A Summer Discussion of Everyday Church (beginning June 17)

 

            In an effort to help our members grow as disciples, I will be leading a summer book study. We’ll be looking at the book Everyday Church: Gospel Communities on Mission. Authors Tim Chester and Steve Timms read the New Testament book of 1 Peter and several other Biblical texts as a foundation for evangelism. The intent is to attract people to Jesus. How we function as a church is in itself an expression of the gospel. And, how we relate to our unchurched neighbors is an expression of the gospel.

This group is meant to equip us. We will use this work and, more importantly, 1 Peter and other New Testament passages, to become a more evangelistic church. Studying this work in community will help each participant as we learn from each other, from the Bible, from Chester & Timms, and most importantly from the Holy Spirit.

            I hope you can participate in this group. If you are interested, I recommend ordering your copy of the book begin reading it now. It is out of print, but used copies can be found on the following sites: Ebay, Amazon, AbeBooks.com, World of Books, Thriftbooks.com, Biblestore.com, HalfPriceBook (HPB.com), HighDiscountBooks.com, & Biblio.com. Order the book now, begin reading it, and write down your own thoughts and questions about evangelism.

            The small group will be a Zoom book discussion group meeting on Wednesday nights, 7:00-8:00PM. The first meeting will be June 17, and the group will conclude on September 2. If there is enough interest for an in-person group, that will be held Tuesdays from 11AM-Noon.

            Please email Karen Taylor or Me to let me know you’ll be joining the group.

-        Pastor Rob (Robert.j.tennant70@gmail.com)