This course builds on Constructing the Bridge, Pt. 1: Loss and the Mourning After. You must complete that course before participating in this one. When a member of your immediate family dies, you experience a painful transition from your familiar world. You are plunged into a new life that you don’t like. This death can also […]
Many denominations suggest leadership and committee structures for its churches but not all congregations thrive in the same type of organization. Rural congregations may need frameworks that take into consideration rural perspectives and ways of life. This three-week course offers laity and clergy the opportunity to explore their unique positions in rural leadership, how to […]
Mystical Sobriety is a 12-week online course that integrates the spiritual and psychological on a path of healing, growth, and transformation. Learn to experience how God’s healing grace can sustain us even within cycles of grief and suffering. The suffering associated with any attachment is real. Mystical Sobriety invites us to deepen our sense of oneness and […]
What’s next for us? What does it look like for a Methodist leader (or congregation) to respond to God’s call now? What biblical texts, stories from our past, and core Wesleyan convictions can guide us from this point? And are we at Good Friday or at Easter? In Will Willimon’s new book, Don’t Look Back: Methodist […]
Join us as we explore the transforming work of United Methodist missionaries serving around the world. You will have the opportunity to meet in a small group to hear a presentation from a single missionary during the call. Find out more about these missionaries below, or at www.umcmission.org Benjamin Thomas Rose is serving as an […]
The Advent season will be here before we know it. Preparing to preach during Advent is one of the most important tasks that preachers undertake each year. During this session, Olu Brown, pastor of Impact Church, one of the fastest growing churches in the country, will share his advice on preparing to preach during Advent. […]
Join us for a virtual Book Talk & Workshop with the author of The Land Is Not Empty, Thursday, November 3, 7-8:30 p.m. ET/4-5:30 p.m. PT. Register here. In the prophetic book The Land is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery, author Sarah Augustine, a Pueblo woman, reframes the colonization of North America. […]
We will begin classes at 8:00 am, take a lunch break, and conclude between 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm. Click the registration link below before the October 30th deadline.Zoom registration fee is $15.00 per person.You will get a confirmation with your book information. Please order your copy of Soul Reset as soon as you are […]
Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts (required for Certified Lay Speakers)Led by Pastor Jim Jones andBeacon Co-Director for LSM Suzanne Nelson Gathering on line will begin at 8:30 with class from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. There will be a break for lunch. The registration fee for this option is $15 per person. This course guides participants in discerning […]
Lay Servant Ministries, Basic CourseLed by CLM and Beacon Lay Leader Tom Santa Gathering on line will begin at 8:30 with class from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. There will be a break for lunch. The registration fee for this option is $15 per person. This is an overview course that provides helpful background for all […]
Go deeper in your prayer life in this 5-week course. Based on a book by the same title, this course is taught by the author Sandra Chambers. In her book, Sandra shares her own struggles and victories as she has sought to overcome boredom in prayer and answer the question: “If prayer is so important, why […]
“Being there” for young people means more to them than you know! Youth and young adults people need the examples and experiences of faithful adults to become mature Christians themselves. But it takes more than just casually interacting with a young person to grow their faith. Having a trusted Christian adult mentor to talk with […]
Local church committee members are invited to attend a training event to learn about committee roles & responsibilities.
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Garner, NC 27529
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