Discipleship Resources

Campus Ministry

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:42:28 GMT

This resource, written with the intention to support a new Lay Servant Ministries course, will give readers a general understanding of the developmental needs of the 18- to 26-year-old demographic in the United States; general categories of institutions of higher learning; basic structures for campus ministries and offices of spiritual and religious life on college or university campuses; a framework to discern how United Methodist congregations may be called to serve students in their local context; and tools to begin bridging the administrative structures at the institution of higher learning in question to gain appropriate access to students.

The approach of this text (and its companion PDF leader's guide, available separately) is fundamentally student-centered and contextual, placing the needs of students as the foundation of congregational discernment and institutional bridging to build and/or support a student ministry. (The scope of this text is limited to higher education in the United States, as models of higher education differ greatly in other regions of the world. This text also primarily targets the 18- to 26-year-old demographic, recognizing that many students in the United States may fall outside this age range.)

Boga mar adentro

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:40:33 GMT

Traducido por Julio R. Vargas Vidal.

Los autores comparan seis etapas del desarrollo espiritual con la playa y el océano, las cuales son ilustradas con las enseñanzas y el proceso de hacer discípulos y discípulas de Jesucristo. Dichas etapas abarcan desde cuando la persona no ha tenido un encuentro personal con Jesucristo, hasta llegar a la madurez cristiana y, ¡boga cada vez mar adentro! El libro ofrece, además, un mapa estructural que incluye cada aspecto de la vida de la iglesia, el cual puede ser usado por cada congregación en su propio contexto.

Haga clic aquí para ver la versión en inglés Deepening Your Effectiveness

A Missionary Mindset

Tue, 24 May 2022 16:01:26 GMT

Doug Ruffle writes A Missionary Mindset using the timeless principles of E. Stanley Jones and transfers them for use today. Teaching us to approach the mission field as if we were from a different country and learning a new culture, a new way of communicating, and a new way to connect people to the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

La evangelización transformadora

Fri, 20 May 2022 15:30:09 GMT

Debido a las tácticas más agresivas y de confrontación que escuchamos, el evangelismo ha desarrollado una mala connotación. Las puertas se cierran apresuradamente, las llamadas telefónicas terminan abruptamente y los correos electrónicos quedan sin respuesta.

Después de todo, ¿no es una tarea que debería realizar el pastor?

Tal vez sea el momento de reexaminar el modelo de evangelización de Juan Wesley como un ciclo completo y natural, en el que se trata de un punto de partida común en lugar de un final solitario.

El motivo central del evangelismo auténtico es: Habiendo recibido un mensaje que ha marcado la diferencia en nuestras vidas, deseamos compartir ese mensaje con otras personas con la esperanza de que también transforme sus vidas. Wesley modela un evangelismo que se extiende y da la bienvenida, invita y nutre, y habla tanto a la razón como al corazón.

«El evangelismo es relacional», escriben los autores. «Cómo nos relacionamos con Dios, que es capaz de transformarnos en seres nuevos. Cómo estamos en relación con nuestro prójimo, al que debemos amar como a nosotros mismos».

Como dice un crítico «Knight y Powe nos han dado un libro para relacionarse. Describen la profunda conexión entre los pensamientos de Juan Wesley, los himnos de Carlos Wesley, el pensamiento erudito sobre la evangelización y la comprensión bíblica del evangelio, todo ello en relación con las necesidades, preocupaciones y esperanzas de «la gente de a pie».

Aprenda por su cuenta o como grupo congregacional de este estudio práctico sobre cómo vivir una vida evangelística que demuestre el poder transformador de amar a Dios y al prójimo.

La evangelización transformadora. La manera wesleyana de compartir la fe: Guía para el liderato facilitador del curso, por Henry Knight III y F. Douglas Powe, también está disponible aquí.

For the Common Good

Fri, 20 May 2022 15:30:01 GMT

For the Common Good reminds us that the Holy Spirit gives each Christian one or more spiritual gifts to be used for the common good. It guides readers to discover their own particular gifts and learn to use their gifts to serve others.

Examining key passages in Paul's writings, author Christine Harman leads readers through a personal spiritual gift assessment. She names 20 distinct spiritual gifts—including discernment, compassion, and evangelism—and helps people explore scripture references on each one. After identifying their particular gifts, clergy and laypeople will learn how to apply them for the good of their church, community, and the world. This book is ideal for both group study and self-discovery. The book also includes suggestions for how to build a ministry team or assign people to committees based on the gifts of each individual.

This book is the text for a Lay Servant Ministries advanced course on spiritual gifts. It also can be used for a small-group study.

A Leader's Guide is available for this book.

Launching a New Worship Community

Fri, 20 May 2022 15:29:54 GMT

For many churches, the call to make disciples comes with a realization that the church's current worship opportunities do not reach certain groups in their surrounding community. New worship services offer the most promising strategy for renewing established churches and planting new worship communities. In a post-pandemic world, churches will be challenged to reach new people with the gospel and to help them meet in a way that is meaningful to them.

Accessible to ministry professionals and lay leaders, Launching a New Worship Community is a comprehensive guide to starting a new worship community—whether that means an established church beginning a new worship service or a church startup designing its first worship offering. The authors, writing with a team of church planting experts, provide practical advice rooted in solid academics, theology, and real-world experience. With this guide, readers will have the tools they need to begin and sustain a new worship community.

Leadership is Discipleship 2021 (Korean)

Fri, 20 May 2022 15:29:47 GMT

주제는 ‘교회의 미래’이다. 이 저널을 통해 교회의 벽을 넘어서

Ready, Set, Plant

Fri, 20 May 2022 15:29:40 GMT

When one reads through the New Testament, it's evident that the practice of planting churches began two thousand years ago. Today's culture, community, and connections differ greatly from the churches Peter and Paul helped build. Even in the past 20 years, those factors have dramatically changed the ministry of church planting.

In Ready, Set, Plant Bener Agtarap and Curtis Brown provide tools for planting churches—looking at the spiritual, social, and economic aspects of the process. Creating new church bodies requires redefining priorities and practices. Yet one thing that never changes is that the mission must be God's mission.

Ready, Set, Plant raises questions about church planting that every new church community must address: Why? Who? How? What? Where? When? Agtarap and Brown provide a broad range of answers to each question. By examining these questions and various answers, church planters will be equipped to fulfill their divine call to make disciples and transform the world.

Leadership Is Discipleship 2020 (Korean)

Fri, 20 May 2022 15:29:32 GMT

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Campus Ministry

Fri, 20 May 2022 15:29:24 GMT

A Manual of the United Methodist Church - Our Discipline and Social Principles (Korean)

Fri, 20 May 2022 15:29:17 GMT

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This ePub only works on Apple devices.

Creative Preaching on the Sacraments

Fri, 20 May 2022 15:29:08 GMT

Creative preaching can help you move the sacraments to the center of your congregation's spirituality by making scripture, personal experience, and the sacraments intersect in such a way that a wealth of meanings surfaces. Satterlee and Ruth seek to expand the range of meanings and associations people bring to the sacraments. They examine in-depth how theology, scripture, context, and timing relate to effective sacramental preaching.

Six sample sermons are included:

"In Whom Do You Place Your Trust?" (baptismal sermon by Stephen Castleberry)
"The Water of Life" (baptismal sermon by Heichler)
"The Kiss of Peace" (exchange of peace sermon by Craig A. Satterlee)
"The Ultimate Business Luncheon" (Communion sermon by Lester Ruth)
"Crumbs Under the Table" (Communion sermon by Cathy Felber)
"A Short, Multisensory Baptismal Sermon" (adapted from Ambrose)

Recommended for pastors as a practical guide for preparing sermons that will make the great truths of God visible and tangible in the sacraments. Designed especially for clergy, chaplains, and catechists.

Covenant Discipleship Bundle

Wed, 18 May 2022 21:03:59 GMT

Take advantage of a discount and purchase all three of these resources at once. Sure to inspire leaders and individuals alike to grow disciples as children, youth, and adults. Believe, follow, grow, and transform!

Mission Possible

Wed, 18 May 2022 20:48:01 GMT

Innovation is mission-critical. A great resource for missional thinking, Mission Possible: Design Thinking for Social Change is a hands-on set of tools designed to teach users about the process of design thinking (more specifically, Human-Centered Design) to create solutions that resonate with the 'end-users.'

This unique resource is a facilitated workshop that plays like a game to tackle difficult social problems using the resources people already have. It relies on brainstorming, iteration, and creativity for getting people to think differently about problem-solving and innovation. A must-have resource for churches working on their vitality, for keeping small groups engaged in outreach and mission, and for touching back with one another in assessing how the mission and vision of their group is being fulfilled. Purchase of the product also includes downloadable refills, structured support, and on-going online message boards and community dialog.

10 placemats (game boards) come packaged with the toolkit. Additional placemats in PDF form are available to download and print at https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/mission-possible-design-thinking-for-social-change.

La evangelización transformadora

Wed, 18 May 2022 20:47:50 GMT

Después de todo, ¿no es una tarea que debería realizar el pastor?

Tal vez sea el momento de reexaminar el modelo de evangelización de Juan Wesley como un ciclo completo y natural, en el que se trata de un punto de partida común en lugar de un final solitario.

Aprenda por su cuenta o como grupo congregacional de este estudio práctico sobre cómo vivir una vida evangelística que demuestre el poder transformador de amar a Dios y al prójimo.

La evangelización transformadora. La manera wesleyana de compartir la fe: Guía para el liderato facilitador del curso, por Henry Knight III y F. Douglas Powe, también está disponible aquí.

A Manual of the United Methodist Church - Our Discipline and Social Principles (Korean)

Wed, 18 May 2022 20:47:41 GMT

A Manual of Christian Denominations (Korean)

Wed, 18 May 2022 20:47:31 GMT

A Manual of Christian Denominations: Similarities and Differences, by Dr. Samuel Hong is an introduction to the Christian Denominations. It explains why there are so many denominations in Christian history, what similarities and differences they have in teaching, and how we can partner in Jesus' missions for disciple making. This book helps us to understand how the churches and denominations were formed and have led people to influence the world with the gospel in the past and present. It also invites us to clarify our Christian identity and challenges us to transform the world in the 21st century.

A Manual of the United Methodist Church (Korean)

Wed, 18 May 2022 20:47:22 GMT

A Manual of The United Methodist Church: Our Identity, History, Structure, Doctrine, and Practice, by Samuel Hong, Kang Won Lee, Yongyeun Lee, and Won-Geun Kang is an introduction to the United Methodist Church. It explains the characteristics and differences of the United Methodist Church and teaches us how to practice faith and doctrine of the United Methodist Church in personal and communal life. This book helps the church leaders to engage the newcomers in growing Christian faith and practice. It also guides people to know the roots, experiences, and missions of the United Methodist Church as we live as disciples of Jesus Christ.

Attendance Registration Pad Cover

Wed, 18 May 2022 20:47:13 GMT

Black vinyl holder for Attendance Registration Pads, with a pencil holder. Gold embossed lettering.

Sorry, this item is ineligible for bulk or special promotional discounts.

Attendance Registration Pads

Wed, 18 May 2022 20:47:05 GMT

These 6" x 9" pads are available only in sets of 20. Each pad has 50 sheets. Use with the Attendance Registration Pad Cover. Place one attendance notepad in each pew.

Sorry, this item is ineligible for bulk or special promotional discounts.