June 18 – September 3
Life is busy. This is not breaking news. Our lives are full of important
responsibilities: work that needs to be done, people to care for, bills to pay, homes to maintain, meetings at church, medical visits to attend, kids to visit in far off places, and a culture that always expects MORE. When time is of the essence, what can we do to integrate our faith meaningfully into our daily lives? Let’s start small. This summer our worship at BCMC will focus on a different “small” spiritual practice or idea each Sunday that is relevant to the here and now and connected to the roots of our faith. Come and join the conversation!
June 18: In Tune With God / Dawn Yoder Harms /
SS hour: discussion of “Seeking Peace in Israel and Palestine: A
Resolution for Mennonite Church USA”
June 25: Just Living / Rev. Oscar Siwali
July 2: Hill Climbing / Dawn Yoder Harms
July 9: Covenantal Friendship / John Tyson
July 16: Planted in Community / Dawn Yoder Harms /
SS Elective: MCUSA Convention Reporting
July 23: Stuff / John Tyson / SS Elective: What is Faith Formation?
July 30: Sustaining Creation / Dawn Yoder Harms/SS Elective: What is Creation Care?
August 6: Unselfish Self-Care / Susan Wheeler
August 13: Dying Well / Dawn Yoder Harms
August 20: Entering a Strange Land / John Tyson; Welcoming New Bethel College Students; Children/Youth Sunday School resumes
August 27: Holy Time / Eric Massanari
Sept 3: Work / Dawn Yoder Harms
Additional Reading:
The Year of Small Things: Radical Faith for the Rest of Us by Sarah Arthur and Erin Wasinger
Seamless Faith: Simple Practices for Daily Family Life (The Young Clergy Women Project) by Traci Smith
In the Midst of Chaos: Caring for Children as Spiritual Practice (The Practices of Faith Series) by Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore
Practicing our Faith (The Practices of Faith Series), edited by Dorothy C. Bass