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
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beyond Streets of God and Chocolate Fountains - What Jesus Meant by "Kingdom of Heaven" and Why "On Earth" It Matters transcript

Beyond Streets of God and Chocolate Fountains - What Jesus Meant by "Kingdom of Heaven" and Why "On Earth" It Matters

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Without context we can jump to wrong conclusions. There is a difference between referring to someone as "fat" and referring to them as "phat." Come for two phat sessions on Jesus' teaching on "kingdom of heaven" and what it means for life today."
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Seidman, Chris
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beyone the Hype of Church Planting - Why Church Planting is Better Than They Say transcript

Beyone the Hype of Church Planting - Why Church Planting is Better Than They Say

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "In 1987, we heard the "Ice Cream of the Future" was invented. The future has arrived. We still eat regular ice cream and Dippin' Dots is bankrupt. Fads come and fads go. Is church planting just the latest ministry fad?"
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Norsworthy, Luke
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bringing Our Darkness to Light - Our Story transcript

Bringing Our Darkness to Light - Our Story

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Come hear a mother continue to share her story one year after losing her daughter, Jenny Bizaillion. Using Isaiah as a backdrop, explore ways God offers the light of His presence to the broken-hearted."
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Ross, Beverly
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Can We Go From Knowing More to Knowing God? transcript

Can We Go From Knowing More to Knowing God?

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "What is the impact of Twitter, Facebook, and social media on our family of faith, our walk of faith, and the development of our faith? Can technology take us deeper or is it a shallow journey to false friends, fast food faith, and choose our own way to God?"
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Hamm, Scott E.; Saltsman, George; Sharp, Eddie & Ware, Phil
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Children's Missions Ministry - Loving, Learning and Service transcript

Children's Missions Ministry - Loving, Learning and Service

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In this class you will find practical ways to help children develop an awareness of the needs of others, foster and nurture children's inherent desire to serve, and instill a lifelong habit of sharing God's love through service to others."
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Young, Shauna
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Church of Irresistible Influence - Bridge-Building Stories to Help Reach Your Community transcript

The Church of Irresistible Influence - Bridge-Building Stories to Help Reach Your Community

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Many church planters are forming faith communities different from traditional churches, yet bring people to God and transform lives. Hear three church planters describe their experience of identifying strengths from their heritage and hindrances to reaching outsiders."
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Willis, Mark; Monroy, Hugo & Greene, Kenneth
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coffee House: Film Dialogue - "Consuming Kids" transcript

Coffee House: Film Dialogue - "Consuming Kids"

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 8:30 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Drawing on health care professionals, children's advocates, and industry insiders, this film exposes the growth of child marketing in the wake of deregulation, showing how youth marketers have transformed American children to a profitable consumer demographic."
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Shewmaker, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Connecting with the Divine - Creativity as a Spiritual Discipline transcript

Connecting with the Divine - Creativity as a Spiritual Discipline

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Professional artist and art educator Emily Jean Hood will paint live as she shares her passion for creative practice as a spiritual discipline. Discover how and why the creative process fosters personal intimacy with the Creator."
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Hood, Emily Jean
System: The Portal to Texas History
Could You Move in Half a Day? - How Big is the Gap Between Econimic Classes? transcript

Could You Move in Half a Day? - How Big is the Gap Between Econimic Classes?

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Every culture has value and uniqueness, including the culture of poverty in America. Discover what happens when we recognize the gaps between economic classes and take a cross-cultural approach to interacting with poverty and homelessness."
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Halstead, Randy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Could You Move in Half a Day? - How Big is the Gap Between Econimic Classes? transcript

Could You Move in Half a Day? - How Big is the Gap Between Econimic Classes?

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Every culture has value and uniqueness, including the culture of poverty in America. Discover what happens when we recognize the gaps between economic classes and take a cross-cultural approach to interacting with poverty and homelessness."
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Halstead, Randy
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Cross-Shaped Heart transcript

A Cross-Shaped Heart

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 1:30 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The cross is not just a historical event but a story we live. The cross is not just about saving us but guides us in life. Explore how everything in our lives can be cruciform (shaped by the cross)."
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Harris, Randy
System: The Portal to Texas History
I Cry to the Lord - Encountering God in Grief transcript

I Cry to the Lord - Encountering God in Grief

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Explore one woman's spiritual journey through grief and how a period of lament can draw us closer to God. Come hear how a journey through grief can be a path to intimacy with God."
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Shankle, Nancy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivating Generosity in Anxious Times - Practical Tools for a Challenge We Avoid Like the Plague transcript

Cultivating Generosity in Anxious Times - Practical Tools for a Challenge We Avoid Like the Plague

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Have a plan for growing your people in the grace of giving? Stewardship development is challenging in normal times. Today's chaotic realities add exponential hurdles. This two-session workshop provides practical tools to develop a roadmap that fits your church."
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Laster, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivating Generosity in Anxious Times - Practical Tools for a Challenge We Avoid Like the Plague transcript

Cultivating Generosity in Anxious Times - Practical Tools for a Challenge We Avoid Like the Plague

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Have a plan for growing your people in the grace of giving? Stewardship development is challenging in normal times. Today's chaotic realities add exponential hurdles. This two-session workshop provides practical tools to develop a roadmap that fits your church."
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Laster, John
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dark Night of the Soul or Burnout - Distinguishing the Dark Night From Burnout transcript

Dark Night of the Soul or Burnout - Distinguishing the Dark Night From Burnout

Lecture given Monday, September 19, 2011, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Since St. John of the Cross, the phrase 'dark night of the soul' is used for everything from a bad hair day to clinical depression. These classes examine some theories about experience of 'the dark night' and apply them for practical ministry."
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Halstead, Jackie
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
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
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Desire in the Desert - Reviving Your Marital Wilderness Experiences transcript

Desire in the Desert - Reviving Your Marital Wilderness Experiences

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Today we are so busy being busy that our marital relationship takes a back seat. This class sparks a desire to return to your marriage wilderness place, where you first loved, vowed and promised. Redemption, restoration, reconciliation and reward await you here."
Date: September 19, 2012
Creator: Moore, Genny & Moore, Tyson
System: The Portal to Texas History