Lecture given Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 7:00 PM at Abilene Christian University

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "How can contemporary missions draw on the strengths and prepare for the challenges of today's postmodern missionaries? Missions to the developing world are explored from the perspective of 12 years as a missionary and family therapist."

Lecture given Monday, September 17, 2007, 3:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Through scripture, story and song, Dana shares her journey through divorce. Her story illustrates how God's mercy breaks through to those in grief through His Word and through the church."

Lecture given Monday, September 17, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "As the church seeks a message for itself that addresses the challenges of today's world, ancient writings provide a surprising model. The apostolic fathers affirm many basic ideas in Church of Christ while articulating a distant paradigm of faithfulness."

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Given Jesus' teaching on our need to forgive others, how do we do it? This class will review biblical teaching, critique common misunderstandings and suggest practical steps for forgiveness."

Lecture given Monday, September 17, 2007, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "God has a knack of turning things upside down, a theme that begins in Genesis and runs through Revelation. Kenny Jones will explore several of the visually evocative images from the Bible, focusing on the material transmutations used in the fine arts, such as ceramics and metal works."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 18, 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 Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Elders, ministers, ministry leaders and committee leaders will learn the basic components of being able to effectively lead in any situation involving project planning and ministry development."

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "It seems natural to bring together a biblical text like Micah 6 and the Christian practice of lectio divina. Come hear how one group of Christian's lives have been changed by dwelling in this powerful text together."

Lecture given Monday, September 17, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This class will challenge consumer-oriented identities with a more cruciform conception of the Lord's Body as a people called out of the world to empty itself of glory for the sake of the world."

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This class will present a transforming leadership model from the Apostle Paul's letter to the Corinthian churches and its implications for an International Church of Christ congregation. The application of Paul's pastoral ministry style helped this congregation develop a healthy, biblical approach."

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In many churches preparation for the Sunday morning worship assembly consists primarily of assigning tasks to individuals. But what if we were to begin planning our worship services more intentionally? What would this look like? What difference would it make?"

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "God's story calls us into His holy presence, speaks through His word, shares at His table, and sends us into His mission. We will reflect on the nature of this narrative and how one congregation developed it for themselves."

Lecture given Monday, September 17, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This class will focus on the need for Christians to live authentically in the world. Culture's current obsession with hyper-reality, celebrities and image distorts humanity and creates a need for the authenticity of the gospel"

Lecture given Monday, September 17, 2007, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Jesus' Great Commission is primarily a call to teachers, not "church planters" or "evangelists" per se. Come see how Jesus describes the peculiar act of teaching within the Kingdom of God and how it is transforming lives in Eastern Europe."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 4:45 PM at Abilene Christian University

Lecture given Monday, September 17, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "What are the factors that have led to the present re-evangelization of Europe? How can we fully participate in this shift? What are the principles to be understood and key strategies to be implemented?"

Lecture given Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Stories of people called by God stand at the intersection of every major turning point in Scripture. We know these stories well, and yet we may struggle with the idea of calling that constitutes their essence. What do these stories have to do with us and our churches?"

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Stories of people called by God stand at the intersection of every major turning point in Scripture. We know these stories well, and yet we may struggle with the idea of calling that constitutes their essence. What do these stories have to do with us and our churches?"

Lecture given Monday, September 17, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "What were the most important questions for worship renewal in Israel? Why? Ancient debates between the prophets and the people over worship sound hauntingly modern. Some issues never change - nor do the answers from Scripture."

Lecture given Monday, September 17, 2007, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In Romans 1:16-3:26, Paul explains that God has issued four calls to humanity, four overtures to the human race to draw us to Him so that we might serve His purposes."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In Romans 1:16-3:26, Paul explains that God has issued four calls to humanity, four overtures to the human race to draw us to Him so that we might serve His purposes."

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In Romans 1:16-3:26, Paul explains that God has issued four calls to humanity, four overtures to the human race to draw us to Him so that we might serve His purposes."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Hear stories about using Bible translations to evangelize the Bible-less, unreached peoples in places like Papua New Guinea, Africa, Ukraine, Southeast Asia and India with missionaries from Pioneer Bible Translators."