The Foundry: Season 1 Premiere

Everything Comes in Seasons

What is your favorite season? Fall? Spring? Football season? Summer TV Season? Pumpkin Spice Latte Season? Award Season? Hallmark Christmas Movie Season? Wedding Season? There are so many different seasons that I may not have even listed yours. And all of these seasons impact our lives - how we spend time with others, the way we decorate, what we wear, the food we cook, the entertainment we spend time watching…

Seasons will also play a key role in the rhythms of The Foundry. Every Season will include 6 Community Night gatherings (covering the span of 12 weeks, since it is bi-weekly). During those three months, we will hear from a different speaker each gathering, but we will meet at the same partner church, be led in worship by the same person, and focus on the same theme which will be further discussed in small groups. We’ll share a special meal to mark each “season finale”, then begin the next season in a new location, with a new worship leader, and a new theme.

Since we’ll all be getting to know each other, this seemed like the right theme for our first season… 

The Foundry | Season 1 : Identity

Hosted at Alamo Heights United Methodist Church 
Worship Led by AJ Navarro

Breaking Down Identity

Here is a look at the conversations we plan to have as we discuss the theme of identity, both collectively and in our small groups…

September 14th       What does it mean to be made in God’s image? 
Rev. Dinah Shelly
why does it matter if I’m made in God’s image?
what does that say about me? About others?

September 28th         What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? 
Rev. Parker Zimmerman
why does it matter that Jesus is my Lord, my Savior, my teacher?

October 12th       What does it mean to be a part of the Body of Christ? 
Rev. Adam Knight
why does it matter if I’m part of a worshipping congregation?

October 26th What does it mean to be a member in this city/community?
Rev. Lupina Stewart
what difference does it make if I am actively
contributing to the wellbeing of my community?

November 9th   What does it mean to be a human being at this point in the world’s history?   
Rev. Darrell Smith
why does living right now, at this point in the world, matter as a Christian?
what are my responsibilities as a follower of Jesus in the USA in 2021?

November 16th                Season Finale - Gastrochurch
Each season’s end will be marked by a special evening, Gastrochurch:
a meaningful conversation centered around a really yummy meal.