Learning and Life Experience
From the time that my son Timothy could talk, it seems that his primary question has been “What if?” Tim is now almost 25 years old, so I’ve had lots of experience responding to this question. Several years ago I realized that Tim’s question had somehow become one of the ways in which I understand the nature of God as Creator, as the One who created all that is, and as the One whose creative presence is still at work in our world.

How's My Teaching?
As a teacher in the church, you have the incredible opportunity to help children, youth, or adults encounter and respond to God’s love and grace by living as a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ. Whether you teach every week, once a month, or on an as-needed basis, you want to be effective.

Thinking Theologically With Adults
Our brains categorize and organize information and experiences. New information or experience is evaluated in light of previous information and experience. We decide if new information confirms or contradicts what we already know or believe.

What Can You Do in Forty Days? The Lenten Journey and Adults
Lent is a time for reflection, self-examination, repentance, and deepening one's relationship with God.

Dimensions of Adult Learning
Learning is a complex process of paying attention to information and experience, determining how important it is, and then making meaning of the information and experience. Learning occurs in formal settings, such as university courses, workplace seminars, or Bible studies. Learning also occurs in informal settings, such as talking with friends, reading at home, or visiting a museum.

Wesley Study Bible Available
Abingdon Press has announced the publication of The Wesley Study Bible..

Generational Anchor Points That Help Define or Shape a Generation

Called to Be a Bridge Person
A bridge person is someone who spans two cultures and consciously seeks to facilitate an exchange between the two.

Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors:
Embracing our Hispanic/Latino Brothers & Sisters
The challenge and claim that God places before us this day, if we would be true to the gospel, is to find ways for people to encounter one another with respect and in peace.

Understanding People in Life�s Second Half
America is moving from being a youth-oriented culture to a senior-oriented culture as the Boomers enter life's second half.

What the United Methodist Social Principles Say About Human Sexuality
The United Methodist Church has Social Principles that speak to issues in the lives of people. You may or may not be aware that there are paragraphs that address human sexuality. We have excerpted the portions that apply to human sexuality and have them here for you to read.

Uniting Knowledge and Vital Piety: Linking Learning Styles with Our Spiritual Types
You may already have learned about and implemented in your education and formation ministry the seven ways of learning. Did you know that each of us has a preferred style or means of relating to God as well?

Layering Bible Study: A Workshop or Program
This layered approach to Bible study may be used as a training or program idea with teachers and other leaders involved in Christian education and formation.

(The First) 45 Guiding Questions to Assess the Education Ministry of the Church
Use these questions, and others you identify, to assess your understanding and practice of the ministry of Christian education and formation in your church.

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Many of us, in varying degrees, have a distorted view of self. We become overly self-conscious about the size or shape of our bodies. The steady pressure to have the "right" look can backfire, leading us to an endless search for perfection.

A Money Autobiography
Writing a money autobiography is a challenging and illuminating process that can be crucial to our ability to grow as Christian disciples and live faithfully as Christian stewards.

Making the Most of the Time: Finding and Maintaining Balance
Time is a gift, filled with potential. Balancing our work and relationships, our activities and our rest, is an act of Christian stewardship.

Sexuality: What Does It Really Mean?
Sexuality is about who we are as whole beings made in the image of God. Sexuality is woven into who we are as spiritual beings.

A Service of Prayer for Marriages
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Worship Resources and Prayers for Marriages

Human Sexuality Education Resources
A summary of resources to be used in supporting individual and group study in human sexuality education.

Adult Ministries and the Adult Life Cycle
To help adults grow in Christian faith, we need to know something about the adult life cycle and the kinds of needs, interests, and concerns adults experience at various stages of adulthood.

Life-Long Learning
What do you think would happen in a local church if every leader � clergy and lay alike � assumed that whatever information and knowledge had been attained in seminary, college, trade school, or high school was sufficient for whatever task was at hand?

Teacher Tips: Some Teaching/Learning Ideas
Check out this handy list of teaching activities! Most are suitable for teens and older.
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EI? . . . EI! . . . Oh! Emotional Intelligence and Christian Formation

�Guidelines for Selecting a Long-Term Healthcare Facility

Retirement as a Rite of Passage

Change: A Common Factor in Adulthood
Change: A Common Factor in Adulthood Adults today are faced with enormous changes. Some of theose changes are outlined below. One of the roles of the church is to help adults come to terms with the changes in their lives.