Changing The Face Of Christianity Inc

Programs: We are all about Christian awareness, education, and transformation. Each week you will participate in an informal discussion of one negative Christian stereotype.What we do in these discussions:Discuss: During each session, we discuss one of the negative Christian stereotypes we are working to reverse, such as hypocrisy, intolerance, homophobia, judgmentalism, etc… No advanced preparation is necessary. Just show upExpose: Since we all tend to live in a bubble, we begin by exposing the perceptions about Christians from outside of our faith, based on our independent research and interviews, and backed by many recognized studies done by the Barna group, Lifeway Research, and others.Stories: We share some quotes and a story from someone who has been negatively impacted, or has left an interaction with a Christian feeling less interested or attracted to our faith.Share: We all share our thoughts and our personal experience with this particular stereotype. The discussions have been great!Learn from God: Then, we look at what God says in the Bible about the stereotype, and resolve to follow God’s lead in this area. We also provide additional verses if you want to read more on your own time.Action: We end by making a small commitment to transform ourselves in this area, to learn more, or work at reversing the stereotype through our own interactions with non-believers.The future of our faith is impacted by how well we represent our savior to the world. This Changing the Face of Christianity Bible Study Series can help start the transformation into Christ-likeness.Here is a current list of the negative Christian stereotypes we address:Lesson 1: Being Judgmental (Download the study notes)Lesson 2: Being Anti-Homosexual (Download the study notes)Lesson 3: Being Hypocritical (Download the study notes)Lesson 4: Being Too Political (Download the study notes)Lesson 5: Having a Superficial Faith or Blind Faith (Download the study notes)Lesson 6: Being IntolerantLesson 7: Having a Superficial Understanding of Science