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Spiritually Empowered for Living: Themes From Ephesians - A Vision for Unity

Description: Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This class brings a textual study of Ephesians, paying particular attention to the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church. Paul's vision for the body of Christ, and life lived "in Christ" in first century Ephesians, necessitates rethinking our own calling and cultural context."
Date: February 19, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 01 second
Creator: York, John
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The Sufferings of This Present Time: Christian Perspectives on the "Attack on America" - Living Christian as Americans

Description: Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "How do we make sense of our world in the wake of the terrorist attacks on our nation? Five months after our national tragedy we are still asking the hard questions of faith in the face of devestation and loss. While easy answers evade us, it is important for Christians to think about the shape of their world in the light of suffering. Join these three teachers as we consider again our place in light of the event… more
Date: February 19, 2002
Duration: 55 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Hailey, Mel; Rankin, Bill & Trevathan, Charles
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Things Unseen: Three Key Questions for Churches of Christ in the New Millennium - Life: Can Churches of Christ Become Functionally Trinitarian?

Description: 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 focu… more
Date: February 19, 2002
Duration: 56 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Allen, Leonard
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Thriving in a Long Ministry - What's Worked for 31 Years

Description: Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Developing and maintaining a productive and lasting relationship among preacher, leaders, congregation and community are tremendous challenges. This class will offer insights from three decades with a growing local church."
Date: February 19, 2002
Duration: 59 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Baisden, Joe
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Transcending Segregated Religion - By the Power of the Holy Spirit

Description: 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
Duration: 47 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Rollinson, Harold
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Transcending Segregated Religion - With a Servant's Heart

Description: 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
Duration: 1 hour 55 seconds
Creator: Rollinson, Harold
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Until Christ is Formed In You: The Ultimate Goal of Spiritual Formation - The Faith-Forming Community

Description: Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Spirituality means more allowing our faith in Christ to saturate every nook and cranny of our lives - our thinking, feeling and living. But what is the process by which this faith is internalized? This class will examine biblical texts that begin to answer that question."
Date: February 19, 2002
Duration: 57 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Cope, Mike
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When God Seems Absent - The Story of Esther

Description: 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… more
Date: February 19, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Bouchelle, Dan
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A Winding Road Well Worn: Struggling to Life the ...Spiritual Life - The Spirituality of Depression

Description: Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Where can I find resources to life the spiritual life? Scripture, our experience and spiritual masters of the ages combine to provide perspective and help for the person seeking God in everyday life."
Date: February 19, 2002
Duration: 55 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Childers, Jeff
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The Artist as Priest and Prophet - Conflict: Building Altars in a Divided Kingdom

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 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 20, 2002
Duration: 37 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Beaubeaux, Carmen
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Baptism: Our Spirituality's Defining Moment - The Spirit's Grace That Comes After Baptism

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "How can we hope to "Recover Spirituality" without recovering a rubust doctrine of the indwelling Holy Spirit? Is spirituality anything other than life in the Spirit of God? This life in the Spirit begins at baptism - spirituality's defining moment. Rediscover the Spirit's grace working in your life."
Date: February 20, 2002
Duration: 53 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Sager, Scott
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Can I Still Learn to Enjoy Jesus? - Becoming a Person and Church of Joy

Description: 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
Duration: 50 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Martin, Jim
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Celebrating the Wrath of God - Building Doghouses and Building Worlds

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "These presentations claim that the wrath of God is another face of His holy love dealing with humanity's sin. It embraces humanity as a whole and shows itself as the suffering we see in the world. The wrath not only speaks of the sinfulness of our sin; it proclaims God's steadfast refusal to let us sink without trace. And since His loving wrath is so pervasive and relentless, it implies a glorious end that wil… more
Date: February 20, 2002
Duration: 54 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: McGuiggan, Jim
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Children Should Be Seen and Heard: Nurturing the Spirituality of Children - Let the Little Children Come: How?

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 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 co… more
Date: February 20, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 17 seconds
Creator: Neilson, Shelley
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The Christian's Green Thumb: The Essentials of Spiritual Growth - The Nutrition for Spiritual Growth

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Agriculturists and horticulturists often boast of their mystical green thumb, which helps them produce bountiful harvests of fruits, vegetables and flowers. These sessions will explore ways that the Christian can develop a "green thumb" as he or she seeks to fulfill that all-important mandate to grow spiritually."
Date: February 20, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 13 seconds
Creator: Barclay, Richard
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A Church that Flies - Doing the Same Things Differently

Description: 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
Duration: 54 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Woodroof, Tim
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Confessions of a Church of Christ Monk - Monk Without a Monastery

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Do you ever find in the frantic pace of life and its hectic demands that there is little time to simply be with God? Is it possible to have one's life guided by God's presence rather than the demands all around us? Come discover the way of "desert spirituality.""
Date: February 20, 2002
Duration: 54 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Harris, Randy
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Darkest Africa Becomes Lightest Africa

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In 100 years Africa has risen from a straggling missions zone to the center of world Christianity. How did this happen? Who was responsible? How have Churches of Christ figured in this transformation?"
Date: February 20, 2002
Duration: 57 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Broom, Wendell & Williams, Tex
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Elders and Spirituality - The Bishop as a Spiritual Leader

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 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 20, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 33 seconds
Creator: Fair, Ian A.
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Embodied Spirituality: Discovering a Balance of Nature and Grace - A Look at the New Humanity

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "What does it mean to be created in the image of God? IN what ways are we called to fulfill this goal? Is it completely a divine reality, merely a human reality, or a cooperative effort with God? The incarnation furnishes powerful answers to these questions and provides a balanced approach to spirituality."
Date: February 20, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Aquino, Frederick
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