LENTEN BOOK STUDY

Posted on Feb 10, 2021 in General, NEWS |

Lenten Group sign ups are OPEN; groups start February 21 week

For Lent 2021, we’ll be reading The Good and Beautiful Community by James Bryan Smith, a professor and Methodist pastor who has a heart for the church and spiritual formation.

 
The guiding questions Smith asks are: 1) how do we become more authentic Christ-followers, and 2) how do we become a beloved and vital community for others, no matter our differences? This book graciously and inspirationally speaks to our times and is rooted in scripture. With the focus unequivocally on Christ, Smith compels readers toward a renewed understanding of God, transformation and healing. There’s no political finger-wagging here. What you will find is a rich guide on how we can love courageously, surrender what doesn’t serve Christ or ourselves, and rediscover joy in community.
 
When It Starts
Sign ups begin the morning of Friday, Feb. 5. We invite all current small groups to consider reading The Good and Beautiful Community during our six-week church-wide study, beginning the first week of Lent (after Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17). Book groups start on Sunday, Feb. 21st and run through Easter.
 
Sign Up here
Effective February 5, SIGN UP HERE and see dates and times available: https://fpcmoorestown.churchcenter.com/groups/lent-book-groups-2021.
 
Want to start a group?
If you’d like to form a book group, please do! You can let Alison Mackey or Kelly LePenske know ASAP!
 
Books
You may order books yourself through AMAZON.COM or CHRISTIANBOOK.COM  A limited number of books will be available through the church office. Contact Alison at 856.235.1688, Ext. 113 or amackey@fpcmoorestown.org to reserve and purchase a copy. Books are $12 each and beautiful hardcover. Leaders, your copy is no charge.
 
Sign-ups and COVID logistics
Sign up online on our Events page or call Alison Mackey in the church office to join a group at 856.235.1688, Ext. 113. Sign-ups opened the morning of Friday, February 5th. Most groups will be online via Zoom. Groups are welcome to meet in-person, but are strongly encouraged to do so outdoors or in large, well-ventilated rooms with masks. Groups can meet indoors on FPC Moorestown’s campus in Fellowship Hall or Miller Commons.
 
Room Requests
Room requests can be made by contacting Jan Martin in the church office (856.235.1688, Ext. 133).
 
Contacts
To form a group, reserve a book copy, or sign up, contact Alison Mackey at amackey@fpcmoorestown.org or 856.235.1688, Ext. 113.