Winter 2012
Intergenerational Bible Study
11:00 am (7 weeks) Room 102
Rev. Craig Bean
Youth are encouraged to attend!
Lenten Devotional Study
Beginning February 26th at 11:00 am (5 weeks), Room 102
We are continuing our journey of prayer that began in the fall as we prayerfully discerned the Kingdom of God. Our Spiritual Formation Team is continuing this fruitful practice by offering an hour for devotional study during the season of Lent. Prayer and devotional booklets are being compiled by the staff and officers of our church to be used as a spiritual formation tool, and also for discussion during our Sunday morning time together.
New Members’ Classes
Beginning March 4 at 9:30 (5 weeks) Room 102, Rev. Nikki Passante
Would you like to learn more about the ministries of the church? How about opportunities to meet with staff and officers of the church as we discuss our faith together? Are you interested in becoming a member of this congregation? If your answer is yes to any or all of these questions, you are invited to join us for the New Members' class. Attending these classes does not obligate you to join MPC, but it is a good first step toward membership in this congregation, whose mission it is to serve God and community. Please e-mail Rev. Nikki Passante if you are interested in attending or have any questions: nikki@mediapresbyterian.org.
Please see tear-out sheet in bulletin
“Craig at the Court”
9:00 am at the Court Diner
Q & A with Rev. Craig Bean
Men’s Bible Study – 6:30 a.m., Hassler Chapel
Rev. Bill Borror
Lunchtime Bible Study – 12:00p.m., Room 102
Rev. Craig Bean
Beginning January 18th at 7:00 (5 weeks) Room 102
1/18: “Islam and the Arab Spring” with David Johnson
Dr. David L. Johnston, author of Earth, Empire and Sacred Text: Muslims and Christians as Trustees of Creation, is an adjunct lecturer in the Religious Studies Department of the University of Pennsylvania and in the Theology Department of the St. Joseph's University, both in Philadelphia. He lived for fifteen years in Algeria, Egypt and the West Bank, where he served as a pastor and teacher. He then completed his PhD work at Fuller Theological Seminary (Pasadena, California) in theology and Islamic Studies; continued his research and taught part-time at the Religious Studies Department at Yale University. His published articles and essays have mostly focused on the intersection of theology and law in contemporary Islam (Islamochristiana, Islamic Law and Society, The Maghreb Review, Die Welt des Islams and the Journal of the American Academy of Religion).
Link to book: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1845532252/christianitytoda/
1/25: “Human Trafficking in India and the Christian Response” with Dr. Francesca Nuzzolese. For complete bio, see http://www.palmerseminary.edu/about/faculty/fnuzzolese.html
2/8: "Mormonism: Christian, Cult, or Something Else?" with Carl Mosser.
Carl Mosser is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University in St. Davids, PA. He holds a Ph.D. in New Testament studies from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Prior to that he earned a Th.M. in Philosophy of Religion from Fuller Seminary and M.A.s in New Testament, Philosophy of Religion, and Theology from Talbot School of Theology. He is co-editor of three books, including The New Mormon Challenge (Zondervan) and The Mormon World (Routledge, forthcoming). In addition to his work on Mormonism, he has published book chapters and academic journal articles on diverse topics such as first-century synagogue practices, the epistle to the Hebrews, the patristic doctrine of deification, Calvin's theology, polytheism, and Social Trinitarianism. Many of his essays are available at: http://eastern.academia.edu/CarlMosser.
2/15: "Liberia: Civil War and Enduring Faith" with Rev. John Ndobor
Rev. John Ndobor, Senior Pastor of Lighthouse Baptist Church in Monrovia, Liberia has been an important field partner for Compassion Corps. He will speak about his experiences living thorough the civil war from 1989-2004 and the post-war reconstruction efforts. His workers were recently invited to a personal audience with Nobel Prize-Winning Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, in appreciation for work done to train Liberian teachers and help in rebuilding their devastated educational system.
Every Week at 8:00 pm, Room 103
“Lectio Divina”
Beginning February 29th at 7:00 (5 weeks) Room 102
Lenten Devotional Series: “The Holy Spirit”
Rev. Nikki Passante
Book list and specific weekly topics to be announced.
Women’s Bible Study-Book of Revelation
10:00 am Room 102
Rev. Nikki Passante
Childcare is provided
2/2: Chapter 14
2/9: Chapter 15
2/16: Chapter 16