Reconnecting: A Wesleyan Guide for the Renewal of Our Congregation (Participant's Guide & Daily Journal)

Participant's Guide and Daily Journal

ReConnecting is a seven-week or seven-session experience designed to get congregational small groups in touch with historical (Wesleyan) roots and contemporary cultural forces, so that an individual can embrace his or her "priesthood." This experience also provides an envelope for a church vision and for strategic planning used throughout a congregation and based in prayer and identity formation. The use of the seven-session experience may be customized based on the churches' vision and need ―to stimulate a frozen congregation, to deploy as an adult group Lenten activity, or to revisit a Wesleyan heritage.

SESSIONS

• One: Where in the World Are We? Getting Our Bearings
• Two: Coming Home: The Roots of the Methodist Movement
• Three: Going Deep: The Roots of Authentic Spirituality
• Four: Outside the Gates: Our Cultural Roots
• Five: Clear Expectations: We Each Play a Part
• Six: The Emerging Church: Uncovering Our Ancient Future
• Seven: Let’s Roll: Living Out the Vision in Our Congregation

Note to Group Leaders:
You will need to purchase the Leader's Guide with DVD, ISBN 0-687-02234-7 for you to begin to prepare for the sessions. This is the Participant's Guide and does NOT include a DVD.

Click here for information about ReConnecting: Leader's Guide with DVD

"This timely and welcome resource is recommended through my office for clergy and laity who have come into The United Methodist Church from other denominations. It is being well received, not least because it opens many windows for dialogue with lifelong Methodists who are not always aware of the richness of their spiritual heritage."

- David Lowes Watson, Director, Office of Pastoral Formation, Nashville Episcopal Area of The U.M.C.

Dr. Rob Weber is Senior Pastor and founder of Grace Community United Methodist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana. Grace Community is a teaching church, with multigenerational ministries that serve over 1200 in worship attendance each week. Rob Weber is in high demand as a speaker for church leadership events throughout the world, including England, Korea, and the USA. He is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, attended college in Jackson, Mississippi at Millsaps College with a degree in Theater and Philosophy, was trained for ministry at the Lliff School of Theology in Denver, CO, and earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in Communication and Leadership.

Rob’s primary focus in his writing and in his congregation is to develop visual communication, effective leadership, and multi-faceted worship. He suggests that these three things are crucial for building a lasting and diverse Christian community in the midst of rapid change.

He wrote and presented the video portions of Beginnings: An Introduction to Christian Faith. He is also the author of Visual Leadership, ReConnecting: A Weslyan Guide for the Renewal of Our Congregation (Abingdon Press) co-author of Igniting Worship Series: Communion (Abingdon Press) and ReConnecting Worship: Where Tradition and Innovation Converge (Abingdon Press) including a video-based workbook for churches that want to diversify their worship styles.