Expanding Horizons
Meets Wednesday mornings from 9:30 to 11:00 in the Lounge for those who would like to attend in person. If you would prefer to join from the comfort of your own home, the link for the programs will remain the same throughout the semester
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Winter/Spring 2024 SCHEDULE
Wednesday January 10 – Leader: Susan McFadden, Ph.D. Co-Founder Fox Valley Memory Project
Respite for All – How churches can care for individuals with dementia and their caregivers.
Wednesday, January 17 & 24 – Leader Diana Beck
Armagedden: What the Bible Really Says About the End by Bart Ehrman
January 17 – Consequences of “Imminent Apocalypse”
January 24 – The Impacts of the Book of Revelation.
Wednesday, January 31 – March 6
Leaders: Jim Thomas & Neal Sieglaff
Living the Questions Marcus Borg: Beyond Belief
January 31 – Centered in the Spirit – Neal
February 7 – Meeting Jesus Again – Jim
February 14 – Followers of the Way – Neal
February 21 – Reading the Bible – Jim
February 28 – An Emerging Way – Neal
March 6 – Beyond Belief – Jim
Wednesday, March 13 – Leader: Barb Gieger
Trust & Vulnerability Wisdom of Brene Brown
Intro to the work of Brene Brown, part motivational speaker / part standup comedy!
Wednesday, March 20 – Leader: Nariman Manasrah
Life in the West Bank, video by Anna Baltzer. Introduction to a one hour video by a local Palestinian American women followed by the video.
Wednesday, March 27 – Leader Paisley Harris, Ph.D. Retired Associate Professor UW-Oshkosh
Separation of Church & State
Learn the history and current issues the country is facing.
Wednesday, April 3 – Leader: Linda Stutz
Great Figures of the New Testament – Video lecture by Professor Amy-Jill Levine, Vanderbilt University Divinity School.
Friends of Jesus – Mary, Martha & Lazarus, Mary Magdalene.
Wednesday, April 10 – Leader: Jim Bentley
Chasing Childhood – A feature length documentary that explores how & why helicopter parenting became the norm in many communities across the U.S.
Wednesday, April 17 & 24 – Lead by a representitive of SSM Health
End of Life Care
April 17 – Palliative Care
April 24 – Hospice Care
Wednesday, May 1, 8, & 15 -Leader: Neal Sieglaff
After Jesus Befire Christianity A Historical Exploration of the First Two Centuries of Jesus Movements
by Erin Vearncombe, Brandon Scott, and Hal Taussig for the Westar Christianity Seminar.
May 1 – Living With Empire
May 8 – Belonging & Community
May 15 – Real Variety, Fictional Unity
Wednesday, May 22 – Road Trip
Visit Daycholah Center on Big Green Lake, Ripon WI
Tour of the Center grounds, Lunch at the Center, Tour of Wisconsin Conference Office.