Course Dates: May 1 – 13, 2023 Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted 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 course’s methods, developed by the Network of Biblical Storytellers International (NBSI), are for everyone…
Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted Deepen your congregation’s experience of baptism, confirmation and reaffirmation of baptism through this wide-ranging study of By Water and the Spirit, Scripture, Church history and United Methodist theology and practice of the sacrament. This course will reference, but go beyond,…
Course Dates: April 10 – 22, 2023 Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted Deepen your own and your congregation’s understanding and practice of Holy Communion, or begin a Eucharistic ministry, through this wide-ranging study of This Holy Mystery, Scripture, Church history and Methodist/Wesleyan theology and practice of the sacrament. This course…
Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted In this interactive two week course, you will learn to lead and teach more effectively so that people you minister with better retain and apply the Good News to their lives. Whether working with children, youth, or adults, you will…
It seems the whole world is online these days. Well, except for that one, dear woman in my congregation who talks about the internet as if it’s a fad she just has to wait out. But these days, she is the exception. Most everyone who has access to the World Wide Web, goes there. As…
Definitions So, I thought that I would look up the term “solstice” and find some quick and easy way of connecting it to this photo of the Solstice Paddle at Hallet’s Cove this year…. I mean, we do use the term twice every year and we do look forward to it both times – so…
My journey into photography as a spiritual practice began in Poudre Canyon, northwest of Fort Collins, Colorado. I traveled this gorgeous river canyon at a time when I was facing a major crossroads in my life. The joy of photographing Poudre River allowed me to let go of my concerns and struggles in decision making. …
As many of you know, Disciple Bible Study has been a life-changing study taken by millions worldwide. I remember my first experience with Disciple Bible Study. I was sixteen years old, and our youth group was offering Youth Disciple for the first time. I was one of those early “guinea pigs” in a group created…
BeADisciple’s Director of Social Media Communications, Shannon Sigler, had the recent opportunity to talk with Seedbed about the power of online initiatives in Christian formation, as well as the growth of Wesleyan resources. Here is an excerpt from the conversation. Learn more about Seedbed’s online initiatives here. Why is taking to the internet so important for training and formation in today’s world? Well,…
As I’m writing the note, a dozen things are clamoring for my attention. Each seems important and probably needs to be done, whether meeting with a friend, editing a writing project, or weeding the garden. When pressured like this, up to now, my inclination is to speed up and try to get everything done extra…
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