many of you, my faithful readers know that community can happen over the bits & bytes of the internet. the folks behind the disciple study series are seeking to cultivate some disciple communities that will study and grow together. they are currently looking to fill out their facilitator list if you are interested visit the site and drop your name into the hat. tell them i sent ya & they might still let you in. haha! shalom, -gav
DISCIPLE Bible Study — Online
Do you have persons in your congregation who are missing out on the
transforming power of DISCIPLE because of their schedules? Do you have some
whose travel keeps them from committing to a weekly class meeting? Do you have
some who might like to take DISCIPLE with others who have a similar life
experience?
The Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship is excited to
offer Disciple Bible Study — now online at BeADisciple.com.
Here is how it works. Persons simply go to www.BeADisciple.com and enroll in the
Disciple Online class they wish to join. A $30 fee is required to
underwrite the costs of nine months of technical support. Next, participants
will need a manual which they can purchase online from the Cokesbury site or
through their local church. High speed internet connection is recommended.
Disciple Online may be offered to groups of 12 within a
congregation. A few members of a congregation in one state may join together to
study Disciple with a few from another state or even another country. Or
individuals may enroll in Disciple Online with other individuals from
anywhere.
Disciple Online will be presented in a standardized format. Each
group will need a facilitator to watch over the sessions and to encourage
participation. The facilitator will remain “a learner among learners." In
addition to Disciple facilitator training, online facilitators will need to
complete the online workshop “How to Become a Disciple Online Facilitator ” prior to
leading a group. This workshop will be offered periodically at BeADisciple.com
for $50.
Participants will do their daily reading and reflection with their manual on
their own. Participants may enter their daily scripture notes in the online
workshop environment if they choose, and assignments will be available with
instructions for weekly group work. This will include discussion questions to be
completed in a group-interactive discussion board by the participant at his/her
own convenience. Prayer requests and written prayer petitions will be included.
This online work covers what is normally accomplished in the first half of a
normal face-to-face DISCIPLE class.
Each week, a short review of the week's scriptures by Bishop Wilke, the
author of DISCIPLE, will be presented online for participants to watch. These
will lead into key questions for weekly discussion.
The class schedule will be determined by the group facilitator. Every seven
days the facilitator will conduct a live session online (approximately one hour)
which walks the group through more discussion, exercises, and time for prayer
together. This section will be conducted similarly to the second half of a
face-to-face class and will transition the group into the next week. Each
session will be recorded so that participants who have to miss a live session
may view the live session later.
Disciple Online will use the DISCIPLE (Becoming Disciples Through
Bible Study) participant manual and facilitators guide but not the UM Publishing
House DVDS/videos which normally accompany the study. Participants are
encouraged to gain access to these materials through their local church or
through Cokesbury.
If you have any questions, or would like to provide some input into the
development of Disciple Online, please email Lisa at beadisciple@sckans.edu.
I volunteer — I love Disciple I — done it bunches of time and I love online stuffy stuff.
How do i sign up?
I volunteer — I love Disciple I — done it bunches of time and I love online stuffy stuff.
How do i sign up?
Why stop at Disciple I, Rev mommy? I think Disciple 2 is the best because it relates your study to your everyday life in a special way. We here are now on Disciple 4! BeADisciple online is a great step forward for those who cannot get to a weekly group. I hope there will be many takers.
Why stop at Disciple I, Rev mommy? I think Disciple 2 is the best because it relates your study to your everyday life in a special way. We here are now on Disciple 4! BeADisciple online is a great step forward for those who cannot get to a weekly group. I hope there will be many takers.
We’ve been doing an online disciple I at FBSUMC in Kingsport since the fall. It’s had it’s ups and downs, mostly technical. Nice to see somebody else trying this.
We’ve been doing an online disciple I at FBSUMC in Kingsport since the fall. It’s had it’s ups and downs, mostly technical. Nice to see somebody else trying this.