Our first big youth group mission trip fund raiser of the year is coming on January 29. >
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Preschool Valentine Party
All preschoolers and their parents are invited to join us on Saturday, February 11 at 10:30 a.m. at the church building for a Valentine Party. RSVP requested. >
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High School Winter Retreat
Remember that on Friday, February 24, we will leave Thousand Oaks at noon so that we can get up the mountain to Idyllwild before it gets dark and icy. Make arrangements now with your school for leaving early that day. >
High School Winter Retreat
Christian Faith and Culture
Learn more about our winter adult class series, titled “Christ and Culture,” an exploration of the intersection of Christian faith and contemporary life. >
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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (Part 2) Last week, I wrote about a phenomenon that sociologists Christian Smith and Melina Lundquist Denton labeled “Moralistic Therapeutic Deism” (MTD). MTD is a worldview shared by many of today’s young people which believes that "religion is about doing good and being happy, watched over by a distant and benign Creator whose purpose is largely to help us feel better about ourselves." Smith and Denton suggest that Christian teens have largely learned or interred MTD from their parents.
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