Spring Equipping
Equipping is a time for everyone in our community to receive training, and resources, and to learn together. Below are the opportunities being offered this Summer.
Classes
Engaging Border Perspectives
Led by Sheryl Hjellming from our Global Impact Team and Yonathan Moya Director of Border Perspectives
This class will view a documentary called “Across” and discuss the stories told. Filmed in Honduras, Texas, and Illinois, this multi-part docuseries follows three women and their children who escaped abuse and violence in Honduras and Guatemala, and a Midwestern church that experienced a complete transformation in their hearts when they stopped seeing these families as news headlines and started treating them like brothers and sisters in Christ. Check out the the trailer here.
Sundays 9:30-10:30am | Feb 9-March 16
Location: Mill City Church (685 13th Ave NE)
Emotional Well-being: Essentials for Caring for Yourself & Connecting with Others
Taught by Katie Delgado, M.A. in Marriage & Family Therapy, Counselor at Arden Woods Psychological Services, & Former Adjunct Professor of Wellbeing at Bethel University.
How we interact with our emotions impacts so much of our lives! Yet most of us have received confusing, untrue, and unhelpful messages about emotions – and few to no tools for caring for our emotional well-being. As a result, we may find ourselves lost or overwhelmed in this area of our lives. What if there’s another way…informed by research, grounded in our faith, and supported by experience? Together, let’s gain new understanding and practical tools to move toward more personal wholeness and deeper relationships!
Sundays 9:30-10:30am | Feb 9-March 16
Location: Mill City Church (685 13th Ave NE)
Your Money and God’s Kingdom
Led by The Mill City Generosity Team
Money impacts many areas of our life yet we rarely talk about it. In this class we’ll discuss questions like: What does the Bible say about generosity and money? What have we learned about money in our past and how does that influence our choices today? How can we practically manage our money in ways that match our values? And, what personal steps might we feel called to take?No matter where you’re at on the money management journey, you’re welcome to join us for honest conversation, practical tips and movement toward honoring God with everything we have.
Sundays 9:30-10:30am | Feb 9-March 16
Doing Life With Your Adult Child
Led by Pastors Don and Sherry Mortenson
If you’ve raised a child, you know that parenting doesn’t stop when they turn eighteen. In many ways, your relationship gets even more complicated–your heart and your head are as involved as ever, but you can feel things shifting, whether your child lives under your roof or rarely stays in contact.This class will use the book “Doing Life with Your Adult Children” by Jim Burns. The class is designed to help you navigate this rich and challenging season of parenting. (financial support is offered for the book if needed)
Sundays 9:30-10:30am | Feb 9-March 16
One Time Seminars
Covenant In Real Life
Led by Pastor and Therapist Christian Ann Larson
This seminar has two tracks – one for those not currently in a relationship and one for couples to participate in together.How do couples build thriving, trusting marriages in such a complex world? How can couples grow their trust in God and one another so they feel more confident to the life God has called them to? Take a day to learn (together) about what matters most in healthy covenants. During this evening, we will learn about attachment to God and one another. Time will have breakouts for the various tracks and will be less about learning skills and far more about building deep connections in the midst of vulnerabilities. Marriage is not for the faint of heart, so join us for this bold seminar!
Friday, April 4th 6:30-9pm
Parenting Seminar – Discipline that Connects with a Child and Student’s Heart
Led by Miriam Knight – Connected Families Certified Parent Coach
Maybe you’ve tried to be thoughtful and intentional in responding to struggle and misbehavior. Yet you keep returning to the same reactive patterns. It’s hard to break the negative cycles. In this workshop, you’ll learn evidence-based, trauma-informed, and biblically anchored perspectives and tools to replace ingrained reactions so you can parent confidently with wisdom and grace.
Saturday, March 1st, 9:30-11:30 or 2:30 – 4:30 (Offering the same content at two different times)
Childcare as well as programming for kids and students will be offered at the same time.
Location: Mill City Church (685 13th Ave NE)
Groups
New to Mill City
New to Mill City groups are designed as an intentional space for those who are newer to Mill City to get to know others who are also newer to our community. During this time we’ll discuss sermons and share our stories as an opportunity to connect with other group members. This group is highly relational and discussion based.
Every week we will spend time getting to know each other through community time questions (similar to the worship services) as well as engage with recent sermons through Dwelling in the Word, which is a way of engaging with Scripture, spiritually submitting to the text as one way God speaks to us with a willingness to be shaped by what God might want to say through the Scripture. It is listening for what God may be saying through a specific scripture passage. We will use these questions to guide our listening:
What grabs your attention in this passage?
What questions would you want to ask?
Where and in what ways do I feel the Spirit inviting me to listen and respond this week?
We’ll also leave some time at the end of each gathering to talk about ways to get more connected to the larger Mill City community and answer any questions you have.
Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm April 9th – May 14th