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Discipleship Resources
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Becoming Accountable Disciples
(formerly Lay Speakers Are Accountable Disciples)
Steven W. Manskar
Becoming Accountable Disciples focuses on the concept of the household of God, the importance of scripture as divine revelation, and the importance of the office of class leader in the development of the Methodist movement.
The text for this course is Accountable Discipleship.
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The United Methodist Way
Branson L. Thurston
A brief overview of United Methodist history, beliefs, organization, missions, and interpretation of the membership vows. Great for new members or for ongoing training. Sold only in sets of 10.
A Perfect Love
Understanding John Wesley's "A Plain Account of Christian Perfection"
Steven W. Manskar, Diana L. Hynson, Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki
A Perfect Love is the full text of Wesley's book. What makes this version unique is that the author has edited Wesley's text and updated his language for the contemporary reader. Christian perfection is the doctrine that distinguishes Methodism from other Christian denominations. People who read and study this book will come away with a greater appreciation for this important doctrine. It will change their lives. It may even change their church. A Perfect Love includes in-text definitions an...
Dancing with Words
Storytelling as Legacy, Culture, and Faith
Ray Buckley
For people of faith, storytelling has special meaning. We are people of the story, and we seek to identify and share our stories in nearly everything we do.
Dancing with Words provides help for all church leaders — both clergy and lay — to explore the history and importance of storytelling in faith development and to acquire basic storytelling skills. You will soon discover ways that storytelling enhances ministry.
Storytelling at its best is an interaction between storyteller and story liste...
Faith & Money
Understanding Annual Giving in Church
Jennifer Tyler, Michael Reeves
Grounded in the gospel, Faith & Money identifies the challenges of fund development in local congregations, develops a consistent theological foundation for fund development, and guides congregations in building worthy expectations and attitudes on how to fund ministry.
Designing an Older Adult Ministry
Richard H. Gentzler Jr.
Building on the success of Designing a Ministry by, with, and for Older Adults, author Rick Gentzler gives readers new ways to develop and strengthen ministries with older adults, providing:
information about the needs and life issues of older adults
tools to help congregations evaluate their current situation
models for ministry with older adults
suggested resources
For more information on ministries with older adults, contact the Center on Aging & Older Adult Ministries or call the toll...
Lay Speakers Tell Stories
A Leader's Guide for Dancing With Words
Ray Buckley
Lay speakers will learn what makes a good story, discover their own style as a storyteller, study the techniques of effective storytelling, and practice creating stories from their own experience.
The Participant's Guide for this course is: Dancing With Words by Ray Buckley.
By Water and the Spirit
Making Connections for Identity and Ministry
Gayle Carlton Felton
By Water and the Spirit, a 6-session study guide for use in small groups, contains the full text of the paper "By Water and the Spirit," which describes the United Methodist understanding of baptism approved by the 1996 General Conference.
This booklet serves as a resource for congregational leaders who are helping members make connections between the baptismal covenant and discipleship in daily life.
Accountable Discipleship
Living in God's Household
Steven W. Manskar
Accountable Discipleship: Living in God's Household is a book about pastoral leadership in the Wesleyan tradition. Pastoral leadership is the ministry of caring for the household of God. Both laity and clergy are called to this ministry.
Those who read and study this book will be invited to discover their own ministry as pastoral leaders. All who follow Jesus Christ and seek to obey his teachings to "love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind," and "love your...
Each One a Minister
Using God's Gifts for Ministry
William J. Carter
Each One a Minister, a revised and enlarged edition of Carter's previous book by the same title, begins with a 6-session study of Ephesians. Carter engages the reader in discovering the meaning of church, ministry, and gifts — from the early church up to the present.
As a follow-up to the Bible study, readers and study groups look at ways in which God's gifts are practical as well as spiritual. Four ministry categories, closely connected to the congregational primary task (receive, relate, e...