Brennan Manning weaves together story and theology around a central thread: God's awesome and consuming love becomes visible in Jesus. This class will study two of Manning's books - The Furious Longing Of God and The Ragamuffin Gospel. The content and conversations will appeal to anyone longing to know Jesus' relentless love.
Brennan Manning was the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-three books. He was also a friar, a priest, a contemplative monk, and a orator of international popularity. Brennan taught theology at a university in France, joined a monastery in Spain, and lived in a remote cave for six months in the Zaragoza desert. Learn more at brennanmanning.com.
WHEN: Fridays from 9:30am-11am WHERE: Meeting Room at UCCMEDFIELD WHO: led by Arturo Rodriguez
Lisa Harper's riveting study of Luke's gospel reveals Jesus' unshakeable solidarity with people who were poor, marginalized, and oppressed. This class will challenge anyone with privilege and position to empower outcast and overlooked people in our communities.
Lisa Harper is a compelling communicator whose style combines sound biblical exposition with engaging anecdotes and comedic wit.Lisa has 30+ years of ministry leadership that include directing Focus On The Family’s national women’s ministry and creating conferences attended by almost 200,000 women. Lisa has been featured on television shows, radio programs, best-seller lists. Learn more at lisaharper.org.
WHEN: (every other) Monday from 6:30pm-8pm WHERE: Meeting Room at UCCMEDFIELD WHO: led by Carolyn Samson
Buried between the pages, lines, and stories of Luke's gospel are priceless and powerful insights into leadership in the kingdom Jesus came to build. This class works to dig out those lessons. It is designed for anyone called to church leadership at the ministry, operational, or governance levels.
Luke set out to capture the full story - a complete account of Jesus' life - organized for a reader to discover how Jesus lived and led. As a Greek medical doctor and faithful follower of Jesus in first-century Asia Minor, Luke was uniquely equipped for this task. This class starts with the ways Jesus modeled leadership, then brings those principles into contemporary church life.
WHEN: Thursdays from 6:30pm-8pm WHERE: Rodriguez home WHO: led by Arturo Rodriguez