Lay Academy
Fellowship Lay Academy (FLA) is the theological equipping classroom taught by Pastor Jason at Fellowship. The Lay Academy is designed for serious students and novice students alike.
If you will commit to showing up and doing the work then this class is for you! FLA will run in a two-year cycle (comprised of 8-week semesters) and will center on four essential historical Christian disciplines: Biblical Interpretation, Church History, Dogmatic Theology, and Practical Theology. Each discipline is arranged around those four classes that will take place over the next two years.
Two weeks from first class you’ll receive your syllabus, and a little homework to prepare in advance. This will also give you time to get the book needed for the class and print out the class companion.
This semester will focus on Christian Ethics, which pulls together the threads of doctrine, theology, church history, and hermeneutics to show how these individual disciplines govern one entire life. In this course we will explore how the follower of Jesus should live and love through the lenses of race and culture, politics, and critical issues surrounding reproduction (abortion, IVF, surrogacy, adoption). Christian Ethics will equip you to think better, love deeper, and live more like Jesus.
Special note: Completion of previous semesters of Lay Academy is NOT required to attend this semester!
Dinner
Join us for Wednesday night dinner. Weekly, we will be offering a hot meal for a reduced purchase price. This is a great time for our church family to be together.
Registration for Wednesday night dinners will open each Wednesday at 5pm for the following week's meal, and close Mondays at 1pm.
Marriage Class
Timothy Keller's The Meaning of Marriage draws a profound portrait of marriage that neither idealizes nor rejects the institution but points us to the relationship between God and mankind.
The result is a vision for marriage that is refreshingly frank and unsentimental—yet hopeful, beautiful, and relevant for thoughtful believers and nonbelievers alike. In this video study with accompanying workbook, Timothy and Kathy Keller discuss practical wisdom for marriages. These teachings are for anyone from singles, to couples considering marriage, to those who are newly married or who have been married for a long time.
Join us for time engaging with the video and discussion around tables. The class will be led by couples who serve in the Marriage Mentor Ministry.
Care Groups
Children & Students
We will be offering options for children on Wednesday evenings.
Birth – Pre-K will have childcare provided at a cost of $35 per child for the 8-week session. If the cost of childcare is prohibitive, please contact
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Kindergarten – 5th grade will have a programmed time together at no cost to the family.
Special note*: Parents must be onsite or participating in a class/group for kids to participate.
Discipleship Groups are for middle and high school students who want a smaller, focused, higher accountability group to help them take the next step in their discipleship journey.