The Church of the Good Shepherd
Through our Christian formation programs, all ages are encouraged to learn more about, as well as, experience their faith. Weekly bible study was one of the first things to happen at the Church of the Good Shepherd. It continues today along with Sunday school for children, youth, adults, and confirmation classes.
Bible studies available are:
Senior Book Club
This book club will meet every two weeks in small groups at members homes for nine sessions. The book is "The Shack" by William Young. Contact Martin Johnson, 241-2800 for more information.
Womens Bible Study
The Women's Bible study group will meet on the 1st Thursday of the month from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the Parlor. Join us for more Beth Moore Studies. RSVP to the Church office. Child care provided.
Genesis Bible Study
This Bible study is for adults who are beginners, advanced readers, and old hats that would like to start or continue their discovery of God in scripture. The class will be held in the Parlor on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month following Eucharist from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Child care provided.
Adult Inquirers Class
We are offering an Adult Inquirer's class beginning Sunday, September 7 in Munds Hall Library at 10:00 a.m. This class is great for newcomers, and those who would like to know more or refresh their knowledge of the Episcopal Faith and the Church of the Good Shepherd.
Splashed with Promise Book Study
"Why Jesus Makes Me Nervous?" Join Carrie Binger and Anne Clemons in Dobbins Hall Adult Classroom during the Sunday school hour September 7-28th for this intriguing book study. Our Splashed with Promise speaker, Joy Jordan-Lake is the author of this quick read.
Children are an integral part of our worship. Our Godly Play program for children ages three to five is a Montessori approach to spiritual direction that encourages children to enter and relate biblical stories to their personal experiences. Children respond to these stories through role-play, art and story telling.
Our EFM program is preparation for the ministry to which we are called. It is a vocation for which we pray at the end of the Eucharist. "And now, Father send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord." More important is the development of skills in theological reflection learned during this four-year course.