Darkness and Light Musical Performance transcript

Darkness and Light Musical Performance

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 8:30 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Students, ACU Department of Music Faculty and
System: The Portal to Texas History
Moving Worship Where Our Practices Should Lead Us - Prayer and Song: Joining God's Work transcript

Moving Worship Where Our Practices Should Lead Us - Prayer and Song: Joining God's Work

Lecture given Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "We often hear about 'moving, meaningful, and authentic worship.' Sometimes what results is greater attention to forming worship than being formed by worship. Come explore worship as moving us towards discernible, active participation in God's mission in the world."
Date: September 21, 2011
Creator: Lemley, David & Cary, Jeff
System: The Portal to Texas History
Discover the Practice of Echoing - Narrating the Story of Life transcript

Discover the Practice of Echoing - Narrating the Story of Life

Lecture given Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Some people lack meaning, feel confused by Scripture, or long for community. Explore a simple, reusable spiritual exercise for groups that transforms how people seek God in life. Learn how to imagine life's scattered stories within a bigger story."
Date: September 21, 2011
Creator: Bryce, Brady
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bound and Determined: Men and Women - What Happens When Partnerships Fail transcript

Bound and Determined: Men and Women - What Happens When Partnerships Fail

Lecture given Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Her book, Bound and Determined, explores a theology of partnership, discusses how godly partnerships are formed, and challenges churches to lead the way in nurturing partnerships. These two classes help Christians and leaders build strong partnerships between men and women."
Date: September 21, 2011
Creator: Reese, Jeanene P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Identity in a Non-Christian World: Moral Values and Christian Identity: The Household Code of 1 Peter - Part 2. transcript

Christian Identity in a Non-Christian World: Moral Values and Christian Identity: The Household Code of 1 Peter - Part 2.

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "We will explore how Christian identity developed within the larger Greco-Roman world. We will focus on how 1 Peter uses baptism to create Christian identity and to appropriate a non-Christian ethic. What can we learn from how 1 Peter urges Christians to both distance themselves from and identify with society?"
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Sterling, Gregory E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jesus as a Man and As More Than a Prophet: A Christian and Muslim View - Part 2 transcript

Jesus as a Man and As More Than a Prophet: A Christian and Muslim View - Part 2

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "A short look at the lives and significance of the two most influential religious figures in history and in the modern world, as seen from the perspective of one committed adherent of Christianity and one of Islam respectively."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Mitchell, Lynn & Sumer, Ibrahim
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bring the Rain - Finding Faith Through Divorce and Cancer transcript

Bring the Rain - Finding Faith Through Divorce and Cancer

Lecture given Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "I experienced a double mastectomy for breast cancer, then a divorce, within three months time. This session discusses how God uses challenges to reveal a new path for life and how experiences can strengthen faith."
Date: September 21, 2011
Creator: Campos, Kristina
System: The Portal to Texas History
Untangling the Web: A Website Toolbox of Simple, Inexpensive Stuff transcript

Untangling the Web: A Website Toolbox of Simple, Inexpensive Stuff

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "In an increasingly digital world, a quality Web site is vital for churches, nonprofits and lay-led ministries. Discover online tools which allow you to create and maintain simple, effective, God-honoring Web sites. You can do it."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Colbert, Stephen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vibrant Living Through Simplicity and Organization - It's Easier Than You Think transcript

Vibrant Living Through Simplicity and Organization - It's Easier Than You Think

Lecture given Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "We all have the same 24 hours each day. How we spend time determines our life. Discover practical steps women can take to simplify, to enjoy life and make time for what they treasure."
Date: September 21, 2011
Creator: Fuller, Jeanne & Barcroft, Kathy
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Eichmann Effect and What Churches Can Do About It transcript

The Eichmann Effect and What Churches Can Do About It

Lecture given Monday, September 21, 2009, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Why do good people do evil things? We have answers to this question. Unfortunately, few churches are aware of the situational dynamics that cause moral failure, both individually and collectively."
Date: September 21, 2009
Creator: Beck, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
What Do They Say in Africa? - East African Christians and the Intersection of Faith and Health transcript

What Do They Say in Africa? - East African Christians and the Intersection of Faith and Health

Lecture given Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: September 21, 2011
Creator: Little, Ellen
System: The Portal to Texas History
More Perspectives on Improving Elder-Minister Relationships: How They Can Be Partners, Not Problems transcript

More Perspectives on Improving Elder-Minister Relationships: How They Can Be Partners, Not Problems

Lecture given Monday, September 21, 2009, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The relationship between elders and ministers continues to be a source of tension and frustration in many churches. Two experienced church consultants offer perspective on the challenges complicating elder-minister relationships and provide practical suggestions for how these vital relationships can be collaborative instead of competitive."
Date: September 21, 2009
Creator: Orr, Roland & Siburt, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hispanic Realities: Reaching Hispanic Communities - Part 2. transcript

Hispanic Realities: Reaching Hispanic Communities - Part 2.

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This course provides an overview of the Hispanic trends that are impacting America's social, religious, economic, and political life. Special attention is given to strategies for leading Hispanics to faith in Christ and starting churches among them."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Sanchez, Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Glorious Was The Cause: Church of Christ & Christian Churches in Washington Territory 1850-1889 - Part 2. transcript

Glorious Was The Cause: Church of Christ & Christian Churches in Washington Territory 1850-1889 - Part 2.

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This class will rescuer from oblivion the names of some humble Bible-believing men and women who were proud to wear the name of Christ. They never thought of themselves as heroes or heroines, but they lived the most heroic of lives."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Rushford, Jerry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Do Liturgy and Ritual have a Place in Worship in Churches of Christ? Planning a Liturgy with the Theme "Aliens & Light: Finding God in the Darkness" - Part 2. transcript

Do Liturgy and Ritual have a Place in Worship in Churches of Christ? Planning a Liturgy with the Theme "Aliens & Light: Finding God in the Darkness" - Part 2.

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "These classes explore the interesting history of Christian worship, contemplate a theology of worship, and present guidelines and tools toward planning a liturgy with a particular theme."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Walters, Marla
System: The Portal to Texas History
Debating for God: The Campbell-Owen Debate transcript

Debating for God: The Campbell-Owen Debate

Lecture given Monday, September 21, 2009, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Alexandar Campbell has been widely recognized as a Christian reformer and an advocate of Christian unity, but his role as an apologist has been forgotten. As a defender of the faith, Campbell's debates with Robert Owen and many other skeptics makes him the most significant Christian apologist of America's antebellum period."
Date: September 21, 2009
Creator: Cherok, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Singles at the Crossroads: What You Need to Do - Part 2. transcript

Singles at the Crossroads: What You Need to Do - Part 2.

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Singles sometimes feel like they are the stepchildren of the church. However, being single in the kingdom of God has many benefits and challenges. We will explore how to navigate a celibate life in the kingdom of God and restore the place of singles in our churches."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Brown, Eric
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Community Without Barriers: Women in Paul's Letters transcript

A Community Without Barriers: Women in Paul's Letters

Lecture given Monday, September 21, 2009, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This class explores the roles of women in Jesus' community and the early church, and the challenges of interpreting the scriptures and applying them to the life of Christians today."
Date: September 21, 2009
Creator: Robinson, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Longing For Glory: Do You Know What You Wish? Are We Certain What We Wish is What We Want? transcript

Longing For Glory: Do You Know What You Wish? Are We Certain What We Wish is What We Want?

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The cynic demands we see the world as it is. The idealist says we work for the world that should be. Christianity says we are agents of new creation - implementing and anticipating what the world will be."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Trafton, Stephen & Trafton, Juliette
System: The Portal to Texas History
Don't Conform… Transform! Combating the Sexualization of Children in the Media - Part 1 transcript

Don't Conform… Transform! Combating the Sexualization of Children in the Media - Part 1

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Children's ideas concerning sex and sexuality develop gradually and are influenced by their environment. Are Christians comfortable with the images media and culture provide? How does our spiritual community protect children and provide healthy context to support parents? Come and learn how to counterbalance the impacts of popular culture."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Talley, Stephanie & Shewmaker, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paradox of Power in Relationship - Wisdom From an Excluded Woman and a Religious Leader transcript

Paradox of Power in Relationship - Wisdom From an Excluded Woman and a Religious Leader

Lecture given Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "There is much to learn from scripture and experience when it comes to gender roles and Christianity. Explore the paradox of power in relationship from a woman's perspective and from the Garden of Eden."
Date: September 21, 2011
Creator: Lowry, Rhonda
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lost History of Christian Spirituality: Discovering the Sacred in the Ordinary: Sacred Things, Sacred Places transcript

The Lost History of Christian Spirituality: Discovering the Sacred in the Ordinary: Sacred Things, Sacred Places

Lecture given Monday, September 21, 2009, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Historian Philip Jenkins argues that Western Christians have lost half their history. Similarly, we have lost many of the spiritual practices known to our ancestors. It is time to reconsider the lesser-known disciplines that have transformed believers for 2,000 years."
Date: September 21, 2009
Creator: Tippens, Darryl
System: The Portal to Texas History
Best Practices in Church Financial Management: Avoiding Land Mines in Church Finance - Part 2. transcript

Best Practices in Church Financial Management: Avoiding Land Mines in Church Finance - Part 2.

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This class identifies several financial "must do's" - specific policies and procedures that each church needs to put in place. We will also identify and discuss problem areas where churches may struggle."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Mullican, Jon; Porche, Dickie & Orr, Roland
System: The Portal to Texas History
God's Word in Spanish - An Overview of Translations transcript

God's Word in Spanish - An Overview of Translations

Lecture given Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University.
Date: September 21, 2011
Creator: Palomares, Noemi
System: The Portal to Texas History