CCC Gainesville | Blog
On November 16th, we officially launched the Opus Project on Faith, Work, and Culture with a special event. We were encouraged by the interest and turnout. It was just what we were hoping for — enough momentum to get the ball rolling on the project as a whole and for the four focus areas to launch ongoing conversations on social justice, the neighborhood, the arts and culture, and work. We saw roughly 50 people attend that night, and each of the focus areas had lively discussion that easily could have gone deeper into the evening.
As for the next steps for the Opus Project there is much potential as we consider how each of the facets of the project may unfold. While we have four different focus areas, there are at least a few different avenues for exploring these various themes:
- Forums: one-night special events with “cultural intake” and discussion (lectures, art exhibits, film screenings, a book discussions, etc.)
- Adult Education Classes on Sunday mornings (like this one)
- Reading Group: monthly discussion of selected books and essays (see below)
- Focus Area Discussions
- Blog with resources
The next step that we are taking is to restart the Reading Group. The Reading Group meets on a monthly basis to discuss books that are pertinent to the Opus Project, and it is the most consistent way to be involved in the Opus conversation. We hope you will seriously consider participating. Our first meeting of the spring will be Sunday, January 27 at 9am at the church facilities.
Book: Pulitzer Prize winning novel Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. Get yourself a copy; we will discuss p. 1-125 on Jan. 27.
Dates: 4th Sunday – Jan. 27, Feb. 24, Mar. 24, Apr. 28
We look forward to moving the Opus Project forward, and we hope you will join us.
Finally, if you would like to be added to the Opus Project email list, send me a note at toddbest@gmail.com.
Todd Best
(for Chris Hiatt and Stephen Addcox)
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