Sunday Morning Book Study
Seekers Class -- 10:20 to 11 a.m. 

A re-boot from our former Heretics book study class, this class explores new and intriguing religious books that reflect on our faith beliefs and questions.   The group meets at 10:15 a.m. in the administrative building.

​Adult Formation Mondays - Fall 2018

For theological reflection during Advent, we are using James A. Harnish’s book “When God Comes Down” as a guide. We meet on Monday mornings at 10 a.m. in Classroom E, and again during our regular Monday night Faith and Fellowship gatherings at 6:45 p.m. Join us as we spend time reflecting on scripture and God’s presence in our lives. First meeting is Monday, November 26th. Join us!

You may order from Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=when+god+comes+down.

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Thursday Morning Bible Study 

We offer a Thursday morning book study from Sept. - May from 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Child care is available in the nursery Annex building at this time. 
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For the 2017-2018 program year, the group will focus on "Short Stories by Jesus" by Amy-Jill Levine, renowned biblical scholar, author of The Misunderstood Jew, and general editor for The Jewish Annotated New Testament. In it she interweaves history and spiritual analysis to explore Jesus’ most popular teaching parables, exposing their misinterpretations and making them lively and relevant for modern readers.
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In this wise, entertaining, and educational book, Amy-Jill Levine offers a fresh, timely reinterpretation of Jesus’ narratives. In Short Stories by Jesus, she analyzes these “problems with parables,” taking readers back in time to understand how their original Jewish audience understood them. Levine reveals the parables’ connections to first-century economic and agricultural life, social customs and morality, Jewish scriptures and Roman culture. With this revitalized understanding, she interprets these moving stories for the contemporary reader, showing how the parables are not just about Jesus, but are also about us—and when read rightly, still challenge and provoke us two thousand years later.
A small number of books will be on sale during coffeehour on Sunday mornings. You can also order on Amazon.com. 
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All ages are welcome!  

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Education for Ministry

Education for Ministry (EfM) is a unique four-year distance learning certificate program in theological education based upon small-group study and practice. Since its founding in 1975, this international program has assisted more than 80,000 participants in discovering and nurturing their call to Christian service. EfM helps the faithful encounter the breadth and depth of the Christian tradition and bring it into conversation with their experiences of the world as they study, worship, and engage in theological reflection together.

Study Sessions:  Weekly, Sept.-May, Wednesdays, 9 to 11 a.m.

For more information, contact Karen Engelke 
karenengelke@aol.com

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