Growing

Discipleship Winter Short Term Groups

1. New Testament Background (in person only) – Sundays at 11 AM; Room 105; starting January 21; To understand and apply the Bible well, you need to understand the cultural background of the passage you're reading. Only with the background can you grasp the author's original concerns and purposes. Dr. Craig Keener is one of the leading New Testament scholars on Jewish, Greek and Roman culture. Based on decades of in-depth study, this accessible video course is valuable for everyday Bible readers seeking to deepen and enhance their study of Scripture. Dr. Keener will teach on video, and we will follow that with a group discussion.
2. New Testament Background (Zoom only) — Tuesday at 7:00PM starting January 23. You must contact Bo Kaufmann at to get the Zoom link.
3. Roots (In-person and Zoom) – Sunday at 11AM; Room 102; starting February 25; As Christ followers, what kind of people should we be, and what kind of behavior should characterize our lives? This group helps us to discover answers to those questions, through daily readings and weekly gathering where we discuss what we have found out about the heart of God for living in His kingdom. Topics include:
   • Your Christian Identity
   • Encountering God in Prayer
   • Holiness and Wholeness
   • Money Matters
   • Sharing your faith
   • Your Journey Ahead

Contact Bo Kaufmann at about any of the above.

Practical Help

• https://www.minutemansenior.org

• https://massoptions.org

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

(Hints – use Amazon to preview chapter titles, contents, reviews)