FALL-WINTER-SPRING 2018-19
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TEACHER: Britt Carlson
LOCATION: Church Office This fall, join us as we begin our second year of the Bible study curriculum, Disciple. This year will focus on Genesis, Exodus, Luke and Acts, emphasizing the rhythm of coming to God and going for God. With excellent historical background from top scholars, thoughtful questions, and an eye to the whole arc of Scripture, Disciple is designed to help you understand not only the context of when the biblical texts were written, but more crucially, what God might be saying to you today through Scripture’s witness. If you are new to the faith and want to understand the basic message of the Bible, or a long-time Bible study participant, Disciple will invigorate, challenge, and renew you and call you to greater discipleship.
Limited to eight participants. 10 week commitment. |
FALL 2018
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LEADER: Vivian Headings
LOCATION: Quiet Room Join us as we do the deep work of discovering our gifts and how we are called to use them creatively in the world. Often, gifts and talents that have been left undeveloped and unexpressed lead to frustration and unhappiness. As we learn to identify our God-given gifts, we’ll be given direction, hope and encouragement to follow our hearts in a world that offers many options. Come and see how discovering your gifts will lead you into more a meaningful, engaged and joyful life.
This class will run for six Sundays from Sept 16 through Oct 28. |
FALL 2018
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LEADER: Tom Howard
LOCATION: Quiet Room Is prayer and meditation where you experience God most directly? Does your mind feel like it can never calm down—and you want it to? Do our two minutes of silence after the sermon never feel like enough? Any of these reasons is a reason to join us in our class on meditation later this fall. In November, Tom Howard will lead us in exploring meditation as a way of opening ourselves to God. Tom has over twelve years as a practitioner of Zen meditation and has a deep desire to see meditation form us as Christians. If you have any interest, this is not a class to be missed.
This class will run for six Sundays from Nov 11 through Dec 16. |
COMING SOON
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LEADER: David Holcomb & Rod Stafford
LOCATION: TBD This class will be based on the soon-to-be released book from Herald Press by Meghan Good (former pastor at Albany Mennonite Church). The book "delves into issues like biblical authority, literary genre, and Christ-centered hermeneutics, and calls readers beyond either knee-jerk biblicism, on the one hand, or skeptical disregard on the other. Instead, Good invites readers to faithful reading, communal discernment, and deep and transformative wonder about Scripture. Join an honest conversation about the Bible that is spiritually alive and intellectually credible."
More details about the time and place of the class will be forthcoming once the book is published in October. |
What is Faith Formation?
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Faith Formation at Portland Mennonite Church strives to form a bridge between our Christian faith and everyday lives. Our programs are intended to invite people of all ages to grow in faith. At PMC we are striving to be an Anabaptist community, together, with our children, by the grace of God, that is shaped by the life of Christ, that acts with the compassion of Christ, and worships in the name of Christ.
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