Faith Formation Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God-what is good and acceptable and perfect. - Romans 12:2

Faith Formation at Portland Mennonite Church strives to form a bridge between our Christian faith and everyday lives. Our programs are intended to invite all to grow in faith.     

Sunday School Classes for Adults :
Winter Schedule (December-February)

THE HARD QUESTIONS: CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION

Why does God permit so much evil?  Do faith and science contradict? Why does the Church fail so often?  Are other religions false? This fall, our worship services examined such challenging faith questions. This class continues what the worship services have begun by providing an Adult Education setting for exploring such questions with each other. Each class session will focus on a particular question.

FACILITATOR: Silas Langley                    LOCATION: Sanctuary

ADULT BIBLE STUDY

The Winter quarter theme is called, Christ , the fulfillment by Dorothy Jean Weaver a professor at Eastern Mennonite Seminary.  Dorothy Jean thoroughly enjoys and gets excited over the Gospel of Matthew, which is the focus of this quarter. The three areas of exploration are, "The Promised Birth Fulfilled," Evidences of Jesus as Messiah," and Testimonies to Jesus as Messiah."     

FACILITATOR: Bill Alberts           LOCATION: Quiet Room (left rear of Sanctuary)

PRAYING THE PSALMS

This will be a time to read and reflect on selected Psalms and let them become a message for us. We will look briefly at the occasions when they were written and include using other versions, such as Psalms Now. Class will be limited to 10, to promote time for sharing. NOTE: this starts in January.

FACILITATOR: Ruth Nisly                        LOCATION: Office Conference Room

ADULT FORUM

The Path of Prayer continues into December. In January the focus is from Bill McKibben's book Choices For Sustainable Living According to the author “Action on the environment comes from thinking about it –comes from real conversations about the real facts, our real lives, our real hopes.” More information can be found at www.nwei.org (503-227-2807). Books will be available for purchase at Church Office ($20) starting Nov. 29 to begin reading it during Christmas break! Summary of the past classes can be found at: http://pmcadultforum.blogspot.com/

FACILITATOR: Kurt Kristensen            LOCATION: Old Chapel (behind the Sanctuary)

***From September to June adult Sunday school classes meet from 9:00am-10am in various locations inside and outside the church building. Each quarter classes will be offered which fit under one or more of the following categories: Scripture/Theology, Issues/Topics, and Experiential. 

Faith and Life Series: Four times a year various topics are explored from a faith perspective. Some past topics have included finances and dementia.

Peace Lecture Series: Over one weekend in the fall of the year, we spend time together learning and discovering a current issue facing our world. In previous Peace Lecture Series we have tackled the issues of forgiveness and dialogue between Christians and Muslims.

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