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Have you ever wanted to say the right thing to someone but not known how? Have you ever wanted to pray for someone but struggled to find the words? Have you ever been inspired by a sermon or lesson but didn’t know what to do with it?
This series is for you. In this series, we’re going to tackle practical questions Christians have about how to live in a way that is useful to God. We’re going to invite guest experts to come share wisdom, while also exploring hands-on tips for increasing your impact as a disciple. You’ll build relationships, share success stories, and have opportunities to challenge yourself. We ask just a $5 donation per class to help cover dinner and supplies. Sign up for one or all of the sessions today. |
Sessions:
August 31: Ordinary Intercession, Pastor Meredith.
How often does someone mention a prayer request? How many times do you actually remember to pray? In this introductory session, Pastor Meredith is going to offer some skills for offering prayer when someone asks.
How often does someone mention a prayer request? How many times do you actually remember to pray? In this introductory session, Pastor Meredith is going to offer some skills for offering prayer when someone asks.
September 7: Seeing God Everywhere, Pastor Michael Gienger.
It’s one thing to listen for God’s voice in church, but what about the rest of life? How can I hear God’s voice in the normal world? In this session, Pastor Michael will share the incarnational theology that allows us to recognize God’s voice outside church.
It’s one thing to listen for God’s voice in church, but what about the rest of life? How can I hear God’s voice in the normal world? In this session, Pastor Michael will share the incarnational theology that allows us to recognize God’s voice outside church.
September 14: Answering the Hard Questions, Dr. Philip Talon.
Have you heard that the problem of evil disproves Christianity? That we can’t possibly worship a good God and live in this world? Or maybe someone has asked you a more personal version, “How could God let this happen?” In this session, Dr. Tallon walks us through how to speak clearly about issues of good, evil, suffering, and justice in our lives."
Have you heard that the problem of evil disproves Christianity? That we can’t possibly worship a good God and live in this world? Or maybe someone has asked you a more personal version, “How could God let this happen?” In this session, Dr. Tallon walks us through how to speak clearly about issues of good, evil, suffering, and justice in our lives."
September 21: Saying the Right Thing, Wick Stuckey. Have you ever been with someone going through a crisis and not known what to do? What to say? How to help and not hurt? In this session, Wick Stuckey is going to walk us through the fundamentals of caring well during times of grief and crisis.
September 28: Speaking of Faith. We know we’re supposed to talk about our faith, but how do you do it without being awkward? Or saying the wrong thing? Or being pushy? In this session, we’re going to walk through skills to help us speak of faith clearly and easily as a normal part of our everyday conversation.
October 5: Being a Calm Presence in the Culture Wars, Pastor Meredith. What’s a Christian’s role in a world set afire? How do we best follow Christ’s command to love both neighbor and enemy in our current culture wars? For our closing session, we’ll join together in a gastrochurch-style meal to learn and practice habits of peacemaking in our current cultural climate.
Upcoming EventsSession 6: Being a Calm Presence in the Culture of Wars
October 5th, at 6:30p Speaker Rev. Meredith Mills Westminster United Methodist Church, Houston 
Rev. Meredith Mills joined Westminster UMC on May 1st, 2019. Rev. Meredith Mills has been a United Methodist pastor since 2008. She earned her BA at UT Austin in 2005 and her MDiv at Duke Divinity School in 2008. She has previously served as associate pastor of FUMC Nacogdoches and senior pastor of FUMC Wharton. Her most recent ministry has been the founding and cultivating of gastrochurch--a nontraditional ministry focused on engaging churched and unchurched people in spiritual conversations over food.
Meredith is married to Jordan, and they have a daughter Annabelle June and a son named John. They also have three cats and twelve backyard chickens, so you might get free eggs if you catch her at the right time. She is thrilled to be joining the work of God at Westminster UMC. |
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