Joline Frank used the story of the apostles gathered in the Upper room after the death of Jesus, grieving for the loss of their friend Jesus as a starting point to share with us the expertise and insight she has gained from both research and personal and ministerial excperience..

Diane McGee shared with us her enthusiasm for ministry to children with disabilities. Her studies and research has opened for her a whole new world of working with the Church Communities in their effort to be welcoming environments for children with disabilities, especially autism.

For Jackie Ludorf, a course in Old Testament was the beginning of a love for God's Word  and the desire to share that enthusiasm with other adults. In developing for herself a workable syllabus to use with with a Bible reflection group, she shared with us  the challenges as well as her wonderful sense of success at a new beginning for herself in ministry.