Adult education—it's a great way to grow spiritually, meet others who share your questions and glean important insight. Whether it's your first step or your next, join us for classes geared for men, women, couples and everyone!

Interested in resources you can use on your own? Visit our library featuring all kinds of books, DVDs and other media, as well as small group study resources.

For more information on adult education, contact Pastor Carol Skjegstad, 763.231.2983.

Current adult education offerings:

   * Alpha Course

   * Crown Financial classes

   * The Truth Project

   * Men's & women's studies

   * Marriage enrichment

   * Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)  

Alpha course

Alpha is a 10-week course on the basics of the Christian faith. Gain a new perspective on life. Enjoy a fresh start on who you are and who God is. Learn more>>

Crown Financial classes

Calvary offers a 10-week small-group study through Crown Financial Ministries, a worldwide program that helps participants apply God’s financial principles in their lives. Learn more>>

The Truth Project

Interested? Contact Craig Anderson at 952.897.6431.

The Truth Project is a DVD-based small group study that will practically and personally introduce you to the truth claims of God.

Explore questions such as: 
* Do you really believe that what you believe is really real?
* Jesus said that He came to "testify to the truth." What did He mean by this?  
* Are the truth claims of God really that different than those of the world?  
* Are we living our lives on the side of truth as Jesus calls us to do?  
* Do our life choices, actions and words reflect what we believe to be really real?

Men's & women's studies

God created men and women--our similarities and differences--in order to teach us and fulfill his purpose. At Calvary, meet with other men or women to discover and grow in God's calling on your life. 

Men's studies

Whether you're looking for a one-time or ongoing opportunity to join with other men for study and fellowship, we meet both weekly and monthly ... and over breakfast!
Visit Men's Ministry>>

 

Women's studies

In addition to a yearlong "Women in the Word" program, join us for other Bible study opportunities geared just for ladies. Visit Women's Ministry>>

Marriage enrichment

Throughout the year, Calvary offers marriage enrichment events to help couples grow in their relationships with each other and the Lord.

U of M Osher Life Long Learning Institute (OLLI)

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is a community of older adults in the Twin Cities metropolitan area who love learning and enjoy spending time with likeminded individuals. Because Calvary is a host site, a limited number of Calvary members may attend any of the classes offered at Calvary at no charge.  Classes start the week of Sept. 20 and end the week of Nov. 14. There are no classes October 4, 5 or 6.

To register for any of the classes or for questions contact Lynn Haanen by e-mail (preferred) or at 612.940.1939.   

• Tudor-Stuart England.  10:00 - 11:30am  Mondays 8 sessions

The Tudors, who won their crown on the battlefield brought power and unity to England, while their cousins, the hapless Stuarts, never quite achieved success. Or, did the Stuarts just get bad press? We will compare the two houses. Handouts will stimulate the discussion. Limit 40                                            Instructor: Winifred Winkelman, emerita professor, College of St. Scholastica

• Revolutionary Generation (The)  12:30-2 p.m. Mondays 8 sessions                   

In this lecture-discussion course we use a biographical approach to examine the issues facing the US in its precarious first decades. Please obtain a copy of Joseph Ellis's "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" (available in libraries and paperback) and read its preface prior to the beginning of the course. Class discussions will focus on the various stories in this core book. Limit 40                      Instructor: Mary Quinlivan, professor and dean emerita, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

• Creative Arts Sampler  10-11:30 a.m.  Tuesdays  8 sessions                            

Go creative! Stimulate your senses by dabbling in the arts. Immerse yourself in hands-on activities and rediscover your experimental, playful, focused, expressive self. Participate in paper and paint crafts, creative drama, and oral interpretation of poems. No arts experience necessary. Limit 20                      Instructor: Carolyn Papke

• Eight Perspectives on Norway   12:30-2 p.m.   Tuesdays   8 sessions    $5 materials fee       

We explore 300 years of Viking domination of the known world; Viking voyages and settlements in the new world; the importance of the Norwegian monarchy; the German occupation of Norway and the resistance during WWII; Norwegian artists such as Edvard Munch, Edvard Grieg, and various folk artists; and the Church of Norway. We also will learn why so many left Norway for Minnesota and where they settled. An optional trip to Norway will be offered in August 2011. Limit: 40                                                   Instructor: Odell Bjerkness, professor emeritus, Concordia College

• Sinners, Saints and Strangers: Early Explorations and Settlements of the English and French

12:30-2 p.m. Wednesdays  8 sessions                       

This class will examine the early exploration and settlement of North America by the British and French, the challenges they met in the "New World," and the different attitudes with which they encountered the native population--attitudes that influenced which European nation would eventually claim the continent. Limit: 50  Instructor:  Joyce Black

• America's Financial Future: Black Clouds On The Horizon  10-11:30 a.m.  Thursdays  6 sessions 

World markets have recently been roiled due to debt excesses in Greece and other European countries. The United States faces very similar problems though in a longer time frame. All agree that our current spending pattern is unsustainable but no action is taken. We will investigate the cause of our debt crisis, the consequences of an increasing federal debt and potential policy actions that congress might take. Mandated programs such as social security and Medicare are increasingly unfunded or underfunded but the political system views any curtailment of benefits as suicide. Unfunded mandates continue to grow even as the debt and interest payments reach new highs. We will also consider how the system might be altered to allow us to cope with the situation.  Limit 50  Instructor: Irwin Boris

• Western Culture Art Evolutionary Odyssey Part 4 (Section 1) 12:30-2 p.m. Thursdays 8 sessions

This course provides a survey of Western Culture Art, addressing the Italian and Northern European Renaissance. It focuses on major art styles, movements, and schools, as well as landmark works of art and important artists of the Western canon. Additional information also covered will be; how to view/assess art; museums of the world; what is a masterpiece; art theft and who owns history; and interpreting specific masterpieces.   Limit 50  $5 materials fee    Instructor: Gary Hanson, consultant, retired business executive

• Western Culture Art Evolutionary Odyssey: Part 4  (Section 2) 2:15-3:45  Thursdays 8 sessions  

Same as Section 1 above, offered at a different time.  Limit 50     $5 materials fee                    Instructor: Gary Hanson, consultant, retired business executive