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The Free Methodist Church in Canada™
Heart of Canadian Free Methodism
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| Course Dates |
Date: Nov 21, 22 & 23, 2008
Start Time: 9:00 am each day
Instructor: Rev. Greg Pulham
Location: TBA-Ontario
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| There are three goals of this course: |
Understand our roots: To provide a clear sense of our roots in the historic Methodist movement, rooted in orthodox Christianity and its development over the centuries to the present day. The focus will be on how our roots shape our present behaviours and passions for the gospel of Jesus Christ. |
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Our call as a movement today: To provide a description of The Free Methodist Church in Canada™ as a growing movement of God carrying the gospel of Jesus Christ within the context of our distinctives as Methodists today. We are thoroughly evangelical with distinctives that God has called us to offer to the Church. You will receive a description of how we are functioning today using the best research and tools available to the wider Christian community and the culture we want to reach, but used by us to fulfill our distinctive call. |
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Discover if our hearts share the same passion: To provide sufficient information and communicate our passion for impacting the world with the claims of Christ through our movement that will determine if you will be able to assent to live in harmony with the call of our movement.
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| Some things you should know: |
Email Communication: The teacher and a representative from the Director of Personnel office will communicate with you through email to provide a syllabus and the requirements for completing the course. |
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Attendance required at all sessions: The schedule for all days of days is inclusive; there are no optional sections to the weekend that you may choose to ignore or not attend. There are planned segments which make this foundational course unique. The experience of who we are as a connected people is essential to informing who we are intellectually. |
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Late registration will make inconveniences on you: You will receive complete instructions regarding logistical arrangements, food, transportation, and housing options for the weekend. Early registration will assure you of the best arrangements. Late registration will make inconveniences on you and those trying to serve you to make this weekend enjoyable and attractive. |
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Sign up for brief interviews: Alan Retzman, Director of Personnel, or a representative from his office, will plan to attend part of the course. He/she will be available for a 15-20 minute interviews with each person who wishes to see him/her to talk about “tracking” for ministry in The Free Methodist Church in Canada™.
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| Text Books |
The Manual of the Free Methodist Church in Canada
(Available from the Ministry Centre in hard copy at a cost of $15. The Manual is also available on CD at no cost or it may be downloaded from the FMCIC website – www.fmc-canada.org. Contact the Ministry Centre at ministrycentre@fmc-canada.org or (905) 848-2600 if you wish to order a hard copy or request the CD. You must have the most fully updated and revised version with you during the sessions.)
McKenna, David L., A Future With a History: The Wesleyan Witness of the Free Methodist Church (Light and Life, 1997 edition) pp.15-72; 102-114; 289-332. (Available from the Ministry Centre at a cost of $6.00. Contact the Ministry Centre to order a copy.)
Schwarz, Christian, Colour Your World with Natural Church Development (Leadership Centre Willow Creek Canada, 2005) chpt.1, 3, & 4 to p.134. (available from The Leadership Centre Willow Creek Canada, 2000 Rutland Rd North, Kelowna, BC V1X 4Z6 1-800-804-0777 office@growingleadership.com)
Weems, Lovett H., Leadership in the Wesleyan Spirit. (Abingdon Press, 1999) ISBN: 0687046920
Harper, Steven, The Way to Heaven: the Gospel According to John Wesley. (HarperCollins Canada/Zondervan Books-2nd edition 2003) ISBN: 0310252601
(These final two texts should be available through your local Christian book store, at Chapters or online at www.amazon.ca or www.chapters.indigo.ca. If you have trouble obtaining a copy, contact the Ministry Centre for further assistance.)
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You will find other helpful information on this website regarding ministry in The Free Methodist Church in Canada™ under the “Leadership Development” section.
To register for this course, click 'online registration' on the left side of this page. To register by telephone, please call Kalesha Peters at the Ministry Centre at 905-848-2600.
For more information contact
Susan DePlanché
Director of Personnel Office
7360 Merritt Avenue
Niagara Falls, ON L2G 5C4
905.354.7006/tel & fax
email - deplanches{at}fmc-canada{dot}org
Please remember to add the "@" and "." when emailing.
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