It can be difficult to introduce an issue of social concern in any one congregation, but in any given presbytery or community, there are people who support sensible gun reform. What if these people got together for worship, education, and an offering of their time and voices?
Margaret Aymer led several sessions of Contextual Bible Study at the 2012 Convocation of Peacemakers. This documents contains transcriptions of the many notes that were created by multiple small groups throughout the study of the Beatitudes from the Gospel of Matthew.
Stony Point Presbyterian Church recently completed a year of studying the controversial topic of gun violence. This document contains reflections on their process, their conclusions, and the story of the remarkable way this often-divisive issue has brought their congregation closer together.
