Sunday Adult Faith Formation
Sundays at 9:30 AM in the Church Sanctuary
Epiphany / Lent 2026
- Jan 11 — Introduction (pp. vi-xi) — “Meeting Our Authors & Our Topic”
- Jan 18 — Part I, Chs. 2 & 3 (pp. 3-29) — “Methods for Knowing About Jesus”
- Jan 25 — Part II, Ch. 3 (pp. 31-52) — “What Jesus Did & Taught” (Wright)
- Feb 1 — Part II, Ch. 4 (pp. 53-77) — “What Jesus Did & Taught” (Borg)
- Feb 8 — Part III, Chs. 5 & 6 (pp. 78-109) — “The Death of Jesus”
- Feb 15 — Part IV, Chs. 7 & 8 (pp. 110-143) — “The Resurrection of Christ”
- Feb 22 — Part V, Chs. 9 & 10 (pp. 144-169) — “Was Jesus God?”
- Mar 1 — Part VI, Chs. 11 & 12 (pp. 170-187) — “The Birth of Jesus”
- Mar 8 — Part VII, Chs. 13 & 14 (pp. 188-205) — “Jesus Coming Again”
- Mar 15 — Part VIII, Ch. 15 (pp. 207-228) — “Jesus & the Christian Life” (Wright)
- Mar 22 — Part VIII, Ch. 16 (pp. 229-250) — “Jesus & the Christian Life” (Borg)
- Mar 29 — Conclusion — “Synthesizing the Two Visions”
Advent / Christmas 2025-26
- Nov 30 - Introduction / Advent Inventions
- Dec 7 - From Saint Nicholas to Santa Claus
- Dec 14 - Is Christmas Pagan?
- Dec 21 - Christmas in the Bible
- Dec 28 - Christmas as We Know It
- Jan 4 - Epiphany: The 13th Day of Christmas
Autumn 2025
- Sep 7 - Introduction
- Sep 14 - Ch.1 - Religion 101
- Sep 21 - Ch.2 - Vishnu’s Almonds
- Sep 28 - Ch.3 - Wave Not Ocean
- Oct 5 - Ch.4 - Holy Envy
- Oct 12 - Ch.5 - The Nearest Neighbors
- Oct 19 - Ch.6 - Disowning God
- Oct 26 - Ch.7 - The Shadow Bearers
- Nov 2 - Ch.8 - Failing Christianity
- Nov 9 - Ch.9 - Born Again
- Nov 16 - Ch.10 - Divine Diversity & Ch.11 - The God You Didn’t Make Up
- Nov 23 - Ch.12 The Final Exam & Epilogue: Church of the Common Ground
Summer 2025
May 4 - June 8, 2025
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January 19 - April 6, 2025
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Join us each Sunday morning at 9:30a for our Adult Faith Formation Book Discussion. Reading is encouraged but not necessary as Rev. Willson will summarize each week's selection. Until Palm Sunday we'll be discussing Allen Dwight Callahan's The Talking Book: African American's and the Bible Come and add to the discussion!
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December 1, 2024 - January 12, 2025
Diana Butler Bass
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Church history is filled with terrible stories of holy wars, power-hungry church officials, and doctrine as imperial politics. But what if we told the story differently? What if the story was told, not forgetting the evil and harm done in God's name, but also centering the stories of those individuals, communities, and movements that followed the way of Jesus in creative and inspiring ways. Does church history offer any counter-narrative?
Diana Butler Bass calls this "the other side of the story" in our selection for the Advent & Christmas Adult Faith Formation Book Study. The book is available in print, digital, and audio. Feel free to gather with us at 9:30a on Sundays, December 1 - January 12, whether you've read the book or not. Here's how the discussion will breakdown:
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