Grand Valley and Thornapple River congregations invite you to join this dialogue

Theme: Let Peace Dwell Here!

Gathering: Zoom (link to be sent to congregational leaders)

Read and have available the following resources:

Sharing in Community of Christ (4th edition)

July/Aug 2021 & Sep/Oct 2021 Heralds

Download/print additional articles from Reunion 2021 Adult Study as found under Our Mission at cofChrist.org. Click on Resources, enter Reunion 2021 in the search bar and click on the Adult Study.

October 9: Facilitated by Rick Richards

Session 1: “Scripture as Interpreted through Jesus, the Peaceful One” by Lew Shepherdson, Chris Barrows, and Ken Barrows. Found on pgs. 10-13 of the Jul/Aug 2021 Herald

“Scripture in Community of Christ” as printed on pgs. 63-65 in Sharing in Community of Christ.

Session 2: “Share the Peace of Jesus Christ” by Seth Bryant. Found on pgs. 14- 19 of the Sep/Oct 2021 Herald.

Session 3: “Invitation: the Power of Nonviolence in the Hands of a Prophetic People” by Elray Henriksen, Andrew Bolton, Kelsey Paul Shantz on pgs. 22- 25 of the adult study resource

October 16: Facilitated by Carole Dudley and Jim Reed, Jr.

Session 4: “Discernment: Discovering God’s Vision in a Complex World” by Katie Harmon-McLaughlin on pgs. 29-32 of the adult study resource

“Engaging the 6 Lenses…” on pg. 36 of the adult study resources

Session 5: “Spiritual Communities (Zion): People Deciding Peacefully” by Stephen M. Veazey on pgs. 37-40 of the adult study resource