Equipping The Saints
Fall Classes
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Step into a season of growth, connection, and deeper faith with GLB Church’s 2026 Fall Classes. These classes are designed to help you strengthen your relationship with God, build meaningful connections with others, and grow together as a church family. Whether you’re looking to deepen your faith, strengthen your family, or simply connect with others, there’s an opportunity for you. Join us this fall and discover what God can do when we learn, grow, and walk together.
Ephesians 6:4 Blueprint – Discipling the Heart- A Hands-On Training for Christian Parents
The Ephesians 6:4 Blueprint is a framework for biblical parenting based on the command: “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord”. This blueprint shifts the parenting focus from managing outward behavior to discipling the child’s heart through steady, intentional guidance.
Course Overview
- Objective: Equip parents to raise their children with emotional intelligence and structural boundaries, grounded in a grace-filled, biblical worldview.
- Format: Weekly 75-minute small group gatherings consisting of a 15-minute fellowship/prayer time, 30-minute lesson, 15-minute discussion group, and 15-minute prayer.
- Core Philosophy: Discipling the Heart-Modeling God’s grace and consistent boundaries to our children (Ephesians 6:4).
Led by Edmon and Sandee Sapinoso. One of the teachers will reach out to you directly with the day, time, and location.
This Class is Full
Prodigal Parent Process
The Prodigal Parent Process is a video & workbook series guiding parents through emotional, spiritual, and practical aspects of raising a prodigal child, which is a young person who breaks away from their family values or upbringing to pursue a destructive or disapproved lifestyle. The course emphasizes healing, biblical principles, and understanding free will in the prodigal process. The process is not about blaming parents but about understanding the heart’s rejection and the need for repentance.
Book: “Prodigal Parent Process” by Doug Weiss, Ph.D
Workbook: Prodigal Parent Process Workbook.
Course Overview: This class offers therapeutic and biblical insights to navigate their journey of healing and understanding of their prodigal child, covering the following topics:
- WEEK 1: The Prodigal and God, and Problems for the Prodigal
- WEEK 2: Sexual Trauma, Disorders, Trust & Mistrust
- WEEK 3: Object vs Relational Thinking, Trauma, PTSD
- WEEK 4: Grief and Anger
- WEEK 5: Forgiveness, Cause & Effect, Powerlessness
- WEEK 6: Boundaries and Siblings
- WEEK 7: Taking Responsibility, Forgiveness, Hope
- Class Structure: This class will meet on Thursdays at 7:30pm starting October 1, with a hybrid in-person/zoom option. The class is open to anyone with teen or adult children living the “prodigal” life, regardless of whether they were ever baptized. Our address is 13054 Essex Ln, Cerritos, CA 90703.
Led by Dave & Diane Ford. One of the teachers will reach out to you directly with the day, time, and location.
This Class is Full
You Are What You Love
You Are What You Love, based on the book You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit by James K. A. Smith.
The central idea we will explore is that Christian formation is not only about what we know, but also about what we love. Our desires, habits, and everyday practices are continually shaping who we are and what we ultimately pursue..
What will we focus on?
- Desire and discipleship – What do we really love, want, and pursue, and how do those desires shape who we become?
- The power of habit – How repeated practices train our hearts, often before we consciously recognize their influence.
- Everyday “liturgies” – How culture, technology, work, entertainment, consumption, and our daily routines can shape our desires.
- Christian practices – How worship, Scripture, prayer, community, generosity, and other spiritual rhythms can re-form our hearts toward God.
- From insight to practice – Identifying practical habits that can help us increasingly love what God loves.
Preparing for the Class
Participants are recommended to read selected segments of the book before each class. I will provide the specific reading segments for each session. Reading beforehand will give us context for our discussions and allow us to spend more time examining how these ideas apply to our own lives.
The goal is not simply to learn new ideas. I hope we can become more aware of what is forming our hearts and learn to intentionally develop practices that direct our loves toward God and His kingdom.
Class Information
- Facilitator: George Mathew
- Location: 19008 Martha Ave, Cerritos, CA 90703. If required a Zoom option can be made available.
- Time: Wednesdays at 730 PM
- Phone: 773.865.0773
- Book: You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit by James K. A. Smith
Led by George Mathew. One of the teachers will reach out to you directly with the day, time, and location.
This Class is Full
Registration is full and has closed for this class.
Stitched In The Spirit
Stitched in Spirit is a class that pairs the mindful art of knitting and crocheting with the study of scripture. Participants explore biblical principles by treating each stitch as a hands-on metaphor for spiritual growth, patience and the Fruits of the Spirit found in Galatians 5:22-23.
Objective – Community and Fellowship
Crafters work on personal or collaborative projects in a relaxed, low-pressure setting while sharing discussions and encouragement.
Class Description:
The curriculum pairs the 9 Fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) with concrete yarn-craft concepts.
Structure:
- The Gathering (10 mins): Welcome, Opening Prayer, Introduce the Fruit of the Spirit,
- Check -in on current project
- The Devotional (15 mins)
- Scripture reading & discussion focused on the week’s designated Fruit of the Spirit.
- The Stitch Lesson (15 mins)
- Group demonstrations of a specific knotting or crocheting technique or pattern step.
- The Fellowship Circle (40 mins)
- Open crafting time where participants practice chat and help each other fix mistakes.
- The Closing (10 mins)
- Show -and-tell of progress, a closing prayer, and a blessing over the handmade items.
Required Materials:
Participants will bring their own supplies.
Some materials will be provided.
Expected Outcomes:
- Spiritual Growth-Deeper, practical understanding of how to apply fruit-of-the-spirit virtues to everyday frustrations.
- Tangible Skills-Mastery of foundational yarn crafts, moving from basic rows to completing full functional patterns.
- Community Impact-MENTORSHIP -Class serves as a unique relational bridge within the church, naturally bringing together generations that rarely interact in a standard Sunday service. By pairing modern craft trends with traditional handiwork, the class creates a shared space where junior high students, young adults and seniors connect on equal grounds.
Led by Sheila Wright, Angela Salazar, & Betty Cruz. One of the teachers will reach out to you directly with the day, time, and location.
This Class is Full
The Aster Women
God’s purpose for His people, to know Him, glorify Him, and faithfully live as His disciples, does not change. But the way we live out that purpose can look different in different seasons of life.
This class is about calling, learning to prayerfully recognize how God may be calling us to use the gifts, experiences, wisdom, relationships, and opportunities He has already placed in our lives.
Over six weeks, we will explore how to listen for God’s direction, how He may have used our past experiences to prepare and shape us, how to recognize what fits the season we are actually in, and how to move through fear, comparison, or perfectionism that may keep us from responding faithfully. The class is designed to give women space to slow down and ask: What might God be calling me to in this season, and how can I better recognize His direction?
This is not a class about building a business, launching a project, or creating a long-term plan. It is about listening to Scripture, to God in prayer, to the patterns and experiences of our lives, and to the wisdom of one another, so that each woman can become clearer about what faithfulness may look like for her right now.
Format:
- In-person only – Women Only
- Monday evenings, 7:00–8:30 PM
- Huntington Beach – Clubhouse
- Maximum participants: 15
Led by Robbie Miles. One of the teachers will reach out to you directly with the day, time, and location.
This Class is Full
Unbound: Experiencing True Freedom in Christ
In the evolution of our church community culture, we’ve swung the pendulum back and forth of being a church with higher, often subjective expectations (bounded churches) to one trying to inject more grace but at the cost of watering down convictions (fuzzy churches). Now we have members who are divided advocating both spectrums. How can we as a church avoid the shame and judgementalism produced by bounded churches, but also bring back healthy convictions and sharpening of one another that we’ve lost? This class will not just be about a book, one that probably has helped me personally grow in a practical way more than any other book, but it’s about transforming our entire church culture to make sure we’re doing church the right way. Understanding this will allow us to be Unbound and Experience True Freedom in Christ.
Course Overview
- Objective: Changing our mindset and ultimately culture of how we build church culture to focus on the center rather than the boundaries or non-boundaries.
- Format: In Person/Zoom/Hybrid. 1st part of class teach the concepts of the book, 2nd review important principles to change our mindset, 3rd discussion on how to practically apply it.
- Book: Centered-Set Church by Mark Bake.
Led by Dick Gee. One of the teachers will reach out to you directly with the day, time, and location.
This Class is Full
Storytelling Workshop
We all carry stories shaped by our relationships, joys, losses, struggles, faith, and experiences with God. This workshop provides a safe, supportive, and faith-centered space to explore and better understand our stories—and how they have shaped who we are today
Who Is It For?
Anyone who feels a desire to discover the deeper story of self and is willing to commit to the eight-week journey, participate honestly, honor confidentiality, and respect the stories of others.
No one will be required to share more than they are ready to share.
Format: 8 weeks | Once a week | 2 hours
Dates: First week of October through the end of November
Group Size: Maximum 10-12 participants
Led by May Roberts & Sheilla Wright. One of the teachers will reach out to you directly with the day, time, and location.
This Class is Full
Registration is full and has closed for this class.
Practicing The Sabbath
Sabbath is God’s invitation into a sacred space in time in which we cease all busyness and receive from the Devine complete renewal of body, mind and soul. But in our age of exhaustion, Sabbath is one of the most neglected of all the practices of Jesus. It can be daunting to begin, as it’s an entire 24 hours, and you’re swimming against the current of our entire culture. Powerful forces keep us tethered to our devices, distractions, and the endless queue of work and responsibilities. In this class we will not only learn about, but actually implement the four movements of Sabbath into our lives: stop, rest, delight, and worship.
Overview
Jesus said, “Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you…and you will find rest for your souls.” In this class we will not only learn about, but actually implement the four movements of Sabbath into our lives: stop, rest, delight, and worship.
Class Description
Plan to meet on Wednesdays, in person only, beginning on September 23rd. By the end of the class our hope is that everyone has not only developed a deeper understanding of the importance, but has experienced the transformative power of a weekly implementation of Sabbath in their lives.
Led by Todd & Yolanda Dietrich. One of the teachers will reach out to you directly with the day, time, and location.
This Class is Full
Of The World but Not Part Of It
This class is setup to have an open discussion on the importance of heavenly citizenship and how it overrides worldly identity.
Objective:
- To create a balance between holy living with building deep relationships with non-believers
- Recognizing the dangers of spiritual isolation
- Understanding the necessity of the local church community
Overview:
- (7/8) Week Session
- Daily Reading Plan
- Group Discussion
- Prayer
Purpose:
“To make sure that we have a healthy balance between being Christians, while still being connected to the world.”
Led by Matthew Pak. One of the teachers will reach out to you directly with the day, time, and location.
This Class is Full
Registration is full and has closed for this class.
Healthy Doesn’t Have To Be Hard: Think Well. Eat Well. Live Well.
Our health affects how we live, serve, work, care for others, and enjoy the life God has given us. Yet for many people, knowing how to eat healthier or lose weight can feel confusing, overwhelming, and difficult to sustain.
Healthy Doesn’t Have to Be Hard is designed to help our church community approach health in a practical, realistic, and sustainable way. This is not simply a weight-loss class. It is for anyone who wants to lose weight or simply learn how to eat healthier, develop better habits, and feel more in control of their choices around food.
The class combines nutrition education with powerful mindset coaching, recognizing that lasting change is about more than knowing what to eat—it is also about understanding why we do what we do and learning how to change the patterns that keep us stuck.
Objective:
To equip participants with practical nutrition knowledge, mindset tools, and sustainable strategies that can help them lose weight if needed—or simply eat, think, and live healthier.
Format: In Person Only
Time/Location: Wednesdays, 7:30pm at the Gee’s house: 12824 Arabella St. Cerritos, Ca 90703
Audience: GLB Church members only
Led by Anna Gee. One of the teachers will reach out to you directly with the day, time, and location.