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August 16 - 20, 2010
BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS THAT KEEP PEOPLE FROM ENGAGING SCRIPTURE
Dates: August 16 - 20, 2010
Seminar Leaders:Luther Seminary Bible preaching faculty
Graduate Credit: Available Tuition: $250 Contact Hours: 20 Class Times:Monday, 1-5 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
The biannual Book of Faith Jubilee will return in August of 2011. To keep the conversation going, we are pleased to offer a course of particular interest to the Jubilee community in alternate years.
Most people in the pews don't have a beef with the Bible on the whole. They probably agree it would be good if they were more conversant with Scripture. So what's preventing them from getting there? All sorts of barriers keep people distanced from the Bible or confused by it. In this course we will take aim at some of the barriers that Christian leaders can actually do something about—through their teaching, preaching and other appeals to the Bible in congregational life. For example, far too many people get stuck because they are unfamiliar with where the Bible came from, what the Bible is supposed to do as Christian Scripture and how the Bible might creatively and meaningfully connect to their lives and self-understanding. Barriers like these get repeatedly reinforced when pastors and others—even acting out of good intentions—try to "protect" people from Scripture or dispense easy answers. What can we do to break down barriers and invite people into the challenging yet rewarding work of engaging Scripture in their communities of faith? We are hopeful case studies will seed the conversation, tended by Diane Jacobson and her handpicked team.
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