Home Groups provide an opportunity for members of Swanmore Methodist Church, Saint Barnabas and others to explore the Christian Faith together. Each group aims to nurture the spiritual development of its members through regular meetings which are a close blend of fellowship, prayer and Bible study, combined with support and friendship. The following groups will meet about once a fortnight in Swanmore, during the autumn term 2009. If you would like to join a Home Group, please contact the church office, the Vicar (01489 892105), or the Home Groups co-ordinator (Sue Pardon).
| Monday Night at 7.50 for 8 pm start |
We will look at ‘New World, Old Faith’, a consistently popular 5-part course which explores the place of the Christian faith in relation to some of the crucial issues in today's world.
5 sessions:
1. Brave New World?
2. Environment and Ethics
3. Church and Family in Crisis
4. One World - Many Faiths
5. Spirituality and Superstition.
The participants on the CD/audiotape are: Archbishop Rowan Williams, David Coffey, Joel Edwards and the Revd Dr John Polkinghorne. Dr David Hope introduces the course and Dr Pauline Webb provides the Closing Reflections. (This is one of the popular ‘York’ courses). |
| Tuesday Night at 8 pm |
Study content: to de decided. |
| Men’s GroupTuesday Night at 8.15 for 8.30 pm start |
Forthcoming content:
Andrew White (the vicar from Baghdad)
1 John
The recent J John series. |
| Friday morning at 9.30 am |
We will look at 1 Corinthians using ‘1 Corinthians - For Everyone, a Bible Study Guide’ by Tom Wright. |
| Friday morning at 10 am |
We will look at ‘Faith in the Fire’.
Faith is under fire today as never before, and it is often assumed that faith is outdated. This 5-part course helps us wrestle with what it means to believe in God in the twenty-first century.
5 sessions:
1. Faith facing Facts
2. Faith facing Doubt
3. Faith facing Disaster
4. Faith fuelling Prayer
5. Faith fuelling Action.
The participants on the CD/audiotape are: Steve Chalke, Rabbi Lionel Blue, Leslie Griffiths and Ann Widdecombe. Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey introduces the course and Dr David Hope provides the Closing Reflections. (This is one of the popular ‘York’ courses). |
