January Events & Help Wanted

Dear Friends,

We have some opportunities coming this month and I wanted to let you know. Feel free to email me with a note on which class(es) you are planning to attend. (Also, please read further down for some urgent help needed.)

Sign up sheets will be at back of church on Sunday

or email me: revfriend@hotmail.com

THE WAY OF PRAYER

January 9^th (Wednesday mornings from 10:30 am – noon)

The Way of Prayer is a 10-week study resource designed to help you expand your understanding of the nature and practices of prayer. Many Christians grow up with a limited vision of what prayer is and how to pray. The Way of Prayer offers many forms to explore and practice, both individually and as a group. People with different temperaments, spiritual types, and learning styles will each find expressions of prayer that draw them closer to God. In this 10-week study, you will explore the nature of prayer and a number of prayer forms.

Participant’s book cost $10.00. Bring your bible and something to write in.

Topics include:

How Do You Pray?	Images of God
Praying by Heart	Praying with Music
Praying by Gaze	Praying with Our Bodies
Scriptural Prayer	Contemplative Prayer
Praying with and for Others	Prayer and Social Transformation

BECOMING A CONTAGIOUS CHRISTIAN

January 13^th (Sunday evenings from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm)

God’s love is contagious, and your love for God should be contagious too. Becoming a Contagious Christian is a proven course designed to help you tell the truth of Jesus Christ and God’s impact on your life in an authentic way which will reach today's secular world. It avoids stereotyped approaches that feel intimidating and unnatural to many Christians. Instead, it shows ordinary believers how they can share the gospel in a natural and powerful way while being the person God made them to be. Each session's exercises, discussions, self-assessments, and video vignettes give step-by-step guidance to help participants become effective communicators for Christ to those around them.

In this six week course you will learn the following:

· How to demonstrate a contagious Christian character	· Build spiritually strategic relationships
· Direct conversations toward matters of faith	· Communicate your faith in a style that's personal and natural
· Explain biblical truths to a modern world using everyday language	· Respond to the most common objections to Christianity

Nursery & Children’s Sunday School help is needed.

The care and biblical education of our youth & children is very important. Our Staff Parrish Relations Committee has carefully and prayerfully completed a policy to protect our children, youth and vulnerable adults. Part of this policy states we will have two adults present in all nursery & children/youth activities, or the activity will be canceled. Starting Sunday, January 6^th this policy goes into effect; so we need your help.

Our children & youth Sunday school start at 9:45am with a nursery in effect at that time. During morning worship we also have nursery. Without volunteers to be in the classroom(s) with the teachers and nursery attendant we can not have these activities. Please sign up and plan to participate. You will be blessed as you come to know and love our babies, children, & youth.

Men & women can do this. If everyone takes a turn we’ll all have fun.Once again sign up sheets will be at the back of the church on Sunday. Thank you.

(Oh, and in case you wanted to tune into the Friends blessed event on Christmas - check out www.jason.tv/revfriend - the kitten cam is live from 10-noon most days. Wouldn't a cute kitten make a good present for Valentines Day?)