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Hispanic Realities: Reaching Hispanic Communities - Part 2. transcript

Hispanic Realities: Reaching Hispanic Communities - Part 2.

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This course provides an overview of the Hispanic trends that are impacting America's social, religious, economic, and political life. Special attention is given to strategies for leading Hispanics to faith in Christ and starting churches among them."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Sanchez, Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hurricanes, Lord's Table, and Sandwich Shops: Why is it easier to dribble to our right than to our left? - Part 2 transcript

Hurricanes, Lord's Table, and Sandwich Shops: Why is it easier to dribble to our right than to our left? - Part 2

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "A Churches of Christ minister and Disciples of Christ minister share their experiences of uniting believers in the active love of God"
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Mangum, Andy & Peters, Doug
System: The Portal to Texas History
In a Hostile atmosphere: A very personal salvation - Part 1 transcript

In a Hostile atmosphere: A very personal salvation - Part 1

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This class explores the hostile atmosphere foreigners face, and how suffering is the fire that refines our faith like gold. Our relationship with God is the most important thing in life. Learn how we may bring God glory through our refining."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Uribe, Jose
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Invincible Church: Ministering to the Church of Jesus, Paul, and other Singles - Part 2. transcript

The Invincible Church: Ministering to the Church of Jesus, Paul, and other Singles - Part 2.

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In the quest of many contemporary congregations to minister to families, single adults are often left asking, "Where do I belong?" Learn how the church can be family-friendly to the entire family of God."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Crawford, Wes
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jesus as a Man and As More Than a Prophet: A Christian and Muslim View - Part 2 transcript

Jesus as a Man and As More Than a Prophet: A Christian and Muslim View - Part 2

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "A short look at the lives and significance of the two most influential religious figures in history and in the modern world, as seen from the perspective of one committed adherent of Christianity and one of Islam respectively."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Mitchell, Lynn & Sumer, Ibrahim
System: The Portal to Texas History
Keep Austin Weird: Being God's Peculiar People - Part 2. transcript

Keep Austin Weird: Being God's Peculiar People - Part 2.

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Too often, the gospel is viewed by Christians and non-Christians alike as something that enforces, rather than challenges, the status quo. Come hear stories of a church plant that believes the gospel was meant to make us weird."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Smith, Kester
System: The Portal to Texas History
Left Behind? Exploring the Rapture Doctrine - Part 1 transcript

Left Behind? Exploring the Rapture Doctrine - Part 1

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "This study will explore the rapture doctrine and "left behind" theories, and Scriptures that relate to the coming of Jesus."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Fair, Ian A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Longing for Glory: Beauty, Brokenness, and the Glory: My Lady Knows Better in Her Heart - Part 1 transcript

Longing for Glory: Beauty, Brokenness, and the Glory: My Lady Knows Better in Her Heart - Part 1

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The cynic demands we see the world as it is. The idealist says we work for the world that should be. Christianity says we are agents of new creation - implementing and anticipating what the world will be."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Trafton, Stephen & Trafton, Juliette
System: The Portal to Texas History
Longing For Glory: Do You Know What You Wish? Are We Certain What We Wish is What We Want? transcript

Longing For Glory: Do You Know What You Wish? Are We Certain What We Wish is What We Want?

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The cynic demands we see the world as it is. The idealist says we work for the world that should be. Christianity says we are agents of new creation - implementing and anticipating what the world will be."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Trafton, Stephen & Trafton, Juliette
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ministering to The Least of These: Ministering to Disadvantaged single-parent families - Part 2. transcript

Ministering to The Least of These: Ministering to Disadvantaged single-parent families - Part 2.

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Ministering to at-risk youth and disadvantaged single-parent families is both challenging and rewarding. The spiritual mountains are unbelievably high, but the valleys seem to fall just as low. Learn how to better evangelize and disciple "the least of these," as well as how to keep hopes and dreams in the forefront of your ministry."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Robertson, Troy; McDonald, Kevin & Morris, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missing More than Music: When Disputable Matters Eclipse Worship and Unity - Part 2 transcript

Missing More than Music: When Disputable Matters Eclipse Worship and Unity - Part 2

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "One of Jesus' greatest desires for his church is unity. By looking closely at our worship arguments, we may be able to achieve this goal and find other blessings."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Corbitt, Danny
System: The Portal to Texas History
Morality for Exiles in 1 and 2 Peter: Evangelism for Exiles - Part 2. transcript

Morality for Exiles in 1 and 2 Peter: Evangelism for Exiles - Part 2.

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The challenge of 1 Peter and 2 Peter in the first century is also the challenge to Christians in the 21st century. The coming of God's future kingdom determines Christian morality in the present. Recognizing what is ultimately important, Christians live holy lives in the present as a witness to the surrounding culture."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Thompson, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Our Story: Experience of Women in Churches of Christ transcript

Our Story: Experience of Women in Churches of Christ

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "What does it mean to grow up as a woman in Churches of Christ? This panel provides an opportunity to hear stories that have gone untold and unheard"
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Cukrowski, Ken; Cooke, Jennifer; Hood, Dana; Pittman, Amanda; Shankle, Nancy; Spainhower, Leslie et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peter Remembered: Last Words: Echo of Jude (2 Peter 2:1-18) - Part 2. transcript

Peter Remembered: Last Words: Echo of Jude (2 Peter 2:1-18) - Part 2.

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "2 Peter, a letter in the form of a testament, remembers the life and ministry of "Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ" (2 Peter 1:1) for believers coping with the delayed return."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Thompson, Trevor
System: The Portal to Texas History
Picturing Christian Faith: Jonah as Jesus Pictured Him - Part 2. transcript

Picturing Christian Faith: Jonah as Jesus Pictured Him - Part 2.

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Early Christian art from Roman catacombs records what early Christians "saw" as important. Since most were illiterate, this art was more than decor: it was instructive of belief. The class looks at images to consider their context, background and purposes."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Willis, Wendell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Practices of Missional Church Planting: Living Incarnationally in the Neighborhood - Part 1 transcript

Practices of Missional Church Planting: Living Incarnationally in the Neighborhood - Part 1

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Missional church planters partner with God primarily to gather people and develop leaders. What does it look like to gather people who aren't interested in church? Explore what it looks like to develop such people into leaders who catalyze church-planting movements."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Kiser, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Practices of Missional Renewal and Church Planting: Making the Kingdom Tangible in Communion, Mission, and Community - Part 2. transcript

Practices of Missional Renewal and Church Planting: Making the Kingdom Tangible in Communion, Mission, and Community - Part 2.

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Missional leaders nurture intimate, Christ-filled environments, not by replicating programs but through personal relationships focused on mission. These churches have the potential to spread like a virus. What energizes these movements? What do they look like? How do they minister?"
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Rheenen, Gailyn Van
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Promise in God's Darkness transcript

The Promise in God's Darkness

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 3:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Some of our Biblical ancestors - Abram, Jacob, Moses, Esther, Mary - experienced God's darkness in ways that led to new life. In our own experience of darkness and despair, can we discern God's promise to be with us always?"
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Norris, Kathleen
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Radical Journey in Faith: God Calls a Lawyer to Orphans in China - Part 1 transcript

A Radical Journey in Faith: God Calls a Lawyer to Orphans in China - Part 1

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Harmony Outreach ministers to Chinese orphans abandoned because they were born with special needs. Our goal is to transform their lives of hopeless abandonment into something new through three steps to hope (foster care, surgery, and adoption)."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Bentley, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
The School of the Prophets: Can Dry Bones Live Again? - Part 2. transcript

The School of the Prophets: Can Dry Bones Live Again? - Part 2.

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This class involves several young prophetic voices that contributed to the First Quarter 2010 issue of Leaven Magazine. We seek to identify and discuss the major problems in churches of Christ today that require courageous prophetic leadership."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Taylor, Jerry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Secure in Heart: What do other people think of me? transcript

Secure in Heart: What do other people think of me?

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Eve first woke up to her Father delighting over her. But after she fell, did the God of grace restore her? (1 Peter 5:10) As we explore Eve's journey towards redemption, we'll claim a living hope for our own battles."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Weidner, Robin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shepherding the Elder Selection Process: Guess Who's Coming Into the Eldership - Part 2. transcript

Shepherding the Elder Selection Process: Guess Who's Coming Into the Eldership - Part 2.

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Elder selection is a time of spiritual discernment and not about choosing respected people to attack in the name of "spiritual" objections. Often overlooked is how to help new elders transition into an existing eldership. This class explores the process of building a unified leadership."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Oglesby, Robert & Siburt, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Singles at the Crossroads: What You Need to Do - Part 2. transcript

Singles at the Crossroads: What You Need to Do - Part 2.

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Singles sometimes feel like they are the stepchildren of the church. However, being single in the kingdom of God has many benefits and challenges. We will explore how to navigate a celibate life in the kingdom of God and restore the place of singles in our churches."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Brown, Eric
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sleep Walking: Trusting the Light in Dark Seasons - Part 1 transcript

Sleep Walking: Trusting the Light in Dark Seasons - Part 1

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "It's hard to see the Light during the dormant season of life. This class will explore how God works in every season of our lives, even when we are seemingly "sleepwalking.""
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Wilson, Sharita
System: The Portal to Texas History