Adult Learning

This fall, our Sunday morning Adult Learning community will explore the concept of home. What does it feel like to be “at home,” and how can our Christian faith bring us the comfort, respite, and sense of belonging that characterizes a healthy and safe home? How can we be a home (and make room!) for others, and how can we support our church home?

Join our Adult Learning Instructor Tony Amoury Alkhoury every Sunday for an hour of learning where we take a deeper dive into scripture and theology.

CURRENT COURSE
September - December, 2025

What Does It Mean To Be Home?

Join instructor Tony Amoury Alkhoury as we begin our fall journey exploring the concept of "home" in all its forms. This week, we start our larger conversation by reflecting on home in relationships, a longing for home, home as forgiveness and welcome, and home as an encounter with God.

Course Materials:

SCHEDULE
What is Home?
September 7: What Does it Mean to be Home?
September 14: Biblical Theology of Home
September 21: Jesus, Church, and Home

Building A Church Home
September 28: What is Stewardship?
October 5: Stewardship Builds the Church
October 12: Stewardship, Sanctuary, and Witness

Love As A Foundation
October 19: Introducing Love in the Bible
October 26: Being Loved by God
November 2: Loving God
November 9: Loving the Self
November 16: Loving Each Other (Inner Relationships)
November 23: Loving the Neighbor (Outward Relationships)

Born and raised in Homs, Syria, Tony grew up in the Syrian Orthodox tradition and explored Catholic and evangelical communities before embracing a faith rooted in multiple Christian traditions.

Tony’s professional background spans over a decade in pharmacy and higher education, having served as a Clinical Assistant Professor in Pharmacy and a youth leader in his local church. In 2016, he moved to the United States to pursue theological studies, earning an MDiv from Harvard University, where he delivered the commencement speech and was twice honored with the Excellence in Teaching Award.

He later completed a ThM in Practical Theology at Fuller Seminary and is currently a PhD candidate at Union Theological Seminary, focusing on practical theology and the role of discernment within the Syrian church during times of war and trauma.

Explore previous courses here!