[Class]
Coming Alongside
Sundays, Sept 8 - Oct 27, 2:30 - 4:30pm
Facilitator: Pastor Nancy Anderson
Coming Alongside is a course on how to provide compassionate care for one another and how to do so in long-term or short-term situations, as well as training on how to support those caring for someone else. This 8 week course will conclude with a certificate of accomplishment!
This can also be the introductory course for those desiring to learn what it means to be a Lay Chaplain. A follow-up intensive will be provided in January on two Saturdays for those desiring additional training.
[Class]
Flourish Together Women’s Bible Study: Lessons for Today from the life of Joseph
Tuesdays, Sept 10 - Nov 19, 9:30 - 11:30am OR 6:30 - 8pm,
also via Zoom
Facilitator: Poppy Smith
Have fun learning helpful Life Skills, deepening your faith, and growing together through table discussions, sharing and prayer. No charge. Study Questions Workbook will be provided on registration. No childcare.
[Class]
ReFrame: General Cohort
for any Villager
Tuesdays, Sept 10 - Nov 12, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Facilitators: Yessenia Ferrier & Kim Greenwood
Our lives are increasingly complex, and so is contemporary life. As a result, Christ followers often struggle to connect what they believe with what they do day to day. ReFrame addresses this challenge through a 10-week, video-based discussion series that helps believers connect faith with all of life; daily activities such as a 9 to 5 career, engaging with family and friends, and doing routine household chores are all areas in which faith and life can be integrated. Join us as we encounter Jesus in everyday circumstances, understand the meaning of Jesus’s life and work in the biblical story, and explore ways to respond that are both practical and creative. $20 fee per person
[Class]
Reframe: Special Cohort for Engineers
Thursdays, Sept 12 - Nov 14, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Facilitators: Pastor Jim Smith & Chien Wern
We are pleased to offer a special ReFrame class focused on the increasing complexities of integrating faith into careers in engineering. ReFrame addresses this challenge through a 10-week, film-based series, followed by small group discussions that help Christians engaged in engineering connect faith with all of life. How can you encounter Christ in daily circumstances, understand the meaning of Jesus in the biblical story, see Jesus in new ways, and respond to Jesus in practical and creative ways? $20 fee per person
[Conversation]
Alpha
Tuesdays, Sept 17 - Nov 26, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Facilitators: Pastor Ben Spotts and Cris Schmitt
You are invited to join a conversation around life, faith, and meaning. Alpha is a series of group conversations that explore the basics of the Christian faith in a friendly environment. It's a place to connect and learn with others - where you can say a lot, a little, or nothing at all. Everyone is welcome. You are invited, no matter your background or beliefs.
[Class]
Celebration of Cultures 101
Thursdays, Sept 19 - Oct 10, 6:30 - 8pm
Facilitator: Pastor Insil Kang
As a missional, multicultural community in Christ, learning about each other and our cultures is the joy and necessity in being God’s diverse church. Each week we will learn from fellow Villagers about their cultural values and heritage. We’ll discuss the similarities and differences, and how our cultural values impact our shared experience in worship, relationship and our mutual, spiritual formation. We’ll taste, hear, see, and learn about the many cultures God has given us at Village!
[Class]
Baptism
Sundays, Sept 22 & 29, 12 - 2pm
Facilitator: Pastor Pete DellaSantina
Are you interested in being baptized? Join us for a two-part Baptism Class. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the meaning of baptism and prepare for this important step in your faith journey. We look forward to walking with you through this significant time!
[Class]
New Testament Study - Imitating Christ: Paul's Life and Spirituality
Mondays, Sep 23 - Oct 14, 6:30-8:30pm
Facilitator: Dr. Johann Kim
We will examine how Apostle Paul made sense of his experience of the Holy Spirit in his letters. Topics will include "Imitatio Christi," "In Christ," "Alive in the Spirit," and "Life in God's Grace."
[Class]
“Who Am I?”: Telling My Story
Six Sundays, Sept 22 - Oct 27, 2 - 3:30pm
Facilitator: Jen Clodius
Our missional, multicultural community at Village challenges us to love each other extravagantly. But to love someone as an individual, more than just “a fellow Villager”, requires that we actually know each other and learn about each other.
This workshop is designed to help you write your story so that you can learn about yourself and we can learn about each other. Who are you? How did you come to Christ? Where are you on your life walk? What is the most important thing you’ve learned along your faith walk? We will provide writing prompts, ideas about how to approach the topics, and, if you’d like, editing help.
Note: This is NOT a writing class. This is an interactive, collaborative workshop. This will require a willingness to read each other’s work, kindly suggest ideas for further reflection and improvement, and thoughtfully consider suggestions about your own writing. Through the course, you might end up writing the first draft of your memoir – a testimony to your God, yourself, and the beloved ones!
[Class]
Spanish for Greeting Time:
Language Class
Sundays, October, 9:30 - 10:15am
Facilitators: Laura Trimble and Becky Sosa
Whether you’ve never learned a word of Spanish or studied it once but need some encouragement to use it, you are invited to our four-week course. We will meet between Sunday services throughout October to learn some expressions for simple conversation, then practice in small groups with brothers and sisters from Hispanic Fellowship. Topics will include basic greetings, questions about family and country, worship vocabulary, and maybe even terms you might need at an all-church lunch. Then take what you learned into the service to practice it right away! $5/person to help cover costs.
[Class]
Korean Language and Culture
Saturdays, Oct 19 - Nov 9, 10 - 11am
Facilitator: Yenny Suh
Villagers, let's build and grow multicultural friendships by learning Korean language skills and culture. This Korean Language and Culture Class will introduce Korean language and culture, and provide a space to learn and practice basic Korean language skills. Our Korean Fellowship brothers and sisters will assist you as we engage in small-group activities as well as whole-group teaching. No prior Korean language knowledge necessary, just a desire to learn! *Suggested $5 per student to cover supplies.
[Class]
Community Basics
Sundays, Oct 20 & 27, 5 - 7pm
Facilitator: Pastor Pete DellaSantina
If you are newer to our community or are interested in becoming a covenantal member, our Community Basics classes are October 20 and 27. You are invited to a two-evening class hosted by Village leadership and members. We will enjoy dessert on the first night and dinner on the second, we will get to know one another and explain who we are and what we believe as a missional, multicultural community in Christ. Community Basics is open to everyone, and we highly encourage newer Villagers and anyone seeking Covenantal Membership to attend.
[Class]
Practicing the King's Economy
Tuesdays, Oct 22 - Dec 3, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Facilitators: Christien Wilhem and Jim Stronach
This class invites Christians to take their place within the biblical story of the "King Jesus Economy". We’ll look at practical ways for God's people to earn, invest, spend, compensate, save, share, and give in ways that embody God's love and provision for the world. Join co-leaders, Christien Wilhem and Jim Stronach for this discipleship class.
[Class]
Science & Faith
Sundays, Sept - Oct 6, 12 - 2:30pm
Facilitator: Dr. Isaac Choi, George Fox University
Some atheists claim that anyone who is scientifically educated must abandon Christian faith. Are they right? This course covers attempts to use science to show that Christianity is false, such as evolution, historical episodes in the science-theology relationship, and the argument that scientific laws prohibit miracles. It also introduces scientific evidence that points to God’s reality, including cosmological fine tuning (discussing multiverse theories along the way) and answered prayers. Various options for interpreting Genesis 1 and 2 will be laid out and evaluated. The course will conclude by exploring questions regarding AI, consciousness, and the existence of the soul. Each session will begin with a presentation, with time for questions and discussion. Lunch will be served at 12pm (donations will be collected to cover lunch cost) and the lecture will start at 12:30pm. Please state on your registration if you have any dietary restrictions/needs.
