Adult Education Opportunities
Faith Lutheran offers several opportunities for Adults to gather to learn about various topics, from conversations about Scripture and our Lutheran faith to informational sessions that help us better serve our communities and vocations.
2012 Faith Forum
Faith Forum Programs for 2012
All Faith Forum sessions are scheduled for 10 a.m. Sundays in the Faith Lights Room.
January 15: The Reverend Mark Mattes, professor of religion and philosophy at Grand View University, will speak on Mormonism.
January 22: The Reverend Doug Johnson, CEO and president of Lutheran Services in Iowa, along with Steve Hamilton of our congregation, will share thoughts on LSI meets a wide range of needs and provides a wide range of services to Iowans including adoption and foster care, refugee services, counseling, home health care--the list is almost endless.
January 29: Linda Bets, Faith's interim minister of pastoral care, will speak on Coping with Grief and Loss.
February 5: Susan Peterson of our congregation and Jake Bouma, our youth director, will present a program on thelogian and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
February 12: The Reverend Ken Jones, professor or religion and philosophy at Grand View University, will be the speaker.
February 19: Veternarian Marv Johnson, a member of our congregation, will share thoughts on "People, Pets and Priorities"--some reflections on how our care for animals says something about how we live up to our religious beliefs.
February 26: The Reverend Eric Carlson, a member of our congregation and assistant to Bishop Michael Burk of the Southeast Iowa Synod, will share thoughts on how Faith Lutheran Church has impacts and opportunities that stretch well beyond our doors because of the work of the Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
March 4: Mark Kende, professor of constitutional law at Drake University, will speak on prayer in the public schools, focusing on what courts have said about whether God needs a hall pass to be present in a public school.
March 18: Kay Kopatich, a chaplain for 17 years at the women's prison in Mitchellville, will speak on "I was in prison" (Matthew 25), sharing reflections on the lives of the women incarcerated there.
March 25: The Reverend Diana Sickles, former pastor at Faith, will share her thoughts about what she considers "my new full-time job"--working locally to alleviate childhood hunger in Des Moines as part of an international coaltiion in support of hungry children.
April 1: Palm Sunday-no Faith Forum program
April 8: Easter Sunday-no Faith Forum program
April 15 and 22: Brian Turner and Paul Willits of our congregation will offer insights and reflections on the Book of Revelation in a two-part session which draws upon a Bible study of Revelation they offered last year.
April 29: Kent and Jeanette Babcock, members of our congregation, draw upon their work with Marriage Encounter, to discuss in particular and interpersonal relationship in general.
May 13: Mother's Day-no Faith Forum program
May 20: The Reverend Dave Abram, a member of our congregation and a former Navy chaplain, offers thoughts on the roles and duties of the military chaplaincy. This ties in with the forthcoming Memorial Day holiday.
