The history, heritage, beliefs, mission and culture of the United Methodist Church for anyone – newcomer or longtime member – who wants to know what’s distinctive about being a United Methodist Christian. We’ll explore the special gifts of theology and witness that the Wesleyan tradition brings to the Church universal, how we got where we […]
This advanced class is required to become a Certified Lay Speaker and also is open to anyone who would like to learn the history of the United Methodist Church. The class will be taught by the Rev Tom Greener, pastor of Saint James UMC, Greenville, NC. Registration fee for the Zoom class is $15.00.Registration ends […]
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 […]
Course Dates: January 9 – March 6, 2023 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 […]
What will happen at General Conference 2024? What is happening in the United Methodist connection now, and with the new Global Methodist Church? This session of the official U.M.C. polity course will include structural realities and principles affecting our annual conferences and local churches right now and in the future. It will help church leaders […]
Designed for Part-Time Local Pastors and Certified Lay Ministers, but open to any person, clergy or lay, this course covers Wesleyan Theology in terms that are practical and relevant for the average church member. The three-fold aspects of prevenient, justifying and sanctifying grace will be explained in terms that show how they operate throughout the […]
“I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America. But I am afraid lest they should only exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power.” —John Wesley, 1786 “Church renewal” is widely discussed across Methodism today, but renewal will not happen […]
February 27 – March 17, 2023 The history, heritage, beliefs, mission and culture of the United Methodist Church for anyone – newcomer or longtime member – who wants to know what’s distinctive about being a United Methodist Christian. We’ll explore the special gifts of theology and witness that the Wesleyan tradition brings to the Church […]
Course Dates: March 6 – May 1, 2023 This is an Adult Education Course hosted by Gregory Ingram featuring contributions by 9 of the world’s leading Methodist scholars. It builds on the history of Methodism by examining Methodist beliefs and focusing especially on those doctrines that make Methodists distinctive. Eight half-hour long presentations by leading […]
Course Dates: March 13 – 24, 2023 Grace is God’s un-merited, unconditional love and acceptance freely given to all. Yet as Christians, saved by grace, often we are unable or unwilling to extend that grace to others. This is a course designed to help you learn about grace while exploring the practices that help you […]
Course Dates:April 10 – June 5, 2023 This course is based on the widely-used book Journey through the Psalms, and features video lessons by its author, Dr. Denise Dombkowski Hopkins, Professor of Hebrew Bible at Wesley Theological Seminary. Through the course of eight weekly sessions, the course provides a vehicle to bring the Psalms to life […]
Join us on Thursday, April 20 for a free Zoom Webinar for laity & clergy focused on Remaining & Thriving United Methodists. Led by Rev. Dr. Harvey C. Martz, Co-Chair of the United Methodist Association of Retired Clergy and Friends (UMARC), the panel of six speakers from North Carolina, Texas, and Colorado, will explore both how United Methodists who […]
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