Jesus was an Episcopalian
(and so you can be one too!)
by Chris Yaw
Sunday Morning Members Class – Fall 2011 through Spring 2012
This class is off to a great start. We look forward to seeing both new and returning folks throughout the year. The schedule of meetings is posted below. We have moved the class to the Friendship Center so that we get “wi-fi” connection for the short video each week.
This is a class that will run in “cycles,” interspersed with breaks. You can see from the course outline below that we began with four meetings and will then break until after Christmas. You may enroll in one or more cycles - each class will cover different topics based on the chapters in the book. New folks can join the class in progress and catch up on their own through reading and/or videos which will be posted on the website. The book "Jesus was an Episcopalian (and you can be one too!)" by Chris Yaw, can be ordered either through the Cathedral Bookshop or online through Amazon or another bookseller.
Click here to print the course outline. Links for the short videos & for the discussion questions related to each session are made available following each class.
Course Outline
Date |
Chapter |
Topic |
Read |
Video &
|
| Oct 23 |
Introduction, Do |
Jesus is Calling: Our Purpose and Passions in Life |
Pages 9-12 Pages 13-20 |
Handout 1 - Course Outline Video: Introduction Video: Chapter One: Do Discussion Questions for Session 1 |
| Oct 30 |
Transition |
Christianity in Transition: A Distracted People, A Distracted Church |
Pages 21-34 |
Handout 2 Video: Transition Discussion Questions for Session 2 |
| Nov 6 |
Think |
Respect your Mind: Don’t Check your Brain at the Door |
Pages 35-46 |
Handout 3 Video: Think Discussion Questions for Session 3 |
| Nov 20 |
Welcome |
A Radical Welcome: Balance, Risk, and Forgiveness |
Pages 47-54 |
Handout 4 Video: Welcome Discussion Questions for Session 4 |
| Jan 8 |
Accept |
Finding a Middle Ground: Three Examples |
Pages 55-64 |
Video: Accept Discussion Questions for Session 5 |
| Jan 15 |
Thank |
Gratitude and Appreciation: How Episcopalians Worship |
Pages 65-76 |
Handout 6 Video: Thanks Discussion Questions for Session 6 |
| Jan 29 |
Shape |
How we are Shaped: Becoming What Surrounds Us |
Pages 77-86 |
Handout 7 Video: Shape Discussion Questions for Session 7 |
| Feb 5 |
Word |
The Episcopal Church Reads the Bible: It’s Role in Ancient & Modern Times |
Pages 87-96 |
Discussion Questions for Session 8 Handout 8 Video: Word Discussion Questions for Session 8 |
| Feb 12 |
Map |
“Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi”: Praying Shapes Believing – the BCP |
Pages 97-106 |
Handout 9 Video: Map Discussion Questions for Session 9 |
| Feb 26 |
Roots |
Our History: The Spread and Variety of the Gospel | Pages 107-118 |
Handout 10 Video: Roots Discussion Questions for Session 10 |
| Apr 15 |
Ropes |
Shaky Ground: The Church of England in America – Identity & Practice | Pages 119-128 |
Handout 11 Videos: Ropes Discussion Questions for Session 11 |
| Apr 22 |
Prophet |
Prophetic Vision: The Church & it’s People Forever Facing Change |
Pages 129-140 |
Handout 12 Videos: Prophet Discussion Questions for Session 12 |
| Apr 29 |
Connect |
Part of Something Bigger: How we are Connected Locally & Worldwide |
Pages 141-148 |
Handout 13 Videos: Connect |
| May 6 |
Refuge |
Stepping into an Episcopal Church for the First Time: Encountering Sacraments |
Pages 149-158 |
Handout 14 Videos: Refuge |
| May 20 |
Treasure |
A Church Jesus Might Have Joined: Distinctive and Dynamic |
Pages 159-162 |
Handout 15 Videos: Treasure |
Jesus was an Episcopalian