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Professional Christian Educator Resources

CouRSe

We have free development classes for church staff and laity. Please click here to enroll in CouRSe if you want to learn more about our Children’s Ministry course Worship for All! It is free!

Christians Engaged in Faith Formation

CEF is an organization of laity and clergy who…

work or volunteer in faith formation ministries
connect with others in similar roles or ministries in peer learning environments
work collaboratively within the organization to collect, create and share knowledge and experience within and between communities.

The mission of CEF is to develop leaders in faith formation to equip people of all ages to live as disciples of Jesus Christ.

For more information about National CEF membership, events and resources, go to: cefumc.org.

Beyond! Handouts

Beyond! 2017

Keynote Speaker – Melissa Cooper (melissa@lecfamily.org)
- LEC Family Website
Workshops
- Cuba Volunteers in Mission – Nechi Fullerton (nefullerton@yahoo.com)
- Helping Children Worship – Tammy Felder (tammy@hvumc.org)
- Prayer Stations – Karen Swales (karen.swales@arumc.org)

Beyond! 2018

Keynote Speaker – Melanie Gordon

What Every Child Should Experience in UMC (link to entire document)

Arkansas’ Ministries for and with Children

200,000 Reasons
- Contact: Mary Lewis Dassinger (mdassinger@arumc.org)
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/200kReasons
- Website: arumc.org/our-ministries/200k-reasons
Camping Ministries
- Contact: Michelle Moore (michelle.moore@arumc.org)
- More information: arumc.org/our-ministries/camping-and-retreat-ministries
- Individual Camp Websites:
Cokesbury
- Contact: Rachel Nicklas (rachnicklas@gmail.com)
- Facebook: facebook.com/Cokesbury
- VBS Facebook: facebook.com/CokesburyVBS
- Website: cokesbury.com
Methodist Family Health
- Contact: Maggie Beeler (mbeeler@methodistfamily.org)
- Facebook: facebook.com/methodistfamilyhealth
- Website: methodistfamily.org
Safe Sanctuaries
- Contact:
  - Michelle Moore (michelle.moore@arumc.org)
  - Pam Snider (pamela.snider@arumc.org)
  - Karen Swales (karen.swales@arumc.org)
- More information: arumc.org/our-resources/safe-sanctuaries
- Link on Discipleship Ministries website: https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/leadership-resources/safe-sanctuaries
- Brochure
Wonderfully Made (formerly Created by God)
- Contact: Sadie Stratton (sadie@fumcbentonville.org)
- Link on this website: Coming Soon

International/Interfaith Ministries

Mission: Cuba!
- Contact: Nechi Fullerton (nefullerton@yahoo.com)
- Video
Interfaith Friendship Camp of Central Arkansas
- Contact: Tammy Felder (tfelder@fumclr.org)
- Facebook: facebook.com/friendshipcampofcentralarkansas
- More information (ITSSM): interfaith.itssm.org/friendship-camp
- More information (ARUMC): arumc.org/our-ministries/childrens-ministry/teach/

Miscellaneous Resources

Opening Worship PowerPoint
Video links for Opening Worship

Beyond! 2019

Beyond 2020

Flyer

All of the classes taught at this Beyond can be viewed on arumc.myabsorb.com.

General Resources for Ministry

Online Freebies

Please Note: Always check each site’s TOU (Terms of Use) for use of photos, graphics, clip art and more. Just because something is on the internet, does not mean it’s available for use! (Ethics matter!) You can read more about copyright issues at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright

Another great article about plagiarism & the church can be found via SermonCentral.com. Meant for sermons (written or spoken), but the same principles and thoughts work everything related to ministry!

E-cards

Fonts

dafont.com
A huge collection of free, fun and funky fonts for every occasion. (Each font has its own TOU. Remember to respect it!)

Graphics

phillipmartin.info/clipart/homepage.htm
This site includes graphics for just about every imaginable area. Cute and colorful!
ebibleteacher.com/images.html
This site includes maps, photos and PowerPoint backgrounds.
creationswap.com/gallery
This site includes multimedia graphics; many of which are free.