This microcourse is for those who hope to expand their personal or congregational ministries and opportunities in the face of seemingly inadequate resources. It will provide specific, practical tools you can use in your congregation immediately (even by Zoom) to get moving into new possibilities without damaging what is already successful.
While not required, learners can read the book The Power of Asset Mapping: How Your Congregation Can Act on Its Gifts by Luther K. Snow.
In addition to daily Blackboard discussion assignments, two required Zoom meetings will be held. The first will be on Monday, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Central time, and the second on Friday, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Central time. They will not be recorded. Learners not interested in the CEU and certificate are welcome to participate in just the Zoom sessions.
0.5 CEU will be awarded to those who complete the course.
Quick Info:
Number of weeks: 1
Price: $45
CEUs: 0.5
Required books: No
Blackboard: Yes
Zoom: Yes, required
Certification or Series: No
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About the Instructor
Rev. Beth Galbreath is a United Methodist deacon who serves on the pastoral leadership team of Compassion UMC in Brookfield, Illinois, a new church plant. Prior to her pastor husband’s retirement, they served eight congregations across the conference, in urban, rural, small town, and suburban settings – and none of them had all the resources they needed, nor did Compassion. Some were one step from closing.
But in every place, creative ministry, even growth, happened when people considered what resources they had rather than what they didn’t have. It’s that experience and the discovery of Snow’s Asset Mapping organizational techniques that inspires this course.
