[Email from Nell Bright to Eleanor Brown, February 3, 2006] (open access)

[Email from Nell Bright to Eleanor Brown, February 3, 2006]

Email from Nell Bright to Eleanor Brown declining to be nominated as a candidate for the Director of Region 2.
Date: February 3, 2006
Creator: Bright, Nell
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 2006 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 2006

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 23, 2006
Creator: Lucas, Melinda L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 2006 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 2006

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 2, 2006
Creator: Lucas, Melinda L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 2006 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 2006

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 16, 2006
Creator: Lucas, Melinda L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
God In the Neighborhood - Implications for Ministry transcript

God In the Neighborhood - Implications for Ministry

Lecture given Monday, February 20, 2006, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "As Eugene Peterson translates John 1:14, he says "The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood." What does God look like in our neighborhood? Let's find out what this means for our lives together."
Date: February 20, 2006
Creator: Love, D'Esta
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Making Disciples vs. Making Churches - Becoming a Church That is Actually "of Christ" transcript

Making Disciples vs. Making Churches - Becoming a Church That is Actually "of Christ"

Lecture given Tuesday, February 21, 2006, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This class is making the case that the biblical call is for people to imitate Christ, not his first century church's methods or practices. When people who are in community with each other, they are a Church of Christ."
Date: February 21, 2006
Creator: Mashburn, Brian
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Troubling Faith - The Dangers of Believing transcript

A Troubling Faith - The Dangers of Believing

Lecture given Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "John is not just telling stories about Jesus. He's asking questions about faith. Real faith is a troubling, risky, uncontrollable thing. John's view of faith challenges our domesticated understandings of discipleship."
Date: February 22, 2006
Creator: Woodroof, Tim
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Empowering Boards for Leadership - Redefining Excellence in Governance transcript

Empowering Boards for Leadership - Redefining Excellence in Governance

Lecture given Tuesday, February 21, 2006, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Designed for board members and executives of non-profit organizations, this class will reveal how boards can see past the clutter of day-to-day details and provide real governance for their organizations."
Date: February 21, 2006
Creator: Packer, Barry
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Glorifying God with One Voice - The Challenges of Encountering Difference transcript

Glorifying God with One Voice - The Challenges of Encountering Difference

Lecture given Monday, February 20, 2006, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The gospel demands that human boundaries be dissolved for the sake of God's kingdom. This class explores effective ways of defining, facing and enjoying the rewards of crossing ethnic and cultural differences."
Date: February 20, 2006
Creator: Bowers, Calvin
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Desolate Valley is God's Roadway to Mission - The Troubled Church is Primed to Respond to God's Calling transcript

A Desolate Valley is God's Roadway to Mission - The Troubled Church is Primed to Respond to God's Calling

Lecture given Tuesday, February 21, 2006, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Churches fell stymied by crisis, conflict or lack of direction. The Gospel gives us reason to avoid seeing these trouble spots as obstacles. Instead, they are the means by which God reconnects us to the mission and to the authentic life of the church."
Date: February 21, 2006
Creator: Hawkins, Jay
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
We Beheld His Glory - Composing Worship songs from the Gospel of John transcript

We Beheld His Glory - Composing Worship songs from the Gospel of John

Lecture given Monday, February 20, 2006, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In recent years, songwriters have blessed the church with numerous pieces for worship. While these songs have blessed the church, their range of both themes and exploration of biblical texts has been somewhat narrow. This class explores the possibilities for songwriting with the Gospel of John in mind."
Date: February 20, 2006
Creator: Graul, Ike & Reese, Jack
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
How God Can Change a Church - Growing Closer to God and to Each Other transcript

How God Can Change a Church - Growing Closer to God and to Each Other

Lecture given Monday, February 20, 2006, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Reflections on an example of how God is working through leadership to change the hearts and minds of an older congregation of under 300 members. Observations on how it is happening and important lessons that were learned during the process."
Date: February 20, 2006
Creator: Eckman, Steve
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Apprentice - The Ministry of Supervision transcript

The Apprentice - The Ministry of Supervision

Lecture given Tuesday, February 21, 2006, 3:15 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Ministry internships provide aspiring ministers opportunities to learn from experienced ministers. Important moments in a person's education occur when learning takes place while serving. Topics include mentoring, theological reflection and ministerial training."
Date: February 21, 2006
Creator: Sensing, Tim
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Looking Through the Eyes of Unity - How We Have Seen You and How We See You Know transcript

Looking Through the Eyes of Unity - How We Have Seen You and How We See You Know

Lecture given Tuesday, February 21, 2006, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The events of the division in the Stone-Campbell Movement influenced the way we see each other. Often these views were caricatures that were intentionally negative in their portrayals. Can we move beyond these negative portrayals?"
Date: February 21, 2006
Creator: Barrett, Bryan & Knowles, Victor
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
For God So Loved the World - Setting Our Hearts on John 3:16 in a Troubled World transcript

For God So Loved the World - Setting Our Hearts on John 3:16 in a Troubled World

Lecture given Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "These four - a counselor, social worker, children's minister, and English professor - discuss what it is like to live prayerfully with John 3:16 in relation to the worlds they inhabit. Lectio divina meets our world."
Date: February 22, 2006
Creator: Bost-Henegar, Amy; Metcalf, Carolyn; Weathers, Steve & Wilson, Peter
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Falling Away: Why Christians Lose Faith and What Can Be Done About It - Who is Most Likely to Fall Away? transcript

Falling Away: Why Christians Lose Faith and What Can Be Done About It - Who is Most Likely to Fall Away?

Lecture given Monday, February 20, 2006, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This class discusses the research that has been done on why Christians lose faith. We will describe how it comes about, what can be done to prevent it, and how to help those who have fallen away."
Date: February 20, 2006
Creator: Simmons, Brian
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Danger On the Internet: Keeping Children Safe - Internet Safety for Children transcript

Danger On the Internet: Keeping Children Safe - Internet Safety for Children

Lecture given Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Sexual abuse rates are high in and out of the church. Learn to recognize symptoms of sexual abuse, and explore how the church can respond to members who are abused."
Date: February 22, 2006
Creator: Wherry, Jeffrey N.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Runaway and the Rich Man - Probing Philemon transcript

The Runaway and the Rich Man - Probing Philemon

Lecture given Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Philemon, like every other book of the Bible, is essential reading! Paul left us a compact and intriguing triple study in how early Christians approached motivation, reconciliation, and pressing social evils"
Date: February 22, 2006
Creator: Jacoby, Doug
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fruit of the Spirit - Reading Galatians 5 in Light of Contemporary Culture transcript

The Fruit of the Spirit - Reading Galatians 5 in Light of Contemporary Culture

Lecture given Tuesday, February 21, 2006, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This class will open the conversation surrounding Paul's 'fruit of the Spirit' in Galatians 5, as well as other passages of Scripture where virtues are listed as characteristics of those who follow Christ. How might we cultivate these virtues today as people of God?"
Date: February 21, 2006
Creator: Christian, Jeff
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Developing Leaders - Three Ways transcript

Developing Leaders - Three Ways

Lecture given Monday, February 20, 2006, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Leadership development should occupy the attention of all churches. These sessions focus on helping church leaders develop maturity and leadership among men and women in the local congregation."
Date: February 20, 2006
Creator: Fair, Ian & Mitchell, Mitch
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Can These Bones Live? - How We Moved Our Church and Lived to Tell About It! transcript

Can These Bones Live? - How We Moved Our Church and Lived to Tell About It!

Lecture given Tuesday, February 21, 2006, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This class deals with the relocation and transformation of the Midtown Church of Christ in Fort Worth, Texas, now the Heritage Church of Christ in Keller, Texas. How a church changed from a declining and dying entity into a thriving and growing church in a vibrant neighborhood."
Date: February 21, 2006
Creator: Hackney, Jim
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hollywood's Challenge for the Church - The Church Goes to the Movies transcript

Hollywood's Challenge for the Church - The Church Goes to the Movies

Lecture given Monday, February 20, 2006, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "A well-informed understanding of how Hollywood communicates morally, sparks theological conversation, and culturally impacts our youth and churches will allow Christians to speak with a voice that is both redemptive and critically engaging."
Date: February 20, 2006
Creator: Stevenson, Gregory
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
What Is Truth? - John's Jesus in a Postmodern World transcript

What Is Truth? - John's Jesus in a Postmodern World

Lecture given Tuesday, February 21, 2006, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Pilate's question for Jesus echoes through the ages into our day. Is Pilate a pre-modern postmodernist? These classes will discuss the claims about truth in John's Gospel and in our current culture."
Date: February 21, 2006
Creator: Benjamin, Chris
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Will the Grandkids Be in the Church? - One Family's Inter-generational Discussion About Church and Faith transcript

Will the Grandkids Be in the Church? - One Family's Inter-generational Discussion About Church and Faith

Lecture given Monday, February 20, 2006, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Why are so many of our young people leaving our churches? In this session, three generations of a "CofC" family explore questions like these, and in doing so, explore the dynamics of tradition, commitment, truth, inheritance, love, trust and faith."
Date: February 20, 2006
Creator: Barton, John D.; Barton, Sara; Barton, John M.; Barton, Mary; Powell, Cynthia & Powell, Greg
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History