Welcome to the Holy Disruption Advent Study, led by Rev. Christian Persaud. This study runs for four weeks and takes place in-person and online. Learn more about the study and register below.

This Study is Based on the Book Holy Disruption: Discovering Advent in the Gospel of Mark: How to Access the Book

The study is based on the book Holy Disruption: Discovering Advent in the Gospel of Mark by Tracy S. Daub. The book is published by Westminster John Knox Press if you would like to look for it in a local bookstore, or it can be ordered through online sites such as Amazon.ca here. If you need support in purchasing a book, please email the office at office@gracecalgary.org.

About the Study

The Gospel of Mark doesn’t have a nativity story – so where’s the Advent message? It’s in event aspect of Jesus’ life, to his death and beyond. The Incarnation – God came to earth in human form to be baptized, teach, heal, eat, and die – is what we celebrate at Christmas, and Mark shows us just how radical and celebration-worthy it is! Holy Disruption presents a fresh understanding of the holiness of Christmas grounded, not in a conventional cozy Christmas message, but through Mark’s disquieting gospel which invites its readers to experience God’s disruptive but transformative love for us and our world.

This year our church will use the season of Advent to facilitate conversation and connection to each other and the meaning of this time in the church year.

The weekly themes of the study are:

Week 3: Thursday, December 15: Home for the Holidays

Week 4: Thursday, December 22: Hidden in Plain Sight

Please register for this study through the form below: