Worship at the Table is a six-week small group practice. Each week is designed for you to gather at the table as you learn about gathering as a practice, setting up sustainable rhythms you can follow long after the curriculum concludes. The materials arrive straight to your inbox—a digital Leader’s Guide and Participant’s Guide that can all be downloaded and printed for your whole group to use.
Everyone prepares for the gathering by reading the weekly Scripture and reflection prompt. Then, you’ll gather around the table, ready to share a meal and your thoughts. Weekly discussion prompts are included to guide your dinner conversations along the way!
All six lessons include:
A meal plan with recipes, including recommendations for dietary restrictions
Scripture reading and reflection
An optional ice breaker question or activity
Dinner table discussion prompts
Action points to engage with during the week
3 podcast episodes for further reflection
The 21 sessions in the Unearthing Us Facilitator Guide correspond to the 21 poems in Unearthing Us: Poems and Practices for Discovering Our Fullest Selves by Joe Davis.
All sessions are written by Rev. Dr. Jia Starr Brown, an educator, activist, and curriculum designer who provides access to education, tools, and community that we all need to live whole and liberated lives.
The understanding of God that many Christians insist is so clear in the Bible makes faith seem like an all-or-nothing proposition. When much of that rigid projection seems in doubt, it’s not surprising that many people leave behind this take-it-or-leave-it religion. Pastor Mark Feldmeir offers an introduction to a God that many people weren’t aware existed—a mysterious, uncontainable, still-active God who loves and cares for real people with real problems. Life after God offers glimpses of the ineffable God, who can emerge when we forget what we think we’re supposed to believe about God and open us up to the mystery, wonder, and compelling love we crave.
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