Mt. Olive UMC will be celebrating our 150th this year!
August 27th church wide Celebration and meal following services
New Ministry Launches
New Small Group Lesson Launch
And New Small Group opportunities with amazing new leaders!
Keep watching for updates and more as our 150th draws near!

Ways to Grow

Discipleship tools for growth

DISCIPLE'S PATH
Disciple: A follower of Jesus whose life is centering on loving God and loving others.
Discipleship Path: A structured means by which we grow as disciples.
Mt. Olive UMC: a place of transformation helping us on our journey of faith.

Defining a Relationship: a means to measure your growth as a disciple
Exploring: (acquaintances) I believe in God, but I question if I can know God in a  personally way.
Growing: (Friends) I believe in Jesus and I am working on what it means to get to know him.
Close: (Good Friends) I feel really close to Jesus and depend on him daily for guidance.
Centered: (Intimate Friends) My relationship with Jesus is the most important relationship in my life.  It guides everything I do.

Spiritual Growth Markers: indicators that growth is occurring in your journey
Better Choices - Greater Determination - Improved Empathy - Deepening Desire - Growing Influence -
Improved Relationships - Increased Shalom (intimacy with God, others, self, creation)

Faith Obstacles:
Number one obstacle: Its not a Priority.
Number two: Not having or ignoring your church's discipleship path process

Ways to Grow: tools that encourage growth in your Spiritual Growth Markers
Two General Types: Devotional Life & Life of Service
The United Methodist Book of Worship summarizes both types with these five words:
Prayers (or devotional life)  - Presence (attending to gathering in worship small groups etc.) - Service (doing things for others and the church) - Gifts (giving of material wealth) - Witness (sharing ones faith)

NOTE: There is no hard lines as to what is solely devotional or solely service.  Prayer can certainly be service and gifts can certainly be an act of devotion.  These categories on not meant to limit us but simple give us a handle on ways to grow in our faith.

Below you will find tools for various ages that will help you grow as a Disciple of Jesus!

Current Studies and Online Gatherings

MT. OLIVE KIDS 

Mt. Olive Kids Sunday Programming In-Person 

9:30am Nursery Care for Infant-5 years old. Check-in at Door 4, welcome area.
  • Children who have finished Kindergarten and older worship with their families during the 9:30am worship service. A Mt. Olive Kids worship guide is available outside the sanctuary doors to help guide elementary aged children in worship. 

10:30am Summer 2021: Mt. Olive Kids GROW hour, for preschool-5th grade graduates in Classrooms 3 & 4. We will begin Godly Play at 10:30am in August.

Connect with Steph Riebe if you have any questions or concerns moving forward with Mt. Olive Kids  programming, stephr@mtoliveumc.com Steph’s cell phone is 317.500.1450

MT. OLIVE YOUTH

In-Person Youth Sunday Morning Discipleship Class at 10:30am in the upstairs youth ministry space or outside during the summer.


Connect with Steph Riebe if you have any questions  with Mt. Olive Youth programming, stephr@mtoliveumc.com Steph’s cell phone is 317.500.1450


MT. OLIVE ADULTS

Morning Devotional Videos: Four new morning devotionals each week.