The College and Young Adult Commission will be hosting a weekly book study via Zoom from April 10 – May 1. Anyone ages 18 – 40 are welcome to join. The study will also have facilitators leading separate discussions to discuss the book at length. Additional in-person meetings may be scheduled depending on participant location and interest.
The Book
This book study session will cover “Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People” by Nadia Bolz-Weber.
“In Accidental Saints, New York Times best-selling author Nadia Bolz-Weber invites readers into a surprising encounter with what she calls “a religious but not-so-spiritual life.” Tattooed, angry and profane, this former standup comic turned pastor stubbornly, sometimes hilariously, resists the God she feels called to serve. But God keeps showing up in the least likely of people.
In a time when many have rightly become disillusioned with Christianity, Accidental Saints demonstrates what happens when ordinary people share bread and wine, struggle with scripture together, and tell each other the truth about their real lives. This unforgettable account of their faltering steps toward wholeness will ring true for believer and skeptic alike.”
A limited number of book copies has been made available for those who wish to join. Contact Alisa Carmichael for more information, or click the link below to purchase the book individually.
Deacon Alisa Carmichael currently serves as Chair of the Campus Ministry Commission in the Diocese of West Missouri. She assisted with an Episcopal campus ministry at the University of South Florida in Tampa prior to moving with her husband John to their current home in Kansas City. She is the organist at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Lee’s Summit.
