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Course Schedule

Below you will find courses we are currently offering. Online courses follow our Online Learning Community format. To learn more click here. You can read about all of our current courses and those under development in our full curriculum.

Please note the course schedule listed below is for online courses only.

The majority of the courses below are offered to accommodate an international cohort across multiple time zones, but we can also offer alternative times that may suit USA and Asia participants better. Contact us to arrange custom training.

Click on the titles below for more information. Some dates for courses have not yet been confirmed. You can still register your interest and we will contact you when more details are available.

If you have any problem registering for a course, please contact us at: [email protected]

Expand the course details by clicking on the titles. Then enter the course code in the registration form beneath the list. Thank you.

2024 Course Schedule

Discipline of Fasting - Lenten Study

Date: 20 Feb – 26 Mar

Day: Tuesdays

Time: 1 p.m. Central / 7 p.m. UK/Ireland

This 6-week focused learning community meets as a small group of up to 12 people. It uses the book, Practical Guide to the Discipline of Fasting. Each week we will focus on Jesus, read a short extract from the book, reflect on the reading, practice the discipline of fasting and meet for conversation and encouragement. You can see a sample of the book and order a copy on the Inspire Book Store.

This focused learning community is running as Lenten study but may be available at other times if you would like to participate yourself or join in with a small group. Contact us for more information: [email protected]

Select Course Code: LENT-2024

Please note: The registration fee does not apply for this course

Closing Date for registration on this study group is: 19 February 2024. Contact us to participate in the next study group.

Introduction to Missional Discipleship and Fellowship Band (IM02-2024)

Date: 2 April – 7 May

Day: Tuesdays

Time: 1 p.m. Central / 7 p.m. UK/Ireland

This 6-week online course explores a vision for whole-life discipleship and everyday mission. You will learn how to seek growth in discipleship as a way of life on mission with God, use spiritual disciplines as a means of daily intimacy with Jesus, and share fellowship that helps us keep in step with his Spirit in our ordinary circumstances. This introductory course provides a big picture overview of Missional Discipleship and the purpose of Fellowship Bands and House Fellowships, as well as their place in the wider life of the church. At the weekly zoom meetings there will be conversation and teaching and the opportunity to experience Fellowship Band.

  • Session 1 – Orientation and Introduction 
  • Session 2 – Mission-Shaped Discipleship  
  • Session 3 – Discipleship as a Way of Life
  • Session 4 – The Ethos of Fellowship Band and House Fellowship
  • Session 5 – Spirituality for Everyday Mission
  • Session 6 – The Practicalities of Fellowship Band and Sending Out 

Select Course Code: IM02-2023

Please note: The registration fee does not apply for this course

Closing Date for registration on this course is: 31 March 2024

If you are interested in this course but the day/time does not work for you, please get in touch. We may be able to organise a cohort at a different time/day. Contact us at: [email protected]

Introduction to House Fellowship (HF01-2024)

Date: 18 April – 16 May

Day: Thursdays

Time: 1 p.m. Central / 7 p.m. UK&Ireland

This 6-week course is an introduction to Inspire House Fellowships. It explores how to envision, start, develop and multiply house fellowships, and their importance as part of an ecology of fellowships with Fellowship Band and Learning Communities. As well using a number of resources, this learning community provides practical wisdom and experience for House Fellowships. This course uses the book House Fellowship: A Quick Guide. Click here to see a preview and/or order.

Please note:

  • We recommend that you take the Intro to Band and/or the Intro to Missional Discipleship BEFORE you take this course, as they provide a helpful foundation for you to get maximum benefit from this course.

Select Course Code: HF02-2023

Closing Date for registration on this course is: 4 April 2024

If you are interested in this course but the day/time does not work for you, please get in touch. We may be able to organise a cohort at a different time/day. Contact us at: [email protected]

The DNA of Discipleship

Date: To be arranged

Day: To be arranged

Time: To be arranged

This 5-week focused learning community meets as a small group of up to 6 people. It uses the book, The DNA of Discipleship: the way of Jesus, Wesleyan spirituality and making disciples, to explore the life of Jesus and how he draws us into a life of intimacy and imitation. You can see a sample of the book on the Inspire Book Store.

Four thematic focused study groups running for 5 weeks each:

  1. Following Jesus
  2. Wesleyan Spirituality
  3. Discipleship Movement
  4. Making Disciples

We plan these focused learning communities on a regular basis but we arrange dates and times with each cohort. Please register your interest using the form below and we will contact you. Once dates are set for a focused learning community we also update this page so you can register for a planned cohort.

Select Course Code: DNA-2024

Skills of Spiritual Conversation (SC01-2024)

Date: Please contact us to arrange

Day:

Time:

This 6-week course explores the role of spiritual conversation in small groups for growth in whole-life discipleship and everyday mission. You will learn how to follow Jesus, and keep in step with his Spirit, through the skills of accountability, double listening, asking good questions, sharing wisdom and resolving to follow through in our daily lives.

  • Session 1 – Orientation and Introduction 
  • Session 2 – Giving an Account 
  • Session 3 – Double Listening
  • Session 4 – Asking Good Questions
  • Session 5 – Sharing Spiritual Wisdom
  • Session 6 – Committing to Follow 

Please note:

  • We recommend that you take the Intro to Fellowship Band and/or the Intro to Missional Discipleship BEFORE you take this course, as they provide a helpful foundation for you to get maximum benefit from this course.

Select Course Code: SC01-2024

If you are interested in this course but the day/time does not work for you, please get in touch. We may be able to organise a cohort at a different time/day. Contact us at: [email protected]

Biblical Principles of Missional Community (MC01-2024)

Date: Contact us to arrange a cohort

Day:

Time:

This course delves into the Biblical principles for Missional Community. Missional Communities encourage one another to live as everyday missionaries: who befriend their neighbors and invite them home to share life among the community, so they can grow in discipleship together. Below is the course outline:

  • Session 1: Introduction
  • Session 2: The Mission of God
  • Session 3: Our Great Commission
  • Session 4: Everyday Missionaries
  • Session 5: Home as Mission Base
  • Session 6: Rhythms of Missional Community
  • Session 7: Q&A, Wrapping Up and What Next?

Select Course Code: MC01-2024

Please note: We recommend that you take the Intro to Missional Discipleship and/or the Intro to Fellowship Band before, alongside, or soon after, you take this course, as they provide a helpful foundation for you to get maximum benefit from this course.

Closing Date for registration on this course is: …

If you are interested in this course but the day/time does not work for you, please get in touch. We may be able to organise a cohort at a different time/day. Contact us at: [email protected]

Discipleship as a Way of Life

Date: Contact us to arrange a cohort

Day:

Time:

This 5-week course delves into Jesus’ way of life, which can be summed up in four core areas: seeking growth, using disciplines, sharing fellowship, and engaging mission. See course outline below:

  • Session 1:Orientation and Introduction
  • Session 2:  Longing for More of God. Seeking growth, the secret of spiritual hunger, and living from our longings.
  • Session 3:  Staying Connected to Grace. Using spiritual disciplines as means of grace, and practicing the presence of God in daily life.
  • Session 4:  Investing in Spiritual Friendships. Sharing fellowship, the dynamics of group spiritual direction, and mentoring one another as disciples.
  • Session 5:  Following God’s Lead. Engaging Mission, sensing the impulses of the Spirit, and surrendering to his movements

Please note:

  • We recommend that you take the Intro to Band and/or the Intro to Missional Discipleship BEFORE you take this course, as they provide a helpful foundation for you to get maximum benefit from this course.

Select Course Code: WL01-2023

If you are interested in participating in this online learning community, please register for WL01-2023 and we will be in touch with more details. Thank you.

Introduction to Fellowship Band (FB02-2024)

Date: Contact us to arrange a cohort

Day:

Time:

This 6-week course is an introduction to Inspire Fellowship Bands and how they are a means of pursuing Jesus’ way of life and growing as missional disciples. We will unpack the characteristics and rhythms of a band meeting as well as practical advice on how to start and sustain your journey in Fellowship Band. You can watch a short introduction to Fellowship Bands HERE

  • Session 1 – Orientation: Why Fellowship Band?
  • Session 2 – Following the Way of Life
  • Session 3 – Characteristics of a Fellowship Band
  • Session 4 – Starting the Fellowship Band Journey
  • Session 5 – Rhythms of Discipleship 

Please note: We recommend that you take the Intro to Missional Discipleship BEFORE, or at the same time as, you take this course, as this provides a helpful foundation for you to get maximum benefit from this course.

Select Course Code: FB02-2024

If you are interested in this course but the day/time does not work for you, please get in touch. We may be able to organise a cohort at a different time/day. Contact us at: [email protected]

REGISTER HERE

After you submit the form below you will receive an email within 48 hours to confirm receipt and give details of how to complete your registration. There is a registration fee of £10/€12/$15 for each online course. This fee covers the administration that is necessary to enrol you and give you access to all the resources for the course. Assistance is available in the case of financial hardship. There will be an opportunity to make a donation during the course to help us continue offering online learning communities with no tuition fees.

Additional Notes

  • For FMC-UK: For CMC participants please add ‘FMC-CMC’ to the notes field so that we can enrol you accordingly. Thank you.
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