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Winter 2008 Sunday Morning Adult Classes
9:00 a.m.
Following Jesus: Discipleship and Spiritual Formation
Facilitators: Gilpin Brown, Nick Archer, Bob and Dianne Ruthazer in the Robins Room
Want to build a better spiritual fitness plan for 2008? Using John Ortberg’s book, The Life You’ve Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People, this course is full of practical information and interactive discussion about ‘real time’ discipleship successes and failures. Sessions include both large and small group discussion with an open and honest atmosphere. Become comfortable discussing and practicing some spiritual disciplines that may be new to you. Expect to do some reading and ‘exercising’ outside of class so that you can share from your personal experience with others. For more information about John Ortberg, visit www.JohnOrtberg.com. Books are available for purchase in class or for loan in the St. Giles library.
A Vision and a Plan to Build Hope for the Christ-Centered
Transformation of a City or a Community
Facilitator: Dr. James Anderson in Patterson Auditorium
Dr. Anderson shares his passion and vision for restoration and reconciliation in communities through the church of Jesus Christ. His main text for this class is his recently published writings entitled A Vision and a Plan to Build Hope for the Christ-Centered Transformation of a City or a Community. Explore what it means to be a transformational Christian leader in urban centers today.
College and Career
Teachers George and Ginny Greene welcome all college students and early-career young adults. Gather in the Outreach Room at 9a.m.for coffee and doughnuts, then break for Bible Study on 1 and 2 Peter at 9:15
10:30 a.m.
Building Christian Community in an Individualistic Global World - A Study of Philippians
Facilitator/ teacher: Dr. Phil Graham in the Robins Room
Dr. Phil Graham, president of Perspectives, Inc., a Richmond-based organizational management consulting firm, will lead a Bible study aimed at examining ways of building and sustaining faith, hope, and love in our lives as individuals and as a community in the midst of a skeptical, cynical, and competitive culture. Phil looks forward to providing a discussion-based environment in which participants can feel free to wrestle with tough questions related to practicing ‘real time’ Christianity.
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