Bible Study Webinars with Meghan Good
Fall 2016

We offered three webinars to equip members of Central Plains congregations to read and interpret the Bible.  This opportunity grew out of our Covenant of Spiritual Practices, in which we covenant to study the Bible together and with our neighbors. Each webinar recording is 75-90 minutes long. 

Our presenter is Meghan Good, teaching pastor at Trinity Mennonite Church in Glendale, Arizona.  Meghan is originally from Wayland Mennonite Church, Wayland, Iowa, and is both an enthusiastic student of the Bible and a talented teacher of the Bible.  Find the webinar recordings below each desription.

Use these videos in your congregation to raise the bar in how we study the Bible together. Sunday School classes can watch them in segments and discuss them.  Superintendents can use them to train Sunday School teachers.  If you are facilitating a Bible Study, watch them on your own to increase your effectiveness.
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Meghan Good is teaching pastor at Trinity Mennonite Church, Glendale, AZ.  She is a graduate of Duke Divinity School and Gordon College and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry in preaching at George Fox Evangelical Seminary, with a special focus on the nature of Scripture.  Meghan blogs on hermeneutics at mudpiegod.com. 

Session I
Between Joints and Marrow: An Introduction to the Art of Biblical Interpretation

We’ll explore how the literary and historical setting can transform the ways we read and understand biblical texts.  We’ll also look at basic tips for interpreting different types of biblical literature such as law, stories, poetry, apocalypses, etc.​

​You will learn…
  • the role of historical context in interpreting the Bible 
  • basic skills for interpreting different literary genres
  • to recognize how reading passages within their broader literary context can transform meaning 

Session II
A Two-Edged Sword: Reading the Bible Like An Anabaptist

We’ll explore the tension many people feel between different parts of the Bible and particularly between different portrayals of God.  We’ll discuss the ways different Christians attempt to resolve this tension and what is distinctive about the Anabaptist approach.​

​You will learn…
  • to recognize different ways Christians try to solve the apparent tension between different portraits of God and seemingly contradictory “rules” in the Bible
  • what makes the Anabaptist approach to reading Scripture distinct 
  • to practice interpreting difficult biblical texts through the lens of Jesus

Session III
Living and Active: Where the Bible Came From and Why It Matters

We’ll consider where the Bible came from, what it says about itself, and what both of these things imply about what kind of book the Bible really IS.  We’ll look at how what we say about the nature of the Bible impacts the way we read and apply it.

​You will learn…
  • the story of how we came to have the Bible as we know it
  • what the Bible does, and does not, say about its own nature 
  • how biblical authority relates to the authority of the Spirit and the Christian community 
  • how to develop a vibrant, re-invigorated relationship with Scripture​