Education

Adult Education opportunities are available on an ongoing basis. Study the Bible, read provocative books, and engage in discussion with dedicated and energetic pastors, staff, lay leaders, and guests. Classes are open to all, members and friends, and are free to join. Please read about the current and upcoming classes below. For more information or to enroll, please contact our office.

Current Opportunities

 

Disciples Path

If you are interested in participating in the study, please email Keeley to be added to the email list for our next session in early 2026.

If you are interested in learning more about Disciples Path listen to this sermon by Pastor Morie from Aug. 31.

 

OPEN QUESTION GROUP

The Open Question Group meets weekly on Sundays at 9am to discuss a variety of topics that the participants find to be enriching to their faith.

December 7.  Waiting for Jesus with Rich Villodas

 In this listening we’ll enter the Advent season by exploring how to recover the stillness, peace, and joy that lie at the heart of Advent with pastor Rich Villodas, author of Waiting for Jesus:  An Advent Invitation to Prayer and Renewal.  Rich is the lead pastor of New Life Fellowship, a large, multiethnic, multigenerational, urban church in Queens, NYC.   

 Rich was deeply influenced by Henri Nouwen, a Dutch Catholic priest, professor, writer, and theologian.  After nearly two decades of teaching, Nouwen went to work at a community for people with developmental disabilities. 

 This interview was hosted by the Henri Nouwen Society and delves into themes of how prayer sustains community, how true peace begins within, and how joy and lament can coexist in the same heart.
  

If you’re new to the group, here’s how it works.

  • Listen to the podcast on your own during the week.

  • Group starts at 9 am, Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room at SWP.

  • We start with 5 minutes of silence, then open it up to people’s thoughts and observations.