Adult Education 2007 - 2008 First Presbyterian

First Presbyterian Church
770 Chemeketa St. NE
Salem, OR 97301-3894

(503) 363-9234

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Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Make Us Disciples: Adult Education at First Presbyterian

2007 - 2008 Adult Education Program: Make Us Disciples

2007 - 2008 Class Overview

Dates	Pioneer Room	Social Hall	Fireside Room
9/9	Rally Day (Fellowship Hall & Pioneer Room)
9/16	---	Be Still and Know That I Am God	---
9/23 - 9/30	---	Be Still and Know That I Am God	Bible Study
10/7 - 11/11	Christian Faith for Dummies	Curing Affluenza
11/18 - 12/9	Real Followers	Aging and Spirituality
12/16	Christmas Pageant (Sanctuary)
12/23	Music Extravaganza (Social Hall)
12/30	Coffee Mingle after 11 a.m. worship (Fellowship Hall)
1/6 - 2/3	Five Approaches to Prayer	Gospel for a World That Waits	Bible Study
2/10 - 2/24	An Introduction to Stephen Ministry (class change)	Troublesome Bible Passages
3/2 - 3/16	An Introduction to Stephen Ministry (class change)	Maturing in Your Christian Faith
3/23	Easter Sunday: Worship at 8:30 and 11 a.m. only
3/30	Heaven	No class this week.	Bible Study
4/6 - 4/20	Heaven	Next Door Savior	Bible Study
4/27	---	Stewardship In a month when our church is celebrating God's faithfulness to us over the many decades of the church's life, we will soon turn to embracing the future that God has for us as his people at First Pres. Come for a special adult forum on our faithful response to God as we look at issues of stewardship in our lives, including insights from the Scriptures on having all of life in line with God's purposes.	---
5/4	---	Visioning Join the church Visioning Team as they share the gathered responses from individuals and groups in the church’s life. Come share your thoughts on a new mission statement as a focus for our church’s life and ministry.	---
5/11	Mother's Day Brunch (Fellowship Hall)
5/18	Coffee Mingle (Fellowship Hall)
5/25	Resume 10 a.m. Worship

Bible Study

Our Bible Study Class begins in mid-September and continues through to mid-April. This Cokesbury study uses a simple format (similar each week) that will appeal to all individuals no matter what their Bible experience has been. The series is designed to cover the Bible in 5 years, and each week's lesson is self-contained.

The lessons this year focus on God's creation of a people, his call to the Christian community, and his covenant with his people, touching on Genesis, Luke, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Daniel, Haggai, and Nehemiah. (See the schedule of scriptures and topics for the year.)

Sally Beck, Earl & Rebekah Borah, Jim & Carolyn Keehner, and John Neal comprise the study's leadership team. Since there is no homework or required reading, participants will enjoy the study if they are attending for the first time, are returning after missing a few weeks, or have been to each class. A student book is available for $5 to each person for study during the week if desired. Sharing at class is encouraged but not required -- those who want to just listen and learn should come and enjoy the experience.

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