New Spiritual Growth Groups

The Journey of the Heart

This group is for those who want to experience spiritual growth. Our time together will be centered on sharing one's life journey, and making sense of it through discussion with others. The leader is Dr. Paul Sweet.

We will be referring to the book by Marcus Borg, The Heart of Christianity. But, our main topics of discussion will be our own experiences with God. Thus, we expect participants to be able to create an atmosphere of vulnerability and intimacy,

The process will involve "one-on-ones" - a time during the week of getting together with someone else in the group to talk further.

This discussion group will look at the rise of fundamentalist movements within Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.

Given the political struggles of 2004 and the increasing hostilities between religious groups worldwide, this is one of this generation's "hot buttons." It is crucial that everyone concerned with world peace have insights into this growing concern.

The group will be led by Joe Trimble and based on the highly regarded book by Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God. Borg's book, The heart of Christianity will also be a reference.