There are many online resources for United Methodists. Published by UMC agencies and partner organizations, these resources can be accessed online and used any time that fits in your ministry context or personal spiritual growth plan. The NC Conference Media Center is highlighting seven new online resources that were recently published.
Love Boldly, Serve Joyfully, Lead Courageously: Worship and Study Resources
To help churches explore and embody the new UMC vision statement, Discipleship Ministries offers a six-week worship series and small group study titled Embracing an Adverbial Faith. The series invites congregations to go deeper into what it means to love, serve, and lead not as obligations, but as expressions of a life formed by the Holy Spirit.
From Crown to Conferencing: Methodism and the New Republic
In a new video series, the General Commission on Archives and History reflects on the roles Methodists have played leading up to and after the Declaration of Independence was signed. It is designed for use by Sunday School classes, small groups, youth groups, or individual study.
Suicide Prevention for Faith Leaders and Faith Communities
The E. Stanley Jones Foundation, in partnership with the General Boards of Higher Education and Ministry and Global Ministries, has developed a suicide prevention video training course. The course equips faith leaders and faith communities with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to prevent suicide, respond to crises, and support individuals and families affected by suicide loss.
Faithful Connections: Understanding Critical Race Theory, Hierarchy of Oppression, White Christian Nationalism, and Whiteness
This essay series from the General Commission on Religion and Race seeks to engage with terms central to the work of dismantling racism within the global landscape of both church and society.
Worship for the Whole Body: Creative Ideas for Multi-sensory Worship Practices
How might we design worship gatherings for the whole body of Christ? This new study sponsored by the Disability Ministry Network reveals possible solutions informed by the history of the Church.
Connecting Faith and Justice: Youth Lectionary Curriculum
This curriculum from the General Board of Church & Society is designed to help students actively engage the intersection of faith and justice and explore why our faith compels us toward justice. The Lectionary Year A edition is now available.
Season of Creation: Fruitful Living Worship
This Worship Bundle from the Society of St. Andrew is a comprehensive, four-week liturgical resource designed to connect the biblical call for justice with the beauty and abundance of the natural world.