2024-25 1Life Bible Reading Cohorts: Old Testament

Listening to Scripture in the Christian tradition means paying a kind of trusting attention to it that
expects to hear from it a word of address from the living God. Brent Strawn, author Lies My Preacher Told Me: getting honest about the Old Testament

  • On-line Cohort (for those outside lower mainland): 1st Thursday of the month, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
  • In-person Cohort (for those in the lower mainland or unable to travel) at 1Life learning hub 2nd Thursday of the month 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Ever read the Old Testament with furrowed brow, wondering what to do with this ancient text? Or avoided it altogether?

Beginning this fall, bring your heart questions to the foundational stories and poems of the Hebrew scriptures. Bring the God of wonders, the God of darkness & light, of cloud and fire, of enemies & neighbours into the realities of your life. Learn again or for the first time what friendship with God looks like, what it takes and why it’s worth it.

Want to pull together a cohort in your own church community?

Contact Wilma van der Leek (wilma@crc1life.ca) for more information and availability.

About 1Life Bible Reading Cohorts

1Life Bible reading cohorts offer a companioned journey of spiritual renewal  via conversational, communal reading of the Old and New Testaments in the Reformed tradition. Become a practitioner of deep reading that equips you to read scripture with intention, purpose and context. Eat this book! (Ezekiel 3:2)

1Life Bible reading cohorts are offered yearly on-line and in-person, altering yearly between old and new testaments. Maximum 10 participants per cohort

About Our Facilitator

After more than 30 years of Bible teaching in a variety of settings, Wilma (MCS, Regent College) remains convinced that prayerful, communal reading of scripture is a transforming spiritual practice belonging to all God’s people and is especially valuable for equipping leaders. In addition to facilitating the Bible reading cohorts, Wilma is available to lead FOUNDATIONS, a brief
but vibrant introduction to the five callings of the church which undergirds all 1Life offerings and is available in a variety of formats (retreat, council meeting, on-line presentation).

For more information about any 1Life Servant Leadership offerings, contact Wilma at wilma@crc1life.ca