Fairlawn-West United Church of Christ

Core@4  Sundays at 4 pm in the Music Room

The Ohio legislature and the governor have implemented a new law the end of 2006 for a core curriculum for most of the Ohio high school students.

In that same vein of a core learning experience, we are providing the Core at 4 on Sundays starting January 21st.  This will enable those who participate in it to have be able to learn the basics of experience of Jesus Christ as we have experienced it as part of Fairlawn-West and wider settings.  This is open to all who desire to participate whether you are presently in the fellowship of Fairlawn-West or not.

The gatherings will be on Sundays at 4 pm for one hour.

1) Crash Course on Jesus.  This is a 4 sessions using at its center the video series from The Discovery Channel Jesus: The Complete Story.  You won't need to read anything in preparation, but if you would like to have some further helpful background, get The Secret Message of Jesus by Brian McLaren.  Also read on online The Seven Jesuses I Have Known which summarizes Brian's chapter from his book A Generous Orthodoxy.

2) Bible 101.  This is 7 sessions that David Loar has taught before. Resources   Introduction to the Bible   Origin and Development of the Bible

3) God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It  by Jim Wallis  What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus Christ in the world we live in today?

4) Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster  Developing and strengthening your practice of spiritual disciplines.

5) The 4 part video series Here Comes Everybody: Christian Communities that Work which include Brian McLaren and Diana Butler Bass.