Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted Does your congregation have “enough” of anything? What a crazy question – none of us do! Whether our personal or congregational settings have changed recently or are continuing on well-worn paths, “lack of” all kinds of resources are a universal…
Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted Christians, Jews, Muslims – all members of faiths that claim descent from Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar, in whose family God promised “all the families of the earth will be blessed.” Five thousand years later their spiritual descendants are often trapped…
guest post by Nancy Golden While visiting Phil’s parents this past July, on impulse I went into a Tractor Supply store in Clovis, New Mexico to purchase some hoof conditioner for my horse back in Texas. A lady was stocking a shelf in the equine section and we began to chat. In the course of…
Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted Are you longing for a deeper spiritual path? Looking for a framework for understanding mystical experiences of women? Or just wanting to learn a little of the history and theology of mystical faith? This two-week course on Women Mystics in…
Guest post by Bill Lewis Have you ever been around someone who is passionate about God but seems a little, well… off? Too often we hear of folks going overboard with one aspect of life with God and ending up out in kooksville. They may be passionate about God and very well intentioned (and following…
To be a disciple of Jesus is to follow closely in his footsteps. Reading scripture and attending worship are great ways to start the journey of discipleship, but should be done alongside other spiritual practices to become a follower with a deep and strong connection to God. It can be difficult to know what to…
Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted 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…
What color are you? What animal type describes you? What combination of the alphabet are you? If you were a fruit, what would you be and why? Sound familiar? At some time in our lives we’ve heard all these questions in some form or another. We’ve been in job interviews, or on staff retreats or…
Luke 24: 13-49 There are forty days of Lent. If you observe the Christian calendar, you have just completed walking through this rich and challenging season. Perhaps you gave up something, or added a spiritual discipline in order to align yourself more with the story and journey of Christ to the cross and into the…
I remember as a child in the early 1970’s sitting down and reading select articles in our 22 volume World Book Encyclopedia. It was a vast source of information updated annually with a special Year Book. While they are still published in book form today, the main source of sales is through World Book’s online electronic…
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