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AHUMC is committed to offering a wide array of opportunities for education and encouragement.  The number of studies and groups that are available can even be a little overwhelming—so please let us help!

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Beginning with Sunday mornings, AHUMC offers a number of different staff-led courses throughout the week. All of our courses are available for free to anyone who is interested. The only exception is that some courses do require the purchase of a book—and even that shouldn’t be an obstacle to participation as scholarship assistance is available. We hope you will consider joining at least one of the courses listed below.

 

If you have any questions or need any further information, please submit the form below

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Common Space @ 11:
A Sunday Morning Dialogue

 

LEADERS:Chris Estus, Reed McNitzky,  Darrell Smith
DAY:Sundays - resuming Jan. 12
TIME:11 a.m.
LOCATION:W100 / 101

Join us at 11 a.m. for a weekly dialogue and exploration of the biblical stories—both the ones you know and love and the ones that seem to confound and confuse. This is not a lecture or a book study.  There is no homework or assigned reading.  Through active and participatory conversation, we will get to know each other and learn together as we wrestle with the questions that exist on the tips of our tongues and in the depths of our hearts.

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Course Book

John: A Beginner's Guide to the Way, the Truth, and the Life

 

LEADER:Donna Strieb
DAY:Tuesdays - beginning Jan. 14 
TIME:10 a.m.
LOCATION:W100 / 101

John’s Gospel offers readers a new language―of being born anew, of living water, of wind and spirit, of the “I Am”―that enhances how we understand the divine, how we experience the world, and how we participate in the mystery of faith. 

 

Pastor Donna Strieb will lead this exploration of the world of the Gospel of John by unpacking the stories in their original context, along with examining how the text is read today.

 

Using Amy Jill Levine's new book, we will consider the Gospel of John in its entirety, moving through the Gospel and exploring the prologue, the wedding at Cana, the Samaritan woman at the well and the woman caught in adultery, the healing of the man at the pool and the man born blind, foot washing, Mary Magdalene and Doubting Thomas, and the Lamb of God.

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Course Book

Women's Ministry:

The New Happy

 

LEADERS:Priscilla MacDougall
DAY:Tuesdays - beginning Jan. 21
TIME:6 p.m.
LOCATION:AHUMC Parlor

We all want to be happy, but happiness always seems to be out of reach. It’s not your fault if you are unhappy. You have been told three lies: you’re not good enough; you need to achieve fame, wealth, and power; and you need to do it all on your own. This is Old Happy, our society’s false definition of happiness, and it’s making us miserable.

 

Join Rev. Priscilla MacDougall for this journey toward truth: you are enough, you have unique and important gifts, and using them to help other people leads to your happiness.

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Men's Ministry:

Words of Life

 

LEADER:Johnny Boyd
DAY:Wednesdays - beginning Jan. 22
TIME:12 p.m.
LOCATION:AHUMC Parlor

The teachings of Jesus recorded in the Bible include subversive messages embedded within seemingly simple stories, urging us to break free from the grip of worldly values and embrace something much more life-giving.

 

Join Johnny Boyd for this weekly lunchtime dialogue around Dallas Willard's book The Scandal of the Kingdom.  We will follow along together as Willard illuminates the timeless wisdom contained within each parable, revealing their profound relevance to contemporary life

 

Bring your lunch or purchase one in the Atrium from Chefs Colin Bryant and Kaitlin Workman of Mission Bell.

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Podcast

Vintage Saints and Sinners:

A Podcast Course

 

LEADER:Reed McNitzky
DAY:Wednesdays - beginning Jan. 22
TIME:5:30 p.m.
LOCATION:AHUMC Parlor

Have you ever felt frustrated, overwhelmed, or confused by the invitation to “live a holy life” in the context of your own life?

 

Have you ever wondered what Christianity has to do with your to-do lists, responsibilities, and daily routines?

 

Join Pastor Reed McNitzky on Wednesday evenings as we discuss the complicated and consecrated legacies of people recognized by the Church as saintly figures. By looking to them and learning from these people, we discover how God is working in us right now, as we are.

 

We will use the Vintage Saints & Sinners podcast as the main basis for dialogue, but the book Vintage Saints and Sinners by Karen Wright Marsh can be purchased as an additional resource.

 

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Childcare

Common Space @ 9:30:

A Sunday Morning Dialogue

 

LEADER:Darrell Smith, Chris Estus
DAY:Sundays - beginning Jan. 26
TIME:9:30 a.m.
LOCATION:AHUMC Garden Chapel

Join us in the Garden Chapel at 9:30 a.m. for a weekly dialogue and exploration of the biblical stories—both the ones you know and love and the ones that seem to confound and confuse. This is not a lecture or a book study.  There is no homework or assigned reading.  Through active and participatory conversation, we will get to know each other and learn together as we wrestle with the questions that exist on the tips of our tongues and in the depths of our hearts.

 

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Course Book

The Good and Beautiful

You

 

LEADERS:Jason Adams, Janet Weatherston
DAY:Mondays - beginning Jan. 27
TIME:12 p.m.
LOCATION:AHUMC Parlor

The Christian faith is not only about belief and practices, it is also about the kind of people that we become. Yet some of the biggest barriers to our transformation come from our toxic self-narratives. These narratives shape the way we see ourselves and the way we interact in the world. God designed us with a deep longing in our souls to be wanted, loved, alive, and connected to God. Healing our souls requires more than knowing what God thinks about us. Our healing comes not through reason alone, but through revelation.

 

Using James Bryan Smith's The Good and Beautiful You, Senior Pastor Jason Adams and Outreach Pastor Janet Weatherston will guide this dialogue that addresses the self-narratives that hinder spiritual growth and the desires of the soul that only God can satisfy. 

 

Lunch is available for purchase from Chefs Colin Bryant and Kaitlin Workman of Mission Bell.

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Yoga Waiver

Community Yoga:

Flow & Restore

 

LEADER:Dave Williams
DAY:Wednesdays - beginning Jan. 29
TIME:6 p.m.
LOCATION:CLC

Whether you have practiced Yoga for years or are looking to try something new, join us for this free weekly hour with Yoga Alliance-licensed instructor, Dave Williams.

 

We will meet for 6 weeks of warm-up, restorative flow, and cool down in the CLC at AHUMC. The space is carpeted so please feel free to bring your own mat or towel and a water bottle.

 

Childcare is available by reservation.

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THE NEW HAPPY on "Curiosity"

 

We think that the best thing we can do is have all of the answers.

But what would it look like if we were more interested in the questions?

 

Try using one of these phrases to tap into the curiousity and humility of the beginner's mind:
 

  • "I don't know. What do you think?"
  • "I value your insight and knowledge. Can you share more about that with me?"
  • "How are you feeling about this, right now?"
  • "I was thinking about [topic] and remembered it's something in which you are interested. Will you tell me a bit about it?"
  • "Do you have any suggestions for how I can learn more about that?"
  • "How would you approach this?"
  • "What was it like when [event] happened for you?"
  • "How can I help you?"

—The New Happy

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