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Rediscovering Wesleyan Mission

Laceye Cammarano Warner and Jung Choi

We invite you to join Duke Divinity School in “Rediscovering Wesleyan Mission,” the second of five courses in the Rediscovering the Heart of Methodism series, designed to help engaged laypeople and clergy (including local pastors in licensing schools) develop core capacities for innovative leadership within the Wesleyan tradition.

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We invite you to join Duke Divinity School in “Rediscovering Wesleyan Mission,” the second of five courses in the Rediscovering the Heart of Methodism series, designed to help engaged laypeople and clergy (including local pastors in licensing schools) develop core capacities for innovative leadership within the Wesleyan tradition.

This course is designed to help individuals and Christian communities rediscover the Wesleyan mission at its finest. It introduces Methodism’s history as a missionary movement and teaches us to recenter our histories within the story of God’s mission to the world.

In addition, it explores key practices and commitments that undergird a Methodist sense of mission, including convictions about salvation. Above all, it gives us opportunities to attend to the Holy Spirit and discern how God may be prompting us and our communities to engage in mission today.

Each course includes four weeks of interactive video lessons from Duke Divinity School faculty and Methodist leaders, plus an interactive course workbook PDF that includes exercises to accompany each video lesson and discussion guides for group meetings.

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Methodist History as Christian Missiology
Throughout its history, Methodism has connected doctrine, story, and mission because Methodism is, at heart, a missionary movement. This week, we’ll explore doctrine, story, and mission in Methodist history and reconsider the history of Methodism, the history of our Christian communities, and our personal life narratives. This will mean setting aside nostalgia, triumphalism, and despondency to recenter our stories within God’s missionary story.
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Articulating the Heart of Methodism: Rediscovering Wesleyan Mission
What fuels the sense of mission that has distinguished Methodism at its best? In this lesson, we’ll consider several convictions and practices—from practical divinity and scriptural holiness to improvisation and holy friendships—that empower us to join in God’s redemptive story. Once we’ve seen how these elements have fueled Methodism’s missionary endeavors, we can see their presence—or absence—in our lives and communities.
Salvation in Methodist Christianity
This week, we’ll examine another fundamental aspect of Methodism’s missionary spirit: its understanding that “salvation is free in all and free for all.” And if salvation really is for all, as Methodists testify, then spreading the news about Jesus’s saving love is all-important. And if salvation involves our response to God’s ongoing work in our lives, then we need to think much more broadly about how we respond to God’s ongoing work in the world.
The Holy Spirit, Social Innovation, and the Spread of Scriptural Holiness
In this course, we have examined the roots of Methodism’s missionary character and considered ways to recover the convictions and practices that fueled Methodist field preaching, circuit riding, and social activism. Yet rediscovering Methodism’s missionary heart is a vain effort unless the Holy Spirit gives life to our work. In this final lesson, we’ll take a closer look at what it might mean for us to be “sensible” to the Spirit today.

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Taught by instructors who have a strong leadership role in the Methodist movement
Examines the history of Methodism, its core mission, and ways to re-center it
Develops a theological understanding of the Methodist mission
Focuses on the practical and applicable aspects of Methodism
Suitable for individuals and communities seeking to rediscover and engage in the Methodist mission
Requires a foundational understanding of Christianity

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Read "The Heart of Methodism"
Read "The Heart of Methodism" for a comprehensive overview of the history, theology, and practice of Methodism.
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  • Read the book.
  • Take notes on the key points.
Practice Preaching
Practice delivering sermons to improve your public speaking skills and your ability to communicate the Methodist message effectively.
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  • Choose a topic for your sermon.
  • Write out your sermon.
  • Practice delivering your sermon in front of a mirror or with a friend.
Design a Mission Statement
Create a mission statement that reflects your understanding of the core values and purpose of Methodism.
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  • Brainstorm a list of words and phrases that describe the core values of Methodism.
  • Organize your ideas into a concise statement.
  • Get feedback from a peer or mentor on your mission statement.
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Effort
4 weeks of study, 2 hours/week
Level
Introductory
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Coursera
Institution
Duke University
Instructors
Laceye Cammarano Warner
Jung Choi
Session
August 19, 2024 - September 23, 2024
Language
English
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Taught by instructors who have a strong leadership role in the Methodist movement
Examines the history of Methodism, its core mission, and ways to re-center it
Develops a theological understanding of the Methodist mission
Focuses on the practical and applicable aspects of Methodism
Suitable for individuals and communities seeking to rediscover and engage in the Methodist mission
Requires a foundational understanding of Christianity
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