It started out as an innocent enough side project-- Eunice and Maggie volunteered to help our church put together a day of community classes (which Ryan cleverly named "Next Step U"). Hundreds of hours later, there was a high-class logo, advertisements running during the weekly service, gourmet lunch and beverages, dozens of volunteers and attendees, outsourced childcare, and a fantastic curriculum of how to take the "next step" in your spiritual journey.
The day was a smashing success-- we actually had the chance to sit down to think and talk like adults for a change, discussing subjects that don't get enough mind-share in our daily craziness. We attended a morning class exploring the intersection of social justice and faith, took a nice lunch break with the kids, and then rounded out the afternoon with a turbo-speed class on reading the Bible for all its worth, taught by our good friends Phil and Kevin. Eunice managed to rope our daycare providers in as childcare workers, so our boys had a fantastic time too!
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