Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Rediscovering the Heart of Methodism from Duke University

Rediscover the heart of Methodism. Explore Methodist theology and history. Acquire key skills in spiritual leadership. Apply spiritual practices to your life.

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קורס אונליין - התמחות מקצועית מוסמכת בRediscovering the Heart of Methodism של אוניברסיטת דיוק

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No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

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Skills you will acquire in the course

  • spirituality
  • Theology
  • Spiritual development
  • Leadership development
  • deity

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Local rabbis in ordination schools
  • Spiritual leaders
  • Spiritual discussion group facilitators
  • Spiritual guides
  • Methodist leaders
  • Teachers of theological courses
  • Spiritual workshop facilitators
  • Spiritual advisors

Internship – a five-part course series

The courses

  • “Rediscovering the Heart of Methodism” includes five courses.
  • Each course is designed for clergy, including local rabbis in ordination schools.
  • The goal: to develop basic capabilities for innovative leadership within the Wesleyan tradition.

Objectives of the series

  • Explore various aspects of Methodist theology and history.
  • To assist in the development of your personal spiritual practice.

Course content

  • Interactive video lessons from lecturers at the Duke House of Divinity.
  • Highlighting diverse expert voices.
  • Drawing lessons from the riches of Wesleyan history and tradition.

Course format

  • All courses can be taken as a group within your spiritual community or individually.
  • Each course includes a PDF booklet with exercises that accompany each lesson.
  • Group discussion guides as needed.

The Duke Divinity+

  • This specialization will deepen your understanding of scripture, mission, spiritual practices, innovation, and leadership through the Methodist faith.

Hands-on Learning Project

  • You can download a brochure related to each course.
  • This booklet will allow you to reflect and develop your spiritual practices.
  • Can be used to facilitate a group discussion in your community.
  • Or act as a personal guide to enrich the course.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Imaginary education from scripture

Course 1 • 5 hours

Course Details
What you’ll learn
  • Describe what the literal similarity means.
  • Connect your community’s worship and fellowship practices, teaching, and mission to the hope of the gospel as described in Scripture.
  • Explain how diverse communities of faith can embody Unity without uniformity as they interpret Scripture under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
  • Discuss how doing theology “from the road” helps us realize practical divinity and become active partners in God’s story of redemption.
Skills you will develop
  • Category: Theology
  • Category: Leadership
  • Category: Methodism
  • Category: Service
  • Category: Spiritual Guidance

Rediscovering the Wesleyan Mission

Course 2 • 6 hours

Course Details
What you’ll learn
  • Show how your church and the broader Methodist movement are connected to God’s holy mission in the world.
  • Identify opportunities for commitments and practices that have driven Methodism’s unique sense of mission.
  • Align your approach to mission more fully with Methodism’s belief in “redemption for all.”
  • Consider how the Holy Spirit is guiding you and your church to take part in God’s mission.
Skills you will develop
  • Category: Theology
  • Category: Methodism
  • Category: Service
  • Category: Spiritual Guidance
  • Category: Entrepreneurship

Christian Formation Emphasis

Course 3 • 5 hours

Course Details
What you’ll learn
  • Welcome to the course on the importance of Christian formation. This course explores how Methodism’s deep attention to Christian formation can develop both gifts and character in our communities.
  • We will see how Methodist training depends on the sacred doctrine of Methodism.
  • We will consider how innovation in the tangential practices of sermonizing and fellowship was directed toward holiness and drove the development of Methodism in 18th-century England.
  • We will also examine how education contributes to our growth as disciples of Jesus.
  • We will learn to draw on these studies to rethink the practices of our own communities.
  • Finally, we will discover that the Methodist path to Christian training finds its fullest expression in prayer.
If you are a pastor or service professional looking for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for professional development, CEUs are available for this course. Upon successful completion, you can present your Coursera certificate and course description to your employer for recognition of 0.5 CEUs.
Each of the five courses in the Methodism Heart Revealing Series is worth 0.5 CEUs, for a total of 2.5 CEUs for completing all courses.
This course is part of the Methodist Heart-Opening Series. It is one of five 4-week online courses designed to help engaged individuals and pastors (including local pastors in licensure schools) develop foundational capacities for innovative leadership within the Wesleyan tradition. Through this series, we hope you will experience a deeper understanding of the unique elements of Methodism at its best, and a renewed capacity for hopeful and imaginative participation in God’s mission.
Skills you will develop
  • Category: Theology
  • Category: Spirituality
  • Category: Applied Ethics
  • Category: Theology
  • Category: Philosophy of Religion
  • Category: Methodism

Developing entrepreneurial thinking

Course 4 • 5 hours

Course Details
What you’ll learn
  • Explore how attention to the needs of society is key to the Wesleyan idea of ​​building the kingdom of God on earth.
  • Learn from the successes and failures that have marked the history of entrepreneurial initiatives in Methodism.
  • Unravel the meaning of the professional calling of Methodism’s entrepreneurial spirit; explain how God continues to call you to new ways of serving the world.
  • Explain how God continues to call you and your community to new and innovative ways to serve the world.
Skills you will develop
  • Category: Scriptural Imagination
  • Category: Service
  • Category: Spiritual Guidance
  • Category: Theology
  • Category: Methodism

Shaping leaders in the image of Jesus

Course 5 • 5 hours

Course Details
What you’ll learn
  • Define Christian leadership with insights from John Wesley and Methodism.
  • Articulate how daily work is part of God’s call to service.
  • To explore how trauma impacts individuals, communities, and the form of leadership using a theological and ethical framework.
  • Explore the importance of innovative leadership to the purpose of the church.
Skills you will develop
  • Category: Theology
  • Category: Christian Training
  • Category: Methodism
  • Category: Theology
  • Category: Service
  • Category: Spiritual Guidance
  • Category: Spiritual Guidance
  • Category: Methodism

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