Course Dates: November 27 – December 23, 2023 In this course, learners will look at five biblical women through the lens of H.O.P.E. (Honesty, Opportunity, Persistence, and Efficacy), explore active waiting, and find ways to engage more hopefully in the world today. They’ll see how……Tamar controls her waiting, deceives, and forces honesty from the dishonest!…Hannah […]
Course Dates: November 27 – December 21, 2023 “Taking Back Advent” is the perfect way to keep the miracle of Christmas in our days. The course and companion book will help incorporate your own family traditions into suggested activities, and let you savor an intentionally short and easy-to-understand devotional. You will find it convenient to fit […]
Course Dates: November 27 – December 1, 2023 How can we “love others” more? What can we give them that we haven’t? Let’s work with our minds and hands on some new ways to give them our hearts. We will get together for a three-hour Zoom workshop to collaborate through creative problem-solving and inventing ways […]
Some of the most difficult questions a person will ever face may be centered around the end of life. Discussions of preferences and possibilities may seem to be filled with emotional landmines and possible hurt feelings. “Closing Conversations: An End-of-Life Care Guide” can help with answers to those thorny questions and smooth the process for […]
Course Dates: December 4 – 22, 2023 Photography is a visual avenue for your devotions during the seasons of Advent & Christmas. The camera offers a new way to see/experience these seasons of hope, peace and light. The images themselves can shed new light on our journey to Bethlehem and beyond. Val Isenhower, experienced teacher […]
Course Dates: January 8 – February 2, 2024 In a world full of personality assessments, the Enneagram stands apart for the ways that it not only describes our behavior (and the basis of that behavior) but for the ways it offers practices which can help us live more resourcefully. Join Kathy and Jim Reiter in […]
Course Dates: January 8 – 21, 2024 This course is for those who must preach in the wake of mass trauma. ‘Preaching on Fractured Ground’ is designed to help pastors and other leaders prepare sermons for “holding the reality of brokenness, pain, and traumatic loss on one side and hope, resurrection, and redemption on the […]
Course Dates: January 8 – 20, 2024 Are you struggling with reaching all the kids in your class? Do some kids thrive while others disrupt? Are there students of multiple ages trying to learn the same material? Do those with learning differences get lost in the background? If so, you likely find the cookie-cutter lessons […]
Course Dates: January 22 – March 1, 2024 Many Christians believe they need to live perfect lives in order to earn their future rewards (whatever they consider those to be) and to get into heaven. Does that sound right to you? Do you ever ask yourself, “What is the purpose of living a good life […]
Course Dates: January 22 – March 1, 2024 The puzzle piece of autism, a traditional representation of this population, can be an important part of Jesus’ puzzle. Recent data shows that about 1 in 44 children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder*, but few churches have ministries that serve these children and their families. […]
Course Dates: January 22 – February 2, 2024 This course explores ministry within the church to those with severe mental illness: Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder and Personality Disorders. Mental illness is very prevalent in our churches. 1 in 5 have some form of mental illness and 1 in 20 have severe mental illness. (Mental […]
Course Dates: January 29 – February 9, 2024 Fear and anxiety are often seen as biblically sinful feelings, signifying a lack of faith in God. But as humans, everyone has these and many other feelings. Sometimes these emotions can get in the way of growing or sustaining either faith or a relationship with God. In this course, learners explore anxiety and fear: How they […]
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