2

Back

The Adult Education Ministry Team plans a variety of classes throughout the year which meet on Sunday mornings as well as specific weekday mornings, afternoons, and evenings as announced.  We present a mixture of Bible study, personal growth, contemporary issues, book and video studies, etc. that are aimed at lifelong learners and new seekers alike.

Denise Lo Cicéro is the staff liason for educational programming.  You can reach her at the church office on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, or by sending an e-mail via this website.

Sunday Morning Adult Class

Sundays at 8:45 am in the Boardroom

 

Young Adult Bible Study

Thursdays at 8:00 pm at Angie and Andy Reno’s home

Pastor Marcy Bain leads this study. 

The Young Adults are currently studying “Theology for Presbyterians” by Presbyterian minister and seminary professor Donald McKim, who is Executive Editor for Theology and Reference for Westminster John Know Press.  The study includes sessions on the Bible, God, JEsus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Church, and the Future for Presbyterians.

 

Weekday Morning Bible Study

Tuesday mornings at 7:00 am at Roush’s Restaurant in Fairborn

Woody Ensor leads this discussion. 

Would you enjoy an early weekday morning small group discussion of a daily Bible passage?  Then check out the Tuesdays at Roush’s group!  All are welcome.

 

From Jesus to Constantine: A History of Early Christianity

Thursdays at 1:00 pm in the Lounge

Arthur Lewis leads this discussion. 

Each class in this series includes a 30-minute video lecture taught by Professor Bart D. Ehrman , M.Div., Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  There are 24 classes in the series:

The Birth of Christianity

The Religious World of Early Christianity

The Historical Jesus

Oral and Written Traditions about Jesus

The Apostle Paul

The Beginning of Jewish-Christian Relations

The Anti-Jewish Use of the Old Testament

The Rise of Christian Anti-Judaism

The Early Christian Mission

The Christianization of the Roman Empire

The Early Persecutions of the State

The Causes of Christian Persecution

Christian Reactions to Persecution

The Early Christian Apologists

The Diversity of Early Christian Communities

Christianities of the Second Century

The Role of Pseudepigrapha

The Victory of the Proto-Orthodox

The New Testament Canon

The Development of Church Offices

The Rise of Christian Liturgy

The Beginnings of Normative Theology

The Doctrine of the Trinity

Christianity and the Conquest of Empire