Summer 2025 Book Studies
RGBC will have multiple book studies throughout this coming summer. Find the details of the books and dates below! You can find these books available online where books are sold as well as in our church book stall in the foyer. Contact Pastor Jeremy if you have any questions.
Please sign up and select which book study you would like to join; feel free to sign up for multiple studies! Happy reading, RGBC!
"Scrolling Ourselves to Death: Reclaiming Life in a Digital Age"
Scrolling Ourselves to Death: Reclaiming Life in a Digital Age by Brett McCracken & Iva Mesa
June 17th at 6:30pm
Led by Jeff Smith at RGBC
The rapid advance of digital technology is reshaping our world and warping our minds. The onslaught of social media and smartphones has brought an appetite for distraction, an epidemic of loneliness, and increased rates of mental unhealth. For Christians, the digital revolution has profound implications for spiritual formation and mission. How should believers respond to the theological and discipleship challenges of scrolling life?
On the 40th anniversary of Neil Postman’s prophetic book Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985), Scrolling Ourselves to Death gathers today’s most incisive writers to think critically about the shaping power of contemporary technology. This book explores Postman’s insights, connects them to the challenges facing Christians today, and turns difficult challenges into life-giving opportunities for the church. Stepping back from their screens, readers will be equipped to live faithfully, and grow spiritually, in a “scrolling ourselves to death” world.
“The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It’s Destructive, and How to Respond”
The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It’s Destructive, and How to Respond by Alisa Childers & Tim Barnett
August 27th at 6:30pm
Led by Jeff Smith at RGBC
A movement called ‘deconstruction’ is sweeping through our churches and it is affecting our loved ones. It has disrupted, dismantled, and destroyed the faith of so many, and this book can help you not only understand what’s happening but also stand your ground and respond with clarity and confidence.
- Maybe you have a loved one who is deconstructing their faith, and you are struggling to know how to respond;
- Maybe you are trying to understand the radical spiritual makeover your friend or family member is going through;
- Maybe your relationship with a loved one has been strained or even cut off because of your “toxic” Christian beliefs and you don’t know what to do;
- Maybe you’re experiencing doubt yourself and facing hard questions about truth, God, the Bible, theology and the gospel.
Some who leave the faith feel wounded by the church. Others feel repressed by some of the moral imperatives found in Scripture. For some, it leads to a custom-made spirituality. For others, deconstructing their faith leads them away from the truth into agnosticism, atheism, the occult, or humanism.
In this seminal book, Alisa Childers, author of Another Gospel?, and Tim Barnett, creator of Red Pen Logic, will help you understand what deconstruction is, where it comes from, why it is compelling to some, and how it disorients the lives of so many. You will be able to think through the main issues around faith deconstruction and explore wise and loving ways to respond from a biblical worldview.
Womens: "The Hiding Place"
The Hiding Place
June 18th | 6:30 pm | Led by Doreen Ashley | At the Ashley home
Story of Corrie Ten Boom and An Extraordinary adventure of a Christian who became a militant heroine because of the anti-Nazi underground.
Women's: "In the Presence of My Enemies"
In the Presence of My Enemies
July 8th | 6:30 pm | Led by Christianne Lynch | At the Lynch Home
Modern American Missionary Couple and their story of terror in the Philippine jungle.
Women's: "Story of Missionary Gladys Aylward"
Gladys Aylward
August 6th | 6:30 pm | Led by Teri Spinnenweber | At the Spinnenweber home
British Christian missionary who dedicated her life to serving others in China, particularly caring for orphans and advocating for prison reform.