Discipleship Short Term Groups
Everyday Revolutionary
January 25 - March 1
Sundays, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
59 Worthen Road, Room 205
Doug Mostrom, Ying-On Yan, Esther Hu, Herbert Couvre, and Bo Kaufmann
Tired of being a pawn in the culture war? Feeling squeezed between political and theological extremes? How do we live faithfully when we don't feel at home in this increasingly secular culture?
Pastor and Bible teacher J. D. Greear calls us to reimagine our Christian witness in today's world. In this practical and encouraging six-session series, discover biblical insights for witnessing well in our polarized, post-Christian world.
January 25 - Made To Make A Difference
February 1 - Why We Are Here
February 8 - Citizens of Another Kingdom
February 15 - Live Quietly: Creation - Fulfilling and Excellence Pursuing
February 22 - Live Quietly: Holiness - Reflecting, Redemption-Displaying
March 1 - Testify Loudly
Dr. J.D. Greear pastors The Summit Church in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina. Under J.D.’s leadership, The Summit has grown from 300 to over 10,000 in attendance each Sunday. In the last ten years, The Summit has sent out more than 650 people to serve on church planting teams, both domestically and internationally. J.D. completed his Ph.D. at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary writing on the correlations between early church presentations of the gospel and Islamic theology. He has authored several books, including Gospel and Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart. He lives in Raleigh with his wife, Veronica, and their four children.
Revelation: The Unveiling of Jesus Christ
September 28, 2025 – June 28, 2026
Sundays, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
59 Worthen Road, Room 204
Matt Giamarco
“Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and keep what is written in it...” (Revelation 1:3). — Revelation opens with John reporting what he received. John, the human author of Revelation, is speaking by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. It is John addressing the churches (cf. Rev 1:4; 22:8). Of course, the blessing ultimately comes from God, but the voice in 1:3 is John’s narrator voice.
The course is a 40-week walk through the book of Revelation—hearing Christ’s messages to the churches, tracing God’s sovereign plan, and fixing our hope on the victory of the Lamb! I repeat.. THE VICTORY OF THE LAMB!!
A 183-page, wire-bound workbook (with suggested answers in the back) will keep us grounded in Scripture each week. It can be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sx1HdhXmhmSPMTE2Lfk-fUaMTCGiRbUh/view
We’ll use an inductive Bible study approach - letting Scripture lead and shape our conclusions. The questions are designed to keep us focused on the text at hand:
- Objective (Observation) question — What does the passage say?
- Interpretive questions — What does it mean (in context, to the first hearers, in light of the whole Bible)?
- Application question — How should we respond in faith and obedience?
- Discussion-prompt questions — To deepen conversation, accountability, and encouragement.
We’ll pause for fellowship and reflection with Revelation-themed potlucks and open-forum reviews on 2/22/25 (mid-term) and 6/28/26 (finale). No “bowls of wrath”—just bowls of chili. Please note we will be doing a lesson so the potluck celebration will follow.
Practical Help
Spiritual/Inspirational Books
- Aging Faithfully, The Holy Invitation of Growing Older – Alice Fryling
- Aging, The Fulfillment of Life – Henry J.M. Nouwen
- Mid-Course Correction: Re-Ordering Your Private World for the Next Part of Your Journey – Gordon McDonald
- As Our Years Increase, Loving, Caring, Preparing: A Guide – Tim Stafford
- The Virtues of Aging - Jimmy Carter
- The Broken Way: A Daring Path to the Abundant Life - Ann Vos Kamp
- It's Never Too Late to Begin Again: discovering creativity and meaning at midlife and beyond by Julia Cameron
- Option B: On facing adversity, building resilience, and finding joy - Sheryl Sandbert
Practical Books
- Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes – William Bridges
- In Case You Get Hit by a Bus: How to Organize Your Life Now for When You're Not Around Later: Abby Schneiderman, Adam Seifer, and Gene Newman
- Younger Next Year: A Guide to Living Like 50 Until You're 80 and Beyond – Chris Crowley & Henry Lodge
- The Aging Well Bible Study Series by Peter Menconi
- Living an Examined Life: Wisdom for the Second Half of the Journey – James Hollis
- Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life – James Hollis
- Eldercare for Dummies: caring for elderly relatives – Rachelle Zukerman
- The Complete Eldercare Planner: where to start, which questions to ask – Joy Loverde
Career/Vocational Books
- Portfolio Life: The New Path to work, Purpose, and Passion – David Corbett
- From Success to Significance – Lloyd Reeb
- Encore: finding work that matters in the second half of life – Marc Freedman
- The Encore Career Handbook – Marci Alboher
- HalfTime – Bob Bufford
- Second Act Careers – Nancy Collamer
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