Outline for This Year's Rector's Forum

Attached is the outline for the rector's forum this year at St. John's.  Please excuse the formatting, I had some trouble moving it from power point to blogger.  I hope to see you there!  Thanks, Bill+

Rector's Forum 2013-14

-Meets 2nd,3rd,4th,and 5th Sundays at 9:15 -Meets in the Long Class in the Education Wing -Will focus on Intro to the Old Testament

Purposes of the Rector's Forum

1. To provide resources which will help to strengthen faith and deepen the student's relationship with Jesus Christ.
2.To teach the "Faith Received" from Christ and his Apostles

Methodology of the Forum

1. Lecture to provide factual data
2. read to provide further background.
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October and November: The Pentateuch

Creation Narratives: Purpose, Order, and Love The Nature of God and of Man  Providential History of Israel
 Formed by God through Trial and Deliverance
The Meaning of and Reason for Holiness  The Gift of hope and Land of Promise

December and January: Historical Books

God works through people to accomplish his will

 God's response to human failure

How God even works through bad things

Faithful people in good times and bad

The nature of God's community on earth

 

February: The Poetic Books

Nature of Praise
Good and Evil
Wisdom
Honesty with God
 

March and April: Major and Minor Prophets

Hope of Israel
Getting our Attention
Christ Prophesied
Unpopularity of Truth

 

May: The ApocryphaWhat it is and how we use it Overview of Revelation Before Jesus