Growing

Discipleship Short Term Groups

The Letter of James inductive Bible study

• Sundays at 11 AM; 2 Militia Drive, Lexington, Room 105, starting May 4th
• The facilitators are Matt Giamarco and Kevin Schworm.  The class runs for 9 weeks.

This 9-week inductive Bible study of The letter of James deals with the "practical" side of faith, which means trusting God even in times difficulties and crises.

"Think about the way you have responded to a recent problem or struggle in your life. How would you describe your general attitude during this time? What does your response to this situation reveal about your view of God?" - Max Lucado

In James you will also discover that "genuine faith will inevitably produce good deeds. This is the central theme of James's letter, around which he supplies practical advice on living the Christian life." - Life Application Bible

Each session will involve scripture reading, group discussion and practical application.

John 13-17 - The Upper Room Discourse

• Sundays at 11 AM; 2 Militia Drive, Lexington, Room 105, starting May 11th
• The facilitators are Doug Mostrom and Bo Kaufmann, and the class runs for 6 weeks.

Join us to learn about the Upper Room Discourse in John 13-17. Entitled Jesus' Farewell Message, teacher Francis Chan takes us through the Gospel of John chapters 13-17. On the night before he was crucified, Jesus invited his disciples into a deep relationship with the triune God - and his invitation stands for us too.

For more information, contact Bo Kaufmann.

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

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