Living & Learning Together
A 6-week series of courses that explore faith and spiritual practices from three intersecting and unique perspectives!

This fall, Lori Duncan, Minister of Spiritual Care, Vicar Michaela Eskew, and Pastor Carrie Baylis will be offering a trio of courses that offer unique but overlapping perspectives that speak to each of our passions and identities in how we learn about and experience faith, spirituality and there practices.  All three of our classes explore faith and practices with Lori’s class looking at transformation in our lives, Vicar Michaela’s looking at the biblical perspective from trusted Christian thinkers and theologians, Pastor Carrie is exploring how a post-modern (theologian) looked to find her way back to the faith and practices of the church through newly rediscovered traditional and sacramental practices.

Christian Leaders and Thinkers

Led by Vicar Michalea Eskew

October 13 – November 17

12 – 1 p.m. in the Fireside Room

Light Lunch will be provided

The way that we live out our faith is as unique as God made us. We each have passions and gifting that leans towards different ways to connect with God and lead others to God. Over the next six weeks we will explore Christian leaders and thinkers from throughout Christian History. We will explore three historical figures each week and explore how they lived out their faith and called others to join them in their love and passion for Christ. Through the example of others, we can sometimes find a fellow soul path. Come and study the faith of others and explore your own faith expression in the process.

Streams of Living Water

Led by Lori Duncan

October 15 – November 19

6:30 – 7:30 p.m. in the Library

Child care provided

Drawing from Richard Foster’s book, Streams of Living Water: Essential Practices from the Six Great Traditions of Christian Faith, and in harmony with Pastor Carrie and Vicar Michaela’s classes, Lori Duncan is offering a Tuesday evening class from October 15 through November 19 to explore how the spirituality and practices from each stream can shape and transform our lives. Join us each week as we engage various historical practices and discuss how God is meeting us in them.

Searching for Sunday

Led by Pastor Carrie Baylis

October 17 – November 21

6:30 – 7:30 p.m. in the Peel House 201

Childcare provided

Rachel Held Evans was a bestselling author known for candidness in her writing about faith, doubt and growing up in the bible belt.  In this book, Searching for Sunday, she walks us through her journey in and out of the church, seeking a faith and a spirituality that felt authentic to who she was, what she believed, and what she hoped for the church for her generation and all those to come.  She finds church in the sacred practices of Christian tradition, spirituality and sacraments.  I invite you to join me as explore this journey together finding what’s meaningful to us in the practices of faith, sacrament and spirituality together.