Read Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith by Benjamin L. Corey.
Pray through The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr.
Step into God's Story with Immerse: The Reading Bible.
Make lifelong friends in Christ.

Unafraid book study

Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith by Benjamin L. Corey
6:30pm • 2nd & 4th Fridays starting January 10 • St. Paul Lounge
Find a faith that heals you, frees you from fear, and guides you in hope and courage. And find faith-full companions for the journey, as you read and discuss together one chapter a week.

This 9-session study of Unafraid by Benjamin Corey will be hosted by John M in the St. Paul Lounge. It will meet at 6:30pm on 2nd and 4th Fridays, January through May (skipping Good Friday)—Jan 10 and 24; Feb 14 and 28; Mar 13 and 24; Apr 24; May 8 and 22.

Beginners and imperfect-attenders welcome.

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The Universal Christ practice groups

The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr
Wednesdays starting February 5 • noon & 6:00pm (choose one) • St. Paul Lounge/Fellowship Hall
Explore what it means that Jesus was called “Christ” and how this forgotten truth can transform everything we see, hope for, and believe. And practice with other beginners an ancient form of prayer called “contemplation.”

Two parallel 8-session practice groups will read and pray their way through Richard Rohr’s The Universal Christ. Hosted by Pastor Clark, Mitch H and Sandy W, they will meet weekly on Wednesdays at St. Paul—one group at noon and the other at 6:00pm.

Beginners and imperfect-attenders welcome.

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Discuss, Pray, and Belong: Wednesdays
Feb 5: Beforehand, read chapters 1 and 2.
Feb 12: Beforehand read chapters 3 and 4.
Feb 19: Beforehand, read chapters 5, 6 and 7.
Feb 26: No class. Ash Wednesday meal 5:45p & worship 7:15pm
Mar 4: Beforehand, read chapters 8, 9 and 10.
Mar 11: Beforehand, read chapters 11 and 12.
Mar 18: Beforehand, read chapters 13, 14 and 15.
Mar 25: Beforehand, read chapters 16, 17 and Afterward.
Apr 1: Before this session, read the Appendixes.

Both the noon and 6pm groups will use the "Insight group" track from the Companion Guide: available here.

Watch a video introduction, listen to a podcast, and read an overview about Richard Rohr's The Universal Christ here.

Immerse small groups

Immerse: The Reading Bible
Spring: Messiah • various times & places in April & May
Fall: Beginnings • various times & places in September & October

Discover God’s Story and then step into it. Make lifelong friends in Christ.

These 8-week small groups will be like a book club for the Bible. In the spring, groups will focus on the stories of Jesus and the spiritual letters written to everyday followers (the New Testament); in the fall, on the stories of creation and the birth and liberation of God’s people (the first five books of the Old Testament).

Read a bible you already own, or a new one printed like a novel—in contemporary English and without the distractions of markings and footnotes.
Immerse small groups will be hosted by St. Paul people at various times and in various places, between April 12 and June 7 (spring) and September 13 and November 8 (fall), coordinated by Indra Brewer and Pastor Clark. Stay tuned for details.

Beginners and imperfect-attenders welcome.