SCHEDULE
September 7: Peter Beinart
Peter Beinart is a journalist, political commentator, and professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Author of Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza, he is a leading voice on American politics, foreign policy, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Editor-at-large of Jewish Currents, MSNBC commentator, and fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace, Beinart is known for his moral clarity, historical insight, and compelling advocacy for equality and shared humanity. Books will be available for sale before and after the talk.
September 7: Peter Beinart
Peter Beinart is a journalist, political commentator, and professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Author of Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza, he is a leading voice on American politics, foreign policy, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Editor-at-large of Jewish Currents, MSNBC commentator, and fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace, Beinart is known for his moral clarity, historical insight, and compelling advocacy for equality and shared humanity. Books will be available for sale before and after the talk.
September 14: Mitri Raheb
A frequent visitor to Covenant, Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb is the Founder and President of Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, as well as the most widely published Palestinian theologian, author of 50 books translated into thirteen languages. Former Senior Pastor of the Christmas Lutheran Church, he is a social entrepreneur, NGO founder, and member of the Palestinian National and Central Councils. Recipient of global honors including the Olof Palme Prize, his work is featured by major international media, advocating justice, dialogue, and cultural resilience.
A frequent visitor to Covenant, Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb is the Founder and President of Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, as well as the most widely published Palestinian theologian, author of 50 books translated into thirteen languages. Former Senior Pastor of the Christmas Lutheran Church, he is a social entrepreneur, NGO founder, and member of the Palestinian National and Central Councils. Recipient of global honors including the Olof Palme Prize, his work is featured by major international media, advocating justice, dialogue, and cultural resilience.
September 21: Hadia Mubarak
Dr. Hadia Mubarak is Associate Professor of Religion at Queens University of Charlotte and author of Rebellious Wives, Neglectful Husbands. A specialist in Qur’anic exegesis, Islamic feminism, and gender reform, she has taught at Guilford, UNC Charlotte, and Davidson, and serves as Scholar-in-Residence at the Muslim Community Center of Charlotte. Mubarak holds a Ph.D. from Georgetown University and was the first woman elected president of the national Muslim Students Association.
Dr. Hadia Mubarak is Associate Professor of Religion at Queens University of Charlotte and author of Rebellious Wives, Neglectful Husbands. A specialist in Qur’anic exegesis, Islamic feminism, and gender reform, she has taught at Guilford, UNC Charlotte, and Davidson, and serves as Scholar-in-Residence at the Muslim Community Center of Charlotte. Mubarak holds a Ph.D. from Georgetown University and was the first woman elected president of the national Muslim Students Association.
Nurturing Your Faith & Spirituality While Parenting
A six-week educational session for parents
October 12 – November 16
9:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall Room 205
October 12 – November 16
9:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall Room 205
Join us for a parenting series exploring how to guard and nurture your heart in the midst of family life. Guided by Proverbs 4:23 — “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” — we’ll look at practical spiritual rhythms that strengthen your relationship with God while modeling heart-care for your children. Each week includes a 20-minute presentation plus time for discussion and community connection. While each session builds on the last, you are welcome to join as often as you’re able.
SCHEDULE
Week 1: Protecting Our Heart.
What makes this important for parents; what the bible tells us about protecting our heart. Led by Grace Lindvall.
Week 2: Getting Curious About Your Spiritual Life
Build on conversations/learning from Covenant’s book study: The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving. Reinforce the idea of kids having a sense of spirituality, as young as three years old, and it being something they long for, while providing parents with support to respond to their kid’s innate sense of curiosity and wonder. Led by Leigh Ann Hall.
Week 3: Moments of Intention
Routines you can muster and soul rhythms. Finding the acts of faith or spiritual practices that are resonant for you and your season. Led by Hunter Hoover.
Week 4: Creating A Practice Of Honest And Vulnerable Prayer With And For Our Kids.
Led by Grace Lindvall.
Week 5: Quieting The Societal Noise In Community
Discover how community can help quiet the noise of outside pressures and offer space for grounding and renewal. Together, we’ll explore practices of centeredness, shared purpose, and familial values—learning what it means to walk alongside others who are truly with you. Led by Ashlee Anderson.
(No class on November 2)
Week 6: What Does God Want You To Know?
Details to come
SCHEDULE
Week 1: Protecting Our Heart.
What makes this important for parents; what the bible tells us about protecting our heart. Led by Grace Lindvall.
Week 2: Getting Curious About Your Spiritual Life
Build on conversations/learning from Covenant’s book study: The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving. Reinforce the idea of kids having a sense of spirituality, as young as three years old, and it being something they long for, while providing parents with support to respond to their kid’s innate sense of curiosity and wonder. Led by Leigh Ann Hall.
Week 3: Moments of Intention
Routines you can muster and soul rhythms. Finding the acts of faith or spiritual practices that are resonant for you and your season. Led by Hunter Hoover.
Week 4: Creating A Practice Of Honest And Vulnerable Prayer With And For Our Kids.
Led by Grace Lindvall.
Week 5: Quieting The Societal Noise In Community
Discover how community can help quiet the noise of outside pressures and offer space for grounding and renewal. Together, we’ll explore practices of centeredness, shared purpose, and familial values—learning what it means to walk alongside others who are truly with you. Led by Ashlee Anderson.
(No class on November 2)
Week 6: What Does God Want You To Know?
Details to come
