What Every Teacher Needs to Know Series
Teachers have an awesome privilege and responsibility to partner with God in the faith formation of children, youth, and adults. We teachers want to do good, and we want to do well. 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).

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"

ITeach Newsletter

Basic Spiritual Formation Workshop (pdf format)
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Christian Believer
Christian Believer is a thirty-week study of classical Christian doctrine with daily preparation and weekly two-hour to two-and-one-half hour group sessions.

Christian Education Resources — General

Christian Education Resources for Teachers of Children

Christian Education Resources for Teachers of Youth

Christian Education Resources for Teachers of Adults

Claim the Name
This site provides information about United Methodist confirmation material.

Cokesbury Curriculum and Small Groups
This link to the Cokesbury site will take you directly to helps for finding and selecting curriculum for various age levels and settings in congregations.

Companions in Christ
Companions in Christ is a powerfully transforming small-group experience that builds spiritual practices within congregations, helping participants open more fully to God and to one another.

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.

Disciple Bible Study
This site contains information about the widely used Disciple Bible Study program and its several phases providing 30-32 week studies of the Bible in formation-oriented small groups, as well as the currently scheduled training events and locations.

Faithful Guides: Coaching Strategies for Church Leaders
By Thomas R. Hawkins
Coaches are trained to guide others toward greater competence. Good ones help you learn from experiences so you're more reflective and self-aware in your practice of ministry. They can help you stay focused on the goals you want to achieve. Hawkins aptly demystifies the concept of spiritual coaching in Faithful Guides.

Human Sexuality Education Resources

I Knew Them All by Heart: The Legacy of a Sunday School Teacher
By Myrtle Felkner
Kids have a lot to teach. Listen and observe more closely — in the classroom and at home. Your efforts can make a difference that will last a lifetime!

ileadyouth
This site includes information for leaders of youth ministries, connections to resources, newsletters, and more.

Orientation for New and Returning Teachers -- What Every Teacher Needs to Know (pdf)

Learning on the Run: Active Christian Learning Experiences for Youth and Adults
By Ted Endacott
Christian educators have known it all along: Learning can be FUN! It's all in the presentation. Learning on the Run is a practical how-to book advocating the praxis style of teaching, meaning action followed by reflection. Learners of all ages discover things for themselves through movement, noise, emotion, and challenging thinking. It's learning through creative engagement.

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.

Resources for Dealing with Violence, Conflicts, Tragedies, and Grief

Sacred Challenge: Blazing a New Path for the Sunday School of the Future
Take the Sacred Challenge and meet a group of Christian educators, pastors and Sunday school teachers from different churches in the same town. Join them as they move their Sunday schools to new areas of ministry and mission as they share stories of challenges and successes, learn new educational theories, and offer models for change.

Sunday School — It's for Life!
Sunday School — It’s for Life! is a joint effort of the General Board of Discipleship (GBOD) of The United Methodist Church with Cokesbury/The United Methodist Publishing House (UMPH). Both organizations are committed to providing resources for congregations and their leaders, as well as leaders at all levels in The United Methodist Church that support those leaders in performing their mission.

Worship Resources for the Installation of Church Leaders
The following resources are suggested as tools for churches seeking to install, commission, or recognize church leaders. This page was prepared in response to a request for resources to commission ushers, greeters, and church school teachers.