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WHAT:
Discipler is a self-guided professional training course for all those serving in the ministry of Faith Formation/Christian Education. Course participants will be aligned with a district mentor and will complete six modules through a self-guided on-line course. Upon completion of each module, all participants will gather for group learning. This course is open to both clergy and laity, whether volunteer and professional.
WHY:
Discipler training provides exemplary foundational knowledge and experience which benefits the individual educator and the ministries of each local church.
MODULE OVERVIEW:
1) Call and Vocation
2) God and the Bible
3) Faith Formation & Christian Education
4) The United Methodist Church
5) My Congregation and Context
6) Administration and Leadership
WHEN & WHERE:
Orientation Meeting
September 27, 2014, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Norwalk UMC
Module 1 Meeting
November 8, 2014, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Norwalk UMC
COST:
$25 for Orientation Session and $50 per Module for Course*
*If you pay for 3 modules at Orientation Session, the fee for Orientation is waived.
*If you pay for all 6 modules at Orientation, the same fee is waived and educator receives a free one-year membership to Iowa CEF (Christian Engaged in Faith Formation)
TO REGISTER, OR FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Rev. Chris Humrichouse, Dean of Discipler, (319)-337-7201 ext. 103, healthminister@stmarks-umc.net
THIS NEW PROGRAM IS BEING SUPPORTED THROUGH YOUR IOWA UMC BOARD OF DICIPLESHIP AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATOR’S FELLOWSHIP
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