Online Learning Opportunities is a calendar of upcoming webinars, events, book discussions, and classes from the NC Conference and our partner organizations. Sign up to receive a monthly email with a list of that month’s opportunities. Self-paced online learning opportunities are also listed here.
Study Ideas for Your Online Small Group. If your small group is meeting online, here are ideas and resources for what and how to study. This post includes:
- Christian video studies online
- Webinars
- Bible study app
- Online classes
- Curriculum
- Books for discussion
- And more
Online Resources listed in our online catalog. This Genre Collection includes free resources such as:
- PDF small-group studies
- Studies using online videos
- PDF toolkits for important topics
- And more
Christian Online Subscription Services. These are paid subscriptions full of tons of Christian content:
- Streaming videos
- Bible study app
- Weekly PDF curriculum
- Children’s videos
- And more
United Methodist Online Courses. Several United Methodist institutions offer classes online. This list includes:
- Free and paid online classes and webinars
- From short trainings to multi-week courses
- Classes that offer CEU credits
Free United Methodist Ebooks. Use your North Carolina public library card to access hundreds of current and popular United Methodist ebooks.
Ministry Tools from Around the Web
View a recommended list of online ministry tools hosted by the NC Conference and other organizations and persons affiliated with The United Methodist Church. This list includes:
- Blogs
- Email newsletters
- Online courses
- Webinars
- Podcasts
Guide to NC Live
NC Live is a free online service provided by North Carolina Public Libraries. It is a huge collection of online databases. Anyone with a public library card can access it for free. Our Guide to NC Live provides short descriptions of each database that could be of interest to people in ministry. It also provides search tips and examples of titles of interest found in the databases. NC Live provides access to the following types of resources:
- Archival data for historical research
- Archives of magazines and newspapers
- Art images
- Articles from professional journals
- Community demographics
- Country reports
- eBooks
- Encyclopedias
- Health information
- Issue reports
- Poetry