GROUPS AND CLASSES FOR EVERY AGE AND STAGE
Join us for Community Hour at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings. This is a great opportunity for adults to take a class or participate in a group. Programming is also available for kids and students during this hour!
CLASSES/GROUPS FOR ADULTS
GOSPEL OF JOHN STUDY GROUPS
August 25-November 17
Let’s dive deeper and study the Gospel of John in a small group. The groups will follow the sermon series.
An intergenerational group will meet in A202. A group for young families will meet in the room behind the stage. A group for growing families (caregivers of middle and high school students) meets in the Fireside Lounge. Children and students can participate in the their own Community Hour classes during this time.
WORLDVIEWS: PRACTICAL HELP FOR ENGAGING OTHERS
October 6-November 17
Want to understand where others are coming from when it comes to talking about spiritual things? In our time together, we will explore how to engage others with the Good News based on the four major commonly held worldviews (Guilt/Justice, Shame/Honor, Fear/Power, and Indifference/Belonging with Purpose). Using a book co-authored by a professor of church planting/evangelism and a mission consultant (both experienced missionaries), we’ll learn how to make the message of Jesus to others, both near and far, compelling, biblical and practical. Books will be provided. Facilitated by Karen Baer and Greg Hyman.
W. Jay Moon, one of the co-authors of Effective Intercultural Evangelism, the book we’ll be studying, has agreed to join us via Zoom for the second half of our class at 11 a.m. on Sunday, November 10th!
BEYOND WELCOME BOOK STUDY
October 6-November 17
Many American Christians have good intentions, working hard to welcome immigrants with hospitality and solidarity. But how can they do that in a way that puts immigrant neighbors first rather than pushing them to the fringes of white-dominant culture? That’s exactly the question Karen González explores in Beyond Welcome. A Guatemalan immigrant, González draws from the Bible and her own experiences to examine why the traditional approach to immigration ministries and activism can be at best incomplete and at worst harmful. By advocating for moving immigrants to the center of the conversation, González helps readers grow in discipleship and recognize themselves in their immigrant neighbors. (goodreads.com)
CLASSES FOR KIDS
During Community Hour, we will have programming for kids of all ages while their parents are in their classes or small groups. Our nursery will be open for those under three years old and we will have a class for our preschool through 5th graders! We will be using the curriculum, the Biggest Story to go through the Bible all together.
Our goal for our kids during Community Hour is to build relationships with adults and kids in the class, to create fun time for kids to connect as their parents are, and to have a second hour of discipleship for our youngest congregants.
IMPORTANT LOGISTICS!! Kids should not be dropped off without a caregiver in the building. A caregiver must remain in the building during our Community Hour to maintain safety for their children. Children should be checked in for service programming, checked out during coffee hour, and checked back in for Community Hour at the iPads in the upstairs kids hallway.
CLASSES FOR STUDENTS
Community Hour for students includes all 6th-12th graders and will take place in the Youth Room! From 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., students will dive deeper in the Book of John, which is our focus for Sunday Gathering in the Fall.
Our goal for this space is for students to connect with one another and adult leaders, and to interpret and look closer at the scriptures. Rather than just hearing a teaching, students will be invited to contemplate, and articulate their own thoughts and feelings.
We need volunteers! If you’re interested in helping out with the Student Learning Hour, please reach out to JDrew.