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What if the Gospel of Mark felt as urgent and alive as the day it first happened? 

The Gospel of Mark moves quickly. 

Jesus teaches. He heals. He confronts. He calls. People respond. 

And beneath it all is one unavoidable question: 

Who is Jesus—and what will you do with Him? 

Mark, My Words is a nine-week journey through the Gospel of Mark designed to help you move beyond simply reading Scripture to understanding it, responding to it, and living it. 

Using Dr. David Chotka’s modern paraphrase and devotional, you will enter the fast-moving story of Jesus’ ministry and discover how the words written nearly two thousand years ago continue to speak directly into everyday life. 

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT? 

Over nine weeks, you will learn to approach Scripture with greater understanding and confidence. 

Each week follows a simple rhythm: 

READ 

Before coming to class, work through the assigned devotional readings from Mark, My Words. The modern paraphrase, daily reflections, and questions will help you slow down enough to notice what Mark is actually saying. 

DISCUSS 

Come ready to explore what you have read with others. Together, the class will examine the historical and biblical context behind the passages, asking: 

• What was written?
• What did it mean to the original audience?
• What does the context help us understand?
• How do we faithfully bring that truth into our world today?

Rather than simply being told what a passage means, you will grow in your ability to engage Scripture thoughtfully and understand it within its proper context. 

APPLY 

Mark was not written merely to provide information. It calls for a response. 

Each week you will be challenged to take what you are learning into your everyday walk with Jesus—into your decisions, relationships, priorities, conversations, faith, and obedience. 

You will also have opportunity to share how God is working through His Word in your life. 

BY THE END OF THIS COURSE… 

Our desire is that you will: 

• Know Jesus more clearly through the Gospel of Mark.
• Grow in confidence when reading and interpreting Scripture.
• Understand the importance of historical and biblical context.
• Develop a more consistent rhythm of reading, reflection, prayer, and application.
• Learn to move from reading the Word → understanding the Word → living the Word.
• Become increasingly responsive to what Jesus is asking of you in everyday life.

Whether you are newer to Scripture or have read the Bible for many years, Mark, My Words offers an opportunity to encounter a familiar Gospel with fresh attention. 

Because Mark did not write simply to entertain. He wrote to confront, awaken, and move people to action. 

MARK ASKS: Who is Jesus—and what will you do with Him? 

Perhaps after nine weeks, the most important question will be: What will your answer be? 

Required Book: Mark, My Words: A Devotional and Paraphrase by Dr. David Chotka — available at BoKafé 

Come ready to read deeply, discuss openly, and respond personally. 

Don’t just read Mark.
Encounter Jesus—and respond.

Gathered to Be Equipped. Scattered to Be the Church. 

What if church was never meant to end when we leave the building? 

For many Christians, “church” can gradually become something we attend on Sunday rather than something we live throughout the week. We gather to worship, learn, grow, and be equipped—but Jesus also sends us back into our homes, workplaces, neighbourhoods, schools, friendships, and communities as His people. 

That is the heart of Scattered Church. 

This six-week interactive study will help you discover that your everyday life is not separate from your spiritual life. The places where you already spend your time may be some of the very places where God is inviting you to live as His representative. 

What Can You Expect? 

By the end of Scattered Church, you will be challenged and equipped to: 

• See the Church as both gathered and scattered—a family that comes together to be strengthened and then goes out to live on mission.
• Recognize that ministry is not reserved for pastors or ministry leaders; every believer has a meaningful part to play in the Body of Christ.
• Begin seeing your workplace, neighbourhood, family, school, and community as part of your everyday mission field.
• Discover simple, practical, and reproducible ways to love, serve, share Jesus, and help others grow as disciples.
• Examine assumptions about what “church” must look like while remainingfirmly rooted in Scripture and dependent upon Jesus. 
• Understand the progression of Identity → Maturity → Mission—knowing who you are in Christ, growing as part of His family, and participatingin what He is doing around you. 
• Identifyspecific people God has already placed in your life and take practical steps toward intentional discipleship. 
• Leave with a personal commitment to GO—BE—THE CHURCHwherever God has placed you. 

This is not simply a course about understanding a different model of church. 

It is an invitation to begin living differently during the rest of your week. 

Each session includes biblical discovery, group conversation, personal reflection, practical application, and a weekly GO—BE—THE CHURCH challenge. You will have an opportunity to try what you are learning, return the following week, share what happened, learn from others, and continue growing. 

You don’t need a platform, a ministry title, or a special event to participate in God’s mission. 

God may have already placed you in your mission field. 

The Six-Week Journey 

Week 1 — More Than Sunday
Recovering the mission of everyday discipleship. 

Week 2 — Gathered AND Scattered
Understanding how the gathered Church equips God’s people to live on mission. 

Week 3 — A Church That Can Move
Discovering simple, reproducible ministry through an equipped and empowered Body. 

Week 4 — Changing the Way We Think About Church
Learning to remain rooted in Jesus while becoming willing to rethink comfortable assumptions. 

Week 5 — Family on Mission
Moving from Identity → Maturity → Mission and recognizing the people God has already placed around you. 

Week 6 — GO—BE—THE CHURCH
Bringing everything together and identifying your next steps for everyday mission. 

You Have Been Equipped. 

Now take what God is doing in you beyond the walls of the church. 

Gather. Grow. Be Equipped. Scatter. Love. Serve. Share. Make Disciples. 

GO—BE—THE CHURCH.