{"id":7472,"date":"2022-08-11T15:18:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T19:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/?p=7472"},"modified":"2022-09-13T11:57:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T15:57:02","slug":"leading-bible-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/2022\/08\/leading-bible-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading Bible Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Center for Leadership Excellence, in partnership with&nbsp;Lay Servant Ministries, will be offering a four-session course for laity on Zoom on&nbsp;<em>Leading Bible Study.<\/em>&nbsp;Facilitated by Alan Felton on four consecutive Thursday evenings, this course will introduce laity to biblical interpretation and offer practical tools for leading small group Bible studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learners will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>gain confidence as a reader and interpreter of scripture;<\/li><li>learn how reading in context can change the way we examine Scripture;<\/li><li>encounter a wide range of biblical interpretation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Leading Bible Study<\/em><br>Presented by the Center for Leadership Excellence<br>in partnership with Lay Servant Ministries<br>with Alan Felton<br><br>Thursdays, September 29, October 6, 13, and 20, 2022<br>6:30pm&nbsp;&#8211; 8:30pm ET on Zoom<br>Registration &#8211; $25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-button gb-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/event\/leading-bible-study\/\" class=\"gb-button gb-button-shape-rounded gb-button-size-medium\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#e4002b\">Learn More and Register<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Alan Felton:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/08\/Alan-Felton.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7473\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/08\/Alan-Felton.jpg 450w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/08\/Alan-Felton-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/08\/Alan-Felton-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alan Felton, lead pastor at Benson Memorial UMC, is a lifelong Methodist and North Carolinian. 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