For more info on each class, please see our Fall 2010 Discipleship Booklet

1. Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl

Is Something Missing in Your Life? Lysa TerKeurst knows what it’s like to consider God just another thing on her to-do list. For years she went through the motions of a Christian life: Go to church. Pray. Be nice. Longing for a deeper connection between what she knew in her head and her everyday reality, she wanted to personally experience God’s presence. Drawing from her own remarkable story of step-by-step faith, Lysa invites you to uncover the spiritually exciting life we all yearn for.
Leader: Donna Maynard
Location: Family Life Center D
Dates: Begins on Sunday, September 12 and ends on October 24

2. Becoming Spiritually Beautiful: Seeing Yourself from God's Perspective

Women long to be beautiful. However, many fail to realize that true beauty begins on the inside and works its way out. Learn to let God transform feelings, of inferiority, insecurity, and inadequacy into courage, confidence, and captivating beauty that comes from knowing who your really are-His marvelous masterpiece. In Becoming Spiritually Beautiful, Sharon Jaynes combines powerful stories from her own life and the lives of other women with truths of Scripture-to encourage, equip, and empower you to walk as a woman who knows she is dearly loved, uniquely created, and greatly valued.
Leader: Lisa Mappes
Location: Room 9 (Music Room)
Dates: Begins on Sunday, September 12 and ends after 13 sessions

3. Prophets and Kings: 6 Faith Lessons

Filmed on location in Israel, Faith Lessons is a unique video series that brings God's Word to life with astounding relevance. By weaving together the Bible's fascinating historical, cultural, religious, and geographical contexts, teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan reveals keen insights into the Scriptures' significance for modern believers. These illuminating "faith lessons" afford a new understanding of the Bible that will ground your convictions and transform your life. Class participants will gain vital insights from long-ago times and cultures through this innovative approach to Bible study.
Leader: Jake Nickell
Location: Room 9 (Music Room)
Dates: Begins on Sunday, August 29 and ends on October 3

4. Science and the Savior

In the past, science served as a stepchild of alchemy, a handmaiden of theology, and a tool of industry. At the beginning of the twentieth century, science took on a new role. Science became the answer to all humankind’s problems. Scientists pulled on their white lab coats, prophesied through their theories, and consecrated each new discovery or invention. Humans marveled.
Leader: John Bredehoft
Location: Room 16 (Elementary School building)
Dates: Begins on Sunday, September 12 and ends on October 17

5. God's Word for Today: 1 Peter

By inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the apostle Peter writes His first epistle to those concerned about living their Christian faith in a sometimes unreceptive and even hostile environment. Peter’s words of hope are just as timely today as they were for the believers of the first century who first received them.
Leader: Pastor Greg Rachuy and Prof. Steve Savery
Location: Family Life Center (B and C)
Dates: Beings on Sunday, September 12 and ends after 13 sessions

6. LifeLight: Judges

This study is part of the LifeLight Bible study series of in-depth studies of Bible books. The goal of LifeLight is that through a regular program of in-depth personal and group study of Scripture, more and more Christian adults may grow in their personal faith in Jesus Christ.
Leader: Dr. Jeffrey Skopak
Location: Room 9 (Music Room)
Dates: Begins on Sunday, October 10 and ends on December 19

7. Faith and the Founding of America: The American Heritage Series

Discover the forgotten and astonishing story of our nation’s foundation in the American Heritage Series. For centuries, Americans were taught a truthful view of history that recognized the Godly heroes and moral foundation our nation was founded upon. But in recent years, a new version of history has assaulted the moral and spiritual fiber of our nation, leaving the truth of our past eliminated and forgotten. Until today. From Separation of Church and State, to the Civil Rights Movement, the heroism of our founding Fathers to the building of our nation’s monuments, this series will inspire every American to reclaim the Godly, true story of our nation. Join historian David Barton and experience the untold story of our nation’s history in the American Heritage Series.
Leader: Doug Putnam
Location: Room 24 (Science Room in the Middle School building)
Dates: Begins on Sunday, September 29 and ends on October 10

8. Grief Share

GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone. GriefShare seminars and support groups are led by people who understand what you are going through and want to help. You’ll gain access to valuable GriefShare resources to help you recover from your loss and look forward to rebuilding your life.
Leader: Karen Stewart
Location: Room 20 (School Library)
Dates: Begins on Sunday, September 12 and ends after 12 sessions