Adult Learning Class Recordings

Not all Adult Learning classes are recorded by the teacher.  The decision to record a class or not is within his or her discretion as some class discussion may involve personal stories or information. If you aren’t sure whether a particular class was recorded, please ask the person who led the class.

The process of downloading a recording from Zoom and uploading it onto this page does take a little time, so your patience is appreciated.

Lenten Study taught by Pastor Mark Larson on Wednesday nights

Entering the Passion of Jesus: A Beginner’s Guide to Holy Week by Amy-Jill Levine

• The Triumphal Entry
• The “Cleansing” of the Temple
• Jesus’ Teaching during Passion Week
• The “First Supper” 
• The Last Supper

Pastor’s Class taught by Pastor Mark Larson on Wednesday Nights

The Sermon on the Mount: A Beginner’s Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven by Amy-Jill Levine

• The Beatitudes
• The Extensions
• Practicing Piety
• The Lord’s Prayer
• Finding Your Treasure

Pastor’s Class taught by Pastor Mark Larson on Wednesday Nights

Freeing Jesus by Diana Butler Bass

• Jesus is my Friend
• Jesus is my Teacher
• Jesus is my Savior
• Jesus in my Lord
• Jesus is the Way
• Jesus is the Presence
• The Universal Jesus

Pastor’s Class taught by Pastor Mark Larson on Wednesday Nights

How the Bible Came to Be

• What is “Bible?”
• The Written Word
• Law and Prophecy
• The Living Old Testament
• Scriptural Judaism
• How Jesus used Scripture
• Jews and Christians parting ways?
• The Formation of the New Testament
• Formation of the Ketuvim, Mishnah, and Talmud

Pastor’s Class taught by Pastor Mark Larson on Wednesday Nights

Book Study: The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

• Session One: Life in a Gray Town
• Session Two: Arriving in Heaven 
• Session Three: Our Guide Arrives
• Session Four: The End of a Dream

Lenten Study taught by Pastor Mark Larson on Wednesday nights

Life Unsettled: A Scriptural Journey for Wilderness Times by Rev. Cory Driver

• Introduction and Chapter One: Who is God?
• Chapter Two: Who Are We?
• Chapter Three: Finding God in the Wilderness
• Chapter Four: Women in the Wilderness
• Chapter Five: Place of Moving Forward

Building Resilience amid Ambiguity: Learning to live well in Pandemic Times

Led by Pastor Jenny McLellan

Like the Israelites who returned from exile, we are experiencing a full range of emotions as we are living through the trauma of a global pandemic. This four-week adult education series, taught by Pastor Jenny, will explore loss, emerging from the pandemic, and learning how to build up tolerance and resilience for ambiguity. Each class will provide practical exercises for coping with change as we draw from Ignatian Spiritual Exercises reflecting on where we’ve been, where we are now, and where we might go from here.

• Week 1: Recognizing Ambiguous Loss Recording from Sunday, September 12, 2021

• Week 2: Personal Resilience

• Week 3: Interpersonal Resilience

• Week 4: Communal Resilience

Lenten Study: Immersed in the Promises of Baptism

A five-week Lenten study of the five promises of baptism led by Pastor Jenny Mclellan

Living through a pandemic changes us. While life looks different today than a year ago, one thing remains the same: the covenant God made with us in Holy Baptism. Through the water and Holy Spirit, God promised to give us new birth, cleanse us from sin, and raise us to eternal life in Christ. In response to God’s promises, we made promises:

• Week 1: To live among God’s faithful people  Recording from Sunday, February 21, 2021
• Week 2: To hear the word of God and share in the Lord’s Supper
• Week 3: To proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed
• Week 4: To serve all people, following the example of Jesus
• Week 5: To strive for justice and peace in all the earth

Pastor’s Class taught by Pastor Mark Larson on Wednesday Nights

Introducing the New Testament: A Historical, Literary, and Theological Survey by Mark Allan Powell.

• Intro to the New Testament Matthew
• Intro to the New Testament Mark
• Intro to the New Testament Luke
• Intro to the New Testament John
• Intro to the New Testament Acts
• Intro to the New Testament Romans
• Intro to the New Testament First Corinthians 
• Intro to the New Testament Second Corinthians
• Intro to the New Testament Galatians
• Intro to the New Testament Ephesians
• Intro to the New Testament Philippians
• Intro to the New Testament Colossians
• Intro to the New Testament First Thessalonians
• Intro to the New Testament Second Thessalonians
• Intro to the New Testament Pastoral Epistles
• Intro to the New Testament Philemon
• Intro to the New Testament Hebrews
• Intro to the New Testament James
• Intro to the New Testament 1 and 2 Peter
• Intro to the New Testament Revelation

Pastor’s Class on Wednesday Night

Africa and the Bible by Gene Rice

• Week One
• Week Two
• Week Three
• Week Four
• Week Five

Enneagram Class with Pastor Jenny and Kate Elkins

• Week One
• Week Two
• Week Three
• Week Four