Thursday, January 15, 2009

Growing in Christ

One of our goals for 2009 is to offer more to challenge our long term, more mature believers. We know that some of the activities that spur a younger believer do not always stretch a longer term Christian. So for 2009 we’re launching some new opportunities to challenge our growing believers. Below is a quick snapshot:

In:Depth – “In:Depth” is a new workshop designed for the growing believer. The heart of the workshop is an in-depth study of the book of Galatians. The goal of the workshop is to equip believers to study God’s word at a deeper level. As we do an in-depth study through the book of Galatians, we’ll learn principles for interpreting God’s word. This group will start in about 12 weeks.

Advance – Advance is a workshop that covers advanced topics I’ve taught in smaller settings in the past. This workshop will discuss what it means to be “In Christ”, the relationship between the Christian and the law, and concepts from a workshop I taught years back called “Kingdom of God”. Collectively these are some of my favorite theological topics to teach on. If you haven’t heard me cover these, I think they will challenge you biblically. This workshop will be offered later in the year.

Faith Essentials – This year we are offering a new workshop called Faith Essentials. This workshop involves reading a basic theology book that covers the foundations of the faith. Each week we’ll read a chapter and then gather together to discuss it. We hope this workshop will raise the theological understanding of our entire church family. Stay tuned for date and time.

Year Long Bible Reading Plan- A foundation for growing in Christ is studying God’s word. This year we are introducing a yearlong Bible reading plan. If you have a plan that is working for you, by all means stick with it. But if you’re looking for something new, you may want to try out the 2009 reading plan. It involves reading a chapter a day. It will be synced to our messages on Sunday morning (when possible) and over time, will get someone through all the books of the Bible.

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