ADULT MINISTRIES

At Discovery, we believe that discipleship entails experiencing God in Christian community, growing in faith and knowledge of God, serving others in the name of Jesus and sharing the good news of Christ with others.  Designed for people of all ages, our Discipleship System (our intentional discipleship strategy) offers year-round opportunities to engage in the life of a disciple.

Weekly Small Group Studies:

  10:45am Sundays in person -

        "The Apocalypse: Controversies and Meaning in Western History." Join us!

  10:00am Tuesdays via Zoom -

        Using Pastor Riva’s book “Living the Kin-dom: Exploring The Lord’s Prayer”

Past all-church studies have included:

• Unbinding Your Heart, by Martha Grace Reese

• Change the World, by Mike Slaughter

• Velvet Elvis, by Rob Bell

• Making Sense of the Bible, by Adam Hamilton
  
  

Past Quadrilateral-themed small group studies have included:

Scripture – the Bible: the primary source and standard for Christian doctrine

• Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally by Marcus Borg

• Transformation Journal: A Daily Walk in the Word edited by Applegate, Nilsen Kibbey, and Slaughter

Tradition -- the experience and witness of the development and growth of the faith through past centuries

• A Muslim-Christian Interfaith Discussion Group using The Faith Club by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver and Priscilla Warner

Reason – to an individual’s understanding and appropriation of the faith in light of his/her own life

• Confronting the Controversies: Biblical Perspectives on Tough Issues by the Rev. Adam Hamilton

• If Grace is True: Why God Will Save Every Person by Philip Gulley and James Mulholland
  
  

Experience – when a person brings discernment and cogent thought to the Christian faith

• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni

• Welcoming the Stranger: Christians and Immigration a study developed by Sojourners

Past affinity-based small groups have included:

• Running – take a run together after worship

• Picnics & Playgrounds – families invited to bring picnics to designated parks

• Discovery Gardening – planting, mulching, maintaining, weeding, cleaning up and beautifying Discovery’s grounds.

• Movie Discussion Group – watch and discuss movies together

• Bicycling – family bike rides on trails in the community

• Friday, Food & Fellowship – adult dining opportunity at restaurants and in people’s homes