LIFT CLASSES
LIFT provides a short-term small group environment where individuals invest a season of their life to learning insights and skills that allow them to more fully participate in community. In addition, LIFT provides a safe environment where individuals can find community to help overcome a particular life-dominating struggle of sin or suffering. LIFT classes and workshops are not meant to be long-term substitutes for discipleship. Instead, LIFT seeks to help deal with immediate needs, with the goal of directing everyone to Lifegroup participation.
LIFT classes and workshops will offer support for those needing encouragement and support during a period of suffering or hardship, hope for those struggling with life-dominating sins, education for those needing information or resources about a specific life issue, and a place to process or counsel for those needing to deal with problematic emotions or life stressors.
Below are some classes we offer:
CLASS DATES
JANUARY 18TH & JANUARY 19TH
Wednesdays at 6:30PM – 8:00PM
Parenting by Gospel Principles
A 5-Week Class.
Parenting biblically. Pastor Jeff Atkins and his wife Angela will facilitate class based on gospel parenting principles to shepherd your children’s hearts.
Teachers: Jeff and Angela Atkins
Curriculum: Parenting by Paul David Tripp
Class Location: Room 268
Children's Ministry will be offered: Infants-5th grade.
Delighting in the Trinity
A 5-Week Class.
In this class taught by Pastor Chris Owens, you will find an introduction to Christianity and the Christian life that is from start to finish rooted in our triune God―Father, Son and Spirit. Not only do we understand the person and work of Christ through the Trinity, but also prayer, the church, the love of God, and every aspect of our faith.
Teacher: Chris Owens
Curriculum: The book "Delighting in the Trinity" by Michael Reeves
Pre-Class Assignments: Each student should have the introduction and first chapter read prior to the first class session. However, please join us even if you have not.
Class Location: 267
Children's Ministry will be offered: Infants-5th grade.
Growing Together - PM Women's Book Study
A 5-Week Class.
Growing Together – Getting beyond small talk and prayer requests.
Women’s Study by Melissa Kruger
WE NEED ONE ANOTHER! Yet we don’t always know how to develop relationships that help us grow in the Christian life. Spiritual mentoring/discipling offers a way for younger believers, and more mature followers of Christ, to grow together through intentional discipleship and accountability. If you’re looking for a place to start, Melissa Kruger presents a guide for discipleship conversations that span a variety of topics for spiritual growth. Each lesson encourages both mentor and mentee to focus on the hope of the gospel as they learn together from the truth of God’s word.
The first class will cover chapters one and two, so please have them read before class. However, if you have not, please join us!
Teacher: Tracey Dykes, Tammy Allison, Patty Pullicin, Tanya Hutchinson, and Elizabeth Hix
Curriculum: Growing Together by Melissa Kruger
Class meets in room 163 - Trail 45
Children's Ministry will be offered: Infants-5th grade.
Finding God's Life for My Will
A 5-Week Class.
Pastor Jared Reece will lead you to discover the Father’s purpose and plan for your life is not as complicated as some people make it out to be. If you’re unsure what to do next, take heart and accept the ultimate invitation: learn to see God as the plan, not simply the formula to the plan.
Teacher: Jared Reece
Curriculum: "Finding God’s Life for My Will" by Mike Donehey
Pre-Class Assignments: Each student should have the first 4 chapters read prior to the first class session. However, please join is even if you have not!
Class meets in Room 158-Groups Lounge
Children's Ministry will be offered: Infants-5th grade.
GriefShare
A 13-Week Class.
At Brookstone, we celebrate the fact that death doesn’t get the final word. The final word is LIFE! At the same time, we recognize that in this life we will experience the great pain of loss. For that reason, we offer GriefShare. You don’t have to grieve alone. GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. Group dynamics consist of DVD/book driven lessons, teaching from our Facilitator and group support.
Book cost is $20 and is available your first night in attendance.
To learn more about GriefShare: https://www.griefshare.org/
Class meets in room 260.
Children's Ministry will be offered: Infants-5th grade.
Divorce Care
A 13-Week Class.
DivorceCare groups meet weekly to help people face painful and stressful experiences and move toward rebuilding their lives. Each session has 2 distinct elements: 1. Seminar with Experts; 2. A Support Group with Focus. Sessions will be led by Brookstone counselors Aaron Edwards and Donna Rutledge. Join others who are journeying through losses in life.
Teachers: Donna Rutledge and Aaron Edwards
Curriculum: DivorceCare book. Available in class $20.00
Pre-Class Assignments: None
Class Location: Room #218 - Conference Room)
Children's Ministry will be offered: Infants-5th grade.
CLASS DATES
JANUARY 18TH & JANUARY 19TH
Thursdays at 6:30PM – 8:00PM
No Children's Ministry or Childcare will be offered on Thursday.
Footers for Followers
A 5-Week Class.
For a building to be strong, there must be a strong footer system. This same concept exists in our spiritual lives as well. Buidling a strong spiritual footer system ultimately is critical in building a strong spiritual house that will withstand the storms that we face in life. Components of a strong spiritual footer system includes first salvation and then a growing and developing understanding about the Bible, God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Plan to join us as we explore each of these 5 top tier topics and learn together how our spiritual footer system is strengthened through a deeper understanding of each topic.
Teacher: Terry Davis
Curriculum: Book "Foundations" by Tom Holladay and Kay Warren
Pre-Class Assignments: At the first class session, a study guide will be given to you to enhance your classroom experience for this journey through God’s Word.
Class Location: Groups Lounge Room 158
No Children’s ministry or childcare will be offered.
Share Your Faith
A 5-Week Class.
Teacher: Charles McCurry
Using the five fingers on your hand, Share Your Faith Workshops from Evangelism Explosion International (EE) introduces a Gospel presentation that’s easy to learn and hard to forget.
Now comes one of the most compact tools to share your faith.
Learn a method of sharing the Gospel you will not easily forget.
Be given a tool you will use the rest of your life!
Receive a tool that never leaves your side.
Catch a renewed vision and enthusiasm for winning others to the Lord.
Renew your passion for witnessing with a glimpse of the heart of God.
Discover ways to cultivate friendships into opportunities to share the Gospel.
Curriculum: EV1 Book
Class Location: 260 A/B
No Children’s ministry or childcare will be offered.
PLACE Workshop
A 5-Week Class.
Teachers Martha Linsley and Mitch Pickerell will lead students through “PLACE Workshop” where they can discover their spiritual gifts through consideration of their personality, the spiritual gifts listed in Scripture, their abilities, their passions in life, and life experiences. At the end of the 5-week semester, students will be connected to a Brookstone staff member who will help them further apply what they have learned in the class.
Teachers: Martha Linsley and Mitch Pickerell
Curriculum: PLACE Workshop Workbook (Payment of $10 for the workbook will be due the 1st class)
Pre-Class Assignments: None
Class Location: Conference Room #218
No Children’s ministry or childcare will be offered.
The Truth of the Cross
A 5-Week Class.
In this class, you will survey the great work accomplished by Jesus Christ through His crucifixion ― the redemption of God’s people. You will study the atonement from numerous angles, how God Himself provided salvation by sending Jesus Christ to die on the cross, and how the cross was always God’s intended method by which to bring salvation.
Location: Room 260 C
Teacher: Reno Vossler
Curriculum: Book "The Truth of the Cross" by R.C. Sproul
Pre-Class Assignments: Each student should have the first 2 chapters read prior to the first class session. However, please join us even if you have not.
No Children’s ministry or childcare will be offered.
The Battle Plan for Prayer
A 5-Week Class.
Prayer is a powerful weapon that is absolutely necessary to ensure our victory in spiritual battles. In this 5 week study, Susan Reecer will lead you to envision what it would look like if God’s people really begin to pray! God is raising up an army of prayer warriors in our generation. Will you join this journey of growing God’s army or prayer warriors and equip yourself and others to pray more effectively? This will be an interactive group as we discuss types of prayer, hindrances to prayer, keys to effective prayer, and praying strategically for the lost and for believers alike. We will share stories of answered prayer in our lives and in Christian history and we will be hearing from some of our generation’s most respected prayer teachers and trainers and learning from them as well. Come and join the prayer army!
Teacher: Susan Reecer
Curriculum: "The Battle Plan for Prayer: Bible Study" by Stephen Kendrick, Alex Kendrick, and Travis Agnew
Pre-Class Assignments: Read the first Chapter. You will need to get The Battle Plan for Prayer - Bible Study Book. BUY HERE.
Class Location: 267
No Children’s ministry or childcare will be offered.
Recovering from Anxiety
A 5-Week Class.
Anxiety, worry, fear and stress are familiar words in our society. The recent experience of a global pandemic has made it worse for many. Given all of the stressors we have in life, it is important to have a biblical perspective on the subject. We will use “Anxious for Nothing” by John MacArthur to guide us in a biblical discussion about anxiety. We will discover what Scripture teaches about worry and how we can practically apply that to our lives and share truths with others who sometimes battle anxiety also.
Teacher: Brandon Carter
Curriculum: Anxious for Nothing: God’s Cure for the Cares of Your Soul, by John MacArthur
Pre-Class Assignments: Each student should have the first 2 chapters read prior to the first class session. However, please join us even if you have not read homework.
Class Location: Room 268
Children’s ministry is Not available.
