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Previous Formation
Opportunities

The Beloved Community at the Trees offers ongoing formation opportunities for everyone.  We hope that you'll explore some of our previously held formation opportunities below.  They continue to be discussed in our lectionary discussions, support groups, and around our dinner table.  Enjoy! 

Previous Formation Opportunities

God After Deconstruction:  Thomas Jay Oord and Dr. Tripp Fuller for “God After Deconstruction” – a reflective journey designed to help you embrace the uncertainty, explore profound topics, and offer a constructive, hope-filled vision of God grounded in open and relational theology.  (Offered January 2025)

Love Wins:  In Love Wins, bestselling author, international teacher, and speaker Rob Bell (Velvet Elvis, Drops Like Stars) addresses one of the most controversial issues of faith—hell and the afterlife—arguing, would a loving God send people to eternal torment forever? (Offered October 2024)

​​Rediscovering Scripture introduces fundamental principles of using source criticism int our interpretation of Holy Scripture. Delving into topics such as canon, genre, hermeneutics, and more, this series will shed new light on the Bible and how we can look beyond what it says to discern the work into which God is calling us. (Offered September 11 - October 23, 2014)

Radical Love: Introduction to Queer Theology:  "Patrick Cheng's Radical Love is not only an excellent introduction to LGBT theology but an important contribution to the discipline of theology and the life of the church. It is a must read for anyone who cares about the health of the church and theology today." --James H. Cone, Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY (Offered August 14-September 4)

Walk In Love:  Take a journey through The Book of Common Prayer, the Christian life, and basic beliefs of our faith, guided by two Episcopal priests - Scott Gunn and Melody Wilson Shobe. Walk through the liturgical year, the sacraments of the church, habits of daily prayer, and the teachings of Anglican Christianity. See how our prayer shapes our belief and our lives and how our beliefs lead us into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. (Offered July 18-August 8, 2024)

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents:  In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched, and beautifully written narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings.  (Offered May 15 - June 26, 2024)

The Savvy Ally:The Savvy Ally is a vital resource for teachers, mental health professionals, healthcare providers, college professors, faith leaders, family members, and friends who want to support and advocate for the LGBTQ+ people in their lives and help make the world a safer, more inclusive place. This informative, encouraging, and easy-to-understand guidebook will jump-start even the most tentative ally.  (Offered April 10 - May 1, 2024)

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