structure and organization of the United Methodist Church. Participants should bring the 2016 Book of Discipline with them to class.
Book: Polity, Practice and the Mission of the United Methodist Church by Thomas Edward Frank.
Instructor: District Superintendent Brian Gilbert
Transforming Evangelism
This course leads participants to learn from John Wesley how to practice relational evangelism.
Book: Transforming Evangelism by Henry H. Knight III and F. Douglas Powe, Jr.
Instructor: Chuck Dexter
Leading Prayer
This course on praying in public will help the participant grow in confidence and skill in public prayer and enrich their prayer life.
Book: Shaping the Prayers of the People: The Art of Intercession by Samuel Wells and Abigail Kocher.
Instructor: TBD
Books may be purchased at your favorite bookseller.
Questions? Marcia Peddicord
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