Upcoming Workshops
IFD100 How to Provide Your Workshop Online -- December 2-12, 2008 and January 12 - 23, 2009 (enrollment currently available for both sessions)
This is a two-week workshop designed to familiarize participants with the mission of the Institute for Discipleship and BeADisciple.com, the basics of planning and teaching online workshops, and the basics of the use of Blackboard software. Participants will complete a series of exercises. In the first week, you will use the software as a student in order to give you familiarity with the perspective of the "students" in online workshops. You will also begin to think about a potential workshop you might want to offer online. In the second week you will be given a workshop site of your own to administer as if you were leading a workshop. Many participants who come into the How To workshop with ideas end up developing much of their actual workshop in the second week. Once you have completed the How To workshop, you will be certified to offer your own workshop through the Institute for Discipleship and BeADisciple.com.
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Reading the Bible in a Whole New Way -- January 11 - 17, 2009 -- $20
How do scholars and preachers read the Bible differently from the average layperson? Why do they come up with interpretations that seems so odd? This a short course in various ways of reading the Bible: historical criticism, narrative criticism, form criticism, etc.
Don't know what those are? Well that's the point, isn't it? Let's learn!
Offered at an introductory rate by Dr. Martha Myre, this workshop requires no textbook and is a great way to learn the Blackboard system and experience an online workshop through BeADisciple.com.
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Disciple Making 101 - January 19 to February 22, 2009 -- $20
What is the simplest system one can use to make disciples and mature them spiritually to the point where they can make their own disciples?
A flood of new ideas and methods in evangelism has made us skeptical. The innovation that is needed in churches today is far more elementary yet entirely sufficient: Jesus is Lord.
How can we overcome resistance to this innovation?
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 pre-venient as well as sanctifying grace to develop Christians into better disciples and then disciple makers.
This online workshop is based on Dr. David Kueker's 2007 Doctor of Ministry project on evangelism, church growth and organizational change at Fuller Theological Seminary (www.disciplewalk.com).
This seven session course at an introductory rate is a great way to try out online learning at BeADisciple.com.
Participation limited to 18. It will be offered January 19 to February 22, 2009.
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Maximizing Disciple In Your Church: A Workshop for DISCIPLE Facilitators -- February 9 - 23, 2009
This workshop offered by Bishop Richard Wilke, author of DISCIPLE, and Lisa Buffum, DISCIPLE facilitator, is intended for pastors and lay persons who already facilitate, or would like to facilitate, DISCIPLE Bible Study in their home church.
With the use of a wonderful DVD featuring Bishop Wilke, we will explore the need, purpose, structure, and expectations of DISCIPLE. The DVD also includes ten ways to mess up DISCIPLE in a church and helpful hints. There will be a new assignment every two days to give the participants time to watch a short video and/or read a section of the book. Discussion will center on helping DISCIPLE Bible Study to flourish in your congregation.
This is not DISCIPLE training nor is it intended to replace DISCIPLE training. The intent of the workshop is to assist currently trained facilitators and potential facilitators in the growth and use of the DISCIPLE program within their church.
The course will be offered again in 2009 at the cost of $100 which includes required texts and shipping.
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The Three Simple Rules for Camp Counselors (two sessions) March 6 to April 10 and April 17 to May 8, 2009 -- $30
Many camps require several hours of training each year in order to keep their accreditation. The State of Michigan requires 3 hours of training for each week a camp is in session. Many camps add to that their own requirements. This course will satisfy the requirements for Lake Louise United Methodist Camp. While this workshop was developed to fulfill requirements for counselors at this particular camp, others are welcome and invited to take it. This course is aimed at experienced camp counselors and provides some insights that can be used by all counselors.
We will use Bishop Reuben Job’s book, Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living as our guide. The course will have three sections: Do No Harm, Do Good, Stay in Love With God. Since the target group for this course is experienced camp counselors it is designed as a learning and growing community, rather than a teacher/lecturer and learner class. What does this mean? As a learning community we will learn from one another. The workshop leader will provide the framework and materials that generate thought. The participants and the leader together will present ideas, respond to one another and create ideas for the whole community to use in their camp experience.
This workshop will be offered in two sessions by Terry Gladstone. Prior to March 6, you will be enrolled in the session beginning March 6, 2009 unless you email Lisa at beadisciple@sckans.edu to request the second session beginning April 17, 2009.
Assignments will be given as a way of documenting participation. Each participant will need to purchase Bishop Job’s book which is available at www.cokesbury.com.
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RINGS OF FELLOWSHIP Youth Bible Study Facilitator Training - $35
During this two week course, participants will learn how to effectively conduct the RINGS OF FELLOWSHIP bible study program for youth. RINGS OF FELLOWSHIP is Disciple Bible Outreach Ministries' youth Bible study curriculum.
First developed in partnership with the NC Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, RINGS follows the model of DISCIPLE and is designed to reach teens in an innovative format that promotes spiritual growth and positive peer dynamics. RINGS stands for Responsibility, Invitation, Neighbors, God and Service and teaches the Biblical themes of love for God and love for neighbor.
RINGS is suitable for use in a number of settings including local church youth groups, youth Sunday School classes, institutional settings or as a community-based outreach. Training in the RINGS program is provided to program leaders.
The workshop will be led by Dr. Mark Hicks, Executive Director of Disciple Bible Outreach Ministries of NC, Inc. and will be held online from September 8-19, 2008. Participants will need to order the RINGS materials.
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Visual Technologies for the Church -- New session expected for 2009 -- $100
This workshop is an exploration of the use of technology in the ministry of the local church. Participants will explore and discuss applications of visual technologies for worship, Christian education and effective communications. Facilitating the use of technology in the church will also be studied. This includes space design, computer and projector equipment, and presentation software.
Valuable information will be provided along with an opportunity to exchange ideas on the effective use of technology in the life of the local church. The workshop will be conducted online in eight sessions which will span a two week period. At session five, the participant will begin designing a Christian education or worship presentation. There will be a few days allocated for this task and the opportunity to discuss your presentations during and after development with the instructor and fellow participants.
The workshop will be instructed by Dr. Joseph Conte, Director of Church Relations and Instructional Technology at Wesley Theological Seminary. Upon successful completion, participants will receive a certificate of completion and 1 CEU.
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