Wednesday Niter Programming -                


The Following Classes are Offered for FUMC University beginning January 23, 2013

⃝ Seeing Gray in a World of Black & White
⃝ Invitation to Psalms
⃝ Culture Shock

Detailed Descriptions of the Classes Below

Track # 1    Seeing Gray in a world of Black and White 
by Adam Hamilton- 6wks (the first six weeks)
    R-12 True Spirituality According to Jesus  
by Chip Ingram – 6 wks (the last six weeks)
Facilitator:  Jim Heaton- Seeing Gray,  tbd R-12
Experience required: Beginner to Moderate
Adam Hamilton's best-selling Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White prompted persons of faith into more thoughtful conversations on the political, moral, and religious issues that divide us.
Now, created as a companion piece to the Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White DVD, the Participant Study Guide features five sessions based on the sermons of Adam Hamilton from that DVD. Each session will include discussion questions that will help participants delve deeper into the topics:

• Where Faith and Politics Meet
• Christ, Christians, and Culture Wars
• How Should We Live? The Ethics of Jesus
• Spiritual Maturity and Seeing Gray
• What Would Jesus Say to America?

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Track # 2 - Invitation to Psalms by Disciple Bible Study Series
Facilitator: Kellie Bracken
Experience required: Beginning to Moderate
Ideal experience for adults who are interested in the practice of prayer and worship and would like to connect prayer practice with Scripture. The study is accessible for adults with little prior Bible experience.
Make a deeper connection to the world of the Psalms so that these well known scriptures can help you give voice to all aspects of our human experience---joy, faith, uncertainty and sorrow.
Experience a varied presentation of individual psalm texts, including dramatic reading, music, dance, and images. Listen to insights into specific psalms presented by one of two biblical scholars through an informal, roundtable conversation format.
Sessions:
Word of God, 
Words of Prayer
The Prayer Book of God’s People
 Praying the Psalms
The Language of the Heart
A Geography of the Imagination
A Theology of the Imagination
Lament and Praise
Grace and Repentance
Love and Wrath
Hallelujah and Amen

Track # 3 – Culture Shock by Adam Hamilton
Facilitator:  Jeff Crowder
Experience required: Moderate to Advanced
Develop Solid Convictions in an Age of Confusion

Where do you stand on issues like absolute truth, sexuality, abortion, the environment and the church and politics? More importantly, what does God say?
If there was ever a time for Christians to understand and communicate God's truth about controversial and polarizing issues, it is now. More than ever before, believers must develop convictions based on research, reason and Biblical truth. But it doesn't stop there. It's equally important that we're able (and willing) to communicate these convictions with a love and respect that reflects God's own heart.
This 12-part video study from Chip Ingram teaches how to respond with love, even in the face of controversy. In the process, we'll discover the power of bringing light - not heat - to the core issues at the heart of our society.
This series includes the following messages:

• Whatever Happened to Right and Wrong? (Parts 1 & 2)
• The Search for Truth About Sex (Parts 1 & 2)
• What to Say to a Gay Friend (Parts 1 & 2)
• Understanding Abortion (Parts 1 & 2)
• The Environment (Parts 1 & 2)
• The Church and Politics (Parts 1 & 2)

This link for a video clip of class