Adult Education Opportunities
Adult Forum
This name change underlines a renewed focus on coming together for mutual insight and support. Adult Forum will go hand-in-hand with our congregational visioning season. And a new “Hospitality Cart” ensures you can refill your coffee without leaving the action!
Every Sunday at 10:45am
“The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?”
An Orlando pastor and university sociologist team up to look at alarming trends in American church participation, and to suggest potential opportunities for the church.
Pastor Tom will present his gleanings from the book and lead a conversation on how this impacts Bethesda and our charting of a new course.
Daytimer’s Bible Study
Meets every Thursday at 11 am in the Creation Room with Pastor Tom. We are about 10-12 people, covering a lively range of perspectives. You don’t need to be a Bible expert to fit right in!
We are currently studying the readings for each upcoming Sunday worship (a “lectionary study”)
(Note: We ARE Meeting on Maundy Thursday.)
Here’s a snapshot of what makes this Bible Study unique…
- We call our method “Drawing on the Text”
- We study the upcoming Sunday texts
- The readings are printed on 11×17 paper with large margins so there is plenty of room to draw, underline, doodle and make notes on the text
- After a brief intro, we spend the first few minutes in personal reading and prayer with background worship music
- This personal time makes our discussions all the richer with questions and insights from the group
- Pr. Tom prepares additional insights to the texts, but this is not a lecture heavy method
- We represent a diversity of backgrounds, theologies and levels of biblical knowledge. There is a place for anyone.
Contact Us
Office Hours
Monday- Thursday 9am-1pm
Phone
541-688-9085
Address
4445 Royal Avenue
Eugene, OR 97402