Wesleyan University-Philippines

Mabini Extension, Cabanatuan City

3100 Nueva Ecija

Methodist Social Principles - Cohort Syllabus

Pre-requisite: None Co-requisite: None No. of Units : 3
No. of Weeks: 4 (June 18, 25, July 2 & 9 ) Time: 8:00AM – 2:00 PM No. of Hours: 24
Course Description:
This session will review institutional core values and social principles, and study how these will be used in decision making, development
of educational programs and the creation and promotion of educational advocacies for social change and development.
Course Outcomes:
At the end of this session, the student would be able to:
A. Demonstrate a clear understanding of the intent and significance of the Methodist social principles in effecting social change and
development.
B. Use the Methodist social principles in making decisions, in developing educational programs, or in creating and promoting educational
advocacies for social change and development.
References:

Christie, Neal. Justice in Everyday Life: A Look at the Social Principles of The United Methodist Church. Nashville, Tennessee, USA:
Discipleship Resources, 2014.

History of the Social Principles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yo6IsLRNMM
The Social Creed
https://www.umc.org/en/content/our-social-creed
The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church 2016. Part V, “Social Principles,” Preamble, Paragraphs 160-166. Nashville
Tennessee, USA. 2016. Pp. 105-145. See also https://www.umc.org/en/what-we-believe/basics-of-our-faith/our-social-positions
Introducing the Revised Social Principles, January 22, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUsdhm7u49c
https://www.umcjustice.org/documents/124
Living Our Principles 1: THE NATURAL WORLD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPOboZ5ZZ0w

Living Our Principles 2: THE NURTURING COMMUNITY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdY5NK6ef0Y

Living Our Principles 3: THE SOCIAL COMMUNITY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvaz1OB9u4k

Living Our Principles 4: ECONOMIC JUSTICE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfZB6ZAobv8

Living Our Principles 5: POLITICS, POWER AND THE WORLD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFrQ70MybAo

Course Requirements:

Schedule Learning Topics Delivery Learning Activity Assessment Tools Required Readings
Outcomes Mode
Week 1 A What are the Synchronous Watch History of the Social Submit Reflection 1 {max Read The Social Creed in
Social Principles video in 200 words) What is the intent https://www.umc.org/en/co
Principles? https://www.youtube.com/w of the Social Principles and ntent/our-social-creed
atch?v=2Yo6IsLRNMM why should we practice
Watch Introducing the them? (Due: June 25)
Revised Social Principles,
January 22, 2020 in
https://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=OUsdhm7u49c
https://www.umcjustice.org/
documents/124

The Natural Watch Living Our Principles Submit Reflection 2 (max Read The Book of
 World 1: The Natural World
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=UPOboZ5ZZ0w
Week 2 A The Synchronous Watch Living Our Principles
Nurturing 2: The Nurturing Community
Community in
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=EdY5NK6ef0Y
The Social Watch Living Our Principles
Community 3: The Social Community in
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=fvaz1OB9u4k
Week 3 A Economic Synchronous Watch Living Our Principles
Justice 4: Economic Justice in
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=BfZB6ZAobv8
200 words) How can I
support an ecologically
sustainable world with a
higher quality of life?
(Due: June 25)
Submit Reflection 3 (max
200 words);
How can we develop a better
understanding of community
and how will we practice
respectful dialogue with all
persons? (Due: July 2)
Submit Reflection 4 (max
200 words);
How can we help safeguard
human right, and to respond
in faith to acts of hate and
violence against humankind?
(Due: July 2)
Submit Reflection 5 (max
200 words);
1.What 5 personal practices
should I stop doing? Continue
doing? Start doing?
2. What 5 practices should
my organization stop doing?
Continue doing? Start doing?
Discipline of the United
Methodist Church 2016.
Part V, “Social Principles.”
Preamble, Paragraph 160:
The Natural World.
Nashville Tennessee, USA.
2016. See also
https://www.umc.org/en/wha
t-we-believe/basics-of-our-
faith/our-social-positions
Read The Book of
Discipline of the United
Methodist Church 2016.
Part V, “Social Principles.”
Paragraph 161: The
Nurturing Community and
Paragraph 162:The Social
Community. Nashville
Tennessee, USA. 2016. See
also
https://www.umc.org/en/wha
t-we-believe/basics-of-our-
faith/our-social-positions
Read The Book of
Discipline of the United
Methodist Church 2016.
Part V, “Social Principles.”
Paragraphs 163:The
Economic Community and
Paragraph 164:The Political
World. Nashville Tennessee,
 (Due: July 9) USA. 2016.

Politics, Watch Living Our Principles
Power and 5: Politics, Power and the
the World World in
https://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=zFrQ70MybAo
Week 4 B Integration Asynchronous Create an educational
webinar that will teach and
promote an advocacy from
any one of the 5 focus areas
mentioned in the Methodist
Social Principles (Natural
World, nurturing Community,
Social Community, Economic
Justice and Political World)
Submit Reflection Paper 6 See also
{max 200 words); https://www.umc.org/en/wha
1.What 5 personal practices t-we-believe/basics-of-our-
should I stop doing? Continue faith/our-social-positions
doing? Start doing?
2. What 5 practices should
my organization stop doing?
Continue doing? Start doing?
(Due: July 9)
Submit a 60-minute
multimedia presentation.
(Due: July 9)

Consultations: For any questions, you may email me at carnatetintin@gmail.com or call/text at 09065655173
Submissions: Requirements (assignment, projects, etc.) shall be sent to carnatetintin@gmail.com

Course Instructor/Professor: The Rev. Dr. Cristine Carnate-Atrero is an ordained elder of the United Methodist Church, appointed as District
Superintendent of the Zambales District from 2018 to 2022. She holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky,
USA.