ADULT FAITH FORMATION
Every week adults from Peace Lutheran Church gather together to study the Bible, develop friendships, pursue wholeness, and share life experiences. Are you ready to join in? Learn more about a sampling of our groups and classes here, email office@peaceaustin.org for more information or to explore what may be your next steps.
Sunday Opportunities
We offer snacks and conversations every week after the worship service. Most Sundays also feature a potluck lunch and discussion topic. Check below for the schedule of events. You can also find current information in our weekly email and Facebook page.
Weekday Opportunities
See the weekly email or email us to get connected with these groups.
Women’s Bible Study on the first Wednesday of each month at 9:30 am on Zoom. All women are welcome for Bible Study. Bring your Bible as we dive into God’s word through the study published in Gather, the ELCA women’s publication.
Men in Mission meet monthly for a potluck meal and Bible Study, usually on the fourth Tuesday at 6:30 pm, and also for special outings and service projects.
Our Book Club, Perpetual Page Turners meets via Zoom monthly on the second Thursday at 1:30 pm.
Community Connections Sessions
20
Jul '20
7/26/20 – Dialogue on Race
20
Jul '20
Say It Loud: I’m Black and I’m Proud – Anti-Blackness, Oppression, and the Dehumanization of Black Bodies
The focus of this session is on the experience of being black. What is it like to walk through the world today in a black body? We will start to grapple with conscious and unconscious bias and acknowledge that we all hold them. Our job is not to eliminate them – that’s impossible – but to recognize them and understand how they influence our beliefs, assumptions and experiences.
*See the weekly email for the link or email us.
Facilitators: Vaike O’Grady & Lisa Pursiheimo
13
Jul '20
7/19/20 – Dialogue on Race
13
Jul '20
Christmas Cookies from Cambodia – The Bible and Race in America
This week we will take a deep dive into the Bible and consider how it has been used—and misused—in conversations about race throughout US history. We’ll deal with the concept of “the other,” a thread that runs through the entire Biblical narrative. Alongside it runs the all-too-human impulse to divide ourselves into groups that include some and exclude others.
*See the weekly email for the link or email us.
Facilitators: Vaike O’Grady & Lisa Pursiheimo
01
Jul '20
7/12/20 – Dialogue on Race
01
Jul '20
What does it mean to be white? – History and Social Construct of Race
Many people think of race as a reference to ethnicity, which can be a helpful way to categorize or describe commonalities or shared experiences between people. But the homophone of the word, used to describe a contest between two or more people, might actually shed more light on the way we will talk about race over the next several weeks—as a human construct used to elevate one group over another.
*See the weekly email for the link or email us.