The Doctrine Series

As a cell group (small group) leader at the church here in Shanghai, we have been doing the Doctrine Series which is a DVD lesson

It is put on by Mars Hill Church in Seattle

http://marshill.com/media/doctrine


This series is especially useful for our group as most people are new believers, and about 50% are local Shanghainese. Yeah maybe it will get me in trouble, as the Chinese law says we're not supposed to have locals in our expat church or small groups. But whatever. I ride scooters around the city and they are also technically illegal. I have been surviving for many years on that without a problem, so why not also lead small groups.

Anyhow, the series is excellent because it expands on all the key doctrines of the Christian faith and there is plenty of time for group discussion. They have done a really good job on the details of all the doctrines, and God has been very good at using this series to help understand these for myself as well.

As mentioned in previous posts, it is amazing at just how little we know about the core doctrines of our faith as Christians, for "new" and "mature" believers alike. It would seem fair to keep going on this topic for some time before getting into anything end-times related, although I promise I will start before the end of 2012 :-)