The Pinnacle for June 24, 2022

The Pinnacle

June 24, 2022

June 26 Livestream * Order of Worship * Scriptures

Change in Sunday Morning Events

Beginning this Sunday, we are offering a ‘hybrid’ option for church school. The Adult Ed Summer Series zoom meeting will be shown on a giant screen in the Art and Soul classroom from 9:00-10:00 a.m.

Fellow-sip will move coffee and donuts indoors to the Art and Soul classroom from 10:00-10:45 a.m. Come and join either or both this Sunday!

A Word from Scott

When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.” Luke 9:51

The Gospel of Luke presents chapters 9-19 as a journey- a travel narrative- of Jesus and his disciples on the road to Jerusalem. This journey certainly isn’t a straight line- but what journey ever is?

The lectionary this summer will take us on this journey with Jesus. What could be more ‘summertime’ than a road trip? One thing I’ve learned about Northside Drive is that we are a traveling church! In the last couple of months alone we’ve been to Paris, Barcelona, Alaska, Florida, Kentucky, Salt Lake City, and the list goes on! Starting this Sunday (June 26), we will journey to Jerusalem. And just like any good travel narrative, the journey will challenge us and change us. Join us for worship (if you aren’t travelling)! This Sunday we begin with ‘We Make the Road by Walking.’

Join Us for Summer Bible Study

The Pastor’s Bible Study will be studying highlights of Isaiah during July and August. Join us on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. on Zoom.

Hands on Mission Opportunity

Join NDBC in volunteering at Urban Recipe on Wednesday July 20th from 2-4 p.m. There are only 12 slots available so please contact Susan Dew at susandew@gmail.com or 404-550-4399, if you are interested! If you are 10-16 years old, you may volunteer with a guardian present. It will be a fun and great way to give back to our community.

Urban Recipe’s (urbanrecipe.org) mission is to “partner with our members and supporters in creating food security, building community, and providing a platform for personal development while affirming dignity.” NDBC’s friend at Urban Recipe and former NDBC member Jeremy Lewis is its Executive Director. Urban Recipe is located at 970 Jefferson Street, Suite 7, Atlanta 30318. We will be sorting and packing boxes of food for the families to receive. There is no air conditioning, but Jeremy promises big fans, so come comfortably dressed with closed-toe shoes.

Don’t forget to sign up NOW! First come, first serve!

Susan Dew

Adult Ed Summer Series for June 26

This Sunday we will hear the third of three presentations from Rev. Dr. Angela Parker, assistant professor of New Testament at McAfee School of Theology, in the series "Colorblind No More! Reading with Eyes of the Other."

The theme for this Sunday is “Reading with the Other.” Our series ends with integrating the underside of Pauline communities. Who are the "others" in Galatians? Who are the "others" in today's contemporary context? What does walking with one another entail as we live into our Christian identities?

We hope that all NDBC adults will join the discussion at 9 a.m. via Zoom at this link:

https://northsidedrive-org.zoom.us/j/89882569327?pwd=M3VDc2JnSE5MdjhwZ3VWSW90RlpaZz09

It's going to be a great summer in Adult Ed, and you can join via Zoom no matter where the summer takes you. Get familiar with the schedule by taking a look at the lineup for the summer and the bios of all our presenters.

Discussion on Race and Racism in America

On June 19, I preached a sermon called Juneteenth. In my sermon, I recounted some tragic history about how the Christian church in America was complicit in maintaining the institution of race-based chattel slavery in this country. The church, since that time, has a mixed record when addressing racial injustice. My sermon could only scratch the surface of this topic.

I want to offer an opportunity for those who want to think more about this (and, ideally, do more than just think). I would like to offer an invitation to read and discuss together the book The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism by Jemar Tisby.

Jemar recently completed his Ph.D. in history at the University of Mississippi. His book is an historical account of the role of the church in the story of race in America. Jemar is a friend. He and his wife Janee (and son Jack) live in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas where Janee was, for many years, the director of the CBF ministry Together For Hope Arkansas. Heather and I (ok, mostly Heather) have been involved in this ministry for years.

I propose that we set up two times:

The first at Scofflaw Brewing to meet to discuss this book on Wednesday, July 27 (the week before our August Holy Happy Hour) from 5-7 p.m.

The second would be a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, August 2 at 10:00 a.m.

The book is available here from Amazon. It is surely also available elsewhere.

Scott

HHH-Holy Happy Hour

Join us at Scofflaw Brewing for Holy Happy Hour on Wednesday, July 6 from 5-7 p.m. Come for some holy (or just regular) conversation. Feel free to bring food to go with your beverage of choice.

Have News to Share?

Do you have news to share with NDBC about your church group's activities, or do you have personal news of celebration? Send the details to Will Mathews at will@northsidedrive.org or Cathy Wooten, cathy.t.wooten@gmail.com. We will include these items in the Pinnacle whenever possible.