St. Paul’s has Indaba Bible Study is at 9:15am every Sunday morning.
If you have any questions, email the office at stpauls@stpaulsorangetx.com.
Indaba Bible Study
Indaba is an African Zulu Cultural process of mutual listening and understanding. This method of Bible Study was introduced by the African Delegation to the 2008 Lambeth Conference.
- Following an opening prayer, one person in a group reads a passage of scripture and then invites another person to identify a word or phrase that captures their attention. That person then invites another to follow suit until all have had an opportunity to share or pass.
- A second person reads the passage from a different translation and invites someone else to identify where the passage touched his or her life today. The invitation is extended to another until all have shared or passed.
- A third person reads the passage from a different translation and invites someone else to respond to these questions: What does God want me to do or be? How does God want me to change? The invitation is extended to another until all have shared or passed.
- To conclude, the group forms a circle, holding hands and one person initiates the prayer, saying “I thank God today for . . .” and “I ask God today for . . .” This continues with responses of thanks and requests around the circle.
- The initiator begins the Lord’s Prayer and all join in.
Indaba requires NO advance study of the scriptures. Initially, we will be selecting one of the Lectionary readings for Sunday.