Social Justice in Everday Life: A Look at the Social Principles of the UMC

LSM Advanced Course

Instructors:  Karen Brentley and Sandra Combs

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

Dates/Times:

            6:30-8:30 PM for each session:

            September 21, 23, 25, 28, 30, 2025

ZOOM

Cost:               $15.00

Contact:        Lesley Moore - lmoore@wocumc.org - 567-221-7013 or Glen Lash - grlash1015@gmail.com

Students will need to purchase their own text:

• The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church 2020/2024, pp 105-107.
• 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.