A Faith of Many Rooms: Fall Community Book Study

Fall Online Book Study: Explore doubt, grace, hospitality, and inclusive faith through Debie Thomas’s A Faith of Many Rooms.

A Faith of Many Rooms: Fall Community Book StudyAuthor: Debie Thomas
Wednesdays | October 7 & 21; November 4 & 18
6:30 PM – 7:45 PM
Online via Zoom

What does it mean to belong to a faith tradition that is spacious, honest, and truly inclusive? Join us this fall for a 4-part online book study exploring Debie Thomas’s A Faith of Many Rooms: In Search of an Inclusive Tradition. We’ll talk about doubt, grace, radical hospitality, and what it looks like to build a faith community with room for everyone. All welcome–including friends and neighbors. Copies of the book are available for purchase locally and online, or speak to Pastor Heather about borrowing one from the church library.

To sign up for this book study, please email Pastor Heather at [email protected] or call the Westminster Church office (518-436-8544).

Session 1 — Wednesday, October 7

  • Reading: Introduction & Chapters 1–3 (Leaving, Returning, & Defining the Room)
  • Focus: Setting the Table & Opening the Door. We will explore our own faith origins, what it means to belong to a tradition, and how we move past rigid boundaries toward an expansive, welcoming faith.

Session 2 — Wednesday, October 21

  • Reading: Chapters 4–6 (Doubting, Deconstructing, & Finding Grace in the Margins)
  • Focus: Making Space for Questions & Difference. How do we hold space for honest doubt, process change, and practice deep hospitality across differing beliefs within the same community?

Session 3 — Wednesday, November 4

  • Reading: Chapters 7–9 (Embodied Faith, Loving the Church As It Is & Can Be)
  • Focus: Radical Hospitality in Fractured Times. Moving beyond polite tolerance into real, relational community—embracing both the messiness and beauty of congregational life.

Session 4 — Wednesday, November 18

  • Reading: Chapters 10–12 & Epilogue (Living in the House of God / Looking Ahead)
  • Focus: Stepping Forward into a Larger Faith.

Evening Schedule:

  • 6:30 – 7:00 pm Local reflection & wrap-up on the final chapters.
  • 7:00 – 7:30 pm: LIVE ZOOM VISIT WITH AUTHOR DEBIE THOMAS! (30-minute interactive Q&A and conversation).
  • 7:30 – 7:45 pm: Closing prayer & final thoughts

 

A Faith of Many Rooms: Fall Community Book Study
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