COURSE CURRICULUM

CLASS OF 1 JOHN

  • 1

    DIRECTIONS: ACCESSING THE NEW MEMBERS COURSE-'THINKIFIC'

    • Accessing the New Members Course via Thinkific Website

    • Accessing the Web-Based Training "Thinkific System" PDF
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    Session 1: WELCOME & ORIENTATION_February 1, 2025

    • VIDEO: LIVE ZOOM CLASS #1: Rev. Dr. Kevin Murriel, February 1, 2025

    • Greetings from Discipleship Ministry Chairs!

    • 2025 COURSE SCHEDULE

    • Cascade UMC Vision Statement

    • Greetings from Reverend Dr. Kevin Murriel, CUMC Senior Pastor
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    Session 2 (February 8, 2025): IDENTIFYING YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS

    • VIDEO: LIVE ZOOM CLASS #2: Identifying & Understanding Your Spiritual Gifts: Marva Greene, February 8, 2025

    • Session 3: Identifying Your Spiritual Gifts

    • Spiritual Gift Inventory- Assignment #1

    • Definition of Gifts- Explanation #1

    • Spiritual Gifts vs Natural Talents/Gifts-Assignment #2

    • Spiritual Gifts vs Natural Talents (18 Spiritual gifts)-Quiz #1

    • Ministry Chart- Get Connected_Grow_Serve
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    Session 3: MINI MINISTRY EXPO-February 15, 2025

    • VIDEO: LIVE ZOOM CLASS #3: Mini Ministry Expo - Explore Ways to Serve, February 15, 2025

    • DIVISIONS AND MINISTRIES
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    Session 4: UMC CHURCH STRUCTURE & HISTORY- February 22, 2025

    • VIDEO: LIVE ZOOM CLASS #4- STRUCTURE & HISTORY OF THE UMC

    • Cascade United Methodist Church History

    • CUMC Organizational Chart & Budget

    • THE STRUCTURE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

    • THE STRUCTURE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH- A Few More Facts!

    • UMC Structure- There's More!

    • UMC_History_and_Polity

    • Mission Project: Leader Elections and Mission Project Opportunities
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    Session 5: ROLE OF THE LAY LEADER & MEET THE ASSOCIATE PASTOR: Agnes Harvey-March 1, 2025

    • VIDEO: LIVE ZOOM CLASS #5- Role of Lay Leader & Meet Associate Paster Agnes Harvey

    • LAY LEADER, Sanquinetta Dover

    • REFLECTION ACTIVITY: KNOW, GROW, GO!

    • REFLECTION ACTIVITY: "KNOW, GROW, GO!"

    • SUNDAY NURSERY, CHILDREN'S CHURCH, AND YOUTH CHURCH

    • BIBLE STUDY

    • SUNDAY SCHOOL

    • CUMC: OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR MEMBERS

    • The SHAPE OF DISCIPLESHIP
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    Session 6: DISCIPLESHIP & THE CROSS (Victor Grant) / CHRISTIAN EDUCATION (Fred & Kim Duckett)- Saturday, March 8, 2025

    • LIVE ZOOM CLASS: DISCIPLESHIP & THE CROSS (Victor Grant) / CHRISTIAN EDUCATION (Fred & Kim Duckett)

    • DISCIPLESHIP & THE CROSS

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    Session 7: Class LEADERS; LEGACY ENDOWMENT FUND-Bob Greene; MISSION PROJECT UPDATE - Saturday, March 25, 2025

    • VIDEO: LIVE ZOOM CLASS_CASCADE SUPPORT TEAM & LEGACY ENDOWMENT FUND

    • A HISTORY OF THE LEGACY ENDOWMENT FUND

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    CONFIRMATION: WHAT TO EXPECT?

    • CONFIRMATION: WHAT TO EXPECT?
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    FINAL QUIZ-CLASS OF 2 JOHN

    • FINAL QUIZ - Class of 2 John
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    CONGRATULATIONS! CUMC NEW MEMBER!

    • Membership to Discipleship
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    OTHER RESOURCES FOR NEW MEMBERS

    • OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES

    • Anna Video- I See You-Adolescent

    • I See You - Dotson UMC Discipleship

    • Resources-CrashCourse_KeepingVolunteers

    • Resources-Crash Course-Keeping Volunteers

    • Resources-Recruiting Volunteers

    • I See You Video- UMC Discipleship

    • Resources-UMC Heritage & Beliefs

    • Resources-Crash Course Digital Youth Ministry

    • Resources-Self Care &Sabbath

    • Resources-Crash Course Administration

    • Resources-UMC Earth Day Litany

    • Resources-Live and Love Like Jesus

    • Resources-Who We Are Affirmation
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    MAKING A DISCIPLE: RESOURCES

    • Godly-Obedience-Notes

    • Authority-of-Scripture-Notes

    • Basic-Hermeneutics-Notes

    • Personal-Spiritual-Growth-Notes

    • Servant-Leadership-Notes

    • The-Role-of-the-Holy-Spirit-Notes

    • Intro-to-Apologetics-Notes

    • Prayer-of-the-Righteous-Notes

    • Making-Disciples-Notes

    • 2024 CASCADE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH HANDBOOK