Want to know more about how your personality and theology relate to your family, friends, and fellow members of the congregation? Come better understand your theological self in order to better understand others. Come explore in community.
 
As a person of faith, you may wonder why or how someone could use the name of God (or Jesus) to promote/protest something you think God (or Jesus) never would? How can two people, both Baptists, be near polar opposites on social or theological issues? Why do I get more out of a certain style of worship or preaching that differs from my friends? How do I look at God? Jesus? The Church? Questions like these will be explored in these sessions.
 
A large part of this study will be based on Worlds Within a Congregation: Dealing with Theological Diversity, by W. Paul Jones (Abingdon Press, 2000).

You can feel free to purchase this book from your favorite bookstore or online. Purchase of the book is NOT required, it is simply a resource.

 
Each Wednesday Night 7:30-8:30PM

 

in the Church Parlor
 
September 15-November 10
 
(Small group study, open to ALL ages and ALL people)

 
10/13 - Exploring World III: Emptiness and Fulfillment
10/20 - Exploring World IV: Condemnation and Forgiveness
10/27 - Exploring World V: Suffering and Endurance
11/3 - Applying the Theological Worlds to Our Lives Today
11/10 - Wrap-up, Q & A, and Using this Study Beyond Today 

"This I Believe is a national media project that invites Americans from all walks of life to share brief essays on the core values that guide their lives. The project is based on a popular 1950's radio series of the same name hosted by Edward R. Murrow. The goal of This I Believe is not to persuade Americans to agree on the same beliefs; the goal is to encourage Americans to begin the much more difficult task of developing respect for and a deeper understanding of beliefs different from their own." What greater challenge do we as Americans and citizens of the world have in 2010?

 

The Adult Education Committee of Northside Drive invites you to a two-evening seminar, Wednesday nights, October 27 and November 3  from 6-8 PM, hosted by Cathy Wooten. We will listen to essays by famous Americans like Helen Keller and Eleanor Franklin and discuss them. Then we will tackle the challenging task of writing statements of our own core values. You may choose to share your statement or just listen to others and ask questions; it's up to you.  We believe that we can all grow through the exercise of thinking through and putting our values down on paper. As some decide to share their personal statements and we all reflect on them, we will come to know and understand ourselves and each other better.

 

A light, simple supper ($5 per person) will be served from 6-6:30 PM followed by a meeting and workshop from 6:30-8 PM. Childcare will be provided. We need you to make a reservation for dinner by calling or emailing the church office. Come discover what guides your life and that of your fellow church members: This I Believe, coming this fall to NDBC.