Adult Forum Archive

E.g., 09/22/2018
Date Title Content Speaker
May 21, 2017 Creed Sharing

All year long we have been reflecting on questions related to our beliefs in order to better articulate our own creeds. Bring yours to this forum as we share and reflect on how and whether we are better able to articulate our faith as the creedal journey comes to an end.
May 14, 2017 Sabbath

It's more than just a word in the Bible. We were made to be people who experience sabbath and are unhealthy without it. Join a conversation about what keeps us from sabbath and how we can be better at performing this act of caring for our world and our selves.
May 7, 2017 Emma Norton Services

Emma Norton Services provides transitional housing for women in a Christian environment. Learn how our own UMW are supporting this wonderful organization and why our mission trip to the Twin Cities next month will be helping them out.
May 15, 2016 Info session for 2017 Costa Rica trip
If you feel called to the life transformation that can happen in and through service to others then come learn about and consider joining our planned trip to Costa Rica.
May 8, 2016 Mission to the Bone

Trivia:

+Why is this forum titled “Mission to the Bone”?
+Where was the 1st NUMC organized mission trip? (hint– there’s a team going there in 2017
+What does A.S.P. Stand for?
+What important structure did Cindy Anderson & Diane Lyman help build in Juarez, Mexico?
+What member of our congregation has been on more that 25 mission & service teams?
 
Through pictures, stones & song we will get answers to these questions and learn about our deep & rich history of service in the world.
May 1, 2016 50 Years of United Methodist Women

As part of Northfield UMC's celebration of 50 years of ministry, learn how women have shaped the life of our congregation.
April 24, 2016 Mission: Belize

Join us to hear from members of the Belize missionary troupe about their experience following God's call to Central America.
April 17, 2016 Asian Rural Institute

Asian Rural Institute from a students' perspective: St. Olaf student Caitlin Connell, who has interned at the Asian Rural Institute, will share her experience serving at this United Methodist-sponsored mission in Japan.
April 10, 2016 Farmland, Part 2

Brian Randolph will lead discussion of the Farmland documentary and issues new farmers and ranchers face when taking over the family business.
April 3, 2016 Farmland, part 1

A documentary featuring young farmers and ranchers who take over their parents business. 
March 13, 2016 NUMC@50 Bell Choir Workshop

We will share a little history about the bell choir and invite anyone who would like to try ringing bells to join us. Musical talent and the ability to read music is not required: if you can count, you can ring! This opportunity is brought to you by the bell choir and the 50th Anniversary Committee.
March 9, 2016 Asian Rural Institute
Special Wednesday Night Forum
This special Wednesday evening event will feature a presentation from the United Methodist-funded missionaries who run an international training ground in Japan for grassroots rural leaders. 
March 6, 2016 Community Solar Presentation

Learn about one way the Northfield community is working to be better stewards of our environment.
February 28, 2016 Youth Ministry Program Information Session

We will learn about the novel way the program was initially funded and we'll provide a framework for future congregational conversations over how we do youth discipleship.
January 24, 2016 The Torch Program
January 17, 2016 The Community Action Center

The Community Action Center with Jim Blaha
January 10, 2016 Christmas in the Orthodox Tradition

Christmas in the Orthodox Tradition with Ann Richards, who spent years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Romania.
January 3, 2016 The Manger Inn

The Manger Inn with Alan Cox and Mike Behr
May 17, 2015 Travelling Our Inner Spiritual Landscapes

Almut and Chuck will share insights from their experiences with Benedictine and monastic spirituality.
May 10, 2015 Travels in South Africa

Dave will share his experiences and insights from being a part of St. Olaf's "Social Realities in South Africa" program this past January. Dave is also a long-time member of our congregation and a biology professor at St. Olaf.
May 3, 2015 Travels in India, Oman, and Jordan

Jim is a long-time member of our congregation and a retired chemistry professor from Carleton.
April 26, 2015 Travels in Ecuador

Karyn and Marissa are two high school youth in our congregation.

They will be presenting on their recent school service trip to Ecuador. Here is a link to the website for the organization they went with.

Me to We

http://www.metowe.com
April 19, 2015 A World of Travel

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness. Mark Twain

Several members of our congregation have been doing some interesting travelling recently, and they are going to be sharing some of their experiences with us. We will begin our forum series on A World of Travel by watching a TEDx talk by travel guru Rick Steves entitled The Value of Travel.
March 29, 2015 Holy Week

Holy Week, which goes from Palm Sunday to Easter Morn, marks the high point of the church year and the culmination of Jesus’ life, ministry and teachings. Using the gospel narratives and Brian McClaren’s reflections in his book, We Make the Road by Walking, we will enter imaginatively into the unfolding events of this last week of Jesus’ life and reflect upon their significance for our understanding of Christian discipleship.
March 22, 2015 The Wisdom of the Celtic Christian Tradition

In this second session we will continue to look back to some of the beliefs and practices of the early Celtic Christians and forward to our own time and what we might learn from the wisdom of the Celtic Christian tradition. We will look at their sacramental view of the world, their appreciation of beauty both in the natural world and in the arts, their love of story, their acceptance of mystery in life, and their understanding of faith as a journey.
March 15, 2015 The Mysterious and Accessible Celts

From the 5th to the 12th centuries their flourished a distinctive way of being Christian in the Celtic areas of the British Isles. In this first session on Celtic Christianity we will learn a little about the history of the Celts, their reverence for the natural world and the importance of landscape in their spirituality, and its relevance for our own practice of the faith.
March 8, 2015 Our Mission Team Back from Costa Rica

In January 10 members of our congregation – Jim and Lynn Gryc, Richard and Katherine Collman, Bill and Merrell Thornton, Jim and Janet Dale, Catherine Williams, Dorothy Orde – went with a larger group of Methodists on a mission trip to Costa Rica. They will share with us stories and pictures of the work they did, the people they met, and they experiences they had during their time there.
March 1, 2015 Best Practices for Healthy Relationships

Between busy schedules and long days, expressing love can fall by the wayside. We forget to say and do, then it gets harder to remember how, then relationships can be strained. In this forum, we will discuss Gary Chapman’s The Five Love Languages to help us understand how different people express and need love in different ways which is a key to strengthening relationships. While the focus is on couples, the concepts can apply to any relationship including your children, friends, other family members, anyone you interact with on a frequent basis.
February 22, 2015 Best Practices for Healthy Relationships

To continue on our journey exploring John Gottman's work on building emotionally healthy relationships, we will spend some time gaining a better understanding of what can drive conversation in our relationships, identify challenges faced (and take a sneak peek at some of the reasons we be-have in what appear to be challenging ways), and explore skills to help strengthen communication in our relationships.
February 8, 2015, February 15, 2015 Best Practices for Healthy Relationships

In this four-part series we will explore ways to better under-stand the dynamics of marriage and family relations as well as to put into practice ways of fostering these relationships.

In the first two parts we will view and discuss a video presenta-tion by John Gottman, who has done extensive research into marriage dynamics and been recognized as one of the ten most influential therapists in the last quarter century.

Specifically, we will look at his four negative behaviors that are most predictive of marital conflict and divorce, and his seven principles for nurturing and strengthening marriages.

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