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Adult Sunday School Classes
Other Adult Learning Opportunities
Wed. Night School
Wednesday School of Christian Living Adult Classes
Lent Term 2010

February 24, March 3, March 10, March 24
(no classes or dinner on March 17 due to Spring Break)

Henri Nouwen: Becoming Alive in Christ – John S. Mogabgab – John was the founding editor of Weavings: A Journal of the Christian Spiritual Life, published by Upper Room Ministries. He was Henri Nouwen’s teaching and research assistant for five years at Yale Divinity School. He now serves on the Board of Directors of the Henri Nouwen Society. This class series is also being advertised by the Society (see the site at www.henrinouwen.org).
  • February 24 – A Journey of the Heart – this first night consists of a 60-minute movie on Nouwen, beginning at 6:00.
  • March 3 – The Beloved Heart
  • March 10 – The Wounded Heart
  • March 17 – no class
  • March 24 – The Compassionate Heart
Living the Fully Christian Life, According to John Calvin – Dr. Todd B. Jones – Senior Minister, First Presbyterian Church Using selections from Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Living, sermons, catechisms, commentaries, and prayers, Dr. Jones provides a dynamic summary of the life in Christ envisioned by our spiritual forebear. A small book, The Christian Life, edited by Professor John Leith, is a marvelous compendium of Calvin’s thought, and will be available in the class.

What Presbyterians Believe About the Atonement – Dr. Stuart Gordon – What exactly did Jesus do for us in his life, death and resurrection? Was the cross necessary? What is reconciliation all about? Just how many theories of the atonement are there, and why so many? Stuart will dive into all of these in his characteristically interesting way of helping people to think theologically about life and human existence. Stuart is Assoc. Pastor for Discipleship at First Presbyterian.

Control Your Computer, Don’t Let It Control You – Burton Dietz, Bill Hathaway Is your computer running slow? Does it freeze up? Do you sometimes get taken to Internet places you didn’t want to visit? The theme for this series is learning to keep your computer running correctly, protecting yourself from viruses, spyware, and adware. Also, the class will learn how to keep safe when using FaceBook, MySpace, YouTube, or any other social media sites. Burton and Bill teach the 3rd Grade computer-based Sunday morning class, as well as regular adult classes.

DivorceCare Group – Continuation of the group that began in Winter Term.