For most local congregations, there are lingering questions about the future. One question on most church’s minds is “How can we do more with less?”Congregations are learning to deal with a lot of “lesses” in the new, hopefully soon-to-be, post-pandemic world:• Less people in worship services• Less money in the offering• Less youth and young […]

According to the Southern Aids Coalition, the South has 52% of the undiagnosed HIV infections in the United States. Learn what HIV looks like in NC and how faith communities can get involved. Our speaker will be Caressa J. Harding. She is a Public Health Practitioner has spent 25 years assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating […]

The Office of Admissions at Duke Divinity School will hold a webinar focused on the complexities and joys of being a woman in ministry. This will be an opportunity to hear women in various ministerial fields reflect on how their time at the Divinity School prepared them for ministry.

We start each new year with this webinar that is focused on the new member of the stewardship team, finance committee, or church council—those who are looking to get started strong right from the first week. In all things, connect money to mission. We’ll be updating this presentation to reflect wherever we are in the […]

Are you feeling overwhelmed as a parent in today’s world? If you answered a resounding “yes, ” this is the course for you. The current world of parenting is scary with multiple world crises, technology overload, and distrust of leaders. This course, “Parenting on Purpose,” attempts to find a way forward through the turmoil to […]

Are you feeling overwhelmed as a parent in today’s world? If you answered a resounding “yes, ” this is the course for you. The current world of parenting is scary with multiple world crises, technology overload, and distrust of leaders. This course, “Parenting on Purpose,” attempts to find a way forward through the turmoil to […]

Are you struggling with reaching all the kids in your class? Do some kids thrive while others disrupt? Are there students of multiple ages trying to learn the same material? Do those with learning differences get lost in the background?   If so, you likely find the cookie-cutter lessons hard to implement with your particular group. Perhaps […]

Mysticism has been described as a longing for God that has been present in all times, cultures, and religions. Dorothee Soelle was a German theologian who dedicated her life to reinterpreting the Christian message with a unifying message of mysticism and activism. Her book “The Silent Cry” will be the departure point as this course invites you to awaken […]

Mysticism has been described as a longing for God that has been present in all times, cultures, and religions. Dorothee Soelle was a German theologian who dedicated her life to reinterpreting the Christian message with a unifying message of mysticism and activism. Her book “The Silent Cry” will be the departure point as this course invites you to awaken […]

Enormous confusion exists today concerning the Bible’s teaching about the future. The In God’s Time course offers an alternative to sensationalist perspectives about the future, an alternative that is at once faithful and sane, readable and scholarly. The course is based on the acclaimed book of the same title by Dr. Craig C. Hill and features video […]

What does it mean to be Methodist? In a series of half-hour videos from leading Methodist scholars, Justo Gonzalez leads students through an exploration of the 18th-century Wesleyan revival in England and the growth of Methodism in the United States and around the world. Supplemental videos cover in more detail the rise of Methodism in Europe, Asia, Africa […]