Renewing God's People: A Concise History of the Churches of Christ - Who We Were: 19th Century transcript

Renewing God's People: A Concise History of the Churches of Christ - Who We Were: 19th Century

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "A brief look at the people, beliefs and forces that have shaped Churches of Christ. A discussion of who we should be in light of this history."
Date: February 18, 2002
Creator: Foster, Doug & Holloway, Gary
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inside Out: Becoming a Missional Church - Redefining the Message transcript

Inside Out: Becoming a Missional Church - Redefining the Message

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Across North America, people in our communities are on a spiritual quest. Most of these people, however, will not end their search with us...unless we change. In this class, discover some ways to make those changes without compromising our faith."
Date: February 18, 2002
Creator: Rheenen, Gailyn Van & Love, Mark
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Things Unseen: Three Key Questions for Churches of Christ in the New Millennium - Mission: Can a Modern Church Thrive in a Postmoder World? transcript

Things Unseen: Three Key Questions for Churches of Christ in the New Millennium - Mission: Can a Modern Church Thrive in a Postmoder World?

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "As the modern world recedes, Churches of Christ are finding their distinctive message and theology, which was rooted firmly in that world, less immediately convincing and more obviously deficient in the new cultural era we are entering. But this situation provides an opportunity to reclaim Christian truth that was compromised or even lost under the pressures and temptations of modernity. Three key questions focus this challenge for the church's heritage, life together and present message."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Allen, Leonard
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Quest for Peace - Suffering and Knowing God transcript

The Quest for Peace - Suffering and Knowing God

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In a world turned upside down by sexual molestation, violent death and crippling disease, Judy tells how she found the peace of God and how she keeps it alive in her heart. Her peace is found by applying biblical principals and perspectives from various motivational/inspirational authors."
Date: February 19, 2002
Creator: Glover, Judith
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hungering For God: Classical Spiritual Theology Through Old Testament Eyes - Indirect Contemplation of God: Psalms... transcript

Hungering For God: Classical Spiritual Theology Through Old Testament Eyes - Indirect Contemplation of God: Psalms...

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Early classical theologians commonly described the spiritual life in the terms of the "threefold way," a journey both satisfying and stimulating one's hunger for God. This class will consider Old Testament texts that illuminate these three movements and how they might nourish the spiritual cravings of Christians today."
Date: February 19, 2002
Creator: Green, Jennifer
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
If You Can Do Ministry Here, You Can Do It Anywhere - Reflections From Ground Zero - Part 1 transcript

If You Can Do Ministry Here, You Can Do It Anywhere - Reflections From Ground Zero - Part 1

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "September 11. This is the day our world changed. While people around the globe were affected by the acts of terror that day, none were more impacted than the citizens of New York City. Hear stories of ministry from the perspective of "ground zero" - stories from the Manhattan Church of Christ."
Date: February 18, 2002
Creator: Robinson, Tom
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Standing Between Two Moral Worlds - Discerning Moral Challenges in Churches of Christ transcript

Standing Between Two Moral Worlds - Discerning Moral Challenges in Churches of Christ

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "How do Christians live the ideals of the Christ-like life in a world with daunting realities? Churches of Christ have had a unique struggle with this question. See how our past might inform present challenges."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Hawkins, Jay
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcending Segregated Religion - With a Servant's Heart transcript

Transcending Segregated Religion - With a Servant's Heart

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The most segregated time in America is the Sunday worship hour. What will it take to break down walls of segregation that divide God's people? It will require nothing less than the power of God's Spirit expressed in worship and serving."
Date: February 19, 2002
Creator: Rollinson, Harold
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Spirituality of the Stone-Campbell Movement - The Spirituality of the Founders transcript

The Spirituality of the Stone-Campbell Movement - The Spirituality of the Founders

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Dr. William Paulsell of Lexington, KY, is author of "Disciples at Prayer" and one of the leading scholars of spirituality in the Stone-Campbell Movement. In three fascinating lectures, Paulsell will examine the roots and development of what we have thought it means to be spiritual in a movement that has often been primarily identified by its rationality."
Date: February 18, 2002
Creator: Paulsell, William
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Is the Bush Still Burning? - Venturing Close to the Glory of God transcript

Is the Bush Still Burning? - Venturing Close to the Glory of God

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The greatest journey of life is filled with both dread and peril; such a journey requires boldness and risk. We will dare to seek afresh the presence of God, even if it means having our lives shattered in the process? Discover the heart of those who are consumed by God's fire."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Neill, Jerry
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Things Unseen: Three Key Questions for Churches of Christ in the New Millennium - Life: Can Churches of Christ Become Functionally Trinitarian? transcript

Things Unseen: Three Key Questions for Churches of Christ in the New Millennium - Life: Can Churches of Christ Become Functionally Trinitarian?

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "As the modern world recedes, Churches of Christ are finding their distinctive message and theology, which was rooted firmly in that world, less immediately convincing and more obviously deficient in the new cultural era we are entering. But this situation provides an opportunity to reclaim Christian truth that was compromised or even lost under the pressures and temptations of modernity. Three key questions focus this challenge for the church's heritage, life together and present message."
Date: February 19, 2002
Creator: Allen, Leonard
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Built Together in the Spirit - Ephesians 2:11-22 transcript

Built Together in the Spirit - Ephesians 2:11-22

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 11:00 AM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 18, 2002
Creator: Isbell, Brent
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Prayer: Laying It on the Line with God - The Emperor's Clothes transcript

Prayer: Laying It on the Line with God - The Emperor's Clothes

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Elder, freelance writer and former missionary Charlie Walton shares his personal quest for deeper communication with God. His unique view of the rist involved in honest prayer has never failed to spark reflection and may change the way you talk with and listen to God."
Date: February 18, 2002
Creator: Walton, Charlie
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Not Against Flesh and Blood: Biblical Perspectives on Spiritual Warfare - Cruciform Warfare transcript

Not Against Flesh and Blood: Biblical Perspectives on Spiritual Warfare - Cruciform Warfare

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Ours seems to be a world under seige. We have little trouble believing Paul's statement that "our struggle is not against flesh and blood." But who or what shapes our understanding and practice of spiritual warfare these days? Recovering a healthy, dynamic spirituality will require a healthy and dynamic practice of spiritual warfare."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Johnson, Stephen
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Finding Faith, Spirituality and God: A Primer for Daily Living -Finding the God Who Has Always Been There transcript

Finding Faith, Spirituality and God: A Primer for Daily Living -Finding the God Who Has Always Been There

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "This is a practical applications class designed to help you find daily spirituality. It will help the learner develop a godly world-view to live by."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Clark, Peter
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
In Pursuit of the Bible's Mysterious God: Recovering Spirituality to Know the Living God - I Will Be Who I Will Be: Divine Freedom and Mystery transcript

In Pursuit of the Bible's Mysterious God: Recovering Spirituality to Know the Living God - I Will Be Who I Will Be: Divine Freedom and Mystery

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "These classes will explore the biblical passages that reveal the mystery of God and/or spiritual paths to knowing that mysterious God. Old Testament passages and Old Testament spirituality will be emphasized, but New Testament material also will be included."
Date: February 18, 2002
Creator: Plunket, Rodney
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alive in the Mystery: Finding a God-Centered Life - Knowing God transcript

Alive in the Mystery: Finding a God-Centered Life - Knowing God

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The point of spirituality is relationship with God. Knowing God relationally requires that we listen for His word and live within it. Join us as we search together for a God-oriented life."
Date: February 18, 2002
Creator: Ganus, Debbie
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Children Should Be Seen and Heard: Nurturing the Spirituality of Children - Let the Little Children Come: Why? transcript

Children Should Be Seen and Heard: Nurturing the Spirituality of Children - Let the Little Children Come: Why?

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "When Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me," He wasn't just inviting them to Sunday school; He was affirming their place in His Kingdom, His church. Growing a new generation of faith-filled Christians requires a commitment to rich communal practices that enable children to learn the language of faith, participate in the life of God's people and receive their lives as a celebration of the believing community."
Date: February 19, 2002
Creator: Neilson, Shelley
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Prayer: Laying It on the Line with God - The Barometer of Faith transcript

Prayer: Laying It on the Line with God - The Barometer of Faith

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Elder, freelance writer and former missionary Charlie Walton shares his personal quest for deeper communication with God. His unique view of the rist involved in honest prayer has never failed to spark reflection and may change the way you talk with and listen to God."
Date: February 19, 2002
Creator: Walton, Charlie
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rember the Sabbath and Keep It Holy - As a Sign of the Covenant Promises of God transcript

Rember the Sabbath and Keep It Holy - As a Sign of the Covenant Promises of God

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "God's intention in giving the Sabbath and commanding Israel to keep it holy reveals His own nature to humanity and His desire to bless His people. These three classes will examine the biblical, theological and historical roots of the Sabbath and suggest how Christians today can grow spiritually through the discipline of Sabbath keeping."
Date: February 19, 2002
Creator: Reese, Jeanene P.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Church that Flies - Doing the Same Things Differently transcript

A Church that Flies - Doing the Same Things Differently

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Everyone wants to be part of a "faithful" church. But "faithful" to what? To an apostolic patter? To an inherited tradition? To the purposes God intends for the church? We are commissioned people. God has work for us to do. This class identifies what God wants the church to be about and encourages to put that work first."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Woodroof, Tim
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Led by the Spirit: Spiritual Formation in the Church and Classroom - Transformative Spirituality transcript

Led by the Spirit: Spiritual Formation in the Church and Classroom - Transformative Spirituality

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Christian spiritual formation is the process of being conformed to the image of Christ for the sake of others. God utilizes Scripture, people, personal experiences, contexts, literature, spiritual disciplines, theological reflections and praxis to transform believers into Christ-likeness. Come and find a balanced path to life in the Spirit."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Tippens, Darryl & Wray, David
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blessed With Every Spiritual Blessing - Ephesians 1:3-23 transcript

Blessed With Every Spiritual Blessing - Ephesians 1:3-23

Lecture given Sunday, February 17, 2002, 7:00 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 17, 2002
Creator: Love, Mark
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inside Out: Becoming a Missional Church - Redefining Spirituality and Worship transcript

Inside Out: Becoming a Missional Church - Redefining Spirituality and Worship

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Across North America, people in our communities are on a spiritual quest. Most of these people, however, will not end their search with us...unless we change. In this class, discover some ways to make those changes without compromising our faith."
Date: February 19, 2002
Creator: Rheenen, Gailyn Van & Love, Mark
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History