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Pat Conover
12 weeks from February 10-April 28
This class will provide an opportunity to explore questions of who Jesus was and why the answers matter. We will work directly with Scripture to frame and wrestle with the questions that make a difference. This course meets the New Testament course requirement.
Sonya Dyer and Billy Amoss
6 weeks from February 10-March 17
As Christians, we are called to live by love and in community, to be part of the Body of Christ. Yet, this call can feel oppressive, inducing feelings of guilt over the huge gap between the teachings of the Gospels and the "selfish" way we lead our lives. We yearn for the communal life, but we also resist it in our inmost selves. This tension can keep us in perpetual conflict or be the inspiration that encourages us to live out of call. Our class will explore life within and outside of Seekers in order to come to a deeper understanding of how our true passions connect us to the divine reality of Christian community. We will try to come to a fresh recognition of the many dimensions of Christian life. Drawing on experience and selected readings, we will identify structures that nurture and embolden us to live out of our gifts in community in Seekers and in the world.
Deborah Sokolove
6 weeks from February 10-March 17
This art course for non-artists will loosely follow the process outlined in Jo Milgram’s book Hand Made Midrash. We will focus on selected scriptural texts (both First and New Testament), especially narratives. We will read several translations of each text in order to get a sense of the overtones in the original languages, take note of traditional and newer commentaries on the text, and look at art that has been made in response to the texts. Class members will then be invited to an intuitive, nonverbal art process in order to discover new or latent meanings in the text. These meanings will be shared with other members in the group.
Marjory Bankson and Paul Holmes
6 weeks from March 24-April 28
Using a variety of techniques for exploring the inward journey, Paul & Marjory will invite you to experiment with practical ways of reconnecting with God in your daily life. Be prepared to expand your repertoire of journaling, prayer and meditation, walking chants and other forms of body prayer. We will have weekly writing assignments. In addition to our regular Tuesday night sessions, please reserve Saturday, March 28, for an extended time together to build community.
Margreta Silverstone
6 weeks from March 24-April 28
Quilting can be a vehicle for meditation, opening creative doors and slowing one down to the present through hand quilting. Class participants will be exposed to the basics of quiltmaking, including technical skills, color theory, and the mindfulness that can help ground the soul. No prior sewing experience is required. Participants of all ages and genders are welcome.
*Any two of the six-week courses will meet the Seekers Membership Christian Growth course requirement.
Additional information about the March 24-April 28 classes will be provided closer to their beginning date.
We meet Tuesdays near Dupont Circle, NW. for dinner together at 7 p.m., with classes following. If you live in the Washington DC area and would like to know more, please write us with your name, phone number and the name of the course you are interested in.
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