Here We Go!

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Hello Girls,
I am so excited that you have chosen to join us for our first online study where we will dive into the book “Scouting the Divine” by Margaret Feinberg.  The way this works is, we all read a portion of the book each week and discuss it online.  I suppose you can describe this adventure together as a sort of “virtual book of the month club” J.  (Be sure and pick up your individual copy of the book at the GCRU Registration Booth, if you haven’t already done so.)  Even though our beginning date is set for Wednesday, January 5, 2011, you can start reading whenever you are ready  As the facilitator, I will try to place a few thought provoking questions or statements on the study blog from time to time and wait for you to jump in and share your own insights.   I hope you will feel free to participate in our ongoing discussions and leave comments when it’s convenient.  Let’s make this a fun and safe environment to grow our faith and make new friends! 
We will be going through the book together over the course of 4 weeks and our tentative reading schedule is as follows: 
Week #1 (Now – Jan 11) Pages 1 - 74
Week #2 (Jan. 12 – Jan. 18) Pages 75 – 118
Week #3 (Jan. 19 – Jan. 25) Pages 119 – 156
Week #4 (Jan. 26 – Jan. ?) Pages 157 – 202
You may access the online study blog posts by going to GCRwomen.blogspot.com.  You may also need to set up your free gmail (Google) account and password to join the discussions.  Enjoy!
Much love,
Iris  

Comments

GCRwomen said…
So excited about this nee avenue of learning. The study is fascinating. Love the book already!
Brenda Sorrells
January 3, 2011 at 9:05 AM
Anonymous said…
This new avenue of learning is a little intimidating to me, but I'm so excited about this book. I've already started reading and can hardly wait to hear everyone's thoughts.

Patrice McKinney
January 3, 2011 at 9:25 AM
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January 3, 2011 at 10:27 AM
Tajuana Speir said…
I am new to blogging. Testing this out to see if it works. I am excited to be apart of this new study with you great ladies.
January 3, 2011 at 10:33 AM
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