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Sunday Adult Faith Forums

Adult Faith Forums take place Sundays at 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Forums are recorded whenever possible. The most current forum video is available each week by clicking on the Grow/Adults tab at the top of the page. Archival videos are available below.

Adult Forum – March 22, 2026 | Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus

In 1930-1931, Dietrich Bonhoeffer studied at Union Seminary in New York City, where he first engaged with African American Christians. This experience heightened his awareness of racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. and increased his concern about the rise of Nazism in Germany. Pastor Mike will share this story as we learn more about Bonhoeffer.

Adult Forum – March 08, 2026 | Bonhoeffer for Armchair Theologians

Dr. Lori Brandt Hale, Director of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Religion in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, will introduce Bonhoeffer as a courageous yet very human and relatable figure whose life and witness offer wisdom and hope for navigating our complicated world.

Adult Forum – March 01, 2026 | Bikes4Kids – Julie Gotham join us to talk about Bikes4Kids. Bikes4Kids is one of our annual Foundation Grant recipients whose goal is to refurbish old bikes and give them to kids and people in need.

Adult Forum – February 01, 2026 | Dinner Church – Intern Pastor Katie Weiland invites us to practice Dinner Church. Dinner Church is Katie’s Internship Project at Zion, and she will cover the basics and what Dinner Church will look like during Lent!

Adult Forum – January 25, 2025 | Family Promise – Zion is joined today by Family Promise Staff member Adam Monaghan and volunteer, Pat Sterns, to give us updates and answer our questions on Family Promise and their new Guest House that is being built in Coon Rapids.

Adult Forum – January 04, 2026 | Grief and Loss – Pastor Sue discusses Grief and Loss for the Adult forum today; offering guidance and teaching on the subject.

Adult Forum – December 14, 2025 | Handel’s Messiah Part 2. – Dr. Jonathan Campbell will explore with us how Handel, in his beloved oratorio “Messiah”, explores the scriptures we associate with Advent and Christmas, the incarnation, the birth of Jesus the Messiah. Parts 1 and 2 (Dec. forum) are connected to Advent and Christmas, with Parts 3 and 4 on Jesus’ death and resurrection coming in March and April.

Adult Forum – November 23, 2025 | Handel’s Messiah Part 1 – Dr. Jonathan Campbell will discuss how Handel’s ‘Messiah’ explores scriptures related to Advent and Christmas, focusing on the incarnation and Jesus’ birth. Parts 1 and 2 (Dec. forum) cover these themes, while Parts 3 and 4 on Jesus’ death and resurrection will be in March and April.

Adult Forum – November 16, 2025 | Learning to Listen & Listening to Learn – Pastor Mike Pancoast invites us to reflect and practice listening. Join us as he talks about what good listening looks like when talking with a complete stranger, compared to when talking with someone we have known most of our lives.

Adult Forum – November 2, 2025 | Food: Culture and Justice in the Old Testament – Katie Weiland invites us to learn about Food: Culture and Justice in the Old Testament to talk about the importance of food in today’s political, social, and economic culture.

Adult Forum – October 26, 2025 | Maria’s Voice: Signs and Safe Actions – We are joined by Maria’s Voice and members of the Rachael Circle to talk about domestic violence and how you can learn the signs and safe actions to help prevent domestic violence.

Adult Forum – October 19, 2025 | Recovery Cafe – We are joined by the Anoka County Recovery Cafe and members of the Zion Addiction Recovery Awareness Team to talk about what the Recovery Cafe is and why it is important to Anoka County.

Adult Forum – October 12, 2025 | Why a Land Acknowledgment – Pastor Mike joins us to talk about Land Acknowledgments and why it is essential for Zion to have one and to help us as members of the Anoka community understand where the land we currently reside on has come from and how it was taken from the indigenous people who came before us.

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