Adults
Ongoing Sunday Educational Offerings
Bible Study
A weekly Bible study that meets in Fellowship Hall from 8:30-9:15 a.m.
All are welcome and encouraged to participate in this weekly Bible study to help reflect on worship just experienced or prepare for worship later in the morning. Rather than use a prepackaged Bible study workbook, this study follows the church lectionary—each week the group discusses the Scripture passages that will be read and preached in worship service that morning.
While some historical, literary, and theological context is provided each week for spiritual and intellectual exploration, this is a discussion-based Bible study where personal perspectives, beliefs, doubts, and questions help shape the conversations. The atmosphere is casual and always open: come explore our always inspiring and sometimes perplexing sacred Scriptures with friends and family, all over a morning cup of coffee!
The Bible study is organized and facilitated by Daniel Cochran, a recent M.Div. graduate of Harvard Divinity School, candidate for ordination in the United Methodist Church, and Ph.D. candidate in Art History at UW-Madison. Daniel, his wife Lauren, and their daughter Avanelle, are excited to have the opportunity to serve the Madison community and worship with First United Methodist Church and First Church is excited to welcome them!
Theology for the 21st Century
This class meets in Room LL05 from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Class discussions, led by various members of the class, are often lively and always enlightening. Currently the class is studying study the book The God Problem: Alternatives to Fundamentalism by Nigel Leaves. For an introduction to the material, click on the link below to view an 8-minute video by the Westar Institute. In it Nigel Leaves introduces his lectures on The God Problem at the Westar Institute in 2005.
The Journey
This class meets in Room 208 from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
With a focus toward parents and couples, this fellowship-based class meets with a topic and discussion format to share life’s journeys together. Topics vary, though they frequently include parenting, our faith, the Bible, and many more. It is led by various class members. Join the group for a single Sunday or become a regular participant.
The Christian Adventure
The class meets in Room 208 from 11 a.m.-noon.
The class will begin a study of the book The Last Week: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus’s Final Days in Jerusalem, by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan for the Lenten season.
