Quad Thinking - Youth Ministry through a UMC Lens

Quad

The Wesleyan "Quadrilateral" (Scripture, Tradition, Reason, and Experience) forms the foundation of this day-long training event.

In four 60-90 minute sessions, you'll learn a lot more about:

How to make the Bible come to life for teenagers today.
The Bible's major themes, timeline, types of literature, and more
Basics of being a good interpreter of scripture
Our United Methodist Church, the connections we share, the tradition we come from, and a brief history of our denomination
How to reason through difficult topics with youth
What Wesley's understanding of grace has to do with youth ministry
The difference between the youth ministry leader as "counselor" versus "coach"
Providing a safe space for youth ministry
And more!

The session is interactive and contains lots of handouts. You or your team will definitely learn a lot in this jam-packed day, and you'll leave feeling a lot more confident about teaching the Bible to youth in a way that is consistent with the core principles of the United Methodist Church!

Sponsored by the Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church