Our Next Study: Revisiting Children’s Bible Stories
Ever go back to the stories you were told from the Bible as a kid and wonder if you should’ve heard that story back then? Or been puzzled by details that don’t seem to line up today with what you remembered? Wanting to wrestle more meaningfully with the big questions some of these stories bring up?
Post-deconstruction, the Bible looks a lot different. And some of those stories may too. Join us for 6 weeks of revisiting familiar stories with fresh eyes.
Stories
Noah’s Ark
Abraham and Isaac
Samson and Delilah
David and Goliath
Daniel and the Lion’s Den
Jonah
Starting June 3.
Is your relationship with Scripture these days … uh … complicated?
You love it, or once did, and want to love it again.
You want to take the Bible seriously, and you know that means you need access to new perspectives, information, and interpretive options beyond the literal.
You feel a little iffy about getting into it because it’s been used against you or those you love.
You stop yourself sometimes because it honestly just feels overwhelming.
Imagine that you had a place to ask questions, connect biblical dots, and find other curious friends along the way as you learn to see Scripture with fresh eyes.
Introducing Threaded
A safe space for recovering evangelicals and other curious Christians to pull at threads and untangle their relationship with Scripture together.
These Bible studies are designed to help you ease your way back into Scripture after evangelicalism and find beauty in the tapestry of the Bible’s pages.
I’m Kate
and I believe in reading the Bible literarily more than literally. As I deconstructed, I realized that so much of what I learned had been built on out-of-context verses or American cultural ideas (and ideals). I’ve since pursued a master’s degree in biblical studies, and I love uncovering connections in the Bible, discovering insights about the history and culture, and finding new ways to view Scripture outside of the literalist lens.
My greatest joy is teaching the Bible and talking about it in community, and these studies are built with you – the curious post-evangelical who is looking for a safe way to connect with Scripture again.
Just picture me at a bulletin board covered in red-thread, helping you connect the Bible to itself, its contexts, and the person you are today.
What It Looks Like
Easy-to-digest Capsule Studies
Weekly lessons delivered to your inbox around a topic or set of passages with no long-term commitment and no daily requirements so you can dip your toes back into Scripture at your own pace without the overwhelm (and the safety of processing on your own with the pressure of people in the room)
Context Clues
Each lesson contains insights in these four categories:
Literary: the structure, genre, and connections in the passage
Language: words that are helpful to know or understand
Lifetime: historical and cultural context about the audience or ideas in the text
Lenses: what differing scholarly perspectives may emphasize or think of particular passage or ideas within
Back Pocket Bible Scholar
Weekly AMA opportunities to submit questions in comments or email and get answers about what didn’t make it into the lesson so no burning question about words, culture, or application goes unanswered
Bonus: Online Community
A special online space where curious Christians like you come together to discuss this study focused on connecting and conversing — different takes, what you discovered, and what you’re taking from it today
Bonus: Conversation Starters
You’ll also get discussion questions for each lesson and the option to join the conversation community to chat with other curious Christians about what you’re learning or to use as personal journaling prompts to process the material
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Threaded?
Threaded is a series of Bible studies that is launching for the first time. It’s fully online and designed for the curious post-evangelical who is looking for a safe way to connect with Scripture again.
How does it work?
Once you sign up, you’ll get a welcome email. On October 30, we’ll have our virtual kickoff party where we meet each other and get to know the big picture of what we’re studying. From there, we will have weekly lessons and Q&A threads so you get your fill of insights and information. Then we’ll have a wrap party our last week to celebrate all our favorite aha moments!
When does it start?
We start on June 3, and end the week of July 15. But because each story is one-off, you don’t have to worry about being behind!
What’s different about Threaded?
Threaded is more than a Bible study — but also less than a Bible study. There’s no daily homework or weekly meetings. It is delivered digitally and in written form (vs. live video sessions) so you have the space you need to study at your own pace and the opportunity to ask questions from the safety of your keyboard. But you also get more than weekly lessons. It’s also a place to ask whatever you’d like about the topic or passage. Curiosity is encouraged, and you’ll get my Bible scholar brain (aka my many books, classes, and resources) all over it.
How much time does it take?
The weekly commitment is going to be roughly 30 minutes. And you can go at your own schedule and pace through the material. Our virtual parties will be 1 hour to 1.5 hours each. They are optional and only happen twice (one at the beginning and one at the end). These will be recorded in case you can’t make it and want to see what we covered.
We’re going from October 30-December 14 with a break for Thanksgiving, and only two of those dates have synchronous (optional) meetings.
Will I get to meet new people? Do I have to meet new people?
Yes and no. I wanted space for community in Threaded, but all of it is optional. Through our virtual parties, my hope is that you meet people and feel like you belong while also celebrating what we learn and how we’re feeling about the Bible as we go. And we’ll have a special online community space available for those in the study to connect and converse throughout the week. But otherwise, all engagement is optional and will be mediated through writing instead of “face-to-face” for a little bit of distance if that’s what you need.
How much does it cost?
The weekly lessons, access to me for questions, and community connection for the six week study is only $37!
What are you studying?
Our study will focus on Bible stories we were told as a kid and seeing them with fresh eyes as the people we are today.
Do I need to do anything before it starts?
Nope! This is about ease for you. So if anything, bring your questions. Everything else, we’ll work through together.
What if I want to cancel?
Though Threaded will eventually be a series of studies, you only purchase one at a time. So there’s no long-term commitment. If you discover after this study that it’s not for you, you can skip the future studies. You can always come back if one piques your interest down the line.
When’s the last chance to sign up?
The doors close for this study close on May 28.
Did I miss your question?
No problem! Hit reply and ask away. I know there may be some specific questions or circumstances, and I’d love to hear from you how I can help you decide if Threaded is right for you this time.
If you’re ready to …
Learn to read the Bible with fresh eyes
Start to trust the Bible (and yourself with it)
Recapture the joy and magic in engaging with Scripture
Slowly find your way back into Scripture
Have a safe space to ask questions and process your thoughts
Receive guidance and encouragement
Get scholarly eyeballs on the passages that go beyond literal interpretation
Make some friends and feel a little less alone in the process
Threaded is here!
