Who: Any follower of Jesus, with an emphasis for those who are distraught about the American political moment.
What: A small group of like-minded individuals joining together for 4 weeks to re-discover historic Christian teachings about the nature of government and empires in contrast with God’s Kingdom. There will be four 2-hour classes with four ~1.5 hour assignments to do before each class. Key principles and frameworks will be taught as a means to better understand our place in our current socio-political moment.
Where: Class meetings are at the SCC Continuing Ed Building - 301 S 68th Street Place.
When: Class meetings are 6-8 PM Tuesday nights.
February 2026 Schedule Outline
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Date |
Topic |
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February 3 |
The Foundations of Empire |
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February 10 |
Two Contrasting Kingdoms |
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February 17 |
The American Empire |
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February 24 |
Coming Out of Babylon |
Cost: $40/person to cover snack & material costs.
Why: We can’t understand a culture different from our own until we understand our own culture first as a reference point. God’s Kingdom is technically a culture far from our own and we must understand the ethos of the society we have been formed in before we can understand the high call of Christ for our lives. “Jesus is Lord” was actually a very politically charged declaration the early church made in contrast to the common Roman vow of allegiance, "Caesar is Lord.” Through these four weeks we hope to obey the call of Revelation 18, “Come out of [Babylon], my people, so that you will not share in her sins.”
Register by January 31st.
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