Join Us for a Circle
See details of our current offerings below. Circles are limited to 8-16 people, and are offered both virtually and in person.
Drop in for a Two-Hour Evening Circle. All are welcome, whether you have participated in many 40 Orchards Scripture Circles or if this will be your first time.Tuesday May 12, 2026 from 7:00-9:00 pm CT.
Join for a full day conversation, Reclaiming God’s Plan for Me. Some things take more than a few hours to unpack. This is a place to wrestle with narrow theology and find a more expansive way forward.Sunday June 28 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Gather with others in Ancestors Roots. We will ask what people from Genesis, Exodus, or the Prophets knew that we've forgotten, and what courage they carried that we still need. Begins Fall 2026.
Go all in with the Faith & Justice Cohort. Rooted in faith. Grounded in justice. Built for this moment. Begins October 2026.
Put together your own Community Circle, to bring together the people and conversation you need most.
Opportunities come and go. Continue to check back as we update our offerings. Even better, stay in touch by subscribing to our newsletter. Have questions about registration? Email Lisa at lisa@40orchards.org.
Reclaiming [ ]: conversations shaped by what you’re wrestling with right now.
Drop in for a 2-Hour evening group from 7-9 pm CT on November 11, January 13, or May 12
Join with 8-14 others in a facilitated circle where you can ask better questions— together. All are welcome, whether you have participated in many 40 Orchards Scripture Circles or if this will be your first time.
There are questions we carry, stories that still sting, and parts of our faith we’re not sure what to do with. Reclaiming [ ] is a space to bring what you need to reclaim—whether it’s a passage, a doctrine, a theological idea, or a piece of your story.
Every other month, we gather to wrestle with sacred trouble in community. Topics are chosen by participants and shaped by curiosity, courage, and the collective need of the moment.
Time and location:
Virtually via Zoom, from 7–9 pm CST on the second Tuesday, every other month. (9/9, 11/11, 01/13, 03/10, 05/12)
Pricing:
A donation of $25 will be requested, however it is not required to make a donation in order to attend. All money paid is a tax deductible donation, furthering the mission and vision of 40 Orchards, a 501(c)3.
If it is your first time attending, we invite you to come for free.
Reclaiming God’s Plan for Me
Stop by for a full-day conversation on Sunday June 28, from 10am to 4pm.
Some things take more than a few hours to unpack. This is a place to wrestle with narrow theology and find a more expansive way forward.
For many of us, faith came with a blueprint. We were taught that God was in control and had a specific plan, waiting to be discovered. Life became a search for the right path. Every detour felt like failure, and each choice was filled with worry. But what if there was never a plan?
In Reclaiming God's Plan for Me, we'll gather to ask questions about what God does (and does not do) and what God leaves for us to do. Where did the idea of a divine plan come from, and what has it cost us? What if God is with us more than over us?
Together, we'll explore a theology of presence and partnership. What if God is not a puppeteer pulling strings or a problem-solver waiting to be unlocked? We'll wrestle with the hard question: if God isn't controlling the story, what is God doing? This is a space for sacred disruption, honest questions, wrestling to reclaim a theology of with-ness.
Time and location: A one-day in-person circle in Minneapolis, MN, on Sunday June 28, from 10am to 4pm
Pricing using a Sliding Scale
We believe cost should never be a barrier to participation. This sliding scale invites each person to contribute in a way that matches their current resources while sustaining our work for the whole community.
Program Price – $75 |Discounted Price – $50 |
Generosity Price – $100 | Scholarship – $0–$49
When you pay more, you directly support someone else’s participation. When you pay less, you are part of a community made possible by the generosity of others.
All money paid is a tax deductible donation, furthering the mission and vision of 40 Orchards, a 501(c)3.
A donation request will be sent upon completion of registration.
Ancestors Roots
A ten-session small group beginning this fall. In person or virtual.
The people of Scripture were not illustrations. They were people, frightened, faithful, complicated, and alive, just like us. They survived empire, exile, and erasure. They argued with God and kept going. They knew things about this moment that we have not yet remembered.
Ancestors Roots is a monthly gathering for people who want to sit with the biblical tradition not as a text to be explained, but as a community to be joined. We'll move through narrative stories in Genesis, Exodus, or the Prophets, asking what people carried, what they knew, and what they might say to us now. With curriculum to help the rooting continue outside of our gatherings.
Begins Fall 2026. Tell us you're interested below
Faith & Justice Cohort
Some of us have been doing the work for years. Others are just finding our footing. All of us are asking the same question: how do we sustain this, together?
The Faith & Justice Cohort is a seven-month learning community rooted in Scripture, the long tradition of justice movements, and the particular witness of what has been lived and fought for here in the Twin Cities. In a time of rising authoritarianism and oppression, we believe the work of repair, resistance, and communal liberation is not optional, and it cannot be done alone.
Beginning in early fall and running through spring, this cohort will gather online and in person for deep study, honest conversation, and the kind of community that makes the long work possible. We'll move through units that hold faith and justice together, not as parallel tracks, but as a single, ancient, urgent calling.
This cohort is open nationally. We are building something with roots here and reach beyond.
Who this is for People who want to go deeper: theologically, practically, and in community. Leaders, learners, and everyone who suspects that faith has more to say about this moment than what they’ve been exposed to.
What to expect
A seven-month arc with retreats at the beginning and end
Biweekly gatherings with structured conversation and reading in between
A curriculum that aligns us with justice and keeps moving that out into action.
Dates, pricing, and logistics are coming soon. In the meantime, tell us you're interested. Questions? Email lisa@40orchards.org.
Community Circles: Gather. Speak. Trust again.
Gather your friends or community, choose a time that works for you, and we’ll coordinate a facilitator to guide you.
Invite a small group from your community — individuals or a church — to meet 1-4 times a year, supported by the participants’ donations. These facilitated gatherings offer a safe space to have the hard conversations we often don’t know how to begin: rebuilding trust, wrestling with disappointment, walking through what faith means after hurt. Together you’ll explore issues in the circle of people who already know you, in a context of community and care.
Time and location:
2-6 hours at the date, time, and location coordinated between the host and facilitator.
Pricing:
We aim for $250 for a 2-3 hour commitment. This can be donated by the host or gathered from participants contributions. Like all other 40 Orchards offerings, we don’t want cost to hinder people from attending. Please contact us to see what we can make work.
How:
Email us using the form to this form and we will be in touch about next steps.