Being United Methodist Christians

Living a Life of Grace and Hope

How may we describe United Methodists? Where do we come from? What do we believe? How do United Methodists act? What are our distinctive characteristics? What i...

Radicle Methodism

Back to Our Roots

Welcome to "Radicle Methodism: Back to our Roots" a four-part history course to examine the beginnings of Methodism, the people and the movements that crossed o...

The Art of Hospitality

Create a culture of radical hospitality.

The Art of Hospitality offers step-by-step actions that will help create a culture of radical hospitality in every area of your church—from pastors to staff t...

Five Marks of a Methodist: The Fruit of a Living Faith

Six Identifiers that Wesley sets forth in "The Character of a Methodist."

Identifying everyday applications of John Wesley’s compelling portrait of faithful life in Christ, groups will grasp real-life ways to love God, rejoice in Go...

Five Means of Grace: Experience God's Love the Wesleyan Way

Wesley showed us ways to reorder our lives through the "means of grace."

Recharge. Reboot. Reorder. Whatever you want to call it, we need a process that helps us continuously renew our relationship with God so that we don't drift awa...

Knowing Who We Are

What We Believe, What We Do, and Why

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 ...

The Wesley Challenge

Renew your passion and discover deeper commitment to God in just 21 days.

Wesley who? Do our younger laypeople know who John Wesley was and what he means to our church? The Wesley Challenge introduces our denomination’s father in ...

Wesleyan Worship and Writings

Wesleyan-inspired texts and prayers

These short videos present prayers and writings from John Wesley.

We Are The Church

In this series of short inspirational collages, we see ourselves as the Church active in the world around us. Based loosely on the United Methodist Social Prin...

Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith

Does your faith make room for questions?

In Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith, join best-selling author and pastor Adam Hamilton as he discusses some of our most significant sources of doubt and show...

Scriptures For The Christian Life

In this series of videos, Robert Gardner discusses aspects of Scripture and how it applies to everyday life.

Armchair Theology

Tastefully Irreverent Bible Podcast

Join pastors Clay Farrington and Ross Furio as they discuss the Bible. For more information, podcasts, and to purchase curriculum, please visit https://armchair...

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2024

Grow your faith. Transform your life.

Cultivate a deeper relationship with God through Adult Bible Studies. This resource, endorsed by the Curriculum Resources Committee of The United Methodist Chur...

The Great Courses Presents: Understanding the Old Testament

Understand the Old Testament in 24 Dynamic Lectures

Even beyond its religious functions, the Old Testament has permeated Western culture since its creation, giving rise to innumerable references to the text and s...

The Great Courses Presents: Jesus and the Gospels

What are the 'Gospels' and What Can We Learn from Them?

The figure of Jesus has tantalized both Christians and non-Christians who have sought definitive answers to questions about his words, his acts, and even his ve...

The Great Courses Presents: Understanding The New Testament

The New Testament is a fascinating book—the canonical root of Christian history and theology. Yet the book is also a paradox, because this single "book" is co...

Faithful and Inclusive

Faithful and Inclusive allows you to gain an understanding of how United Methodists can be both obedient to God's Word and fully welcoming to LGBTQ persons in t...

Radicle Methodism

Back to Our Roots

Welcome to "Radicle Methodism: Back to our Roots" a four-part history course to examine the beginnings of Methodism, the people and the movements that crossed o...

Knowing Who We Are

What We Believe, What We Do, and Why

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 ...

Finding Faith in a World of Doubt

No one should wrestle with doubt alone. Can your church become a space that invites hard questions while walking alongside people in the journey of faith? Join ...

Matthew

The Gospel of Promised Blessings

The Gospel of Matthew portrays Jesus and his message as full of tender compassion and urgent warning. This six-part exploration of an enigmatic Gospel takes rea...

Vacation Bible School: Camp Firelight

A Summer Camp Adventure with God

During Vacation Bible School, join first-time camp, Counselor Sam and Lumen, "Lu," the lightning bug puppet, for a summer adventure at Camp Firelight. Campers a...

Coming to the Table Webinar

Healing Racialization through Building Justice-Based Communities

Join Michael Adam Beck and Stephanie Moore Hand for a webinar, hosted by Isaiah Park, on a practical pathway for healing racial divides through community buildi...

Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith

Does your faith make room for questions?

In Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith, join best-selling author and pastor Adam Hamilton as he discusses some of our most significant sources of doubt and show...

Context

Putting Scripture in it's Place

Context looks at verses we know by heart but may not know the people, places, and times that give them meaning. Josh Scott delves into well-known scripture vers...

Adult Bible Studies Spring 2024

Cultivate a deeper relationship with God through Adult Bible Studies. This resource, endorsed by the Curriculum Resources Committee of The United Methodist Chur...

God's Story is Our Story Webinar

Join our host, Magrey deVega, in this two-part Lenten webinar series as authors Susan Robb and Tom Berlin contemplate the Old and New Testament narratives and u...

Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets

5 Questions to Help You Determine Your Next Move

Good questions lead to better decisions. Discover five game-changing questions to ask every time you make a decision--questions that will help you in your finan...

Irresistible

Reclaiming the New That Jesus Unleashed for the World

Once upon a time there was a version of our faith that was practically . . . irresistible. But that was then. Today we preach, teach, write, and communicate as ...

Celebrate Wonder Spring 2024

Empower your ministry with a flexible multi-age children’s curriculum

Discover the power of a flexible children’s curriculum that effortlessly transforms your ministry with children and families. The curriculum is adaptable for ...

Remember

God's Covenants and the Cross

God's covenants throughout the Old Testament show the character of God's promises to God's people. In this book, Susan Robb leads readers through the covenants ...

The Third Day

Living the Resurrection

Tom Berlin uses his gifts of storytelling and understanding the Scriptures to connect the reader to the experiences of several individuals around Jesus in his f...

Heaven Meets Earth Webinar

Preaching on Advent

Advent comes every year and invites us to prepare for the transformative gift of the Incarnation. In Heaven and Earth, Will Willimon invites readers to meditate...

Being United Methodist Christians Webinar

Be invited to celebrate and stay United Methodist

What does it mean to be a United Methodist Christian? Sally and Andy Langford and their daughter, Ann Langford Duncan, are United Methodist clergy and the autho...

Filling in the Gaps

Reading the Gospel of Mark

The Gospel of Mark is the shortest and earliest canonical Gospel. Lacking many of the stories and miracles found in the other Gospels, Mark highlights the actio...

Being United Methodist Christians

Living a Life of Grace and Hope

How may we describe United Methodists? Where do we come from? What do we believe? How do United Methodists act? What are our distinctive characteristics? What i...

The Gospel of Mark

A Beginner's Guide to the Good News

Walk through the Bible’s earliest source for the life of Jesus with scholar Amy-Jill Levine as she introduces such themes as the Son of Man, discipleship, mir...

Share The Dream

Shining a Light in a Divided World

Share the Dream is a six-session video Bible study based on the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. You will look at six biblical principles that ...

Heaven and Earth

Advent and the Incarnation

In the Advent season, heaven seems so close as we remember that a tiny baby in a manger is God in human form coming to show us the Way. God's choice of incarnat...

You Were Made For This Moment

Courage For Today and Hope For Tomorrow

Are you weary? Worn out by the bills that keep stacking, a virus that keeps raging, or a heart that keeps aching? If so, the book of Esther brings welcome news:...

The Great Courses Presents: Understanding the Old Testament

Understand the Old Testament in 24 Dynamic Lectures

Even beyond its religious functions, the Old Testament has permeated Western culture since its creation, giving rise to innumerable references to the text and s...

The Great Courses Presents: Understanding The New Testament

The New Testament is a fascinating book—the canonical root of Christian history and theology. Yet the book is also a paradox, because this single "book" is co...

The Great Courses Presents: Jesus and the Gospels

What are the 'Gospels' and What Can We Learn from Them?

The figure of Jesus has tantalized both Christians and non-Christians who have sought definitive answers to questions about his words, his acts, and even his ve...

The Gospel of Mark

A Beginner's Guide to the Good News

Walk through the Bible’s earliest source for the life of Jesus with scholar Amy-Jill Levine as she introduces such themes as the Son of Man, discipleship, mir...

Signs and Wonders: Explore the Miracle Stories with Amy-Jill Levine

Join Dr. Amy-Jill Levine as she discusses with writer Rob Simbeck her new study, Signs and Wonders: A Beginner’s Guide to the Miracles of Jesus.

Amplify Originals: Beyond Suffering

In this Amplify Original series, Professor Amy-Jill Levine explores the impact of suffering on four figures from the Old Testament. In each session, Levine desc...

Signs and Wonders

A Beginner’s Guide to the Miracles of Jesus

In Signs and Wonders: A Beginner’s Guide to the Miracles of Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine explores selected miracles of Jesus in historical and theological context. ...

The Difficult Words of Jesus

A Beginner's Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings

In The Difficult Words of Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine shows how the difficult teachings would have sounded to the people who first heard them, how have they been und...

Amplify Originals: Signs and Wonders

In Signs and Wonders: A Beginner's Guide to the Miracles of Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine reflected on the historical and theological details of six miracles from the ...

Sermon on the Mount

A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven

In Sermon on the Mount, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine takes a detailed and colorful overview of Matthew 5-7, collectively known as Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Through D...

Light of the World

Dive deep into the history of the birth of Christ.

Trace the Christmas narrative through the stories of Zechariah and Elizabeth, Mary, the journey to Bethlehem, and the visit from the Magi.

Short Stories by Jesus

Explore a fresh and timely interpretation of Jesus' most popular parables.

In Short Stories by Jesus, author Amy-Jill Levine takes you back in time and explains how original audiences understood Jesus' parables. You'll learn how new in...

Witness at the Cross

A Beginner's Guide to Holy Friday

In Witness at the Cross, Amy-Jill Levine shows how the people at the cross each have distinct roles to play in the Gospels. For each, Jesus has a particular mea...

Entering the Passion of Jesus

Dive deep into the history of the last days before the crucifixion.

What if we look at the "ordinary" people who witnessed the Passion events... the women around Jesus? Or the "bad" guys... Judas, Pilate, and Caiaphas? Amy-Jill ...

Amy-Jill Levine and Holy Week

Join Professor Amy-Jill Levine as she discusses various aspects of Holy Week.

Amplify Originals: Navigating Isaiah

Rooted in Divine Revelation

In this Amplify Originals series, Byron Thomas walks through a study of the book of Isaiah. He explores four visions of the prophet on themes such as answering ...

Amplify Originals: Beyond Suffering

In this Amplify Original series, Professor Amy-Jill Levine explores the impact of suffering on four figures from the Old Testament. In each session, Levine desc...

Amplify Originals: Acts Minor Characters

In Acts: Catching Up with the Spirit, Matt Skinner explored six key themes from the Acts of the Apostles. In this Amplify Original, he continues his examination...

Amplify Originals: Basic Bible

Making The Bible Accessible For All

An Amplify Original. These short videos are the perfect way to introduce (or re-introduce) a person to the Bible. With easy to follow animation, each episode ta...

Amplify Originals: Signs and Wonders

In Signs and Wonders: A Beginner's Guide to the Miracles of Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine reflected on the historical and theological details of six miracles from the ...

Amplify Originals: The Whole Language

The Power of Extravagant Tenderness

In this Amplify Original, Justin Coleman sits down with Father Gregory Boyle to discuss Homeboy Industries and his latest book, The Whole Language.

Amplify Originals: White Too Long

The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity

Drawing on history, public opinion surveys, and personal experience, Robert P. Jones delivers a provocative examination of the unholy relationship between Ameri...

Amplify Originals: It's Story Time

Celebrate The Wonder of Bible Stories

Join three friends in this Amplify Original as they read stories from the Celebrate Wonder Storybook Bible and talk about how the lessons have shown up in their...

Amplify Originals: Hacks 4 Kids

Crafting Imagination

In this Amplify Original, join Hacksperts Sierra and Theo as they show how to create everything from organizers to games to snacks using simple tricks and hacks...

The Gift of the Nutcracker

Draw closer to Christ this Christmas by exploring this holiday classic.

The Nutcracker was first performed in 1892, and quickly became a holiday tradition, one that continues for many families to this day. In The Gift of The Nutcrac...

John

The Gospel of Light and Life

Join Adam Hamilton in exploring the major themes of the Gospel of John. In this six-week study, Hamilton considers important questions of life, reality, and tru...

Half Truths

God Helps Those Who Help Themselves and Other Things the Bible Doesn't Say

They are simple phrases. They sound Christian—like something you might find in the Bible. We’ve all heard these words. Maybe we’ve said them. They capture...

Moses

In the Footsteps of The Reluctant Prophet

Turn your reluctance into boldness by walking in the footsteps of Moses. Join award-winning author Adam Hamilton as he travels from Egypt to Mt. Sinai, the Nile...

Elijah

Go the distance in the life of faith.

Life is like a rollercoaster. One day it seems everything is good, and the next it can feel like everything is falling apart. We will examine the life of Elijah...

Creed

Explores what Christians believe, why they believe, and why it matters.

How do we discover and examine the truths that give meaning and purpose to life? Adam Hamilton believes that some powerful answers are contained in the Apostles...

Joshua

Be Victorious Over Worry in Your Life!

Learn how to fight in faith as you internalize God's promises, draw strength from God's faithfulness, act in obedience to God's Commands, and believe what our l...

Becoming Heart Sisters

A Bible Study on Authentic Friendships

In this six-week Bible study, author Natalie Chambers Snapp teaches you how to develop and nurture the kind of enriching and satisfying friendships that build u...

Jeremiah

Daring to Hope in an Unstable World

Women are experts when it comes to worry, fear, and doubt. Unsettled times in our world—our neighborhoods—certainly don’t help matters. Jeremiah also live...

What Makes a Hero?

The Death-Defying Ministry of Jesus

What Makes a Hero? offers us an image of what it looks like to be victorious over trials and temptations. Looking at pop culture heroes and others through the l...

Leading Ideas Talks Podcast

Leading Ideas Talks brings to the table cutting-edge leaders on subjects you care about — navigating change, reaching younger people, financing your ministry,...

The Caring Congregation Ministry Audio

Join Pastors Karen Lampe and Melissa Gepford as they read the introduction to the Implementation Guide for The Caring Congregation Ministry.

Out of the Depths: Your Companion Through Grief

Out of the Depths: Your Companion Through Chronic Illness

Out of the Depths: Your Companion After Divorce

Out of the Depths: Your Companion Through Addiction

Out of the Depths: Your Companion Through Depression and Anxiety

The Salvation of Doctor Who: Behind The Scenes Interview

A Field Guide to Methodist Fresh Expressions

A distinctive Wesleyan approach to the Fresh Expression movement.

Join author Michael Adam Beck for a how, why, and tips for implementing his book, A Field Guide to Methodist Fresh Expressions.

The Adept Church

Navigating Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Help congregations take an honest "look in the mirror" to understand their current situation and respond.

Saving Grace Audio Supplements

Saving Grace: A Guide to Financial Health is a program to help people of faith create healthy relationships with money and possessions. Enjoy these audio-only s...

Bearded Theologians Podcast

Join Reverends Zach Bechtold and Matt Franks on their podcast as they discuss Wesleyan theology.

Amplify Originals: Beyond Suffering

In this Amplify Original series, Professor Amy-Jill Levine explores the impact of suffering on four figures from the Old Testament. In each session, Levine desc...

The Gospel of Mark

A Beginner's Guide to the Good News

Walk through the Bible’s earliest source for the life of Jesus with scholar Amy-Jill Levine as she introduces such themes as the Son of Man, discipleship, mir...

1 Corinthians

Become a fool for Christ with 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians is one of the most gripping books in the Bible. In this letter, Paul, the complicated, layered apostle, writes to the people trying a wild new soc...

Remember

God's Covenants and the Cross

God's covenants throughout the Old Testament show the character of God's promises to God's people. In this book, Susan Robb leads readers through the covenants ...

Seven Words

Listening to Christ From The Cross

While many of us naturally wish to avoid the reality of the cross, it’s from the cross that Jesus speaks and shows his deepest love for us. It’s from the cr...

She

Five Keys to Unlock the Power of Women in Ministry

As a woman in ministry, you negotiate unique challenges every day. You need a trusted and comprehensive resource that not only helps you survive, but one that g...

Thrive

Living Faithfully in Difficult Times

Author and teacher Jen Cowart helps women develop the habits and attitudes necessary to thrive, whatever their circumstances. Leading readers through the Book o...

Called

God calls us to a life that we could never imagine on our own.

Discover how to hear and respond to the unique call God is placing on your life through the stories of ordinary people found in the Bible. Called will examine t...

Share The Dream

Shining a Light in a Divided World

Share the Dream is a six-session video Bible study based on the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. You will look at six biblical principles that ...

Everyday Waymakers

This film features brief stories of inspiring individuals we call "waymakers" because they used their gifts and resources to make a way out of no way, building ...

I'm Black. I'm Christian. I'm Methodist.

Editor Rudy Rasmus and the writers of the book "I’m Black. I’m Christian. I’m Methodist." join M. Garlinda Burton in a conversation about the racism and o...

Amplify Originals: Navigating Isaiah

Rooted in Divine Revelation

In this Amplify Originals series, Byron Thomas walks through a study of the book of Isaiah. He explores four visions of the prophet on themes such as answering ...

Finding Jesus in the Psalms

A Lenten Journey

Bible study author Barb Roose guides the reader through a meaningful encounter with the Psalms through the season of Lent. Combining an interpretation of the ps...

Scriptures For The Christian Life

In this series of videos, Robert Gardner discusses aspects of Scripture and how it applies to everyday life.

Not Forsaken

Growing Up Black, Male, and Christian in the Hood

Sometimes we confuse the idea that we are all equal with the idea that we are all the same. Being equal and being alike are two entirely different concepts. Chr...

Holding Up Your Corner

Talking about Race in Your Community

How do you talk about racial prejudice, entrenched poverty and exploitation, segregation, the loss of local education and employment, the ravages of addiction, ...

The Big Picture

Seeing God's Dream For Your Life

In The Big Picture: Seeing God’s Dream for Your Life, authors Nicole and Jevon Caldwell-Gross take a closer look at the life of Joseph to discover God’s pre...

The Shout

Finding the Prophetic Voice in Unexpected Places

"Shout loudly; don't hold back; raise your voice like a trumpet!" The words of Isaiah 58 lay the groundwork for The Shout, a six-session small group study that ...

Joshua

Be Victorious Over Worry in Your Life!

Learn how to fight in faith as you internalize God's promises, draw strength from God's faithfulness, act in obedience to God's Commands, and believe what our l...

Beautiful Already: Reclaiming God's Perspective on Beauty

Explore God's truth about beauty throughout the Scriptures.

You look at a mirror and what do you see? Wide hips. Too many wrinkles. A crooked nose. But is that what God sees in your reflection? What is God's perspective ...

Building Bridges: Handy and Armstrong

A Conversation Between Pastors

Pastors Stephen Handy and Jacob Armstrong talk about building bridges across the racial divide in their distinct community contexts.

I'm Waiting, God: Finding Blessing in God's Delays

Finding Blessings in God's Delays

Barb Roose invites us to explore the stories of women in the Bible who had to wait on God. If you've felt anxious, angry, discouraged or depressed because God i...

The Bible Year

A Journey Through Scripture in 365 Days

Not the type to sit down and read the entire Bible? Yes, the goal is to read the whole Bible in a year, but think about it in terms of smaller, daily goals. Thi...

Amplify Originals: Basic Bible

Making The Bible Accessible For All

An Amplify Original. These short videos are the perfect way to introduce (or re-introduce) a person to the Bible. With easy to follow animation, each episode ta...

Creed

Explores what Christians believe, why they believe, and why it matters.

How do we discover and examine the truths that give meaning and purpose to life? Adam Hamilton believes that some powerful answers are contained in the Apostles...

Sermon on the Mount

A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven

In Sermon on the Mount, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine takes a detailed and colorful overview of Matthew 5-7, collectively known as Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Through D...

Reckless Love

Jesus' Call to Love Our Neighbor

Love God more deeply by learning to love your neighbor better.

The Lord's Prayer

The power and significance of the prayer Jesus taught

Pastor and bestselling author Adam Hamilton guides us to really know—and really pray—the Lord’s Prayer. He explores each of its rich lines and their meani...

Short Stories by Jesus

Explore a fresh and timely interpretation of Jesus' most popular parables.

In Short Stories by Jesus, author Amy-Jill Levine takes you back in time and explains how original audiences understood Jesus' parables. You'll learn how new in...

Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith

Does your faith make room for questions?

In Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith, join best-selling author and pastor Adam Hamilton as he discusses some of our most significant sources of doubt and show...

Prepare the Way for the Lord

Advent and the Message of John the Baptist

For two thousand years, Christians have turned to the story and message of John the Baptist in the weeks leading up to Christmas. In Prepare the Way for the Lor...

Incarnation

Rediscovering the Significance of Christmas

In Incarnation: Rediscovering the Significance of Christmas, best-selling author Adam Hamilton examines the names of Christ used by the gospel writers, explorin...

Luke

Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws

Pastor and bestselling author Adam Hamilton explores the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus as told in the Gospel of Luke. Through Luke’s stori...

The Lord's Prayer

The power and significance of the prayer Jesus taught

Pastor and bestselling author Adam Hamilton guides us to really know—and really pray—the Lord’s Prayer. He explores each of its rich lines and their meani...

The Journey

Travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem in a unique look at the birth of Christ

Journey with Adam Hamilton as he travels from Nazareth to Bethlehem in this fascinating look at the birth of Jesus Christ. Using historical information and arch...

Unafraid

Break away from your worries and fears, and learn to live with courage and hope.

Adam Hamilton explores the worries and fears most of us experience. Learn to identify fears and discover practical steps for overcoming them... all in the light...

The Walk

Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life

How do we walk with Christ - daily follow him, grow in him, and faithfully serve him? Join Adam Hamilton this Lent and Easter in The Walk and discover five esse...

Creed

Explores what Christians believe, why they believe, and why it matters.

How do we discover and examine the truths that give meaning and purpose to life? Adam Hamilton believes that some powerful answers are contained in the Apostles...

Making Sense of the Bible

Join Adam Hamilton as he explores the depth of the Bible

In Making Sense of the Bible, Adam Hamilton invites us into an honest conversation about the Bible.

Simon Peter

Flawed but Faithful Disciple

Simon Peter - an ordinary fisherman who heard an extraordinary call. He left everything to follow his teacher and possessed a passion that would change the worl...

Words of Life

Jesus and the Promise of the Ten Commandments Today

Nearly everyone has heard of the Ten Commandments, the list of "thou-shalt-nots" found in the Bible. Jesus saw these commandments not as onerous burdens, but as...

John

The Gospel of Light and Life

Join Adam Hamilton in exploring the major themes of the Gospel of John. In this six-week study, Hamilton considers important questions of life, reality, and tru...

The Call

Walk Besides the Great Apostle

Follow the journeys of Paul, beginning with his dramatic conversion, as he spread the Gospel through modern-day Greece and Turkey. In this six-week study, you a...

Christianity and World Religions

Explore four major world religions with Adam Hamilton!

Adam Hamilton deals with questions so many of us have about the four major world religions - Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Judaism - and compares the beliefs o...

Love to Stay

Sex, Grace, and Commitment.

Six Keys to a Successful Marriage. During this six-session study, Adam Hamilton explores how, with God's help, we can make love last in Love to Stay. Hamilton l...

Half Truths

God Helps Those Who Help Themselves and Other Things the Bible Doesn't Say

They are simple phrases. They sound Christian—like something you might find in the Bible. We’ve all heard these words. Maybe we’ve said them. They capture...

Moses

In the Footsteps of The Reluctant Prophet

Turn your reluctance into boldness by walking in the footsteps of Moses. Join award-winning author Adam Hamilton as he travels from Egypt to Mt. Sinai, the Nile...

The Way

Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus

The third volume in Adam Hamilton's Bible study trilogy on the life of Jesus. Travel with Adam Hamilton as he retraces the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.

Share The Dream

Shining a Light in a Divided World

Share the Dream is a six-session video Bible study based on the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. You will look at six biblical principles that ...

Holding Up Your Corner

Talking about Race in Your Community

How do you talk about racial prejudice, entrenched poverty and exploitation, segregation, the loss of local education and employment, the ravages of addiction, ...

Not Forsaken

Growing Up Black, Male, and Christian in the Hood

Sometimes we confuse the idea that we are all equal with the idea that we are all the same. Being equal and being alike are two entirely different concepts. Chr...

Reclaiming Church

A Call to Action for Religious Rejects

J. J. Warren continues his call to reaffirm the church as a people who welcome all. He especially speaks to those who are young and progressive, asking you to s...

Amplify Originals: White Too Long

The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity

Drawing on history, public opinion surveys, and personal experience, Robert P. Jones delivers a provocative examination of the unholy relationship between Ameri...

Justice or Just Us?

The Biblical Call to Confront Racism

Confronting racism is not just a social or political matter, but a theological one. It is the Bible that calls us to pursue justice, and the Bible that calls us...

Revolutionary Kingdom

The good news of the Kingdom of God is here and now.

Mike Slaughter explores why we must exchange comfortable cultural worldviews and values for the radical requirements of living out the Kingdom of God on Planet ...

The Grace of Les Miserables

This Lent ponder the themes of justice, poverty, freedom, and love.

The hit Broadway Musical, Les Miserables, based on Victor Hugo's 1862 novel, is one of the longest running musicals in the world. This profound story of Jean Va...

Renegade Gospel

Be a renegade for the true Jesus.

Jesus didn't come to start a religion. The rebel Jesus came with a renegade gospel to start a revolution. You and I are invited to be a part. Pastor Mike Slaugh...

Amplify Originals: The Whole Language

The Power of Extravagant Tenderness

In this Amplify Original, Justin Coleman sits down with Father Gregory Boyle to discuss Homeboy Industries and his latest book, The Whole Language.

I'm Black. I'm Christian. I'm Methodist.

Editor Rudy Rasmus and the writers of the book "I’m Black. I’m Christian. I’m Methodist." join M. Garlinda Burton in a conversation about the racism and o...

Words of Life

Jesus and the Promise of the Ten Commandments Today

Nearly everyone has heard of the Ten Commandments, the list of "thou-shalt-nots" found in the Bible. Jesus saw these commandments not as onerous burdens, but as...

The Call

Walk Besides the Great Apostle

Follow the journeys of Paul, beginning with his dramatic conversion, as he spread the Gospel through modern-day Greece and Turkey. In this six-week study, you a...

The Passion Play

Living the Story of Christ's Last Days

In The Passion Play, Rob Fuquay follows the biblical story of the Passion and shows how this amazing play has been used both as a ritual of praise and later as ...

Simon Peter

Flawed but Faithful Disciple

Simon Peter - an ordinary fisherman who heard an extraordinary call. He left everything to follow his teacher and possessed a passion that would change the worl...

A New Reformation

Discover what makes Martin Luther's message revolutionary today!

Justified by faith. We are accustomed to this theology today, but when Martin Luther shared his belief in this concept during the sixteenth century, it was anyt...

Moses

In the Footsteps of The Reluctant Prophet

Turn your reluctance into boldness by walking in the footsteps of Moses. Join award-winning author Adam Hamilton as he travels from Egypt to Mt. Sinai, the Nile...

The Journey

Travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem in a unique look at the birth of Christ

Journey with Adam Hamilton as he travels from Nazareth to Bethlehem in this fascinating look at the birth of Jesus Christ. Using historical information and arch...

24 Hours

24 Hours that Changed the World

What a difference a day makes. You hear people say that phrase all the time. It could not be truer than when talking about the last day of Jesus’ life. In 24 ...

Revival

Faith as Wesley Lived It

Join Adam Hamilton for a six-week journey as he travels to England, following the life of John Wesley and exploring his defining characteristics of a Wesleyan C...

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2023

Grow your faith. Transform your life.

Cultivate a deeper relationship with God through Adult Bible Studies. This resource, endorsed by the Curriculum Resources Committee of The United Methodist Chur...

Celebrate Wonder Fall 2023

Each week a child host engages children through storytelling, life application, and exploration of the faith word. Formerly available in Fall 2020.

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2023

Inspired By God

Hundreds of thousands of people each week have transformative encounters with God through Adult Bible Studies—Bible-based, Christ-focused Sunday school lesson...

Adult Bible Studies Spring 2023

The Life of Faith

This spring, our lessons center around the theme “The Life of Faith.” The language of journey and pilgrimage is commonly used to describe the Christian life...

Celebrate Wonder Summer 2023

A fun addition to your weekly lessons!

The Celebrate Wonder videos feature a child host who will engage children through storytelling, life application, and exploration of the faith word.

Celebrate Wonder Spring 2023

A fun addition to your weekly lessons!

The Celebrate Wonder videos feature a child host who will engage children through storytelling, life application, and exploration of the faith word.

Disciple Fast Track I

Becoming Disciples Through Bible Studies

Disciple Fast Track, an adaptation of the original, bestselling Disciple Bible Study, provides a viable option for busy people seeking comprehensive engagement ...

Disciple Fast Track II

Into the World, Into the Word

Into the Word helps readers deepen their understanding of Scripture and make connections between what they already know and what they are reading. Each week you...

Disciple Fast Track III

Remember who you are

Hear the call to return to God and a community "set apart." Hosts share insights related to the week's session and help the group think about what they've le...

Confirm

Your Faith. Your Commitment. God's Call.

Confirm is an easy-to-follow and fully customizable confirmation program that can be used virtually any church setting and with a wide variety of schedules. You...

Affirm

God's Call. The World's Need. Your Purpose.

Affirm is a 6 week discipleship refresh from confirmation. With an emphasis on following Jesus and spiritual practices Affirm is great for a youth group series,...

Covenant Bible Study

Creating the Covenant

This Covenant experience will guide participants in a comprehensive, in-depth study of the Bible over twenty-four weeks. Unlike the learning participants may ha...

Gospel Discipleship

4 Pathways for Christian Disciples

Each individual brings a unique set of skills and gifts to the mission field and therefore needs to understand what type of disciple he or she is. Similarly, no...

The Art of Hospitality

Create a culture of radical hospitality.

The Art of Hospitality offers step-by-step actions that will help create a culture of radical hospitality in every area of your church—from pastors to staff t...

Justice, Love, and Humility

Pastoring A Divided Culture Webinar Series

Americans feel more divided from their fellow Americans than they have in decades. And nowhere is this more painful than in our churches, where we are called to...

Now & Next: How the Church is Changing for the Good

In a recent research study, church leaders told us they’ve been working hard to adjust to the changes that came so quickly. They’re providing worship altern...

She

Five Keys to Unlock the Power of Women in Ministry

As a woman in ministry, you negotiate unique challenges every day. You need a trusted and comprehensive resource that not only helps you survive, but one that g...

Get Their Name: Grow Your Church by Building New Relationships

Powerboost your team's capacity to share faith without anxiety!

You want to share your faith with others, but doing so makes you uneasy; you don't want to come off as pushy. In Get Their Name, readers learned how to talk abo...

Fear of the Other

No Fear in Love

In this no non-sense book, reliable spiritual guide, Will Willimon, invites readers to consider the gospel command to love (and not merely tolerate) those consi...

Defying Gravity

Learn how to avoid being pulled into the orbit of materialism

In Defying Gravity, Tom Berlin takes a look at the difference between "want" and "need" and illustrates how possessions can create an unbearable weight on our l...

Acts: Awakening to God in Everyday Life

Learn to awaken to God’s Spirit today and every day

In Acts: Awakening to God in Our Everyday Lives, a six-week study of the Book of Acts by Melissa Spoelstra, you will journey with the first followers of Jesus a...

Common Ground

Loving Others Despite Our Differences

Whether it is in politics, the professional world, a party, or a pew, we face conflict every day. As discussions get more heated and social media is deluged wit...

Breakthrough

Finding Freedom in Christ

Have you ever felt that being a good Christian means you’ve got to follow a bunch of rules and measure up? If so, you aren’t alone! In this six-week Bible s...

Pursued

God's Relentless Love For You

In Pursued, a six-week Bible study by Jennifer Cowart, we will explore God’s great love for us from Genesis to Revelation. We will see that God passionately p...

Lose Control

The Way to Find Your Soul

You know when you’re carrying a very full cup of coffee, and you have to really focus on keeping the cup level, and then the doorbell rings and your dog bound...

Renewed

Finding Hope When You Don't Like Your Story

In the Book of Ruth, Naomi was forced to chart a new path even as she mourned the loss of her husband and two sons. It was a hard story…a story she didn’t c...

The Names of God

What’s in a name? When it comes to the names of God, quite a lot, actually. In a world where we find people creating God in their own image, studying God’s ...

For His Glory

Living as God's Masterpiece

What comes to mind when you hear the word masterpiece? It's about the last word you would use to describe yourself, right? As women, words like unwanted, less t...

Surrendered

Letting Go and Living Like Jesus

Are you tired of following your feelings or being disappointed by unchanging circumstances? In this 40-day devotional journey you will learn how to surrender l...

Romans

Good News that Changes Everything

In the women's Bible study, Romans: Good News that Changes Everything, Melissa Spoelstra shows us that the gospel truths shared with the early church at Rome ec...

I'm Waiting, God: Finding Blessing in God's Delays

Finding Blessings in God's Delays

Barb Roose invites us to explore the stories of women in the Bible who had to wait on God. If you've felt anxious, angry, discouraged or depressed because God i...

Footnotes

Major Lessons from Minor Bible Characters

Minor characters never have top billing. But have you noticed how their roles can be key to the purpose of the story? It's the same in the Bible. The very chara...

Fierce

Women of the Bible Who Changed the World

It's become trendy to use the word "fierce" when describing women at the top of their game, but women have been fiercely changing the world for thousands of yea...

For His Glory

Living as God's Masterpiece

What comes to mind when you hear the word masterpiece? It's about the last word you would use to describe yourself, right? As women, words like unwanted, less t...

The Belonging Project

Finding Your Tribe and Learning to Thrive

Has the pursuit of the “perfect life” left you feeling depleted, disappointed, dissatisfied, and disconnected? Are you tired of being lonely and left out at...

Joshua

Be Victorious Over Worry in Your Life!

Learn how to fight in faith as you internalize God's promises, draw strength from God's faithfulness, act in obedience to God's Commands, and believe what our l...

Messy People

Life Lessons from Imperfect Biblical Heroes

At some point, our lives get messy. Illness, conflict, depression, divorce, job loss...it happens, and when it does, there's nowhere to hide. Thankfully, God lo...

Elijah

Go the distance in the life of faith.

Life is like a rollercoaster. One day it seems everything is good, and the next it can feel like everything is falling apart. We will examine the life of Elijah...

This I Know For Sure

Learn to live a life of unshakable faith and leave a spiritual legacy.

Bible teacher Babbie Mason challenges you to examine your personal relationship with God, make up your mind to believe God's Word, regardless of your feelings o...

Determined

Living Like Jesus in Every Moment

Imagine waking up every single day convinced that the twenty-four hours ahead of you are a precious gift to be used wisely. Now imagine that you know exactly ho...

Joseph: The Journey to Forgiveness

Allow God to do a supernatural work of forgiveness in our life.

All of us know what it’s like to be hurt or betrayed. Some of us have endured unspeakable pain through abuse, adultery, or abandonment. God knows the pain we ...

The Miracles of Jesus

Invite God to work powerfully in your life.

Jesus demonstrated the presence and power of God by performing miracles. Every time we see Jesus performing a miracle, we also get a glimpse into the gift of de...

Set Apart: Holy Habits of Prophets and Kings

Holy Habits of Prophets and Kings

This six-week study examines the holy habits of six kings and prophets who were set apart by their close walk with God. You'll explore how timeless spiritual pr...

Namesake: When God Rewrites Your Story

Find out how God wants to transform your life.

Every name tells a story. Names in Scripture were often given to tell the story of a person's identity, upbringing, or character. When God transforms lives, He ...

Numbers

Say no to the desire for bigger, better, faster.

In this study of the Book of Numbers, we'll find a group of people that wandered in the desert for forty years, unable to enter the Promised Land because of the...

Becoming Heart Sisters

A Bible Study on Authentic Friendships

In this six-week Bible study, author Natalie Chambers Snapp teaches you how to develop and nurture the kind of enriching and satisfying friendships that build u...

First Corinthians

Living Love When We Disagree

With more and more ways to communicate in a culture that encourages sharing the details of our lives, there exists greater and greater opportunity for disagreem...

A Woman Overwhelmed: Finding God in the Messes of Life

From Overwhelmed by Life to Overwhelmed by God

Choose to be overwhelmed! Not with the demands of life faced by women today, but overwhelmed by God! When we learn to be overwhelmed by God, our days are no lon...

Jeremiah

Daring to Hope in an Unstable World

Women are experts when it comes to worry, fear, and doubt. Unsettled times in our world—our neighborhoods—certainly don’t help matters. Jeremiah also live...

The Christ-Centered Woman

Identify the barriers that are preventing you from having a balanced life.

Confronting the daily chaos of competing demands from a new perspective, she asks not "How do I juggle my responsibilities?" but "How do I make choices that ref...

The Wesley Challenge

Renew your passion and discover deeper commitment to God in just 21 days.

Wesley who? Do our younger laypeople know who John Wesley was and what he means to our church? The Wesley Challenge introduces our denomination’s father in ...

The Wesley Prayer Challenge

21 Days to a Closer Walk with Christ

The Wesley Covenant Prayer has been used in Methodist services around the world on the first Sunday of the year since John Wesley introduced it in 1755. Wesley ...

Short Stories by Jesus

Explore a fresh and timely interpretation of Jesus' most popular parables.

In Short Stories by Jesus, author Amy-Jill Levine takes you back in time and explains how original audiences understood Jesus' parables. You'll learn how new in...

Forgiveness

Finding Peace Through Letting Go

In the passionate and life-changing book Forgiveness: Finding Peace Though Letting Go, bestselling author Adam Hamilton brings the same insight that he applied ...

Why?

Making Sense of God's Will

Author Adam Hamilton brings fresh insight to the age-old question of how to understand the will of God. Rejecting simplistic answers and unexamined assumptions,...

The Great Courses Presents: Understanding The New Testament

The New Testament is a fascinating book—the canonical root of Christian history and theology. Yet the book is also a paradox, because this single "book" is co...

The Great Courses Presents: Jesus and the Gospels

What are the 'Gospels' and What Can We Learn from Them?

The figure of Jesus has tantalized both Christians and non-Christians who have sought definitive answers to questions about his words, his acts, and even his ve...

The Great Courses Presents: Understanding the Old Testament

Understand the Old Testament in 24 Dynamic Lectures

Even beyond its religious functions, the Old Testament has permeated Western culture since its creation, giving rise to innumerable references to the text and s...

Saving Grace Audio Supplements

Saving Grace: A Guide to Financial Health is a program to help people of faith create healthy relationships with money and possessions. Enjoy these audio-only s...

Saving Grace

Money Management from a Wesleyan Perspective

Saving Grace: A Guide to Financial Well-Being provides the text and tools you need to address the topics of saving, earning, giving, spending, and debt, along w...

God vs Money

Winning Strategies in the Combat Zone

Stop falling for Money's false promises, and trust in God's promises. Help those you lead do the same. It's hard to compete against money's influence in our ...

The Generosity Challenge

28 days of Gratitude, Prayer, and Faith

Authors Scott McKenzie and Kristine Miller engage in meaningful conversation regarding generosity, their experiences with giving, and the real-life challenges t...

Treasure

Where Your Treasure is, There Your Heart Will Also Be

In the counter-cultural teachings of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said that wherever we focus our hearts; there we'll find our treasure: not the other way aro...

Enough

Discovering Joy through Simplicity and Generosity

Enough is an invitation to rediscover the Bible's wisdom when it comes to prudent financial practices. In these pages are found the keys to experiencing content...

Defying Gravity

Learn how to avoid being pulled into the orbit of materialism

In Defying Gravity, Tom Berlin takes a look at the difference between "want" and "need" and illustrates how possessions can create an unbearable weight on our l...

Earn. Save. Give.

Wesley's Simple Rules for Money

John Wesley boils fiscal responsibilities down to just three rules: Earn all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can. Sounds simple, right? Yes, but not eas...

Amplify Originals: White Too Long

The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity

Drawing on history, public opinion surveys, and personal experience, Robert P. Jones delivers a provocative examination of the unholy relationship between Ameri...

The One

Learn to see others through God’s eyes

The One explores Luke 15, where Jesus tells three stories about rejoicing when lost things are found—specifically, a lost sheep, a lost coin, and two lost son...

Amplify Originals: Navigating Isaiah

Rooted in Divine Revelation

In this Amplify Originals series, Byron Thomas walks through a study of the book of Isaiah. He explores four visions of the prophet on themes such as answering ...

Reading The Old Testament Through Jewish Eyes

A Study of the Scriptures Jesus Read

In Reading the Old Testament Through Jewish Eyes, Rabbi Moffic explores the first five books of the Hebrew Bible and highlights the key points of interest to Ch...

The Difficult Words of Jesus

A Beginner's Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings

In The Difficult Words of Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine shows how the difficult teachings would have sounded to the people who first heard them, how have they been und...

Looking for God in Messy Places

Life is messy. Find hope with Bishop Jake Owenby's Looking for God in Messy Places.

1 Corinthians

Become a fool for Christ with 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians is one of the most gripping books in the Bible. In this letter, Paul, the complicated, layered apostle, writes to the people trying a wild new soc...

Courage

As Christians, we do our best to live our lives as Jesus lived, following the examples of his many virtues—including honesty, faithfulness, and generosity. Bu...

The Wesley Prayer Challenge

21 Days to a Closer Walk with Christ

The Wesley Covenant Prayer has been used in Methodist services around the world on the first Sunday of the year since John Wesley introduced it in 1755. Wesley ...

Sermon on the Mount

A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven

In Sermon on the Mount, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine takes a detailed and colorful overview of Matthew 5-7, collectively known as Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Through D...

Acts

Catching Up with the Spirit

Author and biblical scholar Matthew Skinner explores six key themes that illustrate the ways in which reading Acts is capable of igniting our imagination about...

Hebrews

Grace and Gratitude

Perhaps there is no better time than now for us to study gratitude and grace. Author and New Testament scholar David deSilva traces these themes through the boo...

Unafraid

Break away from your worries and fears, and learn to live with courage and hope.

Adam Hamilton explores the worries and fears most of us experience. Learn to identify fears and discover practical steps for overcoming them... all in the light...

Hope for Hard Times

Lessons on Faith from Elijah and Elisha

In Hope for Hard Times, author Magrey deVega examines the lives of the great biblical prophets Elijah and Elisha and reveals a consistent message in their stori...

The Walk

Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life

How do we walk with Christ - daily follow him, grow in him, and faithfully serve him? Join Adam Hamilton this Lent and Easter in The Walk and discover five esse...

The Grace of Les Miserables

This Lent ponder the themes of justice, poverty, freedom, and love.

The hit Broadway Musical, Les Miserables, based on Victor Hugo's 1862 novel, is one of the longest running musicals in the world. This profound story of Jean Va...

Short Stories by Jesus

Explore a fresh and timely interpretation of Jesus' most popular parables.

In Short Stories by Jesus, author Amy-Jill Levine takes you back in time and explains how original audiences understood Jesus' parables. You'll learn how new in...

The Authenticity Challenge

21 Days to a More Content Life

Learn how to embrace authenticity in your life in just 21 days! FOMO, the fear of missing out, isn't new. But today, social media makes us increasingly more awa...

Way of Life

Help Christianity become more Christian

Way of Life help groups approach and engage the spiritual, theological, and missional proposals in Brian McLaren's book The Great Spiritual Migration.

The Rewritten Life

God wants to rewrite your story and transform your life.

Your story can change. Abraham, Sarah, Jacob, Naomi, Daniel, Peter, and even an unnamed woman in the Bible are all testaments to the transformational power of G...

Scriptures For The Christian Life

In this series of videos, Robert Gardner discusses aspects of Scripture and how it applies to everyday life.

A New Reformation

Discover what makes Martin Luther's message revolutionary today!

Justified by faith. We are accustomed to this theology today, but when Martin Luther shared his belief in this concept during the sixteenth century, it was anyt...

Moses

In the Footsteps of The Reluctant Prophet

Turn your reluctance into boldness by walking in the footsteps of Moses. Join award-winning author Adam Hamilton as he travels from Egypt to Mt. Sinai, the Nile...

Covenant Bible Study

Creating the Covenant

This Covenant experience will guide participants in a comprehensive, in-depth study of the Bible over twenty-four weeks. Unlike the learning participants may ha...

Half Truths

God Helps Those Who Help Themselves and Other Things the Bible Doesn't Say

They are simple phrases. They sound Christian—like something you might find in the Bible. We’ve all heard these words. Maybe we’ve said them. They capture...

Ask

Finding the answers to hard questions in a skeptical age.

We live in a skeptical age. People, especially young people, express doubts about Christian faith. Scott Jones and Arthur Jones address hard questions that all...

Stories Jesus Told

Learn how to read, interpret and understand the parables of Jesus

Jesus told stories, or parables, to help us understand how God wants us to live life. In Stories Jesus Told, you'll explore six of Jesus' parables to learn how ...

Make a Difference

Connect Your Passion with the World's Great Need

In Make a Difference, author James A. Harnish helps United Methodists answer the questions "How can I contribute to God's healing work in this world?" and "How ...

One

Life is better shared...especially in a Christ-centered community.

Life is better shared...especially in a Christ-centered community. The One videos contain an introduction and four video sessions. These sessions are designed f...

Dare to Dream

Discover and live out God's dream for your life.

Dare to Dream is a startling and inspiring program by popular author and pastor Mike Slaughter that draws on the Bible and a lifetime of ministry to help us dis...

God's Messy Family

A Study on the book of Genesis

Drama. Drama. Drama. Your family may be the stuff of a hit reality TV show, but into every family a little...or a lot... of drama must sometimes fall. That's th...

The Wesley Challenge

Renew your passion and discover deeper commitment to God in just 21 days.

Wesley who? Do our younger laypeople know who John Wesley was and what he means to our church? The Wesley Challenge introduces our denomination’s father in ...

A New Playlist

Create a new playlist for your life that has you saying yes to Jesus.

In Jacob Armstrong's new book and accompanying Bible study, A New Playlist, you'll discover how to cut through the distractions of life to hear God more clearly...

The Call

Walk Besides the Great Apostle

Follow the journeys of Paul, beginning with his dramatic conversion, as he spread the Gospel through modern-day Greece and Turkey. In this six-week study, you a...

Renovate

God wants to begin - and then continue- a work of renovation in you.

Grab your tool belt for physical renovation. For spiritual renovation, turn to God. Popular author and pastor Jacob Armstrong explores how Nehemiah understood t...

Disciple Fast Track I

Becoming Disciples Through Bible Studies

Disciple Fast Track, an adaptation of the original, bestselling Disciple Bible Study, provides a viable option for busy people seeking comprehensive engagement ...

Disciple Fast Track II

Into the World, Into the Word

Into the Word helps readers deepen their understanding of Scripture and make connections between what they already know and what they are reading. Each week you...

Disciple Fast Track III

Remember who you are

Hear the call to return to God and a community "set apart." Hosts share insights related to the week's session and help the group think about what they've le...

Reclaiming Church

A Call to Action for Religious Rejects

J. J. Warren continues his call to reaffirm the church as a people who welcome all. He especially speaks to those who are young and progressive, asking you to s...