This book recognizes that there are arguments, contradictions, and gaps in both the Hebrew Bible and the Christian New Testament. Instead of being problem that needs to be fixed, divergent texts in the Bible serve a purpose that midrash reveals. They invite every generation to reenter divine conversation and decide how the revelation of...
Continue reading...Thursday Bible Study
The Thursday Bible Study will begin again Thursday, September 20, meeting from 10-11:30AM on the BTSR campus. We will resume our study of the Gospel of Luke with the beginning of Jesus’ ministry in Luke chapter three. Come and join our study and discussion! Need more information? Contact Don Polaski at dcpolaski@gmail.com....
Wednesday Series on Spiritual Discernment
Join us the next three Wednesday evenings (September 12, 19 & 26) for a program series on discernment. What is discernment? How do we do discernment work individually? How do we discern together as a church? This series will be led by the Rev. Joel Blunk, Co-pastoral Director of Richmond Hill.
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Continue reading...“Exploring the Sacraments” – August Sunday School
During the Sunday School hour for the four Sundays of August, the adults will explore and reflect upon the sacraments using short videos from Rachel Held Evans. She uses the sacraments as a way of talking about her own faith journey. Rather than explaining them, she relates to them and talks about her life through the lens...
Continue reading...“The Bible Tells Me So” – Summer Sunday School
Starting this Sunday and running through the month of July, our special Summer Sunday School class for adults will focus on the Bible - not specific stories of the Bible, but what it means to love the Bible, take it seriously, and wrestle honestly with its origins and history.
...Shalom & Race: An Evening with Lisa Sharon Harper
We are thrilled to welcome Lisa Sharon Harper as a guest speaker at Ginter Park Baptist Church on Wednesday, June 20th at 6:30 PM! She will speak on the topic of Shalom & Race from her book The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right. Lisa is a writer, speaker, and...
Continue reading...Shalom & Race: An Evening with Lisa Sharon Harper
We are thrilled to welcome Lisa Sharon Harper as a guest speaker at Ginter Park Baptist Church on Wednesday, March 21st at 6:30PM! She will speak on the topic of Shalom & Race from her book The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right.Lisa is a writer, speaker, and activist. She...
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