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Welcome to the exciting world of teaching and learning for faithful discipleship!

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to invite persons and communities of faith to be transformed, as they are inspired and challenged to:

• Know and experience God through Jesus Christ

• Claim and live God's promises

• Grow and serve as Christian disciples

 

Christian Education Week 2008: Making Disciples of Jesus Christ — Bearing Witness (pdf)

2008 Semana de la educación Cristiana: Hacer discípulosy discípulasde Jesucristo — Al dar testimonio

Korean Language Edition of "Christian Education Week 2008: Making Disciples of Jesus Christ — Bearing Witness"

What Every Teacher Needs to Know Series
These resources provide a primer of information on each topic and a self-guided continuing education component that you can use yourself (Dig Deeper: Personal Exercises) or with others (For Further Study and Reflection). Check out the inventory at the beginning to get a sense of your level of familiarity with each topic. Then dive in for the rest!

A Comprehensive Plan for Teacher Development for United Methodist Congregations (pdf)
This eight-page leaflet in pdf format is designed to provide help in developing a congregational plan for teacher development.

Plan integral para la capacitación de maestros y maestras en las congregaciones de la Iglesia Metodista Unida (pdf)

Loving God With All Your Mind: Equipping the Community of Faith for Theological Thinking
By Thomas R. Hawkins
Thomas Hawkins interprets some of the new brain science in ways that provide practical help for local church teachers and leaders. This easy-to-read book is filled with examples and stories that help congregational leaders think together from their variety of styles to make meaningful decisions about the organization and educational systems in their churches.

Live, Learn, Pass It On!
The Practical Benefits of Generations Growing Together in Faith

By Patty Meyers
Congregations are intergenerational, but many fail to make the most of the amazing gifts of generations learning together. Instead, peers are segmented from the whole to talk about faith and help each other grow spiritually, creating an unintentional disconnect within the congregation.

Live, Learn, Pass It On! is written to help the church build on its greatest asset, people . . . as they pass on understandings of faith and discipleship to the next generations.





Lay Speakers and Christian Educators
As you work with teacher recruitment, have you considered lay speakers? When you need substitute teachers, especially on short notice, could one of your lay speakers help?

Frequently Asked Questions
Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions that we receive.


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