What's Next? |  Facilitator Toolkit  

Web Resources | Ministry Descriptions

Become a Facilitator | Leadership Growth

What Types of Groups are Offered?

• Short-Term Study Group
  
• Long-Term Study Group
• Sunday School Group
  
• Wesley Group

What's Next For Your Group?

• Looking for a new study option for your group?
  
  Click here to view recommendations for Fall 2010
  
  Click here to see our recommended group studies.
  
  
  
  
• Is your class for ready for their next step to become a group?
  Visit our group descriptions page to see what would be the best fit for your group.
  
  
• Want to organize a group to take part in a study together?
  Click here for more information.
  
  

Facilitator Toolkit

• Service Ideas for Small Groups
  
  
• Expectations for Adult Education Facilitators - required
  
  
• Principles for Group Study - required
  
  
• Tips for Facilitating Groups and Classes - required for facilitators
  
  
• Tips for Leading a Group Discussion - helpful when group members lead
  
  
• Making Study Relevant to Adults
  
  
• Ways Adults Talk
  
  
• Hyde Park Campus Map
  
  
• Hyde Park Parking Map

Web Resources

• Online Bible Passage lookup tool
  
  
• The Upper Room online daily devotional
  
  
• Daily Prayer Site with downloadable audio prayers
  
  
• Disciple Bible Study website
  
  
• Companions in Christ website
  
  
• Adult Bible Studies Current Event supplement from Cokesbury
  
  
• Teachable Books selections from Cokesbury with Study guides!
  
  
• The Sunday Forum – Critical Issues in the Light of Faith

Ministry Descriptions for Facilitators

Click on descriptions below for details on what the role of a facilitator for a specific type of class or group looks like.

• Sunday School Facilitator
  
  
• Short-Term Study Facilitator
  
  
• Beginnings Facilitator
  
  
• Bible from Scratch Facilitator
  
  
• Disciple Bible Study Facilitator
  
  
• Wesley Group Facilitator

How to Become a Facilitator

Do you feel led to be a facilitator of a group or class for adults at Hyde Park United Methodist?

First, read through the Expectations for Adult Education Facilitators and see what is required.

Second, contact John to set up a time to discuss how you could serve.

You may also want to browse the different ministry descriptions above for more information about specific roles.

Opportunities for Leadership Growth

Options at Hyde Park United Methodist

• How to Lead in Prayer - Date TBD
• How to Lead a Group Meeting - Date TBD

Options via telecast

• Leadership Summit - Aug. 6-7, 2009 at Van Dyke UMC
• Group Life Conference - Oct. 24

Options at the Life Enrichment Center in Leesburg, FL

• Five Day Academy for Spiritual Formation™ - Dec. 3 - 6, 2009
  A setting in which lay and clergy persons can enhance their sense of call to follow Christ and serve the church and the world.

Options at Epworth by the Sea at St. Simon's Island, GA

• Life Changing Letters from Paul - Oct. 4-8
  A Bible Study led by Dr. Evelyn Laycock
• "Write to Inspire" - Oct. 23-25
  Spiritual/Inspirational Writing Workshop
  Cec Murphey, Marjorie Wentworth, Holly McClure
• "Waiting for God" - Nov.2 - 4, 2009
  Ladies Retreat led by Kathleen Kilbourne
• "Faith in Action" - Nov. 8 - 13, 2009
  A Mission Focused Event for Older Adults: "Spanning the Globe from the Georgia Coast"