A two-part conversation on identity, idolatry, theology, & discipleship with Dr. Paul Lim of Vanderbilt. Wednesdays April 3  & 10 at 6:15 PM in Drowota Hall. As trite and tragic as it is to say it, we are living in an unprecedentedly polarized – and further polarizing – society in America. The Left blames the ignorance and prejudice of the Right. The Right returns the favor by assigning most, if not all, of the blame to the loosening of morals from the 1960s and beyond to the Left. The score is 0:0 and yet both sides are losing! Christians from both parties, especially from the extreme ends of the respective ideological, cultural spectrum, are often surprised to learn that there are genuine Christ-followers on both sides of the “aisle.” How do we meaningfully carve out, create, and sustain spaces where both sides are committed to the ideal-and-reality of mutual learning, forbearance and transformation? Put differently, how do we speak meaningfully about politics of religion in contemporary America, with particular emphases on identity, idolatry, and discipleship through the language of theology? For these two sessions, we will – try our best to – suspend judgment about the “Other,” whoever they may be, wherever they may be located, and engage in a conversation about imagining life, religion, politics, geography from the eyes of the other. Undergirding this two-part conversation is Professor Lim’s conviction that Jesus was neither liberal nor conservative, while being truly inclusive in the way his embodied Good News defined it. And in taking seriously what he had to say, we will walk away more encouraged and transformed Christ-followers. Part 1 • Wednesday, April 3: “Blessed are the Cheesemakers? Engaging the Sermon on the Mount again in the Era of Obama-Trump presidencies” Part 2 • Wednesday, April 10: “Following Christ...

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Maundy Thursday commemorates Jesus’ last meal with his disciples, and we invite you to join your church family for a special meal and a reenactment of the Last Supper at 6:15 PM in Drowota Hall (the gym). Before the reenactment, dinner will be served at 5:30 PM and registration for the dinner is required. Click here to register for Maundy Thursday Dinner.

Join members and senior ministers of Woodmont Christian Church, Woodmont Baptist Church, Calvary United Methodist Church, St. Paul Community Church, & Second Presbyterian Church for a special ecumenical service at noon on Good Friday, April 19, in our Sanctuary.   Our guest speakers on Good Friday will be: Rev. Nathan Parker, Senior Pastor of Woodmont Baptist Rev. B.J. Brack, Senior Pastor of Calvary United Methodist Church Rev. Stephen Lorance, Senior Pastor of St. Paul Community Church Dr. Mary Louise McCullough, Senior Pastor of Second Presbyterian Church     Also on Good Friday: Come-and Go Intergenerational Good Friday Experience:  From 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM, a family-friendly Holy Week experience will be offered in Drowota Hall. This self-guided tour includes prayer spaces which offer a hands-on way to pray the Stations of the Cross, and a candle-lit labyrinth for prayer and meditation. Please note, this event was designed for people ages 5 and up. Nursery care will be offered from 11 AM to 1:30 PM for children 4 and under.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTERR   Couples in all stages of their relationship are encouraged to join Reverend Kevin Roberts in a 4-week series focused on enriching your relationship! This is a church-wide event with each session beginning at 6 PM and ending at 7:30 PM. The price is $45 per couple and registration includes dinner at 5:30 PM. Childcare is available. No matter where you find yourself on the relationship journey, you are invited to learn and laugh together while devoting intentional energy to the most cherished, but often ignored, component of our lives: the relationships we do life with every day. Kevin Roberts is a husband, father, and ordained minister. Over the past 30 years, he has pastored congregations in Texas, Kentucky, and South Carolina. Native Nashvillians, Kevin and his wife Alyson recently relocated back to the city after a twenty-one year absence. His company, VOW, offers wedding officiant and marriage planning services to all. Overview and objectives: • Understanding our Family System • Why marry? • Hebrew and Christian narratives of marriage • Emotional, Physical, Spiritual, Financial relationships • Knowing our differentiated selves • Self-empathy; No blaming