MEC363 – Enneagram for Church Leaders
Is your church going through a major change? Is there an undercurrent of tension? Are you having recurring problems that never seem to get resolved? The enneagram may be able to help you.
MEC211 – Preaching Biblical Women
This two-week course is designed for preachers with some experience, who want to improve their skill in writing sermons on the stories of biblical women. The course will help deepen the approach to sermon writing, and to biblical women, even if this is a previously unexplored area.
LSM154 – From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering an Effective Sermon (Saturday Zoom)
From Your Heart to Theirs is for laity and clergy who are striving to build their preaching skills. It is a two-week course with insights into the connection of scripture with events and experiences, even if you haven’t preached that way before, while offering a safe space to practice those skills, and without leaving home.
LSM344 – Opening Ourselves to Grace: Basic Christian Practices
This is a course designed to help you learn about grace while exploring the practices that help you nurture and watch over one another in love. Participating in the means of grace (works of mercy and works of piety), you are better able to help others understand the power of grace so that you grow in love of God and neighbor, modeling grace and mentoring as you pass this knowledge on to others.
LSM298 – Life Together in the United Methodist Connection
There is a big change in the global structure of the United Methodist Church: the regionalization constitutional amendments have been ratified. Details of what that means for the church in the United States are being worked out, and it’s an exciting time to be studying our church polity! This course will cover where we are now, what comes next for our denomination, and what will not change at all for our congregations. It will help church leaders and longtime members lead and help newcomers get their bearings. Our goal will be to understand how we serve and fulfill God’s call through Wesleyan organizational principles and connections with our local annual conferences. We’ll explore how such principles help our congregations be a place and a people that embody the Kingdom of God.
CLM103 – CLM Module Three: Organization for Ministry
This third Certified Lay Ministry (CLM) module covers the basics of leadership, administration, and congregational development, and how to maximize leadership, organization, and resources in various kinds of congregations.
CLM102 – CLM Module Two: The Practice of Ministry
This second Certified Lay Ministry (CLM) module explores basic skills needed by the Certified Lay Minister, including leading worship, preaching and sharing faith, forming discipleship ministries, and providing congregational care.
LSM157 – Called to Preach (Saturday Zoom)
Called to Preach is for laity and clergy who are striving to build their preaching skills. It is a two-week course that provides learning and practice with specific sermon structures, research resources for sermon content, and the opportunity to present a sermon, all in a safe space for practicing skills.
LSM381 – Leading Worship (Friday Zoom)
Leading Worship is a two-week foundational course on worship for laity and clergy who want to build their leadership confidence. Focus is on the Basic Pattern of Christian worship and on the dynamics of energy, presence, and flow, giving learners the opportunity to practice and improve those elements with feedback from the instructor and from their peers.
LSM153 – From Your Heart to Theirs: Delivering an Effective Sermon (Friday Zoom)
From Your Heart to Theirs is for laity and clergy who are striving to expand their preaching abilities. It is a two-week course with insights into the connection of scripture with events and experiences, even if you haven’t preached that way before, while offering a safe space to practice those skills, and without leaving home.