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lhynard)
The new GCF Semester begins this Wednesday. We are going to have at least one study, which will be on the Passion Week. The question is, shall we do another (which would be a journey through the books of Kings)? Please take 5 seconds to vote:
Poll #1128713 GCF Weekly Studies
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None
Should we have 1 study or 2?
1
4 (80.0%)
2 1 (20.0%)
lhynard)
I corrected a problem that required you to also by a member of the jhu_gcf group before voting. Now anyone should be able to vote in the poll.
If you attended this year's fall retreat, please take the survey below. Answers will be confidential except to the GCF leadership team, so we can better plan the coming years' retreats. If you make a comment, it will also be invisible to the other readers. Thanks!
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Poll #1090847 Retreat Survey
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None
How did you learn of the retreat?
GCF website 1 (25.0%)
GCF e-mail mailing list 1 (25.0%)
GCF weekly meeting announcement 0 (0.0%)
word of mouth 3 (75.0%)
other: Please comment 1 (25.0%)
What did you think about the retreat location?
too far away 0 (0.0%)
too close 0 (0.0%)
too large 0 (0.0%)
too small 0 (0.0%)
too hot 0 (0.0%)
too cold 3 (100.0%)
not enough to do 0 (0.0%)
too rustic 0 (0.0%)
not rustic enough 0 (0.0%)
other: Please comment 0 (0.0%)
What did you think about the retreat cost?
too expensive 0 (0.0%)
cheaper than expected 1 (25.0%)
just right 3 (75.0%)
What about the retreat food?
I had plenty to eat. 4 (100.0%)
I did not have enough to eat. 0 (0.0%)
Is there a food you wish was not served?
Is there a food you wish were served?
What about the retreat schedule?
It was too ordered. 1 (33.3%)
It was too chaotic. 1 (33.3%)
There was too much free time. 0 (0.0%)
There was not enough free time. 1 (33.3%)
There was too much singing. 0 (0.0%)
There was not enough singing. 0 (0.0%)
There were too many studies. 0 (0.0%)
There were not enough studies. 1 (33.3%)
Is there something else you wish there had been planned time for?
Would you like next year's retreat to fall...
...earlier in the year. 4 (100.0%)
...at the same time. 0 (0.0%)
...later in the year. 0 (0.0%)
What about the Bible studies?
too guided 0 (0.0%)
too free 0 (0.0%)
not enough background 0 (0.0%)
too much background 0 (0.0%)
topics too broad 0 (0.0%)
topics too narrow 0 (0.0%)
too complicated 0 (0.0%)
too simple 0 (0.0%)
other: Please comment 1 (100.0%)
Do you have an idea for future retreat topics:
lhynard)Last night at our meeting we heard R.C. Sproul say, "All forms are art forms, and all art forms communicate something."
What are your thoughts on that quote? Do you agree or disagree?
lhynard)Our website (http://www.jhu.edu/gcf) maintains a list of churches attended by current and former members. It has not been updated in a long while, and I would like to remedy that.
Please comment below naming the churches you all attend. Thanks!
lhynard)Please help me (by commenting) compose a list of suitable locations (i.e. restaurants, etc.) for our GCF lunches.
The following are all places we have eaten that I am aware of:
lhynard)Here is a poll for everyone to determine the new semester's studies.
To vote in these polls, you first need to join LJ (for free; you can join and never ever feel obligated to keep a blog) and be logged in. Just click here.
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(Poll results will be hidden to everyone but me.)
Books of Law (Ex, Lev, Num, or Deut)
| 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2 | 3 (75.0%) |
| 3 | 1 (25.0%) |
Books of History (Kings, Chron, Ezra, or Neh)
| 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2 | 2 (40.0%) |
| 3 | 3 (60.0%) |
Books of Poetry (Job, Ps, Prov, or SoS)
| 1 | 2 (40.0%) |
| 2 | 1 (20.0%) |
| 3 | 2 (40.0%) |
Major Books of Prophecy (Is, Jer, Lam, Ez, or Dan)
| 1 | 1 (20.0%) |
| 2 | 1 (20.0%) |
| 3 | 3 (60.0%) |
Minor Books of Prophecy (Hos, Joel, Amos, Ob, Jon, Mic, Nah, Hab, Zeph, Hag, Zach, or Mal)
| 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2 | 3 (60.0%) |
| 3 | 2 (40.0%) |
lhynard)
As promised, here are the questions up for discussion. Compare the two genealogies and comment on your thoughts.
lhynard)
I don't know how many of you have stopped by to visit since arriving in Baltimore or after attending our welcoming barbecue, but I thought I would post an entry to welcome you all here if you do happen to be visiting this blog afterall. Feel free to post any questions or comments.
(And while you are here, do vote in our Bible Study poll below....)
lhynard)
Here are two polls for everyone to determine the new semester's studies.
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Books of Law (Gen, Ex, Lev, Num, Deut)
Books of History (Josh, Judg, Ruth, Sam, Kings, Chron, Ezr, Neh, Esth)
Books of Poetry (Job, Ps, Prov, Ecc, SoS)
Major Books of Prophecy (Is, Jer, Lam, Ez, Dan)
Minor Books of Prophecy (Hos, Joel, Amos, Ob, Jon, Mic, Nah, Hab, Zeph, Hag, Zach, Mal)
Gospels (Mt, Mark, Lk, Jn)
Acts
Letters to Churches (Rom, Co, Gal, Eph, Phil, Col, Thess,Heb, Jas, Pe, Jn, Jude)
Letters to Individuals (Tim, Tit, Phile)
Revelation
current location: Remsen Hall, Johns Hopkins University
Our study of the Passion accounts has ended. This week we shall be having a social time, but what should we study in the remaining weeks of summer? Are there any short topics you would like to delve into? Any video series you would like to watch?
For reference, the following is a list of our previous studies, copied from our website.
Previous Studies
The First Christmas Songs
Jesus' Last Teachings
In previous polls, the majority of you desired to study one of the Books of OT History next. We have recently looked into Joshua, Judges, and Samuel, so that leaves us with Kings/Chronicles and Ezra/Nehemiah. But it seems to me that that would work better for the Fall Semester when it begins.
So then, what are all your thoughts?
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