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lhynard)Please use this space to leave comments regarding ideas for our study topic for our Fall Retreat to be held on Sep 25 through 27.
lhynard)Our study of the Passion accounts has ended. This week we shall be having a social time, but what should we study in the remaining weeks of summer? Are there any short topics you would like to delve into? Any video series you would like to watch?
For reference, the following is a list of our previous studies, copied from our website.
| Season | Study 1 | Study 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Intersession 2008 | Hard Sayings of Jesus | |
| Fall 2007 | Christianity & the Arts Video Series The First Christmas Songs | |
| Fall 2006/Spring 2007 | 1 & 2 Samuel | Gospels |
| Spring 2006 | Ecclesiastes | |
| Fall 2005 | James | Judges |
| Summer 2005 | Ruth & Esther Jesus' Last Teachings | |
| Spring 2005 | 1 & 2 Peter | Genesis |
| Fall 2004 | Mark | OT Prophecy Fulfilled in Jesus |
| Summer 2004 | Hebrews | |
| Fall 2003 | Joshua | Colossians |
| Summer 2003 | James | |
| Fall 2002/Spring 2003 | Isaiah | ??? |
| Fall 1999 | Questions Jesus Asked | |
lhynard)
The new GCF Semester begins this Wednesday. We are going to have at least one study, which will be on the Passion Week. The question is, shall we do another (which would be a journey through the books of Kings)? Please take 5 seconds to vote:
Poll #1128713
GCF Weekly Studies
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None, participants: 5
Should we have 1 study or 2?
lhynard)
I corrected a problem that required you to also by a member of the jhu_gcf group before voting. Now anyone should be able to vote in the poll.
If you attended this year's fall retreat, please take the survey below. Answers will be confidential except to the GCF leadership team, so we can better plan the coming years' retreats. If you make a comment, it will also be invisible to the other readers. Thanks!
To vote in these polls, you first need to join LJ (for free; you can join and never ever feel obligated to keep a blog) and be logged in. Just click here.
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Poll #1090847
Retreat Survey
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None, participants: 4
How did you learn of the retreat?
| GCF website |
   0 (0.0%) |
| GCF e-mail mailing list |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| GCF weekly meeting announcement |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| word of mouth |
| 1 (25.0%) |
| other: Please comment |
| 1 (25.0%) |
What did you think about the retreat location?
| too far away |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| too close |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| too large |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| too small |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| too hot |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| too cold |
| 3 (100.0%) |
| not enough to do |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| too rustic |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| not rustic enough |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| other: Please comment |
| 0 (0.0%) |
What did you think about the retreat cost?
What about the retreat food?
Is there a food you wish was not served?
Is there a food you wish were served?
What about the retreat schedule?
| It was too ordered. |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| It was too chaotic. |
| 1 (33.3%) |
| There was too much free time. |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| There was not enough free time. |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| There was too much singing. |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| There was not enough singing. |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| There were too many studies. |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| There were not enough studies. |
| 1 (33.3%) |
Is there something else you wish there had been planned time for?
Would you like next year's retreat to fall...
| ...earlier in the year. |
| 4 (100.0%) |
| ...at the same time. |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| ...later in the year. |
| 0 (0.0%) |
What about the Bible studies?
| too guided |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| too free |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| not enough background |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| too much background |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| topics too broad |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| topics too narrow |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| too complicated |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| too simple |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| other: Please comment |
| 1 (100.0%) |
Do you have an idea for future retreat topics:
lhynard)Last night at our meeting we heard R.C. Sproul say, "All forms are art forms, and all art forms communicate something."
What are your thoughts on that quote? Do you agree or disagree?
lhynard)Our website (http://www.jhu.edu/gcf) maintains a list of churches attended by current and former members. It has not been updated in a long while, and I would like to remedy that.
Please comment below naming the churches you all attend. Thanks!
lhynard)Please help me (by commenting) compose a list of suitable locations (i.e. restaurants, etc.) for our GCF lunches.
The following are all places we have eaten that I am aware of:
lhynard)Here is a poll for everyone to determine the new semester's studies.
To vote in these polls, you first need to join LJ (for free; you can join and never ever feel obligated to keep a blog) and be logged in. Just click here.
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(Poll results will be hidden to everyone but me.)
Books of Law (Ex, Lev, Num, or Deut)
Books of History (Kings, Chron, Ezra, or Neh)
Books of Poetry (Job, Ps, Prov, or SoS)
Major Books of Prophecy (Is, Jer, Lam, Ez, or Dan)
Minor Books of Prophecy (Hos, Joel, Amos, Ob, Jon, Mic, Nah, Hab, Zeph, Hag, Zach, or Mal)
lhynard)
As promised, here are the questions up for discussion. Compare the two genealogies and comment on your thoughts.
Please use this space to leave a comment or discuss what we should study at this year's Fall Retreat, to be held on October 22-24, 2010.