Untangling the Web: Your Church Needs a Good Website - Part 1 transcript

Untangling the Web: Your Church Needs a Good Website - Part 1

Lecture given Monday, September 20, 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 20, 2010
Creator: Corbett, Stephen
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Good and Beautiful Life: Becoming and Apprentice to Jesus - Part 2 transcript

The Good and Beautiful Life: Becoming and Apprentice to Jesus - Part 2

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The author of 'The Good and Beautiful God' trilogy of books on the spiritual life explores what apprenticeship to Jesus looks like in everyday life. These classes go deeper into the practices of disciples of Jesus."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Smith, James Bryan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tilling and Tending the Gardens of our Lives: Theological Reflection on Work: Working in the Garden transcript

Tilling and Tending the Gardens of our Lives: Theological Reflection on Work: Working in the Garden

Lecture given Monday, September 20, 2010, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Most people spend their waking hours working. Is work a curse or a blessing? Come consider work through Bible studies, preaching and other experiences. This class draws from Genesis and contemporary film and literature to stimulate reflection."
Date: September 20, 2010
Creator: Green, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Secure in Heart: A Woman's Journey to Redemption - Part 2 transcript

Secure in Heart: A Woman's Journey to Redemption - Part 2

Lecture given Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Eve first woke up to her Father delighting over her. But after she fell, did the God of grace restore her? (1 Peter 5:10) As we explore Eve's journey towards redemption, we'll claim a living hope for our own battles."
Date: September 22, 2010
Creator: Weidner, Robin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Our Story: Experience of Women in Churches of Christ transcript

Our Story: Experience of Women in Churches of Christ

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "What does it mean to grow up as a woman in Churches of Christ? This panel provides an opportunity to hear stories that have gone untold and unheard"
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Cukrowski, Ken; Cooke, Jennifer; Hood, Dana; Pittman, Amanda; Shankle, Nancy; Spainhower, Leslie et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Follow Me to Freedom transcript

Follow Me to Freedom

Lecture given Monday, September 20, 2010, 1:00 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: September 20, 2010
Creator: Perkins, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The End of All Things is Near (1 Peter 4:7-11) transcript

The End of All Things is Near (1 Peter 4:7-11)

Lecture given Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 7:00 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: September 22, 2010
Creator: Sharp, Eddie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Muhammad as a Man and a Prophet: A Christian and Muslim View - Part 1 transcript

Muhammad as a Man and a Prophet: A Christian and Muslim View - Part 1

Lecture given Monday, September 20, 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 20, 2010
Creator: Mitchell, Lynn & Sumer, Ibrahim
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peter Remembered: Last Words: Legacy of Paul (2 Peter 3:14-16) - Part 3. transcript

Peter Remembered: Last Words: Legacy of Paul (2 Peter 3:14-16) - Part 3.

Lecture given Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "2 Peter, a letter in the form of a testament, remembers the life and ministry of "Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ" (2 Peter 1:1) for believers coping with the delayed return."
Date: September 22, 2010
Creator: Thompson, Trevor
System: The Portal to Texas History
Choosing Eden Over the Concrete Jungle - Part 2. transcript

Choosing Eden Over the Concrete Jungle - Part 2.

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "As Christians living in the world's only superpower, we must locate ourselves in a story that celebrates the 'Empire of God' over the empires of this world. Which empire will you choose? Egypt? Babylon? Rome? Or the Kingdom of God?"
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Packer, Collin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attentive to Christ, the Morning Star (2 Peter 1:12-19) transcript

Attentive to Christ, the Morning Star (2 Peter 1:12-19)

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 7:00 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Moore, Tyson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Left Behind? Exploring the Rapture Doctrine (2) transcript

Left Behind? Exploring the Rapture Doctrine (2)

Lecture given Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "This study will explore the rapture doctrine and "left behind" theories, and Scriptures that relate to the coming of Jesus."
Date: September 22, 2010
Creator: Fair, Ian A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rethinking Youth Ministry Models: How to do Less for More: How Can One Youth Leader Do it All? transcript

Rethinking Youth Ministry Models: How to do Less for More: How Can One Youth Leader Do it All?

Lecture given Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Mission trips. Retreats. Bible class. Service projects. Relationships. Crisis care. Come hear how one church is rethinking youth ministry to sharpen their focus, emphasize relationships, and empower volunteers to lead."
Date: September 22, 2010
Creator: Cooke, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ministering to the Least of These: How to Hope and Dream - Part 3. transcript

Ministering to the Least of These: How to Hope and Dream - Part 3.

Lecture given Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Ministering to at-risk youth and disadvantaged single-parent families is both challenging and rewarding. The spiritual mountains are unbelievably high, but the valleys seem to fall just as low. Learn how to better evangelize and disciple "the least of these," as well as how to keep hopes and dreams in the forefront of your ministry."
Date: September 22, 2010
Creator: Robertson, Troy; McDonald, Kevin & Morris, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History
Secure in Heart: What do other people think of me? transcript

Secure in Heart: What do other people think of me?

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Eve first woke up to her Father delighting over her. But after she fell, did the God of grace restore her? (1 Peter 5:10) As we explore Eve's journey towards redemption, we'll claim a living hope for our own battles."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Weidner, Robin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Glorious Was The Cause: Church of Christ & Christian Churches in Washington Territory 1850-1889 - Part 1. transcript

Glorious Was The Cause: Church of Christ & Christian Churches in Washington Territory 1850-1889 - Part 1.

Lecture given Monday, September 20, 2010, 9:00 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 20, 2010
Creator: Rushford, Jerry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hispanic Realities: Reaching Hispanics with the Gospel - Part 1. transcript

Hispanic Realities: Reaching Hispanics with the Gospel - Part 1.

Lecture given Monday, September 20, 2010, 9:00 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 20, 2010
Creator: Sanchez, Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whistle While You Work - Part 3. transcript

Whistle While You Work - Part 3.

Lecture given Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 1:30 PM at Abilene Christian University: "God's salvation is more than saving the soul; it's remaking the whole of creation, and God's rescuer is also a recruitment to join him in his world-renovating work. Come explore what it means to become co-laborers in God's renovation."
Date: September 22, 2010
Creator: Reynolds, Bert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Identity in a Non-Christian World: Forming our Identity: Baptism in First Peter - Part 1. transcript

Christian Identity in a Non-Christian World: Forming our Identity: Baptism in First Peter - Part 1.

Lecture given Monday, September 20, 2010, 9:00 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 20, 2010
Creator: Sterling, Gregory E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Can't We All Just Get Along? An Honest Look at Race Relations in the Church - Part 1 transcript

Can't We All Just Get Along? An Honest Look at Race Relations in the Church - Part 1

Lecture given Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "What are the issues dividing the family of God? What is a multicultural church? This session will take an honest look at this thorny issue in light of Scripture's call for the church to be the body of Christ."
Date: September 21, 2010
Creator: Jones, Barron
System: The Portal to Texas History
Getting to Know Your Cousins through the Stone Campbell Dialogue: We Don't Have to be Twins to Be Brothers and Sisters in  Christ - Part 1. transcript

Getting to Know Your Cousins through the Stone Campbell Dialogue: We Don't Have to be Twins to Be Brothers and Sisters in Christ - Part 1.

Lecture given Monday, September 20, 2010, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Leaders will discuss the Stone-Campbell dialogue, how it got started, why it is meaningful to them, and how others can join the ongoing conversation."
Date: September 20, 2010
Creator: Williams, D. Newell & Veech, Guthrie
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stone-Campbell Dialogue in Austin: Growing a Grassroots Reconciliation Movement transcript

The Stone-Campbell Dialogue in Austin: Growing a Grassroots Reconciliation Movement

Lecture given Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This class overviews the Stone-Campbell dialogue effort in Austin. Come hear stories of the successes and growing pains of launching a grassroots reconciliation effort. A question-and-answer session with the committee will help prepare you to launch a similar effort."
Date: September 22, 2010
Creator: Pierce, Robert "B.J."
System: The Portal to Texas History
So Many Books, So Little Time - Part 1. transcript

So Many Books, So Little Time - Part 1.

Lecture given Monday, September 20, 2010, 1:30 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Who can keep up with the dozens of books screaming for your attention? So here is a little help from a not-entirely-reliable guide: Randy's list of the must-read books that have influenced him over the last few years, and why you should read them."
Date: September 20, 2010
Creator: Harris, Randy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sleep Walking: Trusting the Light in Dark Seasons - Part 2 transcript

Sleep Walking: Trusting the Light in Dark Seasons - Part 2

Lecture given Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "It's hard to see the Light during the dormant season of life. This class will explore how God works in every season of our lives, even when we are seemingly "sleepwalking.""
Date: September 22, 2010
Creator: Wilson, Sharita
System: The Portal to Texas History