Building Your Congregation Over the Long Haul - Things Learned After 33 Years with One Church transcript

Building Your Congregation Over the Long Haul - Things Learned After 33 Years with One Church

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "There is a lot to consider in leading a church – leadership, growth, community, spiritual formation, outreach. All of us are still learning. Discover lessons learned from both successes and failures in leading a church."
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Adcox, Jimmy
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Finding Enough - Sabbath Keeping in the 21st Century transcript

Finding Enough - Sabbath Keeping in the 21st Century

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Is everyday a whirlwind of activity? Are you so busy working for God that you no longer feel near God? It must be time for Sabbath. Join us as we explore the why and how of contemporary Sabbath keeping."
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Agnell, Cynthia
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Deaf Ministry Classes - Bible Knowledge for the deaf Christian transcript

Deaf Ministry Classes - Bible Knowledge for the deaf Christian

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Special topics and methods for enhancing general Bible knowledge for the Deaf. Special emphasis on the Old Testament."
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Anderson, Bob
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Talking Back to God - Learning the Language transcript

Talking Back to God - Learning the Language

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Learn how to pour out your heart to God through the Psalms. Powerful yet practical benefits can come through reading, singing, praying and memorizing the Psalms."
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Anderson, Lynn
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Search for Shalom - In the Midst of Grief transcript

The Search for Shalom - In the Midst of Grief

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "As humans, we yearn for well-being, wholeness and security in our lives: what the Hebrew Bible calls shalom. Explore how three books – the Song of Songs, Ruth and Lamentations – help us find what we desperately seek."
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Ashlock, Rodney
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Can You Hear Me Now? - Learning to Listen to God transcript

Can You Hear Me Now? - Learning to Listen to God

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Many today are interested how to discern God's voice in the noise of life. Discover how we might learn to listen for God in our lives."
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Atchley, Rick
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Out of Darkness into Light: 1 Peter 2:9-12 transcript

Out of Darkness into Light: 1 Peter 2:9-12

Lecture given Sunday, September 19, 2010, 7:00 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: September 19, 2010
Creator: Atchley, Rick
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seek Justice - The Heart of God transcript

Seek Justice - The Heart of God

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "International Justice Mission is a Christian human rights agency answering Isaiah's call to seek justice by securing rescue and recovery for victims of sex trafficking, slavery, and other violent oppression. Join this class to learn and to be mobilized for action."
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Barnard, Wayne
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unclean: The Psychology of Missional Failure, Part 1 transcript

Unclean: The Psychology of Missional Failure, Part 1

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Why do churches struggle to follow Jesus as he breaks bread with 'tax collectors and sinners?' One answer highlights the psychological tensions between 'purity' and 'hospitality.' Come hear Beck discuss his recent book on the psychology of missional failure."
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Beck, Richard
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Leaving Eden: Grace and Brokenness in Christian and Contemporary Art. transcript

Leaving Eden: Grace and Brokenness in Christian and Contemporary Art.

Lecture given Sunday, September 19, 2010, 8:30 PM at Abilene Christian University: "How are we to encounter God in Art that fails to honestly confront the brokenness and god-forsakenness in the world? An artist and psychologist suggest we must "leave Eden" to find God in the world."
Date: September 19, 2010
Creator: Beck, Richard & McGregor, Dan
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tradition - Building Intimacy or Enmity With God transcript

Tradition - Building Intimacy or Enmity With God

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The church has a long held love/hate relationship with tradition. Tradition has both brought us together and torn us apart. Is it possible for tradition to help lead us into deeper intimacy with God without dividing the body of Christ?"
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Beller, Jeremie
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Balancing the Scales - Restoration Through Justice transcript

Balancing the Scales - Restoration Through Justice

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Hosea shows how Israel has betrayed God through its inability to grasp the true meaning of Hesed. We return to God and restore our relationship with Him when we reflect His justice in our relationships with others."
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Bingham, Elizabeth
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Worship for a New Generation - Great Music, Great Worship transcript

Worship for a New Generation - Great Music, Great Worship

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Take a church from good worship to great worship! Inspire singers to become uninhibited worshipers and lead others in worship. Educate churches to go from half-hearted singing to becoming lost in praise and worship."
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Bledsoe, Darrell
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wanting More Than Entertainment transcript

Wanting More Than Entertainment

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Images of intimacy with God parade through scripture. Abraham heard God; David danced as he prayed; and Paul (or his friend) visited heaven! They make it seem so easy. How do the rest of us find God?"
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Brecheen, Marcus
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Social Entrepreneurship - The Sacred And Secular Divide transcript

Social Entrepreneurship - The Sacred And Secular Divide

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "A Christian social entrepreneur recognizes intellectual, social, physical and spiritual poverty. They use entrepreneurial skills to organize, create and manage a venture to achieve social change of the highest order: the movement of God's provision, grace and peace among humankind."
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Brown, Jarrod; Little, Andy; Litton, Jim; Lynn, Monty & Lytle, Rick
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The 5 W's of Vocational Ministry - Exploring Ministry Opportunity transcript

The 5 W's of Vocational Ministry - Exploring Ministry Opportunity

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "There is growing interest in vocational ministry. Is there a need for vocational ministry? Is there support in churches for vocational ministry? Do you have the calling for vocational ministry?"
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Calderon, Manuel
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
If You Really Knew Me - The Power of Story transcript

If You Really Knew Me - The Power of Story

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "What is your story? Is it enough to simply experience your story or do you need to share it? The power is in the sharing"
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Campbell, Sarah
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dating Jesus - The Role of Women in the Church transcript

Dating Jesus - The Role of Women in the Church

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "For how long will women be expected to keep silent in the assembly? And to what end is that accomplished? We look at the role of women in the early church, Jesus' egalitarian attitude, and what that means for us today"
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Campbell, Susan
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dating Jesus - The Role of Women in the Church transcript

Dating Jesus - The Role of Women in the Church

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "For how long will women be expected to keep silent in the assembly? And to what end is that accomplished? We look at the role of women in the early church, Jesus' egalitarian attitude, and what that means for us today"
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Campbell, Susan
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Leading While Suffering - Keeping God's Integrity transcript

Leading While Suffering - Keeping God's Integrity

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "It is not easy to continue to lead God's people while suffering through family crisis. Neither is it easy to extend beyond racial barriers. Learn how to model God in suffering and experience unity in purpose."
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Crenshaw, Arnelious, Jr.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
What About Women in Ministry and Worship? - Question-and-Answer Session transcript

What About Women in Ministry and Worship? - Question-and-Answer Session

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This session brings together two scholars with differing perspectives for a follow-up conversation to their two-day sessions on Women in Ministry."
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Cukrowski, Ken & Ferguson, Everett
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jesus is Crackers? - Finding Out the Flannel Graph Lied transcript

Jesus is Crackers? - Finding Out the Flannel Graph Lied

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "How do Christian teachers address biblical inconsistencies and contradictions when they doubt the answers and no longer control the access to information? This class explores the new reality of teaching truth in a cynical, information free-for-all world."
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Delony, John
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dangers of a Domesticated Vampire - A Christian Response to Twilight transcript

Dangers of a Domesticated Vampire - A Christian Response to Twilight

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Focusing on Stephenie Meyer's popular Twilight series of young adult novels, we will confront the popularity of the vampire in contemporary culture and consider an appropriate Christian response to these novels and their film adaptations."
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Delony, Mikee
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Pangs of [Spiritual] Childbirth - False Labor transcript

The Pangs of [Spiritual] Childbirth - False Labor

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Too many of our kids are leaving their faith behind when they leave home. Do we labor in vain? Discover what research is saying and what can make the difference between faith that dies and faith that lasts."
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Dye, Steve
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History