The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 2009 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 2009

Bi-weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 23, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 10, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 23, 2008 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 10, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Bi-weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 23, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Serve God, Save the Planet - A Christian Call to Action transcript

Serve God, Save the Planet - A Christian Call to Action

Lecture given Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 1:30 PM at Abilene Christian University.
Date: September 23, 2008
Creator: Sleeth, J. Matthew
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Five Theological Turnings - Part 2 transcript

Five Theological Turnings - Part 2

Lecture given Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This class for ACU graduate and undergraduate ministry students addresses five turnings of theology in a postmodern world. Brian will explore theology, atonement, eschatology, scripture, and God."
Date: September 23, 2008
Creator: McLaren, Brian
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Story of Sharing the Gospel Through Sign Language transcript

A Story of Sharing the Gospel Through Sign Language

Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Come hear the minister and director of the Village of Hope orphanage in Ghana tell his story of how serving as a boy interpreter prepared him for evangelism. Sign language became a tool to deliver the gospel to a neglected and forgotten people bound by silence."
Date: September 23, 2009
Creator: Asare, Fred
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Let's Start Talking - Effective Short-Term Missions transcript

Let's Start Talking - Effective Short-Term Missions

Lecture given Wednesday, February 23, 2000, 11:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "How 'Let's Start Talking' is helping mission churches reach new people; methods of teaching; how LST is organized; and why missionaries are excited about using this tool."
Date: February 23, 2000
Creator: Stelding, Charles
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Have We Understood Baptism Correctly? What Do Early Christian Art and Archaeology Reveal About Baptism? transcript

Have We Understood Baptism Correctly? What Do Early Christian Art and Archaeology Reveal About Baptism?

Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The doctrine and practice of baptism are set against the background of Greco-Roman and Jewish religious washings. This class examines the literary and archaeological evidence of early Christianity in relation to New Testament texts."
Date: September 23, 2009
Creator: Ferguson, Everett
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sharing Christ With Your Ears: Mastering the Art of Spiritual Conversation transcript

Sharing Christ With Your Ears: Mastering the Art of Spiritual Conversation

Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Christians view the mouth as the primary body part for evangelism. What if sharing Christ has more to do with the ears? Perhaps, evangelism is less about proclaiming Christ into spaces where we presume He is absent and more about listening for how His is already near. Explore the art of spiritual conversation and learn how to share Christ with your ears."
Date: September 23, 2009
Creator: Siburt, John
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Re-Envisioning Core Community transcript

Re-Envisioning Core Community

Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Christians face a myriad of pressures, making church attendance difficult. Commutes, family activities, church style preferences and the hunt for affordable housing have spread members out. Come learn a new strategy and reason for small groups that capitalizes on these challenges and turns them into assets."
Date: September 23, 2009
Creator: Cox, Reg
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Finances - An Oxymoron? transcript

Christian Finances - An Oxymoron?

Lecture given Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Are Christians identifiable by our financial dealings? Does God care about my personal financial discipline? Or my church's finances? A short discussion on biblical financial principles."
Date: September 23, 2008
Creator: Stegall, Scott K.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Our Message 2 Corinthians 4 transcript

Our Message 2 Corinthians 4

Lecture given Wednesday, February 23, 2000, 11:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "We act toward others in accordance with how we think and feel about ourselves. The truth about Him who is Truth needs courageous preaching. Scripture challenges our hurt and confusion. Messenger and message need to be one."
Date: February 23, 2000
Creator: Greene, Ken
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sexy Sacrifices: Have We Laid Our Children on the Altar of Commercial Culture? - Nurturing a Godly Identity in Girls transcript

Sexy Sacrifices: Have We Laid Our Children on the Altar of Commercial Culture? - Nurturing a Godly Identity in Girls

Lecture given Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 8:30 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 our children and provide a healthy context to support parents in raising healthy children?"
Date: September 23, 2008
Creator: Shewmaker, Jennifer & Talley, Stephanie
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Another Brick in the Wall: A Way Out for Our Dehumanizing Economies transcript

Another Brick in the Wall: A Way Out for Our Dehumanizing Economies

Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "What are the forces that dehumanize our work? What are the powers that treat people like commodities? How are we complicit and how are we trapped in this broken system? The story of Exodus proclaims that our calling is to worship God rather than make bricks."
Date: September 23, 2009
Creator: Benjamin, Chris
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
When Work Becomes Prayer transcript

When Work Becomes Prayer

Lecture given Wednesday, February 23, 2005, 6:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "A new feature at this year's Lectureship is a breakfast series hosted by local churches to encourage professionals to view their work as ministry."
Date: February 23, 2005
Creator: Harris, Randy
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Dialogue With the Christian Chronicle transcript

A Dialogue With the Christian Chronicle

Lecture given Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "An opportunity to meet with the editor and other staff members of the "Christian Chronicle" to provide input and ask questions regarding coverage."
Date: September 23, 2008
Creator: McMillon, Lynn A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transforming a Nation Through 24-7 Prayer and Worship transcript

Transforming a Nation Through 24-7 Prayer and Worship

Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Do your prayers run out of words after three minutes? Are you tired of church yet passionate about sharing Christ? Come re-imagine how to be the people of God for both the mohawked punk monk and the white-haired persistent widow. Join this discussion on how expressive, creative and unceasing prayer is sweeping the globe."
Date: September 23, 2009
Creator: Bunch, Jordan Taylor
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lessons from Our Heritage: Churches of Christ in the 21st Century - Part 2 transcript

Lessons from Our Heritage: Churches of Christ in the 21st Century - Part 2

Lecture given Wednesday, February 23, 2000, 11:00 AM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 23, 2000
Creator: Foster, Doug
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Children of Hell or Children of Heaven? - Capturing the Mind transcript

Children of Hell or Children of Heaven? - Capturing the Mind

Lecture given Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "History is replete with examples of well-meaning Christians doing more damage than good. Jesus accused Jewish evangelists of making their own converts children of hell (Matthew 23:15). How do we, with the Lord's help, keep from making the same mistake?"
Date: September 23, 2008
Creator: Guild, Sonny
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Risen From the Ashes - Christian Women in the 21st Century: With Minds That Are Being Transformed transcript

Risen From the Ashes - Christian Women in the 21st Century: With Minds That Are Being Transformed

Lecture given Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In Romans 12, Paul urged Roman Christians to present their bodies as living sacrifices and to be transformed by the renewing of their minds. How can Jesus' sisters in the 21st century meet these challenges?"
Date: September 23, 2008
Creator: Straker, Shirley D.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Multiculturalism and Diversity: The 21st Century Challenges for the Church - Is the Gospel Relevant to My Culture? transcript

Multiculturalism and Diversity: The 21st Century Challenges for the Church - Is the Gospel Relevant to My Culture?

Lecture given Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "This class discusses some of the greatest challenges facing the church in the 21st century and what it takes to make the greatest impact on our communities and churches."
Date: September 23, 2008
Creator: Pendergrass, George
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Leadership and Church Growth - The Leadership Factor: The Dynamic of Effective Leadership transcript

Leadership and Church Growth - The Leadership Factor: The Dynamic of Effective Leadership

Lecture given Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Explore the impact of leadership on the dynamic of decline and growth in the local congregation."
Date: September 23, 2008
Creator: Fair, Ian A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Passage for Families of Troubled Youth transcript

A Passage for Families of Troubled Youth

Lecture given Wednesday, February 23, 2000, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Themes from the Prodigal Son story provide strong implications for families of troubled youth."
Date: February 23, 2000
Creator: Hinson, Waymon
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Utilizing Evidence-Based Christianity to Navigate the Maze of Life transcript

Utilizing Evidence-Based Christianity to Navigate the Maze of Life

Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This workshop utilizes evidence-based Christianity to critique ten commonly accepted wise sayings. One hundred individuals were surveyed to determine if the ten wise sayings were supported by biblical evidence. The results of the survey will be presented."
Date: September 23, 2009
Creator: Jordan, Darrell
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gospel in Albania and Bulgaria transcript

The Gospel in Albania and Bulgaria

Lecture given Wednesday, February 23, 2000, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Churches are growing in ex-communist countries and Arab cities. Congregations are multi-ethnic in make-up and present wonderful challenges to missions workers."
Date: February 23, 2000
Creator: Roussos, Dino
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History