Fall 2023 “Holy Places” Bible study video supplement Session 3
Holy places: Pilgrimage Pilgrimage, a journey to a sacred place, is a spiritual practice with a long history in Christianity (and many other religions). In the Bible, pilgrimage is not only about the destination, but also about the “holy place” of the journey itself....
Fall 2023 “Holy Places” Bible study video supplement Session 2
Holy places: Sanctuary For thousands of years, physical spaces have been set apart for individual prayer and community worship. “Sanctuary” is one word for such spaces. Throughout history, “sanctuary” has also referred to spaces of safety and refuge. If God is...
Fall 2023 “Holy Places” Bible study video supplement Session 1
Session One: Holy places: Home - Home can be the place we lay our head and the people we call family. Home can be our community or homeland. Home is also found wherever we truly and fully belong. This month, we consider the...
July/August 2023 “Salvation Now!” Bible study video supplement Session 3
Session Three: Needed Salvation Now—A World Wanting Wellness Anyone who’s been to a sports game knows John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.” Lesser known...
July/August Summer Bible study, “Salvation now!” by the Rev. Dr. Anna Madsen Session 2
Session Two: Tangible Salvation Now—Christians Bringing Wellness Following Jesus means expressing our solidarity with Jesus and his mission, in all we do. Because Jesus is the bringer of salvation, in his name, so, too, are we. Where there are wounds and brokenness,...
May/June 2023: Video supplement to “Salvation now” Bible study by the Rev. Dr. Anna Madsen
Session 1: This June, we travel overseas to join the Rev. Dr. Anna Madsen, author of the Summer 2023 “Salvation now” Gather Bible study. Dr. Madsen takes us on a walking tour of Regensburg, Germany, where she lived from 1999 to 2004, sharing various legends and sites...
April 2023: Video supplement to “The Ten Commandments” Bible study Session 4
(April 2023) Session four: Guardrails for love of God and neighbor (Commandments 7,8,9 & 10) In this fourth and final session, we will consider sayings from Proverbs and other biblical wisdom related to minding our tongues, integrity in the marketplace, and practical...
March 2023: Video supplement to “The Ten Commandments” Bible study Session 3
(March 2023) Session three: Sanctity of life and love (Commandments 5 & 6) In our third session, we will review some of the major murders of the Bible. We’ll also delve into the scriptural witness to the spirituality of sex and the covenant of marriage.
February 2023: Video supplement to “The Ten Commandments” Bible study session 2
The Ten Commandments,” a Gather Winter/Spring 2023 Bible study by the Rev. Dr. Christa von Zychlin, includes: (February 2023) Session two: Rhythms and respect (Commandments 3 & 4) February 2023 Session 2 Download the Session 2 video
January 2023: Video supplement to “The Ten Commandments”
The Ten Commandments,” a Gather Winter/Spring 2023 Bible study by the Rev. Dr. Christa von Zychlin, includes: (January 2023) Session one: Dancing the Decalogue (Commandments 1 & 2) January 2023 Session 1 Download the Commandment 1 video
November 2022: Video supplement to “Jesus and nature: Creatures”
Welcome to the November 2022 video supplement to the Gather Bible study, "Jesus and nature" by the Rev. Sara Olson-Smith. November 2022, Session 3: “Creatures,” offers us an opportunity to observe and learn about God from birds, foxes, sheep, dogs and other animals,...
October 2022 video supplement to “Jesus and Nature: Soil”
Welcome to the October 2022 video supplement to the Gather Bible study, “Jesus and nature” by the Rev. Sara Olson-Smith. Session 2: “Soil,” will dig deeply into the parable of the soil (otherwise known as the parable of the seed, Matthew 13) and other Biblical...
September 2022 video supplement to “Jesus and Nature: Teachers of Faith”
Welcome to the September 2022 video supplement to the Gather Bible study, “Jesus and nature: Teacher of Faith” by the Rev. Sarah Olson-Smith. September 2022, Session 1: “Trees,” will tap into Biblical images of trees and explore why planting and protecting trees is...
August 2022 video supplement to “Crafted in Christ”
Welcome to the August 2022 video supplement to the Gather Bible study, “Crafted in Christ,” by the Rev. Katie Hines-Shah. August 2022, Session 3: “Ties that bind,” examines how God invites us to commit to a new way of life with God and with each other.
July 2022 video supplement to Gather Bible study, “Crafted in Christ”
Welcome to the July 2022 video supplement to the Gather Bible study, “Crafted in Christ,” by the Rev. Katie Hines-Shah. Session 2: “Quilt cutting and piecing,” explores how our lives and Christian communities come together into a cohesive whole, including people of...
Katie Hines-Shah leads Gather’s June 2022 Bible study
Welcome to the June 2022 video supplement to the Gather Bible study, “Crafted in Christ,” by the Rev. Katie Hines-Shah. This video session focuses on the rest and renewal sabbaticals can offer clergy and congregations. The video presenters touch on why sabbaticals are...
Sarah Carson and Violet Little lead Gather’s May 2022 devotional
Gather is excited to share that two of the authors of the Gather’s May 2022 devotional, Sarah Carson and Violet Little, have created a video to accompany the study. Gather is glad to be able to offer these videos to help subscribers continue to connect in Bible study...
Mark Allan Powell leads session four of Gather’s winter 2022 Bible study
The Rev. Dr. Mark Allan Powell, the author of Gather’s four-part Bible study on “The kingdom of heaven,” has responded to questions about session 4. Thank you for sharing your concerns and questions. Gather is excited to share that Mark Allan Powell, author of...