Studies

Bible studies and small groups meet to help us learn more about our faith and to grow in our relationship with God and one another.

Holy Conversations

Topic: Health and Wholeness, Wednesdays October 4 - October 25, 6:30 - 7:30 PM in the Conference Room

How is healthcare a faith issue? How do our own lifestyle decisions affect the cost of healthcare? How are we as Christians called to respond to the health challenges of our day, including the opioid crisis? We’ll hear from people knowledgeable on these subjects, then dialogue about the implications for our life of faith. Join us for Holy Conversations: The Church and Healthcare, Wednesday nights in October, 6:30 - 7:30 PM in the Conference Room.

Mom's Sunday School Class

The Mom's Sunday School Class will start a new, 5-week DVD study, Present Over Perfect, this Sunday , Sept 10 . The Mom's Class meets on Sunday mornings at 9:20 in room 303B. All mothers are welcome!

In this five session video Bible study New York Times-bestselling author, Shauna Niequist, invites you on a journey that changed her life. This study will help you begin leaving behind busyness and frantic living and rediscovering the person you were made to be. Present Over Perfect is a hand reaching out, pulling you free from the constant pressure to perform faster, push harder, and produce more, all while maintaining an exhausting image of perfection. The study offers a compelling vision for an entirely new way to live: soaked in grace, rest, silence, simplicity, prayer, and connection with the people that matter most to us.

Friday Women's Study

Wearing God by Lauren Winner, Fridays September 1 - October 20, 9:30 - 11:30 AM in room 202

Led by Janet Baucom

Author, scholar, and priest Lauren Winner surveys the Bible to meditate on all the ways it talks about God, especially less common ones. We are accustomed to hearing about God as creator, shepherd or king, but what about others? Wearing God: Clothing, Laughter, Fire, and Other Overlooked Ways of Meeting God invites you to delve into Scripture and meet God all over again. Note: We will not meet October 6.

God Unbound by Elaine Heath, Fridays October 27 - December 15, 9:30 - 11:30 AM in room 202

Led by Janet Baucom

Elaine Heath invites you to join her in reading Galatians, and to hear Paul’s advice for a church experiencing a massive cultural shift that radically expanded their idea of God and God’s mission for the church. God Unbound reflects on the current cultural shifts the Church is experiencing and Paul’s guidance and wisdom about a God who is more than we expect or imagine.

Monday Night Bible Study

Esther, Mondays September 11 - October 16, 6:30 - 8:00 PM in room 304

Led by Bruce Taylor & Connie Williams

The Book of Esther was written as an encouragement to the Jews in the 5th century after they had been scattered throughout the Persian Empire. After being taken into captivity in Babylon, only a small percentage returned to their homeland of Judea. Thankfully the story of Esther was recorded lest they forget that God was still actively involved in their everyday lives. Note: We will not meet October 2.

James, Mondays 6:30 – 8:00 PM, 5 weeks beginning October 23 in room 304

Led by Bruce Taylor & Connie Williams

James has been called the most practical letter in the New Testament. James’s premise is that our words and our works should demonstrate our faith and that faith without works is a dead faith. In other words, true faith will bear fruit. Study James and his godly wisdom to be challenged in your faith and to lead a fruitful life.

Studies focus around these areas:

Biblical Literacy

Worshipful Living

Mission & Witness