faith formation

"...until Christ is formed in you."   Galatians 4:19

Faith Formation is MPCC's ministry to believers in Jesus Christ who want to take next steps in growing in their faith and in becoming more like Christ for the sake of others. A variety of classes are available that focus on Biblical and Theological studies, personal spiritual growth and Christian living, and specialized ministry training. These classes that meet both in our learning spaces at the Greenwood campus and online will encourage you to explore the important truths of the faith and inspire you to receive the valuable knowledge needed to live a life fully devoted to Jesus. Click on the link below for a current class listing and registration.

January 12–March 9, 2025
Sunday Mornings at 9am
Room C101/102

Get ready to go on a journey through one of the Apostle Paul’s most crowning literary achievements — the biblical book of Romans. Romans is often considered the center of Christian thought and theology. From the vantage point of Romans 8, we will see the entirety of Paul’s letter to the Romans as a complex city with networks of streets and districts. We will discover key themes like new covenant, creation, new creation, salvation, the love of God, and restored humanity. We will unpack this letter, detailing Paul’s teaching and showing how it brings light to so much else that God reveals to us in Scripture. Once you study this passage of Scripture, you will have a much better understanding of the Bible. This is a new class in our Faith Formation Bible and Theology Series.

February 9–March 9, 2025
Sunday Mornings at 10:45am
Room C101/102

We all need a plan for our money. Financial Peace University provides that plan! Through video teaching, class discussions, and interactive small-group activities, you’ll learn God’s ways of handling money. This five-week class covers cash flow planning, debt elimination, investing, retirement planning, giving and more. This course is part of our Faith Formation Financial Freedom Series.

February 9–March 16, 2025
Sunday Mornings at 10:45am
Room C303

If your financial house is in order, then you’re ready for the second installment of our Faith Formation Financial Freedom Series called Legacy Journey. This six-week class will help you move deeper into investing, basic estate planning, and discovering the keys to generational wealth and true generosity. Through video teaching, class discussions, and interactive small-group activities, you’ll learn a biblical framework for living intentionally now so that later, you’ll be able to leave a legacy that will secure your family’s future and make a lasting impact on the world around you.

February 2 –March 16, 2025
April 27– May 18, 2025
Sunday Mornings at 10:45am
Room C103

“How to Study the Bible” is a four-week, interactive lab experience to help you take your favorite biblical passage or any Scripture text and ask these three questions: What does the text say? What does the text mean? How do I apply the text to my life? You will learn how the Bible is constructed, how it tells one story, and how the biblical text you will choose for the class fits into the entirety of that biblical story. You will be given the tools to study the Bible that will help you get to the heart of the text. If you need help to get beyond reading the Bible at surface level, this class is for you. This class is part of our Faith Formation Spiritual Growth Series.

April 6–April 20, 2025
Sunday Mornings at 9am
Room C103

This 3-week course is part of our Faith Formation Spiritual Growth Series that will help you to answer these three questions: Who was Jesus? What did He do? Why does He matter? This interactive course will help you engage with a Jesus that is true to Scripture and history yet relevant to our culture today. You will walk away from this class with a fresh perspective on the nature and character of Jesus that will ignite a passion for wanting to follow Him even more.

April 27–June 22, 2025 (no class Memorial Day weekend)
Sunday mornings at 9am
Room C101/102

The Practicing the Way Course is an eight-week introduction to spiritual formation, where we take a look at what it really means to follow Jesus. If you are new to the faith or a long-time believer who wants to deepen your relationship with Jesus, you will love this engaging, community-oriented experience that will help you to do spiritual inventory on your health, reflect on what it means to be an “apprentice” under Jesus, embody the spiritual practices, and create a modern-day Rule of Life. This is an immersive course that is super transformative and will be an experience where the Spirit of Christ will most certainly shape your relationship with Him for years to come. Part of our Faith Formation Spiritual Growth Series, this course will help you to personalize the next steps in your following … or in your apprenticeship with Jesus.