Imagine yourself standing in the Jordan renewing your baptism.

Think what it means to stand in ancient Ephesus at their famous library. This is the great gift of a study tour. We read our Bible, we hear sermons, and we even watch the History Channel to see "how the pyramids were built." However, to see the Sea of Galilee and walk the streets of the ancient town of Capernaum cannot be replaced.

There is no set time for study tours. Nor are they restricted to the Holy Land. A study tour often begins when one of our members says, "I would like to see this." The next study tour is being planned for an intense 10-day tour of Israel, emphasizing the life of Jesus. Prior tours have been more general in nature. This one will focus more on Galilee.

• The projected date is early June 2012.