Lecture given Monday, February 19, 2001, 3:30 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Early Christians announced the in-breaking of God's kingdom as good news, not only in the message they proclaimed, but in the lives they lived. God's welcome in Jesus Christ became the welcome they extended to each other and to the world. Practicing Christianity in a contemporary culture characterized by individualism and competition will not be easy."

Lecture given Monday, February 19, 2001, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Christians are increasingly eager for training in everyday evangelism because they want to share Jesus with friends, work associates and family. Class sessions will provide effective tools to strengthen skills in conversations, relational evangelism. Examples will be provided of testimony, invitational and special outreach events."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Philosophies of church growth and the mechanisms for making them work are varied and subject to change. What works in one locale may or may not work in another locale. What works now is no guarantee that it will always succeed."

Lecture given Monday, February 19, 2001, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Based on reflections from the text of Acts 17:16-34, class sessions will track the evangelism style of the apostle Paul to people in a world city of his time, and offer a parallel strategy for our time."

Lecture given Tuesday, February 20, 2001, 3:30 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Employing professional skills in ministry that mirrors Christ in attitude and action. Diverse careers can work together in cross-cultural service."

Lecture given Tuesday, February 20, 2001, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The Father-God who created mankind also knows our heart. He wants our hearts to be consecrated for His purposes. Jesus' death on the cross for us "cuts" our hearts, exposes "contaminated" hearts and "captures" our hearts when they are changed."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "How much of the culture should we embrace in order to make Christ known to the world? The early church (Acts 15) discussed how greek or how Jewish a Christian could remain."

Lecture given Monday, February 19, 2001, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Early Christians announced the in-breaking of God's kingdom as good news, not only in the message they proclaimed, but in the lives they lived. God's welcome in Jesus Christ became the welcome they extended to each other and to the world. Practicing Christianity in a contemporary culture characterized by individualism and competition will not be easy."

Lecture given Monday, February 19, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In Mark 1:40-45, Jesus fleshes out a model for compassion by touching the ultimate outsider, a leper. Theory is okay; talk is often cheap; but it is for "skin-on-skin" ministry that most of our neighbors are searching."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "There is growing evidence that people are hungering for spirituality. Seeking to know more about God and His will for their lives, people also encounter contradictory messages. Wisdom is needed to unravel the cacophony of voices in order for all of us to truly hear God's will for us."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "There is growing evidence that people are hungering for spirituality. Seeking to know more about God and His will for their lives, people also encounter contradictory messages. Wisdom is needed to unravel the cacophony of voices in order for all of us to truly hear God's will for us."

Lecture given Tuesday, February 20, 2001, 3:30 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The Father-God who created mankind also knows our heart. He wants our hearts to be consecrated for His purposes. Jesus' death on the cross for us "cuts" our hearts, exposes "contaminated" hearts and "captures" our hearts when they are changed."

Lecture given Tuesday, February 20, 2001, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Churches of Christ have recently been included in a major study of American congregations. This series of classes examines the nature of the study, what we have learned about our congregations, and how the survey can be useful in the local church."

Lecture given Monday, February 19, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Early Christians announced the in-breaking of God's kingdom as good news, not only in the message they proclaimed, but in the lives they lived. God's welcome in Jesus Christ became the welcome they extended to each other and to the world. Practicing Christianity in a contemporary culture characterized by individualism and competition will not be easy."

Lecture given Monday, February 19, 2001, 3:30 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Christians are increasingly eager for training in everyday evangelism because they want to share Jesus with friends, work associates and family. Class sessions will provide effective tools to strengthen skills in conversations, relational evangelism. Examples will be provided of testimony, invitational and special outreach events."

Lecture given Monday, February 19, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Based on reflections from the text of Acts 17:16-34, class sessions will track the evangelism style of the apostle Paul to people in a world city of his time, and offer a parallel strategy for our time."

Lecture given Monday, February 19, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Christians are increasingly eager for training in everyday evangelism because they want to share Jesus with friends, work associates and family. Class sessions will provide effective tools to strengthen skills in conversations, relational evangelism. Examples will be provided of testimony, invitational and special outreach events."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Following the theme of the Lectureship, these two classes examine our past, refocus our present perspectives, and call us to renewal. With more intention, energy and commitment as God's people who are mission driven to accomplish his work. It is an attempt to answer the question we must finally ask of each other, "What does it take to be his people?" A very practical look at practicing faith."

Lecture given Monday, February 19, 2001, 3:30 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Worship renewal is primarily about what God is doing, not us. Genuine renewal is first of all about listening to Him. The Word of God should take its proper place in our assemblies - reflecting our baptism, calling us to ethical living and discipleship and leading us to the table."

Lecture given Tuesday, February 20, 2001, 3:30 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Too many people have settled for making a decision for Christ but have not engaged in the process of making a conversino to Christ and the life to which He calls us. Herein lies the reason why we have so many "church-attenders" and so few "Christ-followers." Why is this happening? Where do we go from here?"

Lecture given Monday, February 19, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "ACU and Munster - the international project on the text of Acts is engaged in the collection and analysis of data on the text of Acts from ancient manuscripts, versions and church fathers, with intent to publish a new edition of the Greek text in Acts. These lectures, aimed at the non-Greek reader, will discuss the history of the text of Acts, illustrate the way textual decisions are made, and in the third session will address one particularly difficult text in detail."

Lecture given Tuesday, February 20, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Too many people have settled for making a decision for Christ but have not engaged in the process of making a conversino to Christ and the life to which He calls us. Herein lies the reason why we have so many "church-attenders" and so few "Christ-followers." Why is this happening? Where do we go from here?"

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Following the theme of the Lectureship, these two classes examine our past, refocus our present perspectives, and call us to renewal. With more intention, energy and commitment as God's people who are mission driven to accomplish his work. It is an attempt to answer the question we must finally ask of each other, "What does it take to be his people?" A very practical look at practicing faith."

Lecture given Monday, February 19, 2001, 3:30 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Based on reflections from the text of Acts 17:16-34, class sessions will track the evangelism style of the apostle Paul to people in a world city of his time, and offer a parallel strategy for our time."