Postponement

Since last month when Brittany and I proposed the study and had it listed as a "blue square" on the schedule, we've been trying to get a head count of how many people were expecting to attend. Our apartment isn't particularly large, so hosting more than ten or twelve people at any given time could be difficult. Additionally, we needed to have an idea of how many snacks to prepare. As of yesterday our confirmations looked something like this:

YES: 1
MAYBE: 1
NO: Myriads

Given the fact that one of our goals in starting this study was to foster a sense of community among our peers at College Park, and given that the subject matter I was planning to present is really looking like it will take two or three months to get though; it's probably better if we push the study back to a date when more people can attend. I suppose this sort of thing happens. I'll be making the the announcement tonight at church.

I'm on the schedule as speaker for the 3:oo P.M. service Sunday, January 18, 2009. So the upside (i.e. silver lining) to this development is that it has prompted me to scrap my previous lesson plans and present a "sermonized" version of the "Romans in Reverse" study.

A Beginning

Beginning January 17, 2009 Brittany (my wife) and I are going to be embarking on the grand adventure of hosting a home-based bible study for the "20-somethings" cohort from the College Park Church of Christ. I couldn't be more exited (or, incidentally, more nervous) about this study.

The topic for our first study will be Romans in Reverse. It will begin with some of Paul's conclusions in Romans 16 and will work backwards through chapters 15 and 14 in an effort to ascertain how they were reached. I plan on having the study's text up on this blog sometime this week. Ideally the blog will follow the studies, giving us an opportunity to continue and expand our dicussions. Moreover, it will give the "30 & above" and "19 & under" crowds a chance to catch a glimpse at the study and join the conversation.

Aside from study content, I may also use this blog as a venue for other thoughts/items of interest. I'll keep you posted. (I just couldn't resist the cheesy pun!) God bless!