Sunday School at CtK

 
 
 
 

Sunday School classes are Sundays, 9:30am-10:30am


Our Sunday School curriculum embraces the three movements of discipleship, guiding participants:

  • Upward: Cultivating a deeper relationship with God through Gospel fluency, Biblical literacy, and spiritual practices.

  • Inward: Discovering your identity in Christ, developing Emotional and Cultural IQ, and pursuing personal holiness.

  • Outward: Displaying God's love to others through evangelism, advocacy for Biblical Justice, and compassionate support.


Sunday School is a Journey for All Ages:

  • Adults: Engage in focused, 6 week courses centered on upward, inward, and outward orientations. Explore relevant topics and connect with fellow believers in a welcoming community.

  • Youth: Discover tailored curriculum designed to meet the unique needs of middle school and high school students. Dive into discussions, activities, and teachings that nurture spiritual growth and maturity. Contact Matt Brouwer for info.

  • Children: Nurture a love for God's Word and a foundational understanding of faith through age-appropriate curriculum and interactive activities. From Nursery and Toddler Rooms to K-5 classes, children are welcomed with open arms into a safe and nurturing environment. Contact Katherine Harrison for info.

 

Fall Sunday School starts September 6th

Our fall Sunday School classes begin September 6. Below is an overview of the adult Sunday School classes being offered this semester.

 

Adult Sunday School Class #1 in the Fellowship Hall
Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale
Sundays, September 6 through October 11 | Taught by James Sutton
Frederick Buechner published his first novel at twenty-seven, watched it become a bestseller, and then went to seminary. Years later he was asked to lecture on preaching, and the little book that came out of it, Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale, is still one of the most unique and best things written on how the good news is actually heard. 

Essentially, Buechner's claim is that the gospel arrives as tragedy before it can arrive as anything else, that it turns out to be comedy in a way no one saw coming, and that it ends as the one fairy tale that happens to be true. This class takes those three lenses and holds them up to doctrines many of us can already recite: sin, grace, the cross, and resurrection. 

This class will be great for those who are just beginning a serious exploration of the depths of the gospel. It may be even better for those who may have started to feel like the good news is old news. Reading the book is not necessary.

Adult Sunday School Class #2 in the upstairs Fellowship Hall Conference Room
Philippians – The Epistle of Joy

Sundays, September 6 through November 22 | Led by Brian and Becky Gilman, co-led by Josh Herring
Paul wrote to the Philippians from prison, not knowing whether he would live or die, to a church under outside pressure and inside friction. What he sent them was a letter about joy, a joy independent of circumstances. Lessons include, what it means that to live is Christ and to die is gain, what the mind of Christ looks like, and how contentment is a learned discipline. 

This is a discussion-oriented class moving slowly through the rich pages of God’s word. Open to all. You are strongly encouraged to bring a Bible. 

Brian is an ordained elder in our church, and he and Becky are excited to share their experience and love of Scripture with those who attend. Josh Herring is a member of Christ the King, a recently published author, and the founder of the Logres Institute for Classical Liberal Studies.

 

Adult Sunday School Class #3 in Geoff's Office
Deacon and Deaconess Training
Sundays, September through December | Taught by Geoff
Anyone is welcome in this class, but it is built for the people who serve or may soon serve on our diaconate. If you have been asked to consider the office, or you keep wondering whether this is the work God has shaped you for, this is the place to find out.

We will start with Scripture: what a deacon is, what the office is for, and the character the New Testament expects of the people who hold it. We will also be clear about how it works here. At Christ the King, men are ordained to the office of deacon and women are commissioned as deaconesses, and both serve the mercy and care of this congregation together. We will explain what each of those words means and why we do it this way.

From there the class turns practical, working through how diaconal ministry actually runs at CtK: benevolence requests, caring for members in need, the work of the deacon teams, and how deacons and deaconesses work alongside the elders.

This class is reading intensive and the readings are required. Come ready to do the work before you get here.