The videos will be followed by discussions led by Father John Conway, parochial vicar. A nursery will be provided. The sessions will be followed by a question and answer session with Father Linus DeSantis, OFM Conv., campus minister at Kennesaw State University, and two married couples. The poetic book concerns love and is seen as speaking of human love and of God's passionate love for mankind. Topics covered in the series include attraction, dating, courtship, intimacy, conflict, romance and commitment.
Participants receive a study guide that includes questions and focus points for personal reflection.
The video series began when Doug Hudson, now president of Hudson Productions, started a Bible study as the singles minister at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Dallas in 1992. In 1994 he invited Nelson, a Baptist minister, to teach the Bible study full-time. Attendance increased at the series from 600 to over 2,000 in the first six weeks and the next year, when repeated, it grew to over 4,000. Based on the response, the audio and video series were created, recorded live at the Bible study. The fact that we're able to bring together a large group helps.