Forming Disciples in Wesleyan Tradition

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This course explores the ministry of making disciples of Jesus Christ from the perspective of the Wesleyan tradition and its holistic spirituality, combining works of piety and works of mercy. By examining the way in which the early Methodists discovered, learned, and practiced the Christian faith and how the Methodists Societies functioned as disciple-making communities, students will learn and apply these principles of accountable discipleship to their own ministry and the church's mission today. With an emphasis on both evangelism and faith formation, this course fulfills the Church's Ministry Limited Elective, and may also fulfill the United Methodist requirement for evangelism