ADULT EDUCATION

7001 FAR HILLS AVE. DAYTON, OH | Sundays @ 10 am IN-PERSON AND LIVESTREAMED
YOUTH GROUPLEARNING RESOURCE CENTER

Growth Groups are small groups that offer learning and sharing opportunities for adults in a casual atmosphere, or in a more structured class setting. A Growth Group is a safe place to ask deep faith questions – to learn more about God, The Bible, and yourself.  They are also a great way to meet people

GROWTH GROUPS MISSION STATEMENT

Through small groups, classes, and other learning opportunities open to everyone,  Growth Groups will strive to:

  • Encourage and strengthen Biblical literacy,
  • Promote application of the Christian faith to life experience,
  • Develop awareness of spirituality in all facets of life,
  • Encourage group members to share in leadership, and
  • Build a sense of community among and through members and leaders.

Social Justice Book Discussion Group

Meets monthly in-person at Southminster Presbyterian Church on the THIRD Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the ADULT LOUNGE (ENTER THROUGH DOOR 13).

All are welcome!

questions? please contact pat elliotT [email protected]

November 17, 2023

High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley

A Dayton Literary Peace Prize Finalist, this popular book is based on cutting edge science that breaks down the idea of extreme conflict, the kind that paralyzes people and places, and then shows how to escape it. It might just help discussions around the Thanksgiving table.

 

December 15, 2023

Jefferson’s Sons: A Founding Father’s Secret Children by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Told from the point of view of three young slaves, two of them fathered by Thomas Jefferson, this well researched and moving novel provides insight into their lives as it raises important and difficult questions. Highly acclaimed, this author has received the Newbery Honor award twice.

February 16, 2024

The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah

In this novel Afaf Rahman, a Palestinian American woman and daughter of immigrants, wrestles with faith, loss, and identity. As the principal of a Muslim school for girls in Chicago, she comes face-to-face with a radicalized school shooter. While Afaf listens to his terrifying progress, readers are swept back through her memories: the bigotry she faced as a child, her mother’s dreams of returning to Palestine, and the disappearance of her older sister. This poignant, hopeful book relates to current concerns.

March 15, 2024

Trust by Herman Diaz

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Even through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has heard of Benjamin and Helen Rask. He is a legendary Wall Street tycoon; she is the daughter of eccentric aristocrats. Together, they have risen to the very top of a world of seemingly endless wealth—all as a decade of excess and speculation draws to an end. But at what cost have they acquired their immense fortune?

 

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN

Presbyterian Women (PW) is an inclusive and caring community of women, committed to working toward God’s promise of wholeness for all people.

Presbyterian Women (PW) is associated with the PCUSA PW. The small groups, called circles, meet monthly for support, prayer and Bible study. All women are invited to attend a circle.

Ruth Circle

4th Wednesdays of the month,
9:30 a.m. in the Community Room.

Grace Circle

1st Tuesdays of the Month,
7 p.m. in the Adult Lounge.

ADULT EDUCATION

VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR CHRISTIAN EDUCATION.  UPCOMING AND CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE LISTED BELOW.