Social Justice in Everyday Life:
A Look at the Social Principles of the UMC
Lay Servant Ministries advanced course.
The UMC Social Principles reflect the church’s concern for both personal and social holiness in communities across the world.
The new preamble more clearly connects the Social Principles to the denomination’s Doctrinal Heritage, including John Wesley’s General Rules of “Do no harm, do good, and follow the ordinances of God.
• The Social Principles were designed, developed and written as a teachable document allowing instruction for all United Methodists challenging us to consider our attitudes and actions faithfully and critically.
• As United Methodists, pray, study, discuss and put into practice the Social Principles allowing meaningful reflection and dialogue with your family, your friends, your communities, your church and God to grow spiritually, live faithfully, pursue peace and seek justice
This course takes an in-depth look at the Biblical Foundations and Teaching the Social Principles; it is not only for Lay Servants but is for anyone interested in studying the Social Principles in greater detail.
The course covers topics such as the following:
- Community of All Creation,
- The Social Community
- The Economic Community
- The Political Community
This course will be offered on ZOOM at 6:30 - 8:30 pm
October 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 2026
Cost: $15
Deadline for registering: September 28, 2026
Book required for the class:
- The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church 2020/2024, pp 105-147.
- A pamphlet in PDF format is available for download from the following link: https://www.resourceumc.org/en/content/united-methodist-social-principles-as-adopted-by-general-conference?_gl=1*ekbthp*_gcl_au*NTc0ODAyMTU3LjE3NDE0NTk5MzU