Description
The six-session DVD includes teaching sessions featuring Laceye Warner. The video sessions are approximately 10-12 minutes long and are closed-captioned. Components include the book,?Knowing Who We Are, and a comprehensive Leader Guide, making this perfect as a six-week group study throughout the year. A companion book,?Who We Are and What We Believe: 50 Questions about The UMC, is also available.
In this book, Laceye C. Warner invites you to a richer understanding of Wesleyan Christianity so you can have a clear sense of identity, better express your own beliefs, and deepen your connection with The United Methodist Church. She introduces you to important values and characteristics that make the Wesleyan way distinctive, including emphasizing God’s grace for all and sanctification as tangible transformation in your life, your community, and all creation. You’ll see how The United Methodist Church today is deeply rooted in the Christian tradition and a legacy of care, compassion, and active response to injustice in the world. And you’ll find that Christian faith in the Wesleyan tradition holds together personal faith and community life, along with a commitment to justice through ministry and service. Pick up this book and study it with your small group and discover a way of being Christian that fills you with joy, moves you to follow Jesus wholeheartedly, and spurs you to live with compassion and grace.