Purpose: Think about the Way of Salvation through the lens of a sermon by Sam Wells. Read: Shaking the Dust transcript of sermon by Samuel Wells Write: Jot down or outline answers to the questions below. Be prepared to share your thoughts with your RIOM Covenant Group (3-5 minutes). What spoke to you in the …
Purpose: Explore the Wesleyan Understanding of Salvation and compare/contrast it with a sermon by Barbara Brown Taylor. Read: Grace to Lead: Practicing Leadership in the Wesleyan Tradition by Kenneth L. Carder Chapters 1 and 2 The Grace of Good Works transcript of sermon by Barbara Brown Taylor Watch: The Grace of Good Works video of Barbara …
Purpose: Reflect on the idea of human nature and the need for salvation, what informs people’s thoughts about it, and how you might expand your own and/or other people’s understanding from the Wesleyan tradition. Write: Finish these sentence stems: When most of my church members talk about or think about sin, they seem to think …
Purpose: Think about sin and sanctification through the lens of 3 different pastors. Read: Pastor: Revised Edition: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry William H. Willimon Sin in Christian Ministry, pages 254-261 Holiness, Entire Sanctification, and the Redirected Heart Watch: The Antidote with Nadia Bolz-Webber Write: Can you talk about sanctification without talking about …
Purpose Explore what it looks like to write and think theologically through the lens of a ministry case study in your context. Write: Pick one theme below and write a one page Case Study from your own ministry setting using the Quadrilateral. Lordship of Jesus Christ Saving work of Christ Work of the Holy Spirit …
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Purpose Explore what it looks like to write and think theologically through the lens of a ministry case study. Read: A White Youth Worker’s Call to Anti-racist Youth Ministry Is Your Christianity a Box or a Path? How to Deal with a Child Who Goes Astray Write: As you think about the articles above, write …
As you move toward the writing of ordination papers, consider the way in which you are finding your voice within the framework of UMC doctrine, history, theology, and your own calling and context. Watch & Read: Sam Wells’ video Life Is a Rehearsal “Improvising Leadership” article that follows Write: Finish this sentence: Sam Wells definition …
Purpose: Think about the Way of Salvation through the lens of a sermon by Sam Wells. Read: Shaking the Dust transcript of sermon by Samuel Wells Write: Jot down or outline answers to the questions below. Be prepared to share your thoughts with your RIOM Covenant Group (3-5 minutes). What spoke to you in the …
Purpose: Think about the Way of Salvation through the lens of a sermon by Sam Wells. Read: Shaking the Dust transcript of sermon by Samuel Wells Write: Jot down or outline answers to the questions below. Be prepared to share your thoughts with your RIOM Covenant Group (3-5 minutes). What spoke to you in the …
