The Seekers Class is getting up a group to participate in the Kansas Archeology Training Program Field School. This year’s Field School is at the Billy Dixon Trading Post south of Hays in Ellis County and Melanie Naden is one of the instructors. The School runs June 1-16 and early registration is due by May 1. The cost is approximately $50 for an individual plus an overnight stay in Hays. There will be an organizing meeting after worship on Sunday, April 21 for those interested. To prepare for the meeting please check the following links to get to KATP 2013: kshs.org –>Research tab –> Archeology tab –> Training Program tab –> KATP 2013. Please note there are 4 parts to the registration packet.
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Did you ever wonder what all the healing miracles and teachings in the Gospel of Mark have to do with me? Did you ever wish you knew just a little bit more about the Bible? Here is a chance to explore these and other questions. And it is happening right at PVCC! You can join the conversation at 9 AM on Sunday before worship, or at 6:30 PM on Sunday evening, beginning February 10th. In addition to reading the Gospel of Mark we are using Ched Myers, Say to this Mountain, which is a user friendly guide to Mark, and an abridged version of his more detailed study, Binding the Strong Man: A Political Reading of Mark’s Story of Jesus.
There will be no pop quiz or final exam. Nobody will be asked any embarrassing questions. But there is a good chance that you will understand this earliest gospel much better than you did before, and you will have an opportunity to visit with your neighbors about faith and life in ways that matter to you and to our church community. I hope you will join us.
David Hansen
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One of my all time favorite bumper stickers reads, “If you can read this, thank a teacher.” My wife, who is a teacher, taught me that the way we learn to read is by “decoding” the jumble of letters on the printed page. First we learn that the letters have names and sounds. Then we learn that when some letters are put together, they make words. And then we learn that the words have meaning. When we are learning to read it is rewarding to decode the words we see. Then reading becomes a way of life. Some of us learn to read in more than one language, but the decoding process is always the same.
We learn to read the Bible in the same way—by decoding it. We know that the letters make words, but the meaning of the words is not always self-evident. Because we don’t have tools to help us decode the message, we don’t read the Bible—even though we may feel like we should. This Sunday we will begin reading the Gospel of Mark. We will learn how to decode the message of this gospel and discover what it has to teach us about being a biblical community. I hope you will join us in the Seekers Class, but if Sunday morning at 9:00 is not a time that you can join us, let me know and perhaps we can find another time when we can meet as a group.
David Hansen
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An Invitation to join a study of the Gospel According to Mark
Monday,
January
21st,
2013
I would like to invite as many members of the PVCC community as possible to share in the 8 week study of the Gospel According to Mark which starts this Sunday, January 27. If you are unable to make it to the Seekers Class on Sunday morning and we can find an alternative time to meet with 7 to 12 people, let’s start a second group. Let David or Muffin know. If you would like to join the study but who are unable to attend a discussion, please let one of us know.
Our supplemental book is Say to this Mountain: Mark’s Story of Discipleship, by Ched Myers, et. al. (Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 1996).
David Hansen
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January 27 Seeker’s Class Assignment and Background
Monday,
January
21st,
2013
January 27 Readings: Read Mark 1:1- 3:6 Myers, chapter 1-3, pages 5-30.
Background. The Roman-Jewish war of 66-79 C.E. is the context for Mark. Myers introduces our study with the words of Isaiah, who is Mark’s favorite prophet. Isaiah promised that one day God would “destroy on this mountain the net that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over all nations” (Isaiah 25:7). According to Mark, that day dawned with Jesus, who repudiated the Judean ruling class and the Roman imperial system (Myers, page xv). In this first session we will learn about social mapping and Jesus’ plan to subvert that status quo (break the net).
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February 3rd Seeker’s Class Assignment and Background
Monday,
January
21st,
2013
February 3 Readings Read Mark 3:7-4:34 Myers, chapters 4-5, pages 31-52
Background: We continue our study of social mapping and learn about Jesus’ plan “to bind the strong man” (Mark 3:27). Myers writes, “Christian spirituality has as much to do with how we stand on the earth as how we experience heaven” (page 46). This session invites us to reflect on who are the strong men [sic] in our life that need to be bound and teaches us to think of ourselves as “sowers of the word.”
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February 10 Seeker’s Class Assignment and Background
Monday,
January
21st,
2013
February 10 Readings Read Mark 4:35-6:44 Myers, chapters 6, 7, 8, pages 53-78
Background: The first two sessions focus on subverting the status quo. With this session we begin the constructive task of building solidarity. Myers introduces Bartolome de las Casas at the start of chapter 6. He was the owner of slaves who became the “father of liberation theology.” The Sea of Galilee, which is actually a fresh water lake, and stories of healing figure prominently in these chapters in Mark.
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February 17th Seekers Class Assignment and Background
Monday,
January
21st,
2013
February 17 Readings Read Mark 7:1-8:21 Myers, Chapters 9 & 10, pages 79-96
Background: The conflict between Jesus and the religious authorities escalates. Jesus’ disciples are accused of violating the purity codes. Jesus accuses the religious authorities of extortion. Myers introduces the “hermeneutic of suspicion,” which is a way of asking questions about how we interpret Scripture and who benefits from the interpretation. The journey of discipleship calls for hospitality, respect and solidarity.
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February 24 Seeker’s Class Assignment and Background
Monday,
January
21st,
2013
February 24 Readings Read Mark 8:22-10:16 Myers, Chapters 11, 12, 13, pages 97-123
Background: Myers calls this session and the next the “discipleship catechism.” The catechism has five elements. This week we learn about three of them: the way of the cross, prayer, and solidarity.
Apocalyptic images come to the forefront as we learn about the way of nonviolence in a culture of redemptive violence.
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March 3rd Seeker’s Class Assignment and Background
Monday,
January
21st,
2013
March 3 Readings Read Mark 10:17-52 Myers, Chapters 14 &15, pages 124-139
Background: Part two of the discipleship catechism focuses on economics and leadership. Myers says that “our addiction to affluence” is the most pervasive and difficult of human addictions. We learn why Jesus is unable to grant the rich man his request, or the disciples their request, but he is able to heal the blind man.
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