Redeeming the Years - The Christian Calendar as a Resource for Worship Renewal transcript

Redeeming the Years - The Christian Calendar as a Resource for Worship Renewal

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The Christian Calendar is a powerful tool for sharing the story of Jesus and forming a Christian worldview in the hearts and minds of children, youth, seekers and mature Christians. This class will give an overview of the Christian Calendar and give guidance and resources to help you begin."
Date: February 18, 2002
Creator: Ogren, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Where Have All the Ministers Gone - Motivating and Mentoring People For a Lifetime of Kingdom Service transcript

Where Have All the Ministers Gone - Motivating and Mentoring People For a Lifetime of Kingdom Service

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "How can we identify and cultivate the next generation of ministers? This class offers suggestions for encouraging and equipping young ministers to deal with the day-to-day realities of service."
Date: February 18, 2002
Creator: Suttle, Larry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pray Always in the Spirit - Ephesians 6:10-20 transcript

Pray Always in the Spirit - Ephesians 6:10-20

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 7:00 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Atchley, Rick
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Trouble with Traditions; The Importance of Tradition - Wading in the Spiritual Streams transcript

The Trouble with Traditions; The Importance of Tradition - Wading in the Spiritual Streams

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "How can the past help us live in the present? Renovaré is a ministry committed to helping Christians answer this question. Come learn how Renovaré is transforming discipleship in local congregations."
Date: February 18, 2002
Creator: McCracken, Victor
System: The Portal to Texas History
In Their Steps - How the Trinity Teaches Us... transcript

In Their Steps - How the Trinity Teaches Us...

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "We are often overwhelmed when determining god's will for our lives. Naming God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, this class focuses on the Trinity as a model for being. Come discover how our understandings of the Trinity should influence the way we make decisions."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Reed, Kevin
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Leadership Adventure - Leading Without Seeming To transcript

The Leadership Adventure - Leading Without Seeming To

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Why be limited to what secular sources tell us about leadership? Let's see what Jesus meant when he said of the world's leadership style, "It shall not be so among you" - Matthew 20:26"
Date: February 19, 2002
Creator: Oglesby, Robert, Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Honoring the Marriage Covenant - The Church's Response to the Rise in Cohabitations? transcript

Honoring the Marriage Covenant - The Church's Response to the Rise in Cohabitations?

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "As more young people choose to live together before marriage, and more single people choose cohabitation over marriage, how can the church respond faithfully and redemptively?"
Date: February 19, 2002
Creator: Soper, Matthew
System: The Portal to Texas History
Racial Discrimination: Problems and Solutions - How Did We Get Here? transcript

Racial Discrimination: Problems and Solutions - How Did We Get Here?

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Racial discrimination remains a significant social and spiritual problem. This series of classes interweaves the stories of four families, racism, resilience, faith and how the Church should be an agent of change."
Date: February 19, 2002
Creator: Hinson, Waymon
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Spirituality of the Stone-Campbell Movement - Disciple Spirituality Between the Wars transcript

The Spirituality of the Stone-Campbell Movement - Disciple Spirituality Between the Wars

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 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 19, 2002
Creator: Paulsell, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Praying the Psalms: Practical Help for Enriching Your Walk with God - Praying in the dawn's Early Light transcript

Praying the Psalms: Practical Help for Enriching Your Walk with God - Praying in the dawn's Early Light

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The Psalmists are mentors for naming God in the world. As we pay attention to the grammar of their praying, we rediscover God's gracious presence, even in times of sadness and loss. Come to enrich your own praying. Come to be a better servant to those asking life's hardest questions."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: LaValley, Mark A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Children Should Be Seen and Heard: Nurturing the Spirituality of Children - Let the Little Children Come: Who? transcript

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

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 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 18, 2002
Creator: Neilson, Shelley
System: The Portal to Texas History
When God Seems Absent - The Story of Ruth transcript

When God Seems Absent - The Story of Ruth

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Is God really with us in any way that matters when we can't see any miracles in life? Is God with us in times of tragedy? Since miracles have always been rather rare, even in biblical times, how does God act in our world when axe heads don't float, the blind stay blind, and the lame still need wheelchairs? By looking at the lives of Ruth and Esther we will see God's sovereignty working behind the scenes from the peasant's shack to the palace suite and find parallels in contemporary life."
Date: February 18, 2002
Creator: Bouchelle, Dan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comfort for Those Who Mourn: Spirituality and Loss - The Reality of Loss transcript

Comfort for Those Who Mourn: Spirituality and Loss - The Reality of Loss

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Everyone, sooner or later, is confronted by loss. Could loss be a condition where God meets us in surprising ways? This class offers a biblical, theological and pastoral examination of grief and loss."
Date: February 18, 2002
Creator: Bost-Henegar, Amy
System: The Portal to Texas History
In Pursuit of the Bible's Mysterious God: Recovering Spirituality to Know the Living God - Why O Lord?: Biblical Believers Face God's Mystery transcript

In Pursuit of the Bible's Mysterious God: Recovering Spirituality to Know the Living God - Why O Lord?: Biblical Believers Face God's Mystery

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 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 19, 2002
Creator: Plunket, Rodney
System: The Portal to Texas History
When God Seems Absent - The Story of Esther transcript

When God Seems Absent - The Story of Esther

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Is God really with us in any way that matters when we can't see any miracles in life? Is God with us in times of tragedy? Since miracles have always been rather rare, even in biblical times, how does God act in our world when axe heads don't float, the blind stay blind, and the lame still need wheelchairs? By looking at the lives of Ruth and Esther we will see God's sovereignty working behind the scenes from the peasant's shack to the palace suite and find parallels in contemporary life."
Date: February 19, 2002
Creator: Bouchelle, Dan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Can I Still Learn to Enjoy Jesus? - Becoming a Person and Church of Joy transcript

Can I Still Learn to Enjoy Jesus? - Becoming a Person and Church of Joy

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Why do some Christians appear to have little joy in the Lord? Why do so many Christians seek joy from what is destructive? God envisions that His church be a people who have found delight in Him."
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Martin, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Leadership Adventure - Wearing The Blue Hat transcript

The Leadership Adventure - Wearing The Blue Hat

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Why be limited to what secular sources tell us about leadership? Let's see what Jesus meant when he said of the world's leadership style, "It shall not be so among you" - Matthew 20:26"
Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Oglesby, Robert, Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men's Fellowship Dinner transcript

Men's Fellowship Dinner

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 5:00 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 19, 2002
Creator: Durham, Ken
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Artist as Priest and Prophet - Messages: The Voice Crying in the Wilderness transcript

The Artist as Priest and Prophet - Messages: The Voice Crying in the Wilderness

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The church cultivates believing souls by answering compelling questions, while the artist cultivates seeing souls by raising compelling images. Is there a conflict - an identity - in the believing artist's dual relationship with the Kingdom and the "world?" How can she be true to her work and be true to the community of faith?"
Date: February 19, 2002
Creator: Beaubeaux, Carmen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elders and Spirituality - The Shepherd as a Spiritual Leader transcript

Elders and Spirituality - The Shepherd as a Spiritual Leader

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "There is no more demanding role in the church than the service of an elder. Servant leadership requires spiritual depth. This class examines the spiritual qualities necessary for church leadership."
Date: February 19, 2002
Creator: Fair, Ian A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evangelism - Great Confusion or Great Commission? transcript

Evangelism - Great Confusion or Great Commission?

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Today "church" is often seen as irrelevant. How can we together, as the body of Christ, engage the culture with the incredibly relevant good new story? This class will emphasize articulating the story rather than outlining steps; understanding a process rather than planning an event; trusting God rather than trusting our own efforts."
Date: February 18, 2002
Creator: Owen, Kevin
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
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
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
System: The Portal to Texas History