Ghost Ranch

Parables: Windows Onto the Landscape of God’s Kingdom

June 30th – July 7th at Ghost Ranch

            John writes “No one has seen God at any time. It is God the only begotten son, who is close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known.” (John 1:18). Jesus himself was a window onto the activity of God in our world and in our lives, and his primary mode of teaching was through the use of parables, either in mini-stories, word images, or actions he would perform.
            Through these indirect forms of teaching, Jesus helps the listener grasp the new in terms of the familiar, the unknown in terms of the knowable, and the activity of God in glimpse-able snapshots from everyday life. Literally, his parables are like windows through which we can gaze upon the continuing activity of God in the world and in our lives.
            Together we will engage some of Jesus parables (The Hidden Treasure, The Friend At Midnight, The Compassionate Traveler, The Father With Two Sons), as well as look at the images Jesus offers us in word images (“I Am The Door”) and actions (The Feeding Of The 5000) in John’s Gospel. Through encounters with the scriptures, film clips, small group conversations, drama, and engaging exercises we will allow the words and life of Jesus to encounter us and give us glimpses onto the landscape of God’s Kingdom.

Oklahoma Family Camp details:
DATES:                Monday, June 30 to Sunday, July 6
PLACE:                Abiquiu Campus (northwest of Santa Fe)
COST:                  Before May 1: $250 per adult/$80 per child (this covers course cost and                                                 housing/meals)
                            After May 1: $350 per adult/$80 per child (covers course cost and housing/meals)
REGISTER:       Applicants register through Ghost Ranch (on the web site) or with a registration form from a Ghost Ranch catalog. Applicants pay tuition/housing & meals costs                             to Ghost Ranch
Phone:            505.685.4333

Ghost Ranch is having Family Camp that same week at Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu; if a family goes for the week and the parents attend Rick’s class on the parables, the kids will be enrolled in Youth Camp and they will take part in some of the activities listed under Ghost Ranch Family Week.

Scholarship Funds
FPC has money allocatedto help families with the cost of the trip. For more information, contact Rick Davis at 584.4701.

CLICK HERE for the Ghost Ranch website.

CLICK HERE for the Oklahoma Family Camp page.