What are theological and practical roles of confirmation in the life of a young person and the Church? The way in which young people are being prepared for their life in the church apparently does not produce committed members; it has been estimated that at least 50% of those confirmed Read more
The decline of Sunday School possibly creates the opportunity to go “back to the future” and create a significantly more holistic model of faith formation than the present age-segregated “drop off” model. What happens when you combine the wisdom of the elder and the wonder of the child in a Read more
Educación Cristiana/Educação cristã/Christian Education Third Cycle – Monday, October 1 to Friday, December 7 Tercer Ciclo – lunes 1 de octubre al viernes 7 de diciembre Terceiro ciclo – segunda-feira, 1 de outubro a sexta-feira, 7 de dezembro Idioma/Language: español – Spanish Prof. Read more
This online course offers a combination of webinars and curriculum resources that explore how one can teach social justice in the areas of: Race, poverty, and ethnicity Disability Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression Feminism Who should participate? Educators teaching in the areas of diversity, human rights, and social Read more
The goal of this on-demand webinar is to get people to start thinking about how people can make policy/decisions in workplaces or organizations that can be alienating or ineffective in terms of addressing Indigenous needs. Cassandra J. Opikokew Wajuntah led this webinar. She is from Canoe Lake Cree First Nation Read more
Lack of education about religious diversity has left students—particularly Muslim and Sikh students—vulnerable to bias and bullying by classmates and teachers who don’t understand the full context of religious extremism. This hostility can make it difficult for students to learn and even puts their physical safety in jeopardy. Expanding Read more
This on-demand webinar explored Black Lives Matter, an activist group that media, schools and communities often struggle to understand. In this webinar you’ll learn about the roots of Black Lives Matter, its platform and its connections to past social justice movements. You’ll also gain tools for engaging students about Read more
This on-demand webinar will guide you in reflecting on and defining white privilege through multimedia and group chats. It discusses whiteness as a racial identity with the understanding that acknowledging whiteness—and the privilege and power attached to it—is a necessary step in working toward racial justice. Learn more about Read more
Educators will learn about the impact of teaching and modeling empathy in their classrooms in this on-demand webinar. Participants responded to real-life scenarios and gained strategies for building empathy into their own classroom practices—and for teaching students to empathize with others. Guest speaker was Ronald Smith, director of New Way. Read more
How do we offer ministries and programming that give children the tools they need to connect with God and others using all of the senses? In this on-demand webinar you’ll join Melanie C. Gordon, Director of Ministry with Children at Discipleship Ministries of The United Methodist Church, and you’ll discover theologically Read more