Adult Study and Faith Formation
Pastor-led Adult Faith Formation opportunities occur each season, to enrich hearts and minds, and connect with one another. Typically 5 weeks per unit of study in daytime or evening.
Adult Studies can include:
Book Studies
Bible Studies
Justice Leadership Program classes- Keystone folks come alongside the interns whenever they are able to join for a course unit, or drop in for just one.
Below are some of our recent study discussion groups.
Current Discussion group:
From Exodus to Jesus and Beyond: Progressive Christianity, Social Justice, and the Bible
Second Wednesdays Spring 2024: There is an amazing and often hidden alternative understanding of what it means to be Christian. From Exodus to Jesus and beyond, the Bible offers an ancient, enduring, and surprisingly relevant story about people living in the light of the love of God. This five-part online workshop series will explore how the lessons and values of our faith can inform our work to build a better world.
Recent Study Discussion Groups:
Caste: The Origins of our Discontents - book by Isabel Wilkerson
We do a book per season (fall/ winter/ spring/ summer.) Pre-pandemic, we would meet at Greenlake Zoka Coffee (just north on street from Keystone), or in Battson Hall at the fireplace, in the rocking chairs, with tea and a snack. Often 3 Wednesday nights in a row.
In Covid 2020-2022… we have been meeting on zoom, every second Wed. each month, with Pastor Lauren or Pastor Rich.
For example:
On Fire: Prophetic Faith and Climate Justice (pdf study guide)
On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a GREEN NEW DEAL ~Naomi Klein, Lenten Study: Winter/Spring 2020.
Climate Church, Climate World: How People of Faith Must Work for Change ~Jim Antal. Green Team: Spring/Summer 2020.
Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parable of a Controversial Rabbi ~Amy Jill Levine: Fall 2020/ Winter 2021.
Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice ~ Paul Kivel. Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall 2021. (Plus quarterly meetings with Admiral UCC.)