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Spiritual Small Group Options

Small Group Options for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023

I'd like to hear which small group activities you think would best serve your spiritual needs. For your spiritual growth, what would benefit you the most? What do you need, that would help you draw closer to the heart of God? Rank these options from Least Needed by you to Most Helpful to you.
1.Bible Study for Grown-Ups or "How to Read the Bible as an Adult": This study would help you grow more familiar with the Bible's contents and help you read it spiritually, so that it's relevant for your spiritual journey.
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2.Mid-Week Meditation & Prayer: We would practice mindfulness meditation and the ancient Christian discipline of contemplation, which can greatly benefit your peace of mind and felt union with God.
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3.Faith for Grown-Ups: Talking to Your Family & Friends about Christian Spirituality: We would discuss how to discuss Christianity with family and friends (and strangers) who don't attend church, voice skepticism toward supernatural claims, or identity as atheists/agnostics. Such wisdom would be helpful for the sake of sharing Christianity with others and for engaging unchurched family and friends with grace and understanding.
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4.Christian Reflections on Gun Violence: How should Christians respond to suicide, domestic abuse, gun violence, and mass shootings? We would look at scripture, gun laws in the United States, and a variety of ways ways in which Christians have responded to this ongoing problem.
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5.Financial Peace Junior, teaching children and families how to handle money: Using a curriculum designed by Dave Ramsey and the team behind "Financial Peace University," this class teaches children ages 4-12 how to think about money, work, saving, and giving. With lots of fun activities, kids learn about what items cost, the problem of debt, and the temptations of overconsumption.
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6.A Hymn Sing: In the evening with a meal, we would sing a range of hymns accompanied by guitar and piano, from well-known hymns to lesser-known hymns. Genres would range from two-hundred-year-old classics, to spirituals, to country gospel, and to the recently published. Methodists would traditionally sing every time they got together, to learn hymns and pass them on to the next generation. 
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7.Coffee with the Pastor: On a weekday morning or evening, we would gather to discuss the previous Sunday's sermon and prepare for the next one. Having conversations about our spiritual lives and the scriptures/topics address on Sundays can help me better pastor my congregants. 
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8.The Spirituality of Christianity and Buddhism: We would examine the overlapping wisdom and contrasting ideas of two great world religions, with a special emphasis on non-attachment, "the peace that passes all understanding," the "mind of Christ," and the practices of meditation, contemplation, and mindfulness. 
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9.What's your name? (if you're comfortable sharing it)
10.Are there other topics or small group practices that you would find meaningful or helpful? 
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