January 15 • Introduction to Shalom Richmond

• Watch “Why Cities Matter” – Tim Keller presentation on line:

January 22 • History of the Richmond Region

• Speaker: Bill Martin, Director of the Valentine Museum
• Read Nehemiah / Chapters 1 – 5
• Journal

January 29 • Who is My Neighbor? 2010 Richmond Region Census

• Speaker: Dr. John Moeser of the Bonner Center, U of Richmond
• Read the “Redlining Richmond”
• Intentional conversations
• Read Generous Justice Introduction

February 5 • Class Debrief & Discussion Groups / Intro to Generous Justice

• Read Generous Justice / Chapter 1
• Visit Playspent • Financial Simulation

February 12 • Sunday Morning Mixer

February 19 • The Church and the City Q Video and Class Discussion

• Read Generous Justice / Chapter 2
• Read “Won’t you by my neighbor?” NYTimes article (hand-out)
• Prayer Walk your neighborhood

February 26 • The Hispanic Community in Richmond

• Speaker: Oscar Contreras of 1380 AM WBTK
• Read Generous Justice / Chapter 3
• Prayer Walk

March 4 • Generous Justice Class Discussion & Dedicated Prayer Time

• Read Generous Justice / Chapter 4
• Prayer Walk with someone from class

March 11 • Poverty in the Old City

• Speaker: Caitlin Barnes from CHAT
• Read Generous Justice / Chapter 5
• Breakdown of relationships question

March 18 • Race & Reconciliation in Christian Community

• Speaker: Corey Widmer, Associate Pastor, Third Presbyterian Church and Co-Pastor, East End Fellowship
• Read Generous Justice / Chapter 6
• Prayer Walk

March 25 • Sunday Morning Mixer

April 1 • Won’t You be My Neighbor? Moving from head to heart/Louis & Marti of Miss Marti’s House

• Watch CNN AC360 “Black or White: Kids on Race with your family.”  Discuss.
• Read Generous Justice / Chapter 7 – 8
• Field Trip: Slave Trail walk April 1 at 2.30 PM.  Meet at Ancarrow’s Landing. (To reach Ancarrow’s landing, take I-95 to the Maury Street exit. Head east on Maury and follow road around municipal sewage plant. Follow signs to parking area on left.)

April 8 • Easter Sunday / No Study Groups

April 14 • FIELD TRIP TO CHURCH HILL/CHAT

April 15 • Race & Reconciliation in Culture class discussion

• Watch CNN AC360 “Black or White: Kids on Race” with your family.  Discuss.
• Begin reading Francis Chan’s “Crazy Love”
• Intentional conversations

April 22 • Made for Relationship

• Danny Avula, Deputy Director, Richmond City Health Department
• Read the “Cost and Solutions to Family Fragmentation and Father Absence in Richmond, Virginia” report
• Continue reading “Crazy Love”
• Prayer Walk

April 29 • Reconciliation, Repentance and the Kingdom of God Class Discussion

• Prayer & Commissioning