***HEY LADIES!!! WE HAVE GOTTEN WORD THAT SOME OF YOU ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME FINDING THE WORKBOOKS (The Member book NOT the regular trade book). ALTHOUGH THE INDIVIDUAL LIFEWAY STORES MAY BE OUT OF THE BOOK, LIFEWAY ITSELF HAS PLENTY OF THEM IN STOCK…SO INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR THE BOOK ON THE SHELVES, THE EASIEST WAY TO ORDER IT IS ONLINE THROUGH THE LIFEWAY WEBSITE. Here’s the link. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU STILL HAVE TROUBLE. WE LOVE YOU LADIES!
Today is sign-up day for our Siesta Summer Bible Study! We are on the edge of our seats waiting to get a good look at our class! I bet few of us have had a Bible study group quite like the one we’re about to engage through Blog-world. We love all our Siestas like crazy but today’s comments need to be limited only to those signing up for our summer course, No Other Gods by Kelly Minter. Thanks so much for understanding and keep in mind that we have no intention of hogging the blog all summer with the course. There will still be plenty of posts for everybody. OK, Summer Bible Study Siestas, here’s what you do:
*Give your first name (Real name or blogger name)
*Tell whether you are doing small group or going solo. If you’re engaging a small group, tell us in one sentence a little bit about it: approximately how many and what your connection is. (Neighbors? Work? Buddies? Church members? Ect.) Where you plan to meet on your Tuesdays. (Homes? Church? Starbucks?)
*Your city and state. (I especially can’t wait to see this information, so please put this part of the profile on a line by itself.)
*If you’re going solo, indicate if you would you like to partner with someone else going solo in order to have some accountability and dialogue via email. You will indicate a “yes” by offering an email address for contact beside the word “solo.” We will let you guys get in contact with one another and work out your system but I think it has some great possibilities! Feel no pressure if you prefer to go it alone. You’ll still be participating here. Just don’t add the email address. The only reason we’re especially recommending small group is because Kelly emphasizes the richness of meaningful, Godly relationships between women in the study. And, anyway, I think most of us are lonely.
*If several bloggers are already planning to be in small group together, sign up under one comment giving your “names” and how many (if any) are joining you. We want to be able to see how many small groups we have, so we need each entered only once.
I have a feeling everybody’s going to want to see our class roster, so the more succinct and reader friendly you make your entry, the better. Here’s mine:
Beth (AKA: Siesta Mama)
Small group: Approximately 8 of our Living Proof Ministry Staff members, comprised of varying ages and denominations and single/married status. We will meet here at the ministry and can’t wait!
Location: Houston, Texas
That’s all there is to it! Our official launch is a week from today on June 17, 2008. You will need your workbooks by that day but no homework needs to be done in advance. By 8:00 AM CST on launch day, you will find brief instructions posted from me concerning discussion questions and/or directions for your gathering that day. If you end up partnering through email as I suggested earlier, you’ll assimilate the same instructions into your interaction on line. Your first week of homework won’t begin until after you meet for the launch on June 17th. We will then meet every other Tuesday until our August conclusion with a goal of having the coinciding two weeks of homework accomplished by each meeting time.
Every other week when I post your directions, you will hold your comments until AFTER your gathering that Tuesday. Some time after it is over, you will check back in with us (under that post) and let us know something about your small group meeting in a brief and readable paragraph. (For example, if there was some good discussion on one question or part of your homework, tell us briefly about it. The key will be to avoid writing long epistles because I’ve learned in Blog-world that many people are too pressed for time to read the really long comments and end up skipping over them. We don’t want anybody missing what you have to say!)
And about the weekly recipe suggestion! This is the part that can include all our Siestas whether or not you are participating in the study. Several days before our Tuesday meetings (including the launch), Melissa will submit a recipe for one dish. It may be an appetizer, a main dish, or a dessert. We don’t want to overwhelm you with a huge menu. We think just one common dish would add such a fun element to our gatherings. Don’t you think it would be such a blast to know we were all eating the same thing while we met? The common table. I love it! If you’re not participating in the study, you still have a great recipe!
Siestas, I can hardly wait! One thing is for certain: we are about to have a unique Bible study experience. Let’s see what God will do!
I love you so much and I am deeply honored to be your servant. Now, let’s have us some Bible study!
Lisa
doing with a friend out of state via telephone and a friend locally
Charlotte, NC
Karen
solo yes [email protected]
Hartsgrove, Ohio
Donna
solo [email protected]
Fountain Inn, South Carolina
Angela Yarbrough
Louisville, Mississippi
a friend from work-Missy Dodson and a friend from church-Laura Walton
Anna
Probably doing this solo~unless I can find someone else online to share it with.
[email protected]
Location: Sullivan, Missouri
I’m still waiting on the book. Thank you Lifeway for providing the first week!
Tina
Small group: 8 friends, early 30s, all married with kids.
Location: Winston Salem, NC
We are starting a bit behind schedule but will be following along!
Solo
Looking forward to share God’s word with so many wonderful women!
Newport News, VA
Vivian in Birmingham, Alabama
Going solo; need quiet study time; but looking forward to fellowship on the blog
Jeni
solo [email protected]
Andover, NJ
Bev Brandon in Benbrook, Texas
solo
Was in a group of bloggers but
it fell through I guess…
so started yesterday on my own
Vicki
solo
Murfreesboro,Tn
Carla
solo yes [email protected]
Wichita Falls, TX
Lisa Smith
Solo
[email protected]
San Angelo, Texas
Beth and Team,,,,
Please make my blog name Lisa S to the one I just submitted for Lisa S
Michelle Ueta
Group: 4-8 college and career gals from my church
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada!
Meeting at my house!
Sooooooooo excited!
Tracy
solo – [email protected]
Spring Hill, TN
Joyous
solo
Macon,Ga
Carlene
solo
Ontario, Canada
Catherine
Small group: My best friend and I live across the country from one another. We will meet via phone.
Location: Abingdon, VA and Katy, TX
I just found out about this study today…I’m so excited!
solo at home, so excited for this study. just found out about it tonight.
[email protected]
South Dakota
Rita and Beth
Our daughters became friends this past year in dance. We decided what better way to get to know each other than through a Bible Study. We will meet in our homes while the girls are playing.
Metter, GA
solo at home [email protected]
very excited to do this study online, have had the book over 4 months and don’t get through it on my own.
Malinda
solo yes [email protected]
San Antonio, TX
Malinda
solo: [email protected]
San Antonio, TX
Tina & Anita
Friends who live in different states will complete study by phone and email.
Mishawaka, IN & Albuquerque, NM
Debbie Voelpel
Solo at home
Indianapolis, IN
Solo,
Lorrie
[email protected]
Signing up late, but will order the book, and use the online first session. Thanks so much
I forgot to post my City and State
Lorrie, solo
Beaver Falls PA
Name: Monica Chadwell
Group: A best bud and me
Meeting: Our homes
Location: West Columbia, Tx
We just got our books from Lifeway in Clear Lake. Whoo-hoo!! 😉
Heather
Group: 11 possible 12 meeting at a home. 30’s and up. Looking forward to this study!
Clarkston, MI
Di-Di
my mom and my own siestas! in Fairfield, CA Can’t WAIT!
Jewell
Grand Forks, North Dakota
solo-at home
Kim Barefoot
Solo at home/pool/playground/anywhere!
Clayton, NC (suburb of Raleigh)
Just found my book at a Lifeway in Springfield, VA while up visiting for my nephews graduation! God is good.
Name: Jennifer Winner
Solo but my husband, a pastor, wants to join me
Our church is going through a rough time and we are looking forward to this as a time of refreshment.
Madison, OH
Name: Linda Spraggins
Lexington, KY
Solo
[email protected]
Alison
solo, [email protected]
League City, TX
Member of Bible Bunnies. Traverse City, MI. I am so very excited to become victorious this summer for Him who is able to Keep Me from falling!!! MJ
Carol
[email protected]
We are a group of 17 ladies of various ages that are divided into two groups. One group is meeting at our church parlor in the mornings and the other is meeting in homes in the evening. It is great to have had such a response from the ladies in our church.
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada
Kathy
solo yes [email protected]
Munroe Falls, Ohio
Monica
Flying Solo [email protected]
from Lexington, NC
Very excited to be here! Better late then never! 🙂
Don’t know if it’s too late to sign up but here’s my info just in case.
Melissa
solo
Mesa, AZ
Holly & Amie (and possibly 2 others)
We’ll meet at various coffee shops around the valley.
Glendale, AZ
solo [email protected]
Riverside, Washington
Barbara
Solo at home in Moore, South Carolina.
[email protected]
lynnse sleeper
Just me!
Colorado Springs, CO
Holly
Solo ( I may try to get my sis to do it with me in Charlotte??)
I am currently leading Daniel, and on week 8 that was my hesitation 🙂
[email protected]
Williamston, SC
name: Kellie 🙂
location: Concord, New Hampshire
Meeting: My home
Group: SOLO…YES!! [email protected]
I am reposting my comment because of getting slammed with spam mail.
Nise’
solo – nisethusfar[at]yahoo[dot]com
Grand Haven, Michigan
June 11, 2008 8:05 PM
Metro Siesta Mamas
Small humble group of 7.
Birmingham, Alabama
WOW this is a huge “gathering”! How cool is that!! 🙂 (Sorry I’m a little late to join the party!)
Name: Faith
Doing the study with my next-door neighbor; we are both pregnant (me 9 weeks, her 13 weeks) and looking forward to bonding! 🙂
Location: South Carolina