Open Classes
All participating in Open Classes will meet in the ROC Downstairs prior to heading to class.
Summer Open Class Schedule
Wednesday Evenings / 6:00 PM
June 4th – August 27th (No classes on June 11th or July 2nd)
Covenant Love: Living God’s Vision for Marriage
Marriage is more than romance or compatibility—it is a covenant shaped by the gospel and sustained by grace. In this series, we’ll explore God’s vision for marriage as revealed in Scripture: a lifelong, sacrificial partnership that reflects Christ’s love for the Church. Whether you’re newly married, long married, or preparing for marriage, this series offers biblical truth and practical wisdom for living out covenant love in everyday life.
Teachers: Paul Thompson, Charles Uptain, David Glover, Tommy Perry
Location: R-300-302
Ecclesiastes: Transforming Vanity into Eternal Victory
Ecclesiastes meets us in the struggle to find meaning in a world that often feels empty and uncertain. Through its God-inspired wisdom, this series will guide us to see that true purpose and lasting joy are not found in success, pleasure, or control—but in trusting God, embracing our limits, and living with eternity in view. What feels like vanity can be transformed into victory when we live for what truly lasts.
Teachers: Sam Tarwater and Dan Tankersley
Location: R-308
FAQs
Why are we adding these classes? The elders are responsible for the teaching of the body, so we all grow up into maturity. (Ephesians 4) We believe open classes enhance our teaching ministry by giving us a venue to teach basic Christian subject matters in a systematic way versus just waiting on those subjects to surface in our expositional preaching and sermon based small group curriculum.
Why are we offering these on Sunday mornings at 8:30? We want to offer these classes when the largest number of our membership could participate. We also hope you will see the value in learning and interacting with members whom you might not know well because they are not in your small group.
Do I need to sign up beforehand? No, anyone who wants to participate can meet in the Sanctuary at 8:30 each Sunday. We will introduce the classes and teachers for that week, and all walk together to the classrooms below the Sanctuary.
Do the classes build on one another? The subjects will flow together, but every class meeting will standalone, and anyone could come any week and jump right in.
What is the format for the open classes? A normal class would include prayer, a moment for the class participants to greet one another and meet new people, a teaching time, a time for questions and/or discussion. This request for questions could be interspersed in the teaching time or come at the end depending on the teacher’s preference.
How can I participate and stay connected to my small group (life group)? We would suggest creativity, flexibility, and open discussion with your group. Here are a few suggestions, but this is surely not a complete list:
Bring some, or all, of your group with you to the class
Continue to connect outside of the 8:30 Sunday morning hour through text groups/phone calls/social events/meals together after church/sitting together in worship or midweek/eating at church before midweek together
Participate in the shorter classes (6-7 weeks long) and then go back to your group for a while
See if your group’s members that choose to participate in open classes want to get together some other time of the week to discuss the sermon and pray
When will we know what will be taught next? The elders are working to produce a schedule of classes. We hope to publish this in March. The schedule would lay out our expectations for the remainder of the year.