TRAINING

Teaching the Bible and Christian theology in order to make fully-formed disciples of Jesus Christ.  

Loving Our South Asian Neighbors: From Awareness to Action

Sunday, April 26 | 2 pm - 3:30 pm

Join us for Loving Our South Asian Neighbors: From Awareness to Action, a practical training designed to help you understand, engage, and share the gospel with the Hindu community around us.
 
You’ll learn:
Why this mission matters right here, right now

How to build meaningful, cross-cultural relationships

Simple ways to share your faith with clarity and care

How to raise up and support gospel workers
 
Led by Ajay Thomas, founder of Advance Initiative, this is an excellent opportunity to grow in confidence and take your next step in living on mission with your Hindu neighbors.

Summer Training Series

Join us for our Summer Training Series! This year, we’re focusing on parenting and what it looks like to lead with gospel truth through the different stages and challenges of raising children.

Parenting in the Digital Age

Anti-Anxious Parenting

Parenting Through Your Story

Sunday, June 14 | 3-5 pm

Our first class will explore how to guide and teach your children about technology with biblical wisdom.

Presenter: Dr. John Dyer, a professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and author of From the Garden to the City: The Redeeming and Corrupting Power of Technology

Kids Care is available upon registration for children from birth through kindergarten.
Sunday, July 19 | 3-5 pm

This class will focus on experiencing joy-filled, unburdened parenting. With the distractions, demands, and busyness of life, parenting can feel overwhelming as we seek to disciple the children God has entrusted to us.

Presenter: Adam Griffin, Pastor at Eastside Community Church

Kids Care is available upon registration for children from birth through kindergarten.
Sunday, August 16 | 3-5 pm

This class will help you understand how your story shapes your parenting and how the gospel brings restoration, healing, and help.

Presenter: Hillary Marvin, LPC

Kids Care is available upon registration for children from birth through kindergarten.

Training Classes

Women's Bible Class
Tuesdays at 10 am or 7 pm,
starting September 15

Our Women's Bible Classes are a great place to study the Bible and get to know other women at Citizens Church. These classes take place during the Fall and Spring of each year and feature an 11-week inductive Bible study. You will experience large group teaching and have the opportunity to join a small group discussion with weekly homework.
Covenant Membership Class
Sunday, July 12 a t 2 pm

Our Covenant Membership Class is the next step for anyone ready to move from attending to actively belonging. This class is designed for those who want to commit to the mission, vision, and community of Citizens Church in a meaningful way.

Whether you’ve been attending for a while or you’re brand new, this is your invitation to step deeper into community and mission with us.
Men's Bible Class
Mondays at 7 pm, starting September 14

Our Men's Bible Classes are a great place to study the Bible and get to know other men at Citizens Church. These classes take place during the Fall and Spring of each year and feature an 11-week inductive Bible study. You will experience large-group teaching and have the opportunity to join a small-group discussion, with weekly homework.

Spring 2026
Men's & Women's Bible Class Teachings

Week 11: Wrap-Up (WBC)
Apr 21, 2026    Lindsey Jackson
Week 11: Wrap-Up (MBC)
Apr 20, 2026    Mike Im
Week 10: Imitate God (WBC)
Apr 13, 2026    Aina Carruth
Week 10: Imitate God (MBC)
Apr 13, 2026    Braedon Taylor
Week 9: Walk in Truth and Love (WBC)
Apr 6, 2026    Kim Pearson
Week 9: Walk in Truth and Love (MBC)
Apr 6, 2026    Scott Zeller
Week 8: That You May Know (WBC)
Mar 30, 2026    Kelsey Hency
Week 8: That You May Know (MBC)
Mar 30, 2026    Drew Fitzgerald
Week 7: Overcoming the World (WBC)
Mar 23, 2026    Taryn Mays
Week 7: Overcoming the World (MBC)
Mar 23, 2026    Rob Miller
Week 6: Truth & Error; God is Love (WBC)
Mar 9, 2026    Aina Carruth
Week 6: Truth & Error; God is Love (MBC)
Mar 9, 2026    Frank Rue
Week 5: Practice Righteousness, Pursue Love, Possess Assurance (WBC)
Mar 3, 2026    Kelsey Hency
Week 5: Practice Righteousness, Pursue Love, Possess Assurance (MBC)
Mar 2, 2026    Drew Fitzgerald
Week 4: The Test of Truth, The Call to Abide (WBC)
Feb 24, 2026    Taryn Mays
Week 4: The Test of Truth, The Call to Abide (MBC)
Feb 23, 2026    Jamin Roller
Week 3: The Tests of Righteousness and Love (WBC)
Feb 18, 2026    Kim Pearson
Week 3: The Tests of Righteousness and Love (MBC)
Feb 16, 2026    Rob Miller
Week 2: A Credible Witness (WBC)
Feb 10, 2026    Aina Carruth
Week 2: A Credible Witness (MBC)
Feb 9, 2026    Mike Im
Week 1: Introduction (WBC)
Feb 3, 2026    Kelsey Hency
Week 1: Introduction (MBC)
Feb 2, 2026    Mike Im

Meet the Training Team

Taryn Mays
Training Director

My hope for Citizens Church is that we would humbly seek the advancement of the gospel, marked by an unwavering devotion to the Scriptures and a steadfast love and commitment toward one another.

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Mike Im
Theological Training Minister

My hope for Citizens Church is for a threefold connection birthed and cultivated by the preaching and comprehension of the gospel: the church connecting upward with God through the preaching of Christ’s death and resurrection, the church connecting internally with one another through intentional gospel fellowship and discipleship, and the church connecting outward to the world through evangelism, missions, and mercy ministries.

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