SundayMornings@Westminster
Sunday Mornings at the 9th hour: 2011
Programs for Children and Youth ( more about our child and youth programs )
Children’s
Choir meets in Room 13 from 9:00-9:20, and classes go from 9:20-10:00.
Pre-K: “Seasons of the Spirit” curriculum. Class meets in Room 14.
K - Grade 3: “Seasons of the Spirit” curridulum. Class meets in Room 11.
Grade 4-7: "Seasons of the Spirit" Class meets in Room 3 of the Youth Suite
Grade 8 - 12: Talk to Kathleen about your options.
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Current Offerings for Adults |
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FALL 2011 “We Are Not In Kansas Anymore, Toto”: Mission And Ministry In Today’s World Teacher – Pastor Alex and the Missional Transformation Team (Lounge) The
purpose of this class is to stimulate reflection and conversation about
the key challenges and opportunities facing congregations and disciples
today. Each Sunday we will look at a different aspect of our social context to understand the forces that are shaping our life together and the challenges of doing mission and ministry in a changing world. This
class will be taught by Pastor Alex and Westminster’s Missional
Transformation team: Pastor Alex has a special interest in sociology
and the cultural context for living out the faith as disciples. The
Westminster Missional Transformation Team is a group commissioned by
our church to explore our future as a congregation as we seek to
understand where God is calling us to serve in God’s kingdom. ~ Sunday, September 11 Mission in the World Today: How 9-11 Changed Us? Sunday, September 18 Measuring Mission: What is success in today’s world? Sunday, September 25 Mission as Gift: Why we do mission? Sunday, October 2 Mission in a Competitive World: Are we winning or losing? Sunday, October 9 Mission as a Way of Life: Does our church smell like mission? Sunday, October 16 Mission as More than Obligation: Are we busy enough for Jesus? Sunday, October 23 Mission in an Age of Narcissism: What does this do for me? Sunday, October 30 Mission in a Divided World: Where is our unity? Sunday, November 6 Mission and Vision: Are we reactive or proactive? Sunday, November 13 Mission in a McWorld: Why the devil takes visa? Sunday, November 20 Mission as Grace: Why are we thankful? ^ “history of Christianity” Ed Daub will facilitate this series of adult classes which will be viewed on DVD during the 9th hour Sundays (Conference room). The
first twelve sessions will be the A&E TV series from 2000. The
series consists of 48 topics, each 7-8 minutes long ; four will be
viewed at each session. There will be time after each topic is viewed
for discussion: THE FIRST THOUSAND YEARS Sections 1 through 6 THE SECOND THOUSAND YEARS Sections 7 through 12 The final six sessions will each be one hour long. They are creations of the narrator, Oxford U. Prof. Diarmaid MacCulloch author of, "A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years." XIII. The First Christianity XIV. Catholicism: The Unpredictable Rise of Rome. XV. Orthodoxy: From Empire to Empire. XVI. Reformation: The Individual Before God. XVII. Protestantism: Evangelistic Explosion.
WINTER 2011 WPC 9th Hour Adult Education Class: January 2 - February 13 – 2011 Prof. Donna E. Norton "Survival As Depicted in Multicultural
Literature" What
are the skills, strategies, values, and beliefs that allow people in a specific
culture to survive? What survival strategies allow people to survive especially
in times of stress? We will investigate the strategies depicted by authors and
artists who write and illustrate texts about the following cultures: Jewish,
African American, Native American, Asian, Latino, and Middle Eastern.
“First Corinthians” Room 6, January 16-March 6 This
class will follow the new Kerygma Bible Study of First Corinthians,
“One in the Spirit.” We will be reading and focusing on
that letter in worship the same weeks that the class is offered. This
class will allow participants to gain a better understanding of this
letter both in its original context and in the ways that it speaks to
us today. Topics will include an introduction to the letter, discussion
of Church conflict and how to handle it, and discussion of communion
and the unity of believers.
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FALL 2010
Seasons of the Spirit Lectionary-Based Bible Study
This
adult education opportunity will allow you to explore a different Bible
text each week. The texts each week will be the same text that is read
in worship and the text that the children are studying in their
classes. Using the Seasons of the Spirit curriculum you will explore
the text, learning more about its history and looking at scripture
through a variety of means including art and music. This is a great
class for those seeking a better understanding of the Bible and
discussion of the text we hear in worship.
Discipleship at Westminster Led by Alex Thornburg
Do
you wonder why we have a session? Who are our Elders? What does it
really mean to be a Presbyterian? Is Westminster different from other
Presbyterian churches? Most importantly, what does it really mean to be
a disciple of Jesus Christ? These and other questions you may have will
be explored in a class on discipleship. This will be a great class for
newer members, long time members, and all those who are curious about
what being part of Westminster Presbyterian Church is really all about.
"From Jesus to Constantine: A History of Early Christianity."
Ed Daub will convene a course in September = 24 lectures by Prof. Bart Ehrmann of the U.-North Carolina. A
Course Guidebook is available for $7 or $8 so Ed would like to know
those of you who are interested in attending the course so he can order
a copy for you. Contact Ed by email: edaub@wisc.edu |
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