Belonging
Jan
9
to Mar 27

Belonging

Have you longed to replace cravings, sadness, fear, and anger with the shalom of God?

Belonging is a 12-week course designed to let us practice connecting with God and each other to find shalom. Immanuel journaling is only complete when we share appreciation and what we hear from God with each other.

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Becoming a Face of Grace
Feb
26
to Apr 30

Becoming a Face of Grace

Grace is nothing if not relational. So why don't we see it more? The chasm between grace believed and grace lived may result from a faulty definition of the word. In Becoming a Face of Grace, Ed Khouri explains that grace means so much more than forgiveness of sins or "unmerited favor." It actually serves as the basis of how we attach to God and others. 

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Makers in a Thinkers' World (CLOSED)
Sep
4
to Dec 11

Makers in a Thinkers' World (CLOSED)

Whether we think of ourselves as creatives or not, Creator God has made us in his image - we are each one creative in some shape or form. Maybe we just need a little nudge to unlock that side of ourselves. Enter Amy Pierson and Makers in a Thinkers' World. Recommended by Chris Coursey, Ed Khouri, and Dr. Jim Wilder, this 2023 book will help us integrate creativity into our walk with God. Amy leads us through common blockages to a fresh perspective that will engage and inspire. Through readings, exercises, and time with Immanuel, we will learn what brain science teaches on the spiritually transforming power of creativity. 

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Belonging (CLOSED)
Aug
15
10:00 AM10:00

Belonging (CLOSED)

Have you longed to replace cravings, sadness, fear, and anger with the shalom of God?

Belonging is a 12-week course designed to let us practice connecting with God and each other to find shalom. Immanuel journaling is only complete when we share appreciation and what we hear from God with each other.

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Joy Starts Here (CLOSED)
Apr
10
to Jun 19

Joy Starts Here (CLOSED)

Join our Joy Starts Here class by learning how to recover from feeling disconnected, empty, and even depressed.

In this book, authors E. James Wilder, Ed M. Khouri, Chris M. Coursey, and Shelia D. Sutton explore what real joy is. By considering brain science, contemplating scripture, and sharing their relatable stories of discovery, we, too, can experience joy that is attainable and learn how to cultivate it. 

Every session includes a variety of activities such as quieting, short readings, group discussions, small group sharing, joy-building activities, and spiritual practices such as Immanuel. 

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The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope (Evening Class) CLOSED
Jan
10
to Mar 13

The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope (Evening Class) CLOSED

“Suffering is a defining reality of life. Yet so many of us are so focused on avoiding discomfort that we’ve never learned how to actually suffer. But what if we could move from anxiety to durable hope?”

In The Deepest Place, Thompson invites us to explore how the Apostle Paul’s experience of love, secure attachment, and the deeply felt sense of God’s abiding presence carried him through the challenges he faced—and how it can help us not just survive, but flourish in the presence of suffering.” (from the back cover)

We will read together Curt Thompson’s book The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope.

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The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope (Morning Class)  CLOSED
Jan
10
to Mar 13

The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope (Morning Class) CLOSED

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The morning class is full and no longer accepting registrations. There is still space available in the evening class.

“Suffering is a defining reality of life. Yet so many of us are so focused on avoiding discomfort that we’ve never learned how to actually suffer. But what if we could move from anxiety to durable hope?”

In The Deepest Place, Thompson invites us to explore how the Apostle Paul’s experience of love, secure attachment, and the deeply felt sense of God’s abiding presence carried him through the challenges he faced—and how it can help us not just survive, but flourish in the presence of suffering.” (from the back cover)

We will read together Curt Thompson’s book The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope.

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Strong Like Water (Evening class) CLOSED
Sep
6
to Dec 13

Strong Like Water (Evening class) CLOSED

If you are looking for Relational Skills in the Bible, please know the class was changed to Strong Like Water. We apologize for the inconvenience. We think you will also really enjoy this class. It is being taught by the same facilitators as were originally scheduled. The morning class is now full. There are still openings in the evening class.

In Strong Like Water, author & therapist, Aundi Kolber offers a framework for true flourishing:

  • Learn how your nervous system can help you move through pain instead of being stuck in it.

  • Explore practices, rhythms, and resources to support you in a challenging circumstance with compassion & hope.

  • Discover how to internalize connection, love and safety--empowering you with greater resilience.

Join our experiential class where we spend time applying the discoveries of neuroscience and spiritual formation. Come experience hope with us as we encounter beauty and gratitude, hear ideas together, journal, and meet Immanuel, God-with-us, in our stories.

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Listening for Heaven's Sake
Apr
18
to Jun 20

Listening for Heaven's Sake

  • Truro Anglican Church (map)
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Learn to recognize and break eight bad habits that contribute to frustration, misunderstanding and conflict in communication. Attune to others through empathy and respect. Build deeper understanding in every relationship through biblical insights and practical, humorous exercises.

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Forming (Evening) POSTPONED
Mar
7
7:00 PM19:00

Forming (Evening) POSTPONED

Forming is a fresh, life-giving approach to spiritual growth and restoration that may be very different from what you have tried before. Instead of relying on your willpower and self-effort to bring about change in your life, we help you build a relationship with God that has enough substance to change you from the inside out. An entrance to the Life Model course series, Forming is for people who want to grow in their spiritual maturity by engaging at deeper levels with God.

Not sure? Check out week 1 video and experience for yourself this wonderful way of connecting with God. Click Here

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Attached to God: Evening (Completed Class)
Feb
1
to Apr 5

Attached to God: Evening (Completed Class)

“If you have found your faith squeezed into various boxes of shame, anxiety, and disillusionment, Attached to God is a shaft of light.”

“The practices offered in these chapters are an invitation to stop running and striving and to let all that has been shut down and silenced be soothed by kindness (from the foreword).”

We will read together Krispin Mayfield’s book, Attached to God.

Join our experiential class where we spend time applying the discoveries of neuroscience and attachment theory to spiritual formation. Come experience hope with us as we encounter beauty and gratitude, hear ideas together, journal, and meet Immanuel, God-with-us, in our stories.

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Attached to God: Morning (Completed Class)
Feb
1
to Apr 5

Attached to God: Morning (Completed Class)

“If you have found your faith squeezed into various boxes of shame, anxiety, and disillusionment, Attached to God is a shaft of light.”

“The practices offered in these chapters are an invitation to stop running and striving and to let all that has been shut down and silenced be soothed by kindness (from the foreword).”

We will read together Krispin Mayfield’s book, Attached to God.

Join our experiential class where we spend time applying the discoveries of neuroscience and attachment theory to spiritual formation. Come experience hope with us as we encounter beauty and gratitude, hear ideas together, journal, and meet Immanuel, God-with-us, in our stories.

Please obtain a copy of Attached to God by Krispin Mayfield, on kindle or in paperback.

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Anchored (Completed Class)
Sep
7
to Nov 30

Anchored (Completed Class)

An intense conversation, a spat with a partner, or even an obnoxious tweet―these situations aren’t life-or-death, yet why do we often react as if they are?

Join our experiential class where we spend time applying the discoveries of neuroscience to spiritual formation. Experience hope with us as we learn to befriend our nervous system, hear ideas together, journal, and meet Immanuel, God-with-us, in our stories.

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Anchored (Completed Class)
Sep
7
to Nov 30

Anchored (Completed Class)

  • Google Calendar ICS

An intense conversation, a spat with a partner, or even an obnoxious tweet―these situations aren’t life-or-death, yet why do we often react as if they are?

Join our experiential class where we spend time applying the discoveries of neuroscience to spiritual formation. Experience hope with us as we learn to befriend our nervous system, hear ideas together, journal, and meet Immanuel, God-with-us, in our stories.

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The Soul of Desire (Completed Class)
Apr
7
to Jun 9

The Soul of Desire (Completed Class)

Join our experiential class where we spend time applying the discoveries of neuroscience to spiritual formation. Come experience hope with us as we encounter beauty and gratitude, hear ideas together, journal, and meet Immanuel, God-with-us, in our stories.

We will be using Curt Thompson’s, The Soul of Desire. Curt suggests that underneath all our longings is the desire to be known. We will explore together how this desire is expressed by our need to make things of beauty. Come see how desire and beauty go hand in hand.

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The Soul of Desire (Completed Class)
Apr
6
to Jun 8

The Soul of Desire (Completed Class)

Join our experiential class where we spend time applying the discoveries of neuroscience to spiritual formation. Come experience hope with us as we encounter beauty and gratitude, hear ideas together, journal, and meet Immanuel, God-with-us, in our stories.

We will be using Curt Thompson’s, The Soul of Desire. Curt suggests that underneath all our longings is the desire to be known. We will explore together how this desire is expressed by our need to make things of beauty. Come see how desire and beauty go hand in hand.

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Forming (Completed Class)
Jan
25
to Apr 12

Forming (Completed Class)

  • Google Calendar ICS

Learn to engage with God and live from your true heart through quieting, listening and journaling, instead of continually striving to go, go, go and do, do, do. Engage your experiences and emotions in healthy ways to reveal truths about who God made you to be. This curriculum was created by David Takle of Kingdom Formation Ministries, and is an introduction to the Life Model course series.

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Reverberation (Completed Class)
Nov
30
to Dec 21

Reverberation (Completed Class)

Reverberation

Prepare your heart this Christmas season through a weekly
advent experience in two parts. In our first hour we will engage in
spiritual practices such as Lectio Divina and Immanuel Prayer,
music, and readings. In our second hour we will create an artistic
response to our engagement with God in the first hour. This
response might be a drawing, coloring, poem, collage, or another
artistic expression – it’s up to you. No artistic ability required.
Come for just the first hour or stay and enjoy being in community
as you create. Join us every week or drop in when you can. We
realize the Christmas season is a busy time of year and full of
commitments. Give yourself permission to participate in grace.

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Try Softer (Completed Class)
Sep
8
to Nov 17

Try Softer (Completed Class)

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Instead of white-knuckling our way through life, which tends to leave us feeling overworked and numb, Aundi Kolber shows us through latest psychology, practical exercises, and her own story, how God specifically designed our bodies and minds to work together to process our lives and overcome obstacles.

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Forming (Completed Class)
Aug
24
to Nov 9

Forming (Completed Class)

Learn to engage with God and live from your true heart through quieting, listening and journaling, instead of continually striving to go, go, go and do, do, do. Engage your experiences and emotions in healthy ways to reveal truths about who God made you to be. This curriculum was created by David Takle of Kingdom Formation Ministries, and is an introduction to the Life Model course series.

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Looking for Goodness and Beauty (Completed Class)
Apr
7
to Jun 16

Looking for Goodness and Beauty (Completed Class)

  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us each week to open our eyes, ears, hearts and minds by exploring a work of art. Jan Haugen, a docent at the National Gallery of Art for over a decade, will join us for a 15 minute presentation to unpack a work from the collection. What is Jesus saying to each of us as we experience his creation? We will practice gratitude exercises, a variety of responses to goodness and beauty, and conclude with Immanuel Journaling.

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Forming (Completed Class)
Feb
10
to Apr 28

Forming (Completed Class)

  • Google Calendar ICS

Learn to engage with God and live from your true heart through quieting, listening and journaling, instead of continually striving to go, go, go and do, do, do. Engage your experiences and emotions in healthy ways to reveal truths about who God made you to be. This curriculum was created by David Takle of Kingdom Formation Ministries, and is an introduction to the Life Model course series.

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Facing Life's Losses (Completed Class)
Jan
12
to Mar 30

Facing Life's Losses (Completed Class)

Life is full of painful losses that must be grieved, but many of us have found that our culture does not welcome grief nor supply the support we need to face the pain and let it go. This interactive workshop looks at what we grieve, how we grieve, how to move through the process of grieving including journaling with God about our regrets, our need to forgive and any anger we may be feeling.

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Who is My Neighbor? (Completed Class)
Jan
6
to Mar 31

Who is My Neighbor? (Completed Class)

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My Grandmother's Hands, a NYT bestseller, will be the basis of this 12-week study exploring racial trauma in America and a pathway to healing. We'll use portions of various video clips and podcasts, combined with appreciation practice, exercises of mind-body connection, and Immanuel Journaling.

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The Color of Compromise (Completed Class)
Sep
10
to Dec 3

The Color of Compromise (Completed Class)

Jemar Tisby unpacks the chilling connections between the church and racism throughout American history. Through 12 weekly video segments based on the book, Tisby compels viewers to focus on hard truths addressing the realities of American Christianity’s racial past. We will view and discuss an episode each week, and spend time listening and journaling with Immanuel prayer. Reconciliation doesn't happen without truth telling, so white Christians, let’s do the work of listening together.

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Presence and Encounter (Completed Class)
Sep
9
to Dec 16

Presence and Encounter (Completed Class)

How do we strengthen and grow our attachment to God? Everyday life holds sacramental possibilities if only we learn by God's grace to be present and to dialogue with each other and with God. In this 14 week study, we’ll focus on learning to be present to ourselves and to others as we awaken to God's attachment to us. Our text will be Presence and Encounter: The Sacramental Possibilities of Everyday Life, by David Benner, Ph.D. We will pair each chapter with a journey through the book of Mark, along with various exercises and Immanuel Journaling.

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