Welcome to Nurturing Entrepreneurial Mindsets! In this course, we鈥檒l see how Methodism鈥檚 history of entrepreneurism has fueled innovative ministries. We will consider how gifts of wisdom, virtue, and vision came from Wesley鈥檚 ministerial failure in Savannah, Georgia. Lastly, we will discuss how that spirit of innovation can help us faithfully meet our current moment. As we reflect on how we can nurture entrepreneurial mindsets wherever we are called to serve, we pray your discussions around these questions may be beneficial for your ministry.
Nurturing Entrepreneurial Mindsets
Nurturing Entrepreneurial Mindsets
This course is part of Rediscovering the Heart of Methodism Specialization
Instructors: Jung Choi
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Explore how attentiveness to society鈥檚 needs is key to the Wesleyan idea of building the kingdom of God on earth.
Learn from the successes and failures that have marked the history of Methodism鈥檚 entrepreneurial ministries.聽
Interpret vocational significance of Methodism鈥檚 entrepreneurial spirit; explain how God continues to call you to new ways to minister to the world.
Explain how God continues to call you and your community into new, innovative ways to minister to the world.
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What does it mean for the Church to be entrepreneurial? In this week鈥檚 lesson, you鈥檒l explore how the language of social entrepreneurship describes the ways Methodists have dared to pursue new ways of bearing witness to the kingdom of God. Whether or not you consider yourself an entrepreneurial person, you can come alongside others in your church to find new ways to participate in God鈥檚 ongoing work of making all things new.
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1 video11 readings2 assignments2 discussion prompts
Methodism鈥檚 history of entrepreneurship extends all the way to the earliest days of the movement. This week, you鈥檒l learn about three examples of entrepreneurial ministries in early Methodism. You鈥檒l also consider how their pattern of seeing needs around them and following God鈥檚 call to meet those needs might inform and inspire your church鈥檚 approach to ministry.
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1 video3 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
What happens when our entrepreneurial efforts fail? Beginning with John Wesley鈥檚 failed efforts in colonial Savannah, Georgia, this week鈥檚 lesson explores the wisdom God offers us through failure and the resources the Methodist tradition provides to help us absorb that wisdom. As schools of mission, our failures can equip us with the character, humility, boldness, and vision we need to faithfully pursue what God has called us to do.
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1 video4 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
Innovating new forms of ministry to meet the demands of a changing world is hardly a new challenge for Methodism. In this final lesson, you鈥檒l be reminded of the unchanging mission and core affirmations that ground our common Methodist identity, and you鈥檒l see how Methodists are imagining new patterns of ministry that faithfully express this identity in a wide range of ways. What new expressions of the heart of Methodism might God be calling you and your church to pursue?
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