Lecture given Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "According to the U. S. Justice Department, our inner cities have become killing zones with no solution in sight. The inner-city family unit is on life support and government programs have proven impotent in turning things around. Come and hear God's final solution to the inner-city tragedy."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "A team of experts including congregational leaders, a human resource professional, and a benefits consultant will present the latest efforts to provide nationwide health insurance, retirement plans, and discounts on electricity for churches, ministers and leaders from Christian schools, and non-profit organizations."

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "In recent Christian experience, evangelism has focused primarily on the status of individual souls, and with some negative consequences. What difference would it make if Missional churches took Jesus' announcement of the gospel of the Kingdom of God as the starting place for evangelism?"

Lecture given Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "For a new Missional frontier, traditional patters of leadership that emphasize problem solving and predicting outcomes will simply not be adequate. Missional leadership will need to develop Christian imagination through the cultivation of spiritual practices. Come and explore what possibilities leadership on the Missional frontier holds."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "A revolutionary, life-changing parenting seminar. Rather than the typical child-focused and technique-based approaches to parenting, the scream-free way equips parents to operate from their highest principles while quieting their deepest fears."

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 Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Walking humbly before God often requires walking humbly with others. Cross-cultural missions provides numerous opportunities to practice humility. The humility expressed in incarnation missions begins as team relationships develop and continues through the life of planting churches."

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 Monday, September 17, 2007, 7:00 PM at Abilene Christian University

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 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 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 Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Compassion for the poor and integrity in the market are two of the Bible's most consistent themes. But how do we live out the gospel in a global economy? This class will introduce and explore these issues and point toward additional resources."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Ministering to young people can be hard at times. With the strains and demands that accompany our trade, youth workers desperately need times of rest and renewal. In this extended session, we invite you to be fed through the Word, nurtured through community, and blessed by prayer and worship."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "New Testament teaching on church elders assumes an Old Testament understanding of city elders. This class will demonstrate typical characteristics and responsibilities of city elders from books such as Micah, and offer advice in cultivating these in the elders of our churches."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The sun is constant. It's her shadows with which we struggle. Arguably the greatest lesson we will learn is that a hidden face is no sign of a forgetful heart."

Lecture given Monday, September 17, 2007, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "In the past few years, several new programs have emerged encouraging professionals to understand their work as Christian vocation. This session will bring together business professionals, congregational ministers, and theologians to discuss both the merits and potential directions for encouraging marketplace faith."

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 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 Monday, September 17, 2007, 3:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "After 2000 years of church history, Scripture is difficult without overlaying it with historic baggage. In this class we will attempt to read again in Acts of the Apostles the story of the earliest Christians and their communities of faith, trying to see church as they saw it."

Lecture given Monday, September 17, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Often our relationships as men and women serving in the Kingdom is more influenced by the latest gender research rather than on sound biblical theology. This class will examine the biblical message that challenges believers to rethink how we live and work together in numerous contexts."

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 Monday, September 17, 2007, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "We have very few accounts of enslaved Africans who transitioned from slavery to freedom and emerged as leaders in the Stone-Campbell Movement. How did Robert Cassius' experiences as a Slave affect his view of race, his view of Scripture and his relationship with whites in the Stone-Campbell movement?"