Upcoming Workshops
IFD100 How to Provide Your Workshop Online -- June 18-29 -- $100
This is a two-week workshop designed to familiarize participants with the mission of the Institute for Discipleship and BeADisciple.com, the basics of planning and teaching online workshops, and the basics of the use of Blackboard software. Participants will complete a series of exercises. In the first week, you will use the software as a student in order to give you familiarity with the perspective of the "students" in online workshops. You will also begin to think about a potential workshop you might want to offer online. In the second week you will be given a workshop site of your own to administer as if you were leading a workshop. Many participants who come into the How To workshop with ideas end up developing much of their actual workshop in the second week. Once you have completed the How To workshop, you will be certified to offer your own workshop through the Institute for Discipleship and BeADisciple.com.
One live meeting time is set for the second Tuesday of the session at 10 am Central Time. The session is not mandatory and will be recorded for you to view if you cannot attend.
Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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How to Become a Disciple Online Facilitator -- Self-paced training -- $50
Do you have persons in your congregation who are missing out on DISCIPLE because of their schedules? Do you have some whose travel keeps them from committing to a weekly class meeting? Do you have some who might like to take DISCIPLE with others who have a similar life experience? How about the appeal of participating in a serious, transformational Bible experience with other Christians from around the world?
The Institute for Discipleship is providing an opportunity for Christian leaders to participate in DISCIPLE Bible Study -- online!
In this workshop, DISCIPLE Bible Study facilitators will learn how to facilitate this amazing, life-transforming 34-week walk through the Bible in an online format using one of the top educational online software packages available. Used primarily for college online course curriculum, BeADisciple.com offers this software for use for online workshops and other educational opportunities to nurture and enrich Christian leaders, lay and clergy, for effective living and ministry.
What better way to nurture and enrich Christian leaders, and to make disciples of Jesus Christ, than through DISCIPLE Bible Study?!
The training course is now being offered in a self-paced format to meet the demands for the training. Participants will move through the training materials at their own pace with pauses to interact with Lisa, the IFD Assistant Director. The cost is $50. The course will begin upon enrollment (evening enrollment will be processed the next working day). It will take approximately 10 hours to work through the materials. After training is complete, facilitators may use the Disciple Online software materials to lead a group of participants through the 34-week study.
To learn more about Disciple Online, please visit www.BeADisciple.com/discipleonline.
You will receive an email containing web location and login information upon enrollment during business hours, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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How to Become a Youth Disciple Online Facilitator -- Self-paced training -- $50
In this workshop, DISCIPLE Bible Study facilitators and youthworkers will learn how to facilitate this amazing, life-transforming walk through the Bible for YOUTH in an online format using one of the top educational online software packages available.
In August 2012, BeADisciple.com will be the host site for Youth Disciple Online which is a joint ministry of the Institute for Discipleship (IFD) and the Center for Youth Ministry Excellence (CYMX). It will be provided for $35 per youth (includes digital manual) and is designed to help high school students learn and love the scriptures. This interactive small group experience is a great way to walk through the Bible over the course of a school year together.
The training course is now being offered in a self-paced format to meet the demands for the training. Participants will move through the training materials at their own pace with pauses to interact with Lisa, the IFD Assistant Director. The cost is $50. The course will begin upon enrollment (evening enrollment will be processed the next working day). It will take approximately 6-8 hours to work through the materials. After training is complete, facilitators may use the Youth Disciple Online software materials to lead a group of participants through the 32-week study (also includes an introductory and a closing assignment.)
To learn more about Youth Disciple Online, please visit http://beadisciple.com/youthdiscipleonline
Enrollment is open now. You will receive an email containing web location and login information upon enrollment during business hours, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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Biblical Storytelling I -- September 10-24, 2012 -- $55
This course has been approved by the General Board of Discipleship as an advanced course in Lay Speaking Ministries.
Learning the sacred stories of Scripture by heart and sharing them with others is both an ancient-future art and a powerful spiritual practice. This workshop’s methods, developed by the Network of Biblical Storytellers International, are for everyone who wishes to learn, to tell and to connect with God and other people through sacred story – yes, you can do it too! By the end of the two-week workshop you will be able to share at least one text with others by heart, and you will understand how this completely non-technological art fits into a digital-communications world. Whether you work with children in Sunday School or dream of bringing Scripture to life in worship or elsewhere, your ministry and your spirit will be enriched by this art.
This is a two-week introduction to the ancient-future art and spiritual discipline of telling the sacred stories of Scripture. Participants will learn to prepare, learn, and tell a Biblical text by heart (not “memory”) using the methods of the Network of Biblical Storytellers International. The workshop is taught by NBS member and United Methodist deacon Beth Galbreath. There is a daily assignment (except Sundays), usually involving a short document to read and online discussion. There is also online exploration and creative work. You will get your money's worth!
Read a past participant testimony regarding this course.
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Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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Biblical Storytelling II -- Oct 29 - Nov 19, 2012 -- $80
This course has been approved by the General Board of Discipleship as an advanced course in Lay Speaking Ministries.
This workshop expands on the methods taught in Biblical Storytelling I. It explores a number of storytelling genres as well as telling the Biblical text, including midrash, chancel drama, first-person storytelling, puppetry, and more. The workshop also offers specific ideas for learning tough passages, using and not abusing voice and body, and enhancing tellings with props, digital media and more, with children and adults. It also suggests ways to deepen your practice of this art as a personal spiritual discipline. Anyone who is already practicing the art of storytelling, Biblical or secular, is welcome; Biblical Storytelling I is an excellent starting place for those new to the art, but it is not required. In this three-week workshop you will dive deeper into developing your unique storytelling “voice,” expand your technique and polish your art.
Biblical Storytelling I is not a prerequisite for Biblical Storytelling II, but previous storytelling experience is highly recommended.
The workshop is offered by experienced storyteller, Beth Galbreath. There is a daily assignment (except Sundays), usually involving a short document to read and online discussion. There is also online exploration and creative work. You will get your money's worth!
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Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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Biblical Storytelling TOGether: The Online Guild -- Ongoing until August 1, 2012 -- $100
Seasoned storyteller, Beth Galbreath, will lead an online sharing community focused on telling the Biblical text by heart. (There will not be formal training in the art as in Biblical Storytelling I, II, and Weekly). This community will meet online monthly on Saturday afternoons (2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. US Central time). It is designed for storytellers who want to connect with a guild in the style of the Network of Biblical Storytellers, but do not have a local NBS-related guild within reach of their travel expense and time. Each month we’ll share a specific storytelling enrichment topic, possibly learn a short story, discuss questions we’re struggling with, help with stories we’re working on, and participate in (or experience) an epic telling of stories coming up in the church year. You can participate as much as you wish during the year. Meetings will be recorded for those who can’t attend on a given date.
A webcam, a microphone, and a high speed connection are required for these sessions. Most webcams have microphones, but a headset (earphones and a mike) will make participating much easier.
Live meeting dates for 2011: Dec. 10.
Tentative dates for spring (participants have input), 2012: Jan. 14, Feb. 11, March 17, April 21, May 12, June 16, July 14.
Enrollment will remain open for this online community until full. Interested persons may enroll past the start date of September 1 and start late. Video recording of missed sessions will be available. Workshop fee will remain $100 until February 1 and then be prorated to $70 for the remainder of the course.
Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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Christian Meditation Practices, Part 1 -- June 12-16 -- $40
This is a five-day workshop on Christian mediation practices led by Beth Perry which begins with introductions, explores three different types of meditation, and ends with a day of discussion and sharing. Participants can expect to gain a brief understanding of the definition and history of Christian meditation, an experience of mind, body, and heart meditations, and an opportunity to reflect on their experiences with the leader and the full group.
Participants should also expect to spend an hour a day online in reading and responding. To receive a completion certificate, they will need to post comments and respond to other participants’ comments every day during the workshop. (Materials will be posted at the beginning of the workshop and participants can work ahead or catch up if they have a scheduling conflict.) The workshop leader will be online periodically every day to respond to posting, answer questions, make connections, etc. There are no materials needed.
Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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Christian Meditation Practices, Part 2 -- July 30 - August 3 -- $40
This is a five-day workshop on Christian mediation practices that focuses on either Lectio Divina, a body meditation, or the Examen of Grace. Participants will chose one meditation and practice it daily, as well as discuss and share with all participants. Participants should also expect to spend one-two hours a day in meditation and responding.
To receive a completion certificate, they will need to post comments and respond to other participants’ comments every day during the workshop. (Materials will be posted at the beginning of the workshop and participants can work ahead or catch up if they have a scheduling conflict.) The workshop leader will be online periodically every day to respond to posting, answer questions, make connections, etc.
There are no outside materials needed. This workshop is open to anyone; however, if you haven't taken Part 1, you will need to do a little extra reading on the first day of Part 2.
Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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Companions in Christ Small Group Leader Training -- May 7-11, 2012 -- $45
Are you considering leading a Companions in Christ small group? This training opportunity will help prepare you. Leaders who guide Companions in Christ small groups well have practiced the art of listening well (to God, themselves, and others), act as facilitators rather than teachers, and fully enter into the struggles and joys of walking with God along with the members of the group. Through this course, we will prepare to lead well.
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The training is 5 days in duration and asks for about 1 hour per day of involvement. Participants will need to purchase copies of the Companions in Christ Leader’s Guide and the Companions in Christ Participants Book. A 20% discount is available when these books are purchased through the Upper Room online bookstore. Information including the discount code will be emailed to you during daytime hours following the receipt of your enrollment. |
Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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Disciple Making 101 - May 15 to June 18, 2012 -- $20
What is the simplest system one can use to make disciples and mature them spiritually to the point where they can make their own disciples?
A flood of new ideas and methods in evangelism has made us skeptical. The innovation that is needed in churches today is far more elementary yet entirely sufficient: Jesus is Lord.
How can we overcome resistance to this innovation?
This workshop offers a specific, step by step plan of spiritual formation based on the discipleship systems of the world's largest and fastest growing churches.
Participants will learn practical spiritual disciplines based on the Great Commission that operate in pre-venient as well as sanctifying grace to develop Christians into better disciples and then disciple makers.
This online workshop is based on Dr. David Kueker's 2008 Doctor of Ministry project on evangelism, church growth and organizational change at Fuller Theological Seminary (www.disciplewalk.com).
This seven session course at an introductory rate is a great way to try out online learning at BeADisciple.com. Participation limited to 18. It will be offered May 15 to June 18, 2012.
Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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Green Church -- September 17-28, 2012 -- $65
This course has been approved by the General Board of Discipleship as an advanced course in Lay Speaking Ministries.
Based on the book by the same name, and taught by author Rebekah Simon-Peter, this two-week class guides you in exploring humankind's organic connection to the Creator and Creation. At the same time, you'll learn of the challenges currently facing Creation. Even in the face of pollution, soaring population, climate change, and habitat loss one of the most promising solutions is the gathering of like-minded people of faith. People just like you. In groups just like this.
In this empowering class you'll learn how you can take positive and inspiring actions that move your congregation toward a deeper shade of green. Each participant will need a copy of Green Church, available on Kindle, e-book, or in softcover. |
The first five registrants will receive a free autographed copy of the book!
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Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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Living into the Answers: A Workshop on Personal Spiritual Discernment -- Oct 22 - Nov 2, 2012 -- $100
Are you facing a decision? How do you know what God wants you to do?
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The Art of spiritual discernment involves asking these questions and then living into the answers. This workshop provides students with the opportunity to explore the process of discernment in an on-line setting. The course utilizes the content of the Circles of Discernment as a guide for learning the discernment process. The workshop is based on the book – Living into the Answers: A Workbook for Personal Spiritual Discernment by Valerie K. Isenhower & Judith A. Todd (Upper Room 2008). |
Living into the Answers is taught by Valerie K. Isenhower & Judith Todd, authors of the book and experienced on-line teachers. Participants completing the course will receive 1 CEU. The text for the class is Living into the Answers: A Workbook for Personal Spiritual Discernment by Valerie K. Isenhower & Judith A. Todd (Upper Room 2008). The book can be purchased from Water in the Desert Ministries or Upper Room.
Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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Meditation on Both Sides of the Camera -- June 18-29, 2012-- $105
This class, taught by Val Isenhower, explores the idea of photography as a spiritual practice. Photography is a path to stilling the heart and soul to hear God and to sense the presence of God in the beauty of God’s creation. Meditation behind the camera focuses on how our spiritual lives can inform our photography as we learn to pay attention, to be patient, to center and to focus our eyes in a new ways. Meditation in front of the camera is the act of focusing on the pictures we take to see how they speak to your souls. This course is experiential. We will read materials and discuss ideas on-line. You will also be asked to spend time taking photographs, sharing them with the class and reflecting on the experience.
Participants will have the opportunity to sample pre-publication content from Val's forthcoming Upper Room Books ebook, Meditation on Both Sides of the Camera.
This course is for anyone interested in learning how to include photography in their spiritual journey. Any type of camera will work, although digital cameras will make uploading pictures easier. |
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Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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Spirituality and Photography: Advent -- November 5-16, 2012 -- $100
This class taught by Val Isenhower explores the crossroads of photography as a spiritual practice and the spirituality of Advent. Photography can deepen our spiritual journey during this season. We will explore ways to use photography as a spiritual practice for Advent and Christmas. We will discuss practical ideas for using photography during the upcoming Advent season. Participants will also be asked to spend time recording photographs, sharing them with the class and reflecting on the experience.
This course builds on the concepts offered in Meditation on Both Sides of the Camera. Participants who have not participated in that course are welcome, however they will be need to purchase and read Meditation on Both Sides of the Camera by Valerie K. Isenhower. This eBook can be purchased from Upper Room Books.
This course is for anyone interested in learning how to combine photography and the spirituality of Advent. Any type of camera will work, although digital cameras will make uploading pictures easier
Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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Retirement Matters: Transitions, Opportunities, Challenges -- May 7-18, 2012 -- $50
This seminar offers those approaching retirement with a better understanding of the personal transitions experienced in this phase of life. Led by Jack Hansen and Jerry Haas, participants also explore the unique opportunities of retirement, which can easily be missed. And finally participants will talk about the important challenges faced as persons age.
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The insights offered in this seminar are based upon extensive, in-depth interviews of retired professional men and women from all parts of the country and a wide variety of professional backgrounds (e.g., professors and teachers, business and government executives and professionals, pastors and denominational leaders.) At the end of the course, participants will be able to discern a sense of "next steps" as they move into a retirement life of significance. |
The text for the course will be "Shaping a Life of Significance for Retirement," by Jack Hansen and Jerry Haas. The seminar is designed for women and men preparing for retirement, for those in the first few years of retirement, and for professionals helping people plan and prepare for retirement (investment counselors, pastors, social workers, etc.) Participants will need to purchase the book separately.
The course will be covered through six online assignments given on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of each week beginning Monday, May 7, 2012. Read a testimony from someone who has taken this course.
Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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Three Day Intensive Safe Sanctuary Training for Workers with Children and Youth -- August 23-25 -- $40
This is a three-day (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) online workshop for workers with children and youth in congregations that already have a Safe Sanctuary policy. This would include Sunday School teachers, youth group leaders, nursery volunteers, Christian education staff, van drivers, children and youth choir directors… in short, anyone who works with children and youth in any capacity!
A small church might send all their workers with children and youth to a workshop rather than holding their own training. Or there might be one or two workers with children and youth who can’t attend their church’s training. Each participant will need a computer and internet connection – dial up, cable, DSL, etc. – and an email address. You also need to provide the Workshop Leader, Beth Perry, with a copy of your Safe Sanctuary policy at least three days before the workshop begins.
Because this is an INTENSIVE workshop, you will need to be involved on the site every day to receive a completion certificate. Plan on reading 2-3 documents, posting a response to 1-2 questions, and posting responses to at least two other participants every day. Plan on spending a minimum of one hour a day. Participants will learn why you should follow your church’s Safe Sanctuary policy, what the policy includes generally and specifically, and how to apply it to your ministry. This Intensive Workshop provides you with the information in a fast, concise way.
You’ll have access to the website 24 hours a day and be able to work at a time most convenient for you. There will be two daily readings and 1-2 daily discussion question. You will be required to post a response to the question/s and to at least two other participants daily.
Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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Uncensored Prayer: The Spiritual Practice of Wrestling with God -- June 4 - July 6, 2012 -- $69
This course is about the spiritual practice of discussing everything with God, risking honesty to gain intimacy through loving, trusting conversations. It's wrestling through anger, faith, pain, hope about every aspect of our lives. No topic, language, or feeling is unholy. It will cover how to know you're hearing from God and explores a variety of ways to pray. This course is an opportunity to discover for yourself the redemptive freedom that comes from being totally honest with yourself and the One who loves you best. As you practice stepping out of your comfort zone, you will begin to experience confidence in speaking freely with God in ways that are uniquely yours.
The instructor, Joy Wilson, is the author of Uncensored Prayer: The Spiritual Practice of Wrestling With God. Prior to starting the workshop, participants need to order this text.
Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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United Methodist History, Theology, and Practice of Holy Communion -- Aug 16-30, 2012 -- $55
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This course has been approved by the General Board of Discipleship as an advanced course in Lay Speaking Ministries.
Start worship planning this fall with a deeper understanding of Holy Communion, or begin a Eucharistic ministry, through this wide-ranging study of This Holy Mystery, Scripture, Church history, and United Methodist theology and practice of the sacrament. This course will reference, but go beyond, the official U.M. documents to include art, music, film and video resources to enrich our understanding and participation in the sacrament. |
Participants will need a Bible and U.M. Hymnal and, if possible, a Book of Worship; other materials will be downloaded. Class members should be prepared for daily reading, reflection and online discussion. This study is guaranteed to deepen your experience of Holy Communion, providing resources and ideas for all, both laypeople and clergy, who plan and lead worship and provide pastoral care.
Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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United Methodist History, Theology, and Practice of Holy Communion -- Sept 5-19, 2012 -- $55 (Same course as above with different dates)
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This course has been approved by the General Board of Discipleship as an advanced course in Lay Speaking Ministries.
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Participants will need a Bible and U.M. Hymnal and, if possible, a Book of Worship; other materials will be downloaded. Class members should be prepared for daily reading, reflection and online discussion. This study is guaranteed to deepen your experience of Holy Communion, providing resources and ideas for all, both laypeople and clergy, who plan and lead worship and provide pastoral care.
Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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Writing or Editing Your Safe Sanctuary Policy Five Day Intensive Workshop -- July 16-20, 2012 -- $50 per person
This five-day online workshop is for congregations who need to write or edit a Safe Sanctuary Policy, but are not yet ready (or cannot) commit a team of persons to the full four-week Safe Sanctuary workshop. Participants will learn the same information that is included in a four-week workshop: why congregations should have a Safe Sanctuary policy, what the policy includes generally and specifically, how to get a policy written and approved, and how to implement it. Participants will have access to the website 24 hours a day and be able to work at a time of day most convenient. There will be two daily readings and one daily discussion question. Participants will be required to post a response to the question and to at least two other participants every day. Participants will not be expected to write the policy during these five days but may send it to the workshop leader for feedback later when it is written!
What's the benefit for participation? Compliance with denominational and Annual Conference requirements! Continuing Education Units, if needed! But more importantly, the Safe Sanctuary policies protect your children and youth, your teachers and leaders, and your congregation’s reputation and resources! What better benefit to you than to know you are helping in such a great mission? As well as all the usual benefits of a Safe Sanctuary workshop, this Intensive Workshop provides the information in a fast, concise way.
Each participant will need a computer and internet connection – dial up, cable, DSL, etc. – and an email address. Because this is an INTENSIVE workshop, participants will need to be involved on the site every day to receive a completion certificate. Plan on reading two documents, posting a response to one question, and posting responses to at least two other participants every day. Plan on spending a minimum of an hour a day. In addition, participants may schedule six weeks of support while writting a Safe Sanctuary policy. The additional time will consist of once-a-week conference calls or chat room conversations and will cost an additional $50.
Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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Women Mystics in the Christian Tradition -- June 18-22, 2012 -- $40.00
This is a five-day workshop on Christian women mystics led by Beth Perry which begins with introductions, explores the experiences of several mystics, and ends with a day of discussion about how their faith can (or if it can) speak to women today. Participants can expect to gain a brief understanding of the definition and history of mysticism, a deeper understanding of several women mystics, and an opportunity to reflect on mysticism with the leader and the full group.
Participants should also expect to spend an hour a day online in reading and responding. To receive a completion certificate, they will need to post comments and respond to other participants’ comments every day during the workshop. (Materials will be posted at the beginning of the workshop and participants can work ahead or catch up if they have a scheduling conflict.) The workshop leader will be online periodically every day to respond to posting, answer questions, make connections, etc. There are no materials needed.
Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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Youth Ministry 101 -- June 4-15, 2012 -- $50.00
Youth Ministry 101 offers the basics of youth ministry covering topics such as: the role of the youth minister, youth culture, administration, Christian education with youth, volunteers, games, and more. The instructor Todd Vick brings his 12 years of experience and B.S. in Youth Ministry to this workshop to guide participants into a learning experience that will enhance the way ministry to and with youth is accomplished. The workshop is designed for new youth ministers with little to no experience but anyone can participate. In this workshop you will be given the tools to build a solid youth ministry that will last and create an atmosphere that protects against burn out. Limited to 20 participants. |
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Access to all BeADisciple.com courses begins at noon Central Time of the publicized start day. You will receive an email containing web location and login information that morning, so please be sure to add the email address BeADisciple@sckans.edu to your list of approved senders. If you have questions about how online workshops work, please check our FAQ's page.
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