Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted In this practical, interactive two-week course, participants will examine different approaches to Bible study and how they empower leaders to understand this vast library of books. The course teaches participants how to shape a study of Scripture for a small…
Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted 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…
Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Pre-requisites for this class are IFDC1120 , IFDC1110 & IFDC1130 Need the password? Contact us In the course, students will engage the administrative aspects of the Christian faith formation programs in churches. This includes assessing the current realities of the Christian Education program, aligning the programs with the vision of the church, and…
Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Pre-requisites for this class are IFDC1120 & IFDC1110 Need the password? Contact us This course takes a look at the historical and theological foundations of Christian education, beginning with the Sunday School Movement, and ending with the present-day approaches to Christian Faith Formation. It will include a look at the realities of…
Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Pre-requisites for this class are IFDC1120 Need the password? Contact us Quick Info: Number of weeks: 6 Price: $125 CEUs: 3.0 Required books?: Yes Live video session?: No Part of a certification or series of courses?: Yes (IFD Certification in Christian Education) New to BeADisciple? Read how BeADisciple courses work This…
Course Dates: January 16 – February 24, 2023 Click here to be notified when this certification begins again Exploring the nature of God and how that nature has an impact on lives may be the most important work a human can pursue. Also known as theology, this work forms the basis of faith and is…
Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted Do you want to learn more about small groups that provide support and accountability in our faith walk? This two week course teaches the Wesleyan way to form missional communities and congregations. It is based on the conviction that just…
Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted The Common English Bible (CEB) is the latest translation that is supported by the United Methodist Church. In this short course, we will examine the unique translation features of the CEB and what it means to United Methodists in Bible…
Course Dates: January 9 – March 6, 2023 Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted 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…
Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted Must we reject belief in God to accept the findings of science? Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, hosts this ground-breaking series in which several leading scientists, theologians, and philosophers explore the contrasts and similarities…
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