Fuel for the Fire - Recovering Spirituality by Recovering Mission transcript

Fuel for the Fire - Recovering Spirituality by Recovering Mission

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Our mission is to continue the work of Christ. That means seeking and saving the lost and equipping the saved as ministers of reconciliation. When churches recover that mission, they rekindle the fires of spiritual passion."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Whitsett, Dwight
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baptism: Our Spirituality's Defining Moment - The Spirit's Grace That Comes After Baptism transcript

Baptism: Our Spirituality's Defining Moment - The Spirit's Grace That Comes After Baptism

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "How can we hope to "Recover Spirituality" without recovering a rubust doctrine of the indwelling Holy Spirit? Is spirituality anything other than life in the Spirit of God? This life in the Spirit begins at baptism - spirituality's defining moment. Rediscover the Spirit's grace working in your life."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Sager, Scott
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elders and Spirituality - The Bishop as a Spiritual Leader transcript

Elders and Spirituality - The Bishop as a Spiritual Leader

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "There is no more demanding role in the church than the service of an elder. Servant leadership requires spiritual depth. This class examines the spiritual qualities necessary for church leadership."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Fair, Ian A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Embodied Spirituality: Discovering a Balance of Nature and Grace - A Look at the New Humanity transcript

Embodied Spirituality: Discovering a Balance of Nature and Grace - A Look at the New Humanity

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "What does it mean to be created in the image of God? IN what ways are we called to fulfill this goal? Is it completely a divine reality, merely a human reality, or a cooperative effort with God? The incarnation furnishes powerful answers to these questions and provides a balanced approach to spirituality."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Aquino, Frederick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Youth Worker University - Basic Tools for Youth Ministry Tool Box transcript

Youth Worker University - Basic Tools for Youth Ministry Tool Box

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The class is for volunteer and part-time youth workers looking to put some spark back into their youth ministry. Topics include creative Bible teaching, games, retreats and simulation experiences. Many ideas and resources will be shared."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Meyer, Scott
System: The Portal to Texas History
Incarnating Spirituality: The Present State of the Fanning-Richardson Controversy - Richardson's Fear: Empty Temples, Spiritless Forms and the Dissipating Passion of a Younger Generation transcript

Incarnating Spirituality: The Present State of the Fanning-Richardson Controversy - Richardson's Fear: Empty Temples, Spiritless Forms and the Dissipating Passion of a Younger Generation

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In 1857 Robert Richardson, a friend and collegue of Alexander Campbell, wrote a series of articles for the Millennial Harbinger (edited by Campbell) entitled "Faith Versus Philosophy." These articles called for a spirituality that moved readers beyond an emphasis on forms. His call to a vital spirituality continues to speak with great relevance to the heirs of the Stone-Campbell movement. Come and share Richardson's hope for a life led by the Spirit."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Swick, Danny
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mission to the City - God's Mission to Us transcript

Mission to the City - God's Mission to Us

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "God is faithful to answer the challenges of the city. As more and more people begin to move into the urban centers of the world, the church must proclaim the ancient message of the gospel through new, contextualized means. This class chronicles the expeirence of the PUMP Church of Christ, a new church planted in the heart of Portland, Oregon, in 2000."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Graul, Ike & Tucker, Lanny
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inside Out: Becoming a Missional Church - Redefining Leadership and Structure transcript

Inside Out: Becoming a Missional Church - Redefining Leadership and Structure

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Across North America, people in our communities are on a spiritual quest. Most of these people, however, will not end their search with us...unless we change. In this class, discover some ways to make those changes without compromising our faith."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Rheenen, Gailyn Van & Love, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
On Being Out of Your Mind - Going Out of Your Mind transcript

On Being Out of Your Mind - Going Out of Your Mind

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Often, people who accomplish amazing feats, engage in death-defying acts, or daily live unusual lives are said to be out of their minds. Yet some are idolized, some institutionalized, and other ostracized. Is it OK to live "out of your mind?""
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Wyche, Freeman
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sufferings of This Present Time: Christian Perspectives on the "Attack on America" - The Things That Make for Peace transcript

The Sufferings of This Present Time: Christian Perspectives on the "Attack on America" - The Things That Make for Peace

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "How do we make sense of our world in the wake of the terrorist attacks on our nation? Five months after our national tragedy we are still asking the hard questions of faith in the face of devestation and loss. While easy answers evade us, it is important for Christians to think about the shape of their world in the light of suffering. Join these three teachers as we consider again our place in light of the events of September 11, 2001."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Hailey, Mel; Rankin, Bill & Trevathan, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pray Always in the Spirit - Ephesians 6:10-20 transcript

Pray Always in the Spirit - Ephesians 6:10-20

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 7:00 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Atchley, Rick
System: The Portal to Texas History
In Their Steps - How the Trinity Teaches Us... transcript

In Their Steps - How the Trinity Teaches Us...

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "We are often overwhelmed when determining god's will for our lives. Naming God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, this class focuses on the Trinity as a model for being. Come discover how our understandings of the Trinity should influence the way we make decisions."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Reed, Kevin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Praying the Psalms: Practical Help for Enriching Your Walk with God - Praying in the dawn's Early Light transcript

Praying the Psalms: Practical Help for Enriching Your Walk with God - Praying in the dawn's Early Light

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The Psalmists are mentors for naming God in the world. As we pay attention to the grammar of their praying, we rediscover God's gracious presence, even in times of sadness and loss. Come to enrich your own praying. Come to be a better servant to those asking life's hardest questions."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: LaValley, Mark A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Can I Still Learn to Enjoy Jesus? - Becoming a Person and Church of Joy transcript

Can I Still Learn to Enjoy Jesus? - Becoming a Person and Church of Joy

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Why do some Christians appear to have little joy in the Lord? Why do so many Christians seek joy from what is destructive? God envisions that His church be a people who have found delight in Him."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Martin, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Leadership Adventure - Wearing The Blue Hat transcript

The Leadership Adventure - Wearing The Blue Hat

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Why be limited to what secular sources tell us about leadership? Let's see what Jesus meant when he said of the world's leadership style, "It shall not be so among you" - Matthew 20:26"
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Oglesby, Robert, Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Things Unseen: Three Key Questions for Churches of Christ in the New Millennium - Mission: Can a Modern Church Thrive in a Postmoder World? transcript

Things Unseen: Three Key Questions for Churches of Christ in the New Millennium - Mission: Can a Modern Church Thrive in a Postmoder World?

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 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."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Allen, Leonard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Standing Between Two Moral Worlds - Discerning Moral Challenges in Churches of Christ transcript

Standing Between Two Moral Worlds - Discerning Moral Challenges in Churches of Christ

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "How do Christians live the ideals of the Christ-like life in a world with daunting realities? Churches of Christ have had a unique struggle with this question. See how our past might inform present challenges."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Hawkins, Jay
System: The Portal to Texas History
Is the Bush Still Burning? - Venturing Close to the Glory of God transcript

Is the Bush Still Burning? - Venturing Close to the Glory of God

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The greatest journey of life is filled with both dread and peril; such a journey requires boldness and risk. We will dare to seek afresh the presence of God, even if it means having our lives shattered in the process? Discover the heart of those who are consumed by God's fire."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Neill, Jerry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Not Against Flesh and Blood: Biblical Perspectives on Spiritual Warfare - Cruciform Warfare transcript

Not Against Flesh and Blood: Biblical Perspectives on Spiritual Warfare - Cruciform Warfare

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Ours seems to be a world under seige. We have little trouble believing Paul's statement that "our struggle is not against flesh and blood." But who or what shapes our understanding and practice of spiritual warfare these days? Recovering a healthy, dynamic spirituality will require a healthy and dynamic practice of spiritual warfare."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Johnson, Stephen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Finding Faith, Spirituality and God: A Primer for Daily Living -Finding the God Who Has Always Been There transcript

Finding Faith, Spirituality and God: A Primer for Daily Living -Finding the God Who Has Always Been There

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "This is a practical applications class designed to help you find daily spirituality. It will help the learner develop a godly world-view to live by."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Clark, Peter
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Church that Flies - Doing the Same Things Differently transcript

A Church that Flies - Doing the Same Things Differently

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Everyone wants to be part of a "faithful" church. But "faithful" to what? To an apostolic patter? To an inherited tradition? To the purposes God intends for the church? We are commissioned people. God has work for us to do. This class identifies what God wants the church to be about and encourages to put that work first."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Woodroof, Tim
System: The Portal to Texas History
Led by the Spirit: Spiritual Formation in the Church and Classroom - Transformative Spirituality transcript

Led by the Spirit: Spiritual Formation in the Church and Classroom - Transformative Spirituality

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Christian spiritual formation is the process of being conformed to the image of Christ for the sake of others. God utilizes Scripture, people, personal experiences, contexts, literature, spiritual disciplines, theological reflections and praxis to transform believers into Christ-likeness. Come and find a balanced path to life in the Spirit."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Tippens, Darryl & Wray, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Embodied Spirituality: Discovering a Balance of Nature and Grace - In Strange Waters... transcript

Embodied Spirituality: Discovering a Balance of Nature and Grace - In Strange Waters...

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "How can the past help us live in the present? Renovaré is a ministry committed to helping Christians answer this question. Come learn how Renovaré is transforming discipleship in local congregations."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: McCracken, Victor
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alive in the Mystery: Finding a God-Centered Life - Obeying God transcript

Alive in the Mystery: Finding a God-Centered Life - Obeying God

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The point of spirituality is relationship with God. Knowing God relationally requires that we listen for His word and live within it. Join us as we search together for a God-oriented life."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Ganus, Debbie
System: The Portal to Texas History