Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Many things familiar are passing away, and new Kingdom communities are emerging in unexpected ways and places. Join us for a series of conversations about how God is reaching the unreached people of North America."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Is our plea to be just Christians realistic? Is it even possible in today's society? Too often our attitudes betray our plea. This study will help us to better grasp and apply our non-sectarian plea."

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2001, 3:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Justice does not merely interest God–justice is God's nature. Oppressing the poor shows contempt for the Creator. Our actions can demonstrate God's goodness to the world as we help those enslaved in human trafficking and victimized by other forms of violent oppression."

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "We live in an era where evangelism as monologue is becoming increasingly ineffective. What are the implications for considering evangelism as conversation, and how will this create bridges to non-Christians?"

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The most segregated time in America is the Sunday worship hour. What will it take to break down walls of segregation that divide God's people? It will require nothing less than the power of God's Spirit expressed in worship and serving."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 3:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: ""And the Word became flesh" is one of our most profound theological commitments, yet Christians have struggled with the implications of a fully embodied Christ. Why? Come hear how dimly understood psychological dynamics conspire to undermine our embrace of the Incarnation and, as a result, inhibit our living out a fully authentic spirituality."

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The Christian faith offers the world the greatest story ever told. But is this the story the church is telling? Come examine ways the church might tell a better story in preaching, worship and ministry."

Lecture given Monday, February 19, 2001, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "When God breaks bones, he is blameless, and you will never be the same. That is good because he replaces guilt, grudges and grief with grace, goodness and gladness."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "This class explores the need for communal discernment in light of various decision-making models: hierarchical, egalitarian and democratic. What is the biblical model? What is the role of leaders? What are the benefits of the church learning to discern together?"

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "How can leaders deal with church conflict? This class provides a framework for the vital nature of reconciliation, practical steps your church can take and resources available to help."

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Structural and pervasive injustice throughout the world is often overwhelming for American Christians to face. The force of such evil sometimes causes us to shrink back from any hope of effective action on our part. In this symposium, Christians who have become involved in the fight against the injustice of child sex trafficking in Asia, bonded servitude of children in India and Africa, and the orphaned street children in Africa present the possibilities they have experienced."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 3:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Fear, hatred, bias and cultural clashes mingle with political, social and religious issues of our time. Can Kingdom people rise above the din of battle and witness the hand of God?"

Lecture given Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Jesus' followers have always struggled with staying too close to the nest. Experience stories of god at work in apartments, in bars and through everyday people. Rediscover the gospel in motion in our new world."

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 Monday, February 19, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "When God breaks bones, he is blameless, and you will never be the same. That is good because he replaces guilt, grudges and grief with grace, goodness and gladness."

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "As the modern world recedes, Churches of Christ are finding their distinctive message and theology, which was rooted firmly in that world, less immediately convincing and more obviously deficient in the new cultural era we are entering. But this situation provides an opportunity to reclaim Christian truth that was compromised or even lost under the pressures and temptations of modernity. Three key questions focus this challenge for the church's heritage, life together and present message."

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Pursuing humility presents unique challenges for those who want to make progress in the life of God. Still, fellow travelers, both ancient and contemporary, have helped us see the path to humility more."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The book of Revelation both intrigues and intimidates us. We are drawn in by the fabulous images and by the story of the triumph of God at the end of the age. But we are perplexed to make sense of the images and interpret them in the eight of our circumstances today. This workshop will look at how Revelation might be used profitably by the church. Attention to the shape of the book, its theological themes, and its dramatic nature will be given. This workshop will conclude with dramatic interpretations of selected texts from Revelation."

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "With the proliferation of para-church organizations, there is a need for communication and coordination among them so that human and material resources are most effectively utilized. Two questions need to be answered: what is needed, and who should go?"

Lecture given Monday, February 19, 2001, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Vision is passed person to person. Biblical examples will lead the contemporary church. We need vision-casters to multiply our efforts to take the gospel to Asia."

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The first missionary to become head of state, Sir Garfield Todd, suffered ridicule, detention and imprisonment as he fought for full democracy for all Africans. Hear the remarkable story of one of the most heroic figures of the Restoration Movement."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Luke Miller, a convert of Marshal Keeble, arrived in Texas as a church-stabilizer and church-planter in the 1930s. Through his arduous labor, Miller established many black Churches of Christ in East Texas. This class examines how Miller was able to accomplish his impressive work."

Lecture given Monday, February 19, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Developing a series of Bible class lessons for children of aging parents; a response to Ephesians 6:1-4. Practical ways adult Christian children can assist aging parents emotionally, physically and spiritually."

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "From the Old Testament prophets to Jesus of Nazareth to the 20th century Civil Rights Movement, people of faith have been called upon to do justice. This session will provide several contemporary examples of pleases where God's people can stand for the powerless."