A proven, life-changing curriculum for youth summer camps is now available to local congregations through a collaboration between Project Transformation National and BeADisciple.com. The adaptable camp curriculum has been developed and used by Project Transformation, a 26-year-old organization that equips youth and young adults to serve their communities. It emphasizes diversity, literacy, social/emotional skills, and leadership and spiritual development. “Project Transformation has seen how building relationships through summer camp has changed the lives of the children and youth of our communities,” says Dr. Julie Wilke, vice president of programs. “We're excited to share…
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Click to read the latest news: IFD. Bishop Scholar Newsletter. No. 2. Fall 2020
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"In Layman's Terms," a podcast from the Great Plains Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, featured the Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship in a December 2019 episode. The episode, hosted by Great Plains director of communications, Todd Seifert, highlights the work of BeADisciple.com and its connection to Disciple Bible Study, and touches on the work of the Timothy Circle, the Summit Youth Academy, Amp It Up worship band camp, the Bishop Scholar program, and the Visiting Scholar program. The episode includes interviews with Institute staff members Steve Wilke and Lisa…
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Posted on August 28, 2019
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With the prospect of a split looming over the United Methodist Church, the Institute for Discipleship has partnered with a prominent United Methodist pastor to produce a new DVD study series addressing the issue of homosexuality. “Faithful and Inclusive: The Bible, Sexuality, and the United Methodist Church” was created to guide United Methodists through the issue that has churned the denomination for decades. “My hope is that this study can leave United Methodists with the understanding that they can affirm their commitment to the authority of scripture…
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