Our Next Session will be
October 9 – November 20, 2016
Dinner 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Classes 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Childcare available
Choose from one of the following classes:
My Neighbor is Muslim
Teachers: Pastor Mark Hellmann and John Anderson
This curriculum was published by the Lutheran Social Services (LSS) of Minnesota. Listen to what the CEO says about it…
We are almost all a nation of immigrants. As LSS of Minnesota celebrated its 150th anniversary last year, we remembered the enormous wave of immigration at the turn of the last century that built many of our churches and communities.
In recent years, civil wars in other countries have caused refugees from those counties to immigrate to the United States. Now many of our new neighbors are of the Muslim faith.
The American popular press has been filled with news of the “war on terror” with negative characterizations of Muslim people. Though devout Muslims have tried to counter the media with reminders that Islam is a religion of devotion to God and peace among neighbors, those voices are sometimes hard to hear.
We are offering a resource to our church, and to anyone else who would like to use it, to help learn the basic tenets of Islam and understand our new neighbors.
Our intention is simply that this resource will open doors, minds, and hearts and dispel stereotypes and myths about Muslim neighbors just enough to start more conversations. I am touched by the stories of Christians who are inviting Muslim imams into dialogue, accepting the invitation to participate in iftar dinners during Ramadan, and hosting community multicultural celebrations.
We hope you can also use this resource to spread goodness and welcome Muslim neighbors to your community.
– Jodi Harpstead
CEO of Lutheran Social Services
How to Study the Bible
Teacher: Pastor Steve Thomason
The old saying goes, “give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach him to fish and feed him for a lifetime.”
The same is true for the Bible. Most of us have a tense relationship with the Bible. It intimidates us. The only time we encounter it is when the Pastor preaches at church. Sometimes we understand, sometimes we don’t. Preaching gives us a fish.
This course will teach you how to fish so that you can dig into the Bible for yourself and connect it to real life. It is designed for the beginner, so all are welcome.
Pastor Steve will also offer this course on Wednesday nights and online at the Grace Learning Center.
Rethinking Stewardship
Teacher: Greg Ackerson
More information coming soon…
