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This two-week course is for restless doers who are looking for new ways to learn about discipleship from Jesus. In this engaging course, you will also begin to connect with the skills and concepts the first disciples knew implicitly from fishing and boating, even if you don’t have prior fishing or boating experiences. The class […]

This two-week course is for passionate gardeners who are curious about how to grow their faith by using God’s scriptures and creation as their example. By the second day you will begin to take a hands-on approach to cultivate your faith with God’s help, even if you don’t think you have a green thumb. The […]

Spiritual formation isn’t new; it’s only been lost for a while. (Dallas Willard, Leadership Journal, Summer 2005) What is this arena of ministry which folks are calling “Spiritual Formation”?How does it compare and contrast with the popular notion of “Christian discipleship”? Defining spiritual formation is a two-week introduction to the field of spiritual formation–designed 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 […]

Who is supervising the shower schedule for your youth group’s summer mission trip? How many adults are overseeing the costume changes for the Christmas Pageant? I know you have two adults with your Sunday School’s 4-year-old class, but what happens when someone needs a bathroom break? How do you get your teenagers to stop going […]

Leaders of adult ministries, trustees, and pastors often recognize that vulnerable adults – and the volunteers who work with them – are at risk of abuse or accusations of abuse, without knowing how to reduce that risk. This course will help congregations to 1) define who is – or might become – a vulnerable adult, […]

We are all finding ourselves living within new boundaries and guidelines because life as we knew it has been changed. In fact, many of us are having to create a “new normal.” How do we work through everything we are being faced with? How do we maneuver the “Grief Journey” that is involved with many […]

Does your congregation have “enough” of everything? “Enough” of anything? As the Covid-19 pandemic recedes, that seems like a crazy question – none of us do! Having taught classes through BeADisciple for years, Rev. Beth Galbreath has heard a lot of folks’ worries about churches struggling to stay alive. And now, with churches having closed […]

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. “Opening Ourselves to Grace: Basic Christian Practices” is a course designed to help us learn about grace while exploring the practices that help us nurture […]

Do you feel stressed? Do you feel overwhelmed? You are not alone. Upheaval, whether the cause is personal or comes from crises in the news, can leave Christians feeling as if they have no control over the pressure in their lives.   This course will examine how to destress and support each other. Using Dr. Suzan […]

Pentecost is seven weeks after Easter Sunday, and after that comes summer, which the Revised Common Lectionary calls “Ordinary Time.” No more festivals or emphases in the church calendar until Advent–but “Ordinary Time” is far from boring! In 2022 “Biblical Storytelling Weekly for Summer” will offer an in-depth journey through the stories of the great […]