New Adult Ed. classes start for the Spring on January 29!  And for those of you that’ve talked with me at any length recently, you know that I’m itchin’ to get classes started again.  What gets me so excited for classes each semester isn’t just the fact that I often get the chance to teach (and if I go long enough without teaching, my face starts to twitch and my sentences get increasingly incoherent).  What gets me so excited about classes is knowing the potential they have for igniting changed lives in all of the following ways (and more):

• …as peoples’ eyes are opened to the beauty of God’s Word & its message
• …as people are formed theologically and given good “lenses” through which to look at life
• …as people are equipped with tools & practices that will help them grow personally and serve the church meaningfully

All of our classes have been on the adult ed page of our website for a couple of weeks, so you may already know what’s coming.  To get the details on any of our classes (meeting time & location, costs involved) please visit that adult ed page, as they won’t be duplicated in this post.  However, there are other “things” (since I couldn’t think of a better word) about each class that can be tough to put on our website, but that nevertheless may help you (1) know more about the individual classes and (2) discern which class might be the right fit for you.

With this in mind, here are a few of these other “things” for each class that you may be interested in:

• Fuel for Faith: An Important Class About Christian Theology

• Check out the book we’ll be reading parts of, as part of this class: Wayne Grudem, Bible Doctrine.
• Check out an outline of the class with notes from the first class, to give you a taste of things.  Here’s the attachment: Fuel for Faith.session #1
• Click here to read a blog by Kevin DeYoung that reinforces the importance of theology in the life of the church.

• Is the Bible Reliable?  Building the Historical Case

• Click here for a 2-minutes video preview of the class and an overview of what’s covered in this 10-session DVD series.

• Gospel Change: Getting to the Root of Personal Growth

• Check out the book that will be available for purchase, complementing the content of the class: Timothy Lane and Paul Tripp, How People Change.
• Check out an outline of the class, to give you a taste of things.  Here’s the attachment: Gospel Change

• Financial Peace University

• Not familiar with Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University?  Click here for a 22-minute video preview of the class (and lots of other heads-up type help as well).

• Miqra Institute: Genesis Seminar

• Visit Miqra’s newly-updated website (www.miqra.net) to learn more about this ministry and how it equips people biblically and theologically.  Click here to learn more about the upcoming seminar on Genesis and what it will cover.

There you have it!  So – what class are you most interested in this upcoming Spring?  (Remember to visit the adult ed page at www.brookside.net to sign up for those classes that require registration, and for all the logistical details for the classes!)