Adult Education Recordings

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Adult Education on YouTube

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Chuck Curley's Three Part Adult Ed offering, Order and Ardor, Presbyterians in America (part 1-February 21; part 2-February 28; part 3-March 7)

Order and Ardor, Presbyterians in America, on YouTube
Part One: The Early Years 1640-1706
In this first of three classes, Pastor Emeritus Chuck Curley will focus on the background of the journey of Presbyterians to this country in the colonial period. The story of Presbyterian immigration will begin with the “from the bottom up” Reformation in Scotland, the creation of the Westminster Confession, and the founding of the first American Presbytery.

Order and Ardor, Presbyterians in America, on YouTube
Part Two: Schism and Revival 1706-1758
In the second of three classes, Pastor Emeritus Chuck Curley will examine how the Great Awakening brought on our first “identity crisis:” Is it possible to be both Presbyterian and Evangelical? The conflict between Order and Ardor split the church apart: Old Side/New Side.

Order and Ardor, Presbyterians in America, on Youtube
Part Three: A Presbyterian Rebellion?  1717-1789
In the third of three classes, Pastor Emeritus Chuck Curley will look at the impact of Scots-Irish Presbyterians on the American Colonies in the middle years of the eighteenth century. The class has two, interconnected, parts:  1. The Scots-Irish and the First Frontier, and 2. The American War for Independence – A Presbyterian Rebellion?

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Advent ~ Wake, Awake! The King of Chorales - Sunday, December 6, 2020 - Second Sunday of Advent
Say “Wake, Awake” to many organists and church musicians and they will immediately begin playing one version of the German Chorale “Wachet Auf” in their head.  The hymn was written in 1599 and has been in hymnals ever since.  Buxtehude, Bach, Mendelsohn, Reger, and Distler loved the tune and used in in their compositions.  We’ll listen to some compositions using the hymn and talk about it’s history and meaning.

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Unnamed Women in the Bible ~ with Allison Maus
What’s in a name? Many Biblical characters aren’t given names in our Bible’s text. Yet their stories are included and their roles are important to how we might understand God, Scripture, and ourselves. Join Allison for a closer look at a couple of stories specifically of unnamed women as to ask questions and seek to apply the text.  The first two-week series was  for September 20th and 27th.
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The Advent Edition (November 29)  explores the role of women in the Christmas story. We'll look closely at the text and use our tools of sacred imagination to help us reflect on parts of the story that highlight some of the prominent women that surrounded the infant Jesus.

September 20, 2020

September 27, 2020

November 29, 2020 - 1st Sunday of Advent

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October 25, 2020 ~ "Monuments and Destruction: The Historical Context of Toppling Statues and Black Lives Matter"
One arm of the current fight for racial justice is the toppling of confederate monuments. How far is too far? What happened to other "monuments to hate?" Heather Bruhn will take us through what the deliberate destruction of particular images in history means, and how it shapes our present situation.

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