St. Paul's Episcopal Church Walnut Creek

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
1924 Trinity Avenue Walnut Creek 94596
Office Phone - (925) 934-2324 Contact Us
Worship Times: Sunday 7:30 am • Sunday 10:00 am

LIVING THE QUESTIONS 2.0

People know that at its core, Christianity has something good to offer the human race. At the same time, many have a sense that they are alone in being a "thinking" Christian and that "salvaging" Christianity is a hopeless task. What is needed is a safe environment where people have permission to ask the questions they've always wanted to ask but have been afraid to voice for fear of being thought a heretic.

Living the Questions is a 21-week DVD and web-based small group study exploring beyond the traditions and rote theologies in which so many people and local churches seem to be stuck. Ideal for Christian invitation, initiation and spiritual formation, Living the Questions will help seekers and "church alumni/ae" alike in discovering the significance of Christianity in the 21st Century and what a meaningful faith can look like in today's world.

Featuring 30 of today's leading religious voices.

Ammerman	Bell	Borg	Brock	Brueggemann	Buford	Carcano	Cobb	Crossan	Fiorenza
Flunder	Forbes	Fox	Geering	Kung	Levine	McKenna	Nelson	Park	Parker
Patterson	Prejean	Rossing	Sample	Scott	Spong	Townes	Ufford-Chase	Varghese	White

Where: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA 94597 In the Parish Hall
When: Three groups of seven consecutive Monday evenings, dates listed below, 6:30 - 8:15 p.m.. Includes a light super

Flight 1: Invitation to Journey - 7 weeks beginning week of 9/26 and ending 11/7
Download a zip file containing all Flight 1 handouts
1. An Invitation to Journey
  Intro handout
  Session handout
2. Taking the Bible Seriously
  Intro handout
  Session handout
3. Thinking Theologically
  Intro handout
  Session handout
4. Stories of Creation
  Intro handout
  Session handout
5. Lives of Jesus
  Intro handout
  Session handout
6. A Passion for Christ: Paul
  Intro handout
  Session handout
7. Out into the World: Challenges Facing Progressive Christians
  Intro handout
  Session handout
Flight 2: Reclaiming the World - beginning 4/16/12 ending 5/28/12
Click here for more info about Flight 2
1. Restoring Relationships
2. The Prophetic Jesus
3. Evil, Suffering & A God of Love
4. The Myth of Redemptive Violence
5. Debunking the Rapture
6. Practicing Resurrection
7. Reclaiming the World
Flight 3: Call to Covenant

A Kingdom without Walls
Social Justice: Realizing God's Vision
Incarnation: Divinely Human
Prayer: Intimacy with God
Compassion: The Heart of Jesus' Ministry
Creative Transformation
Embracing Mystery

While each session's topic is independent of the others each session will have a similar structure: a shared meal and a presentation. The presentation may include a video, guided discussions, spiritual exercises and / or Bible study. The videos are usually twenty minutes and are comprised of conversations, sermon clips, lecture excerpts, and spiritual exercises for practical applications (including different forms of prayer and meditation, movement, walking the labyrinth, etc).

It is not mandatory that you register but it would be a big help to those who are volunteering their time; therefore, please register at:https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=94419f

Since the overall theme is that of faith as a journey, not a destination, the Living The Questions website offers additional resources for continued exploration, including downloadable expanded study guides, extra video resources, newsletters, and links to other websites.