Adult Formation
At different times of the year, we offer Adult Bible Study, a Foundations introduction course, single-day seminars, book studies, and newcomers’ classes.
Many of our formation offerings emerge from questions and interests within the community. If there’s something you want to learn more about, just ask!
Many of our formation offerings emerge from questions and interests within the community. If there’s something you want to learn more about, just ask!
Searching for Sunday book discussion
Mondays, 6:15pm-8pm | July 20 - August 24
Deacon Lisa invite you to join a summer book study and discussion of Rachel Held Evan’s Searching for Sunday. The group will meet on Monday evenings from 6:15pm-8pm starting July 20th - August 24th. Books will be available for $10 in the Formation Resource Center and a sign up can be found in the Gathering Space.
About the Book
Like millions of her peers, Rachel Held Evans had a fraught relationship with the Church. She was unsettled by the politics, hypocrisy, scandals, and yet, despite her misgivings, something kept drawing her back to church.
Evans found herself wanting to better understand the church and find her place within it, so she set out on a new adventure. Within the pages of Searching for Sunday, Evans catalogs her journey as she loves, leaves, and finds the church once again. Evans tells the story of her faith through the lens of seven sacraments of the Church--baptism, confession, holy orders, communion, confirmation, the anointing of the sick, and marriage--to teach us the essential truths about what she's learned along the way. Searching for Sunday will help you unpack the messiness of community, teaching us that by overcoming our cynicism, we can all find hope, grace, love, and, somewhere in between, church.
About the Book
Like millions of her peers, Rachel Held Evans had a fraught relationship with the Church. She was unsettled by the politics, hypocrisy, scandals, and yet, despite her misgivings, something kept drawing her back to church.
Evans found herself wanting to better understand the church and find her place within it, so she set out on a new adventure. Within the pages of Searching for Sunday, Evans catalogs her journey as she loves, leaves, and finds the church once again. Evans tells the story of her faith through the lens of seven sacraments of the Church--baptism, confession, holy orders, communion, confirmation, the anointing of the sick, and marriage--to teach us the essential truths about what she's learned along the way. Searching for Sunday will help you unpack the messiness of community, teaching us that by overcoming our cynicism, we can all find hope, grace, love, and, somewhere in between, church.
Sabbath as Resistance
Tuesdays, 6:30pm-8:15pm | April 14, 21; May 5, 12, 19, 26
Join us for a six-week book study of Walter Brueggemann's Sabbath as Resistance, a compelling exploration of how the practice of Sabbath is not merely a religious ritual but a radical act of resistance against the restless, anxiety-driven culture of productivity and consumption that dominates modern life. Together we will journey through Brueggemann's rich biblical scholarship as he unpacks how the ancient command to rest challenges the relentless "more, more, more" mentality of our age and invites us into a life of trust, abundance, and neighborly care. We have 10 books available for purchase at $15 a piece in the Formation Room. Sign ups can be found in the eNews or Gathering Space.
Show & Tell
Remember the excitement of show-and-tell days at school? Scanning your room for treasures that could be shared and being surprised by what your friends found to share. What if we brought show-and-tell back? That’s exactly what we’re hoping to do this year!
Have you read an article or listened to a podcast lately that you’d like to discuss with others? Do you have a hobby, discipline, or interest you’d be willing to share about? Consider bringing it to show-and-tell! On Sundays following the 10am service stick around for an extra hour to learn, discuss, and build community.
Have you read an article or listened to a podcast lately that you’d like to discuss with others? Do you have a hobby, discipline, or interest you’d be willing to share about? Consider bringing it to show-and-tell! On Sundays following the 10am service stick around for an extra hour to learn, discuss, and build community.
Ascension Day Taco Party and Eucharist
Thursday, May 14 at 6:30pm
Because feast days deserve an actual feast, we invite you to join us on the Feast of the Ascension for a taco dinner followed by Eucharist. Ascension Day follows 40 days after Easter as we recall the conclusion of Jesus’ earthly ministry. The story of the ascension is an odd one, and we will contemplate this mystery together. A sign up will be shared as we approach the feast day.