Exciting news from the Institute for Discipleship:
Pilot plans are underway for the development of an opportunity for Christian leaders, lay or clergy, to participate in DISCIPLE Bible Study -- now online!
As the ministry of BeADisciple.com has developed, staff for the Institute for Discipleship have been asked about an option for DISCIPLE Bible Study to be taken online. At first, we resisted the idea, but recently it has become clear to us that this is a wonderful next step for DISCIPLE as well as for the Institute for Discipleship which was established to honor the lifelong ministry of the co-authors of DISCIPLE, Bishop Richard and Julia Wilke. DISCIPLE has been translated into Russian, why not a translation into "online"?
To learn more about Disciple Online, go to www.BeADisciple.com/discipleonline. We are looking for a few certified DISCIPLE facilitators to provide feedback on development as well as participants for How to Become a 'Disciple Online' Facilitator to be offered in February, 2009.
The Institute for Discipleship is pleased to announce these upcoming workshops:
Reading the Bible in a Whole New Way - January 11 - 17, 2009
Once again, Dr. Martha Myre will offer a repeat of this very popular workshop. In this short, introductory online course Dr. Myre will introduce you to different methods used for reading, studying, and presenting scripture.
Disciple Making 101 -- January 19 to February 22, 2009
This workshop offers a specific, step by step plan of spiritual formation based on the discipleship systems of the world's largest and fastest growing churches. Participants will learn practical spiritual disciplines based on the Great Commission that operate in prevenient as well as sanctifying grace to develop Christians into better disciples and then disciple makers.
Early Monasticism and the Monastics -- Coming in February, 2009
Over the course of the four weeks, participants will explore the emerging conversation between Early Monastics, their writings and communities, and present-day expressions of New Monasticism. Our guide and guest lecturer for this process will be Rev. Paul Perez, Doctoral Student at The Catholic University of America. With weekly readings, interactive lecture webcasts, a discussion board, and a final project by each class participant Rev. Perez will guide participants through this scholarly and missional subject.
