Jesus was an Episcopalian

(and so you can be one too!)
by Chris Yaw

Sunday Morning Members Class – Fall 2011 through Spring 2012

Jesus-Episcopalian-1jpgThis 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 &
Discussion

 

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

 

 
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