Adult learners at Mount Olive have a range of opportunities to explore their faith, Scripture, and contemporary issues.
Adult Forum
Sunday, 9:30–10:30 a.m.
Chapel Lounge
This Sunday morning discussion tackles a wide range of topics. Both members and guest experts lead the forum.
Topics recently discussed have included:
- Our call to be advocates for peace and justice
- A deeper dive into the Sunday lectionary series
- The journey of healing in grief
- Jim Bargmann, “Demystifying the Work of People of Faith in the Political Process” (presentation slides, video)
- Johan Baumeister, “Two Banks of the Same River: Why Indigenous Rights & Climate Justice Are Intertwined” (presentation slides)
- The Rev. Cody Sanders, PhD, “Sexual & Gender Identity 101” (presentation slides, video) and “LGBTQIA2S+ Lives as Sources of Sacred Wisdom” (video)
Recordings of several Adult Forum presentations from 2023 and 2024 are available on the Mount Olive YouTube channel in the “Adult Forum Presentations from Mount Olive Lutheran Church Minneapolis” playlist.
To suggest forum topics, contact the director of education.
Noon Bible Study
Tuesday, 12:00 noon
West Commons or via Zoom
Mount Olive’s preacher for the coming Sunday leads a free-ranging discussion of the readings appointed for the day. Participants talk about where the texts lead them, questions they have about the readings, and insights they want to share. Feel free to bring your lunch.
The Zoom link for this Bible study is the same every week. To join from your computer, tablet, or smartphone, click here.
Contact the director of education for more information, or just show up. All are welcome!
Book Discussion
Second Saturday of the month, 10:00 a.m.–noon
West Commons or via Zoom
Group members discuss fiction and nonfiction books that are readily available in paperback in bookstores, online, or in libraries. Recent books have included The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen, Emma by Jane Austen, and Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare. Participants take turns suggesting books and providing snacks and beverages.
The Zoom link for the discussion is the same every month. To join from your computer, tablet, or smartphone, click here.
Contact the director of education for more information, or just come. You’ll be warmly welcomed.
Feminine Divine Spiritual Study Group
Third Tuesday of the month, 6:00–8:00 p.m., starting September 17
Louise Schroeder Memorial Library
Year C, 2024–25: Women of the Jesus Movement and the Divine
Facilitated by Teresa Rothausen, PhD
Join a series of conversations and prayerful discernment related to the Feminine Divine. In Year C we will excavate real women who led the Jesus Movement from under layers of patriarchal interpretations of them. Using historical evidence and imagination informed by marginalized women’s lives today, we will let their voices enrich our experience of the Triune God. We will use several texts as well as spiritual practices.
You do not need to have attended the study group in year A or B to participate this year. Scholarships for materials are available. All are welcome!
Contact Teresa (or 612-275-7468) with questions.
