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A Community Without Barriers: Women Meet Jesus

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This class explores the roles of women in Jesus' community and the early church, and the challenges of interpreting the scriptures and applying them to the life of Christians today."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 49 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Robinson, Thomas
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Constructive Partnerships: Why the Church Must Lead the Way

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Partnership is inherent to the nature of God and to God's creation of humanity. Yet men and women consistently struggle to form constructive partnerships that honor God and one another. This class focuses on development of such partnerships and challenges the church to lead the way in forming them."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 44 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Reese, Jeanene P.
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Dealing With Difficult Moments: Managing Relationships with Parents and Critics

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Ministry becomes even more complicated when critics enter your life. Ministers need a specific set of skills to manage highly involved parents and well-meaning critics. Joiner will lead a discussion and demonstration of these skills."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 45 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Joiner, Steve
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A Deeper Kind of Righteousness: Do We Follow Jesus or the Bible?

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Jesus called His disciples to be salt and light in the world. He tells them to do this by putting on display a kind of righteousness vastly different from the traditional religion of their day. He calls us to do the same today."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 41 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Hodges, Wade
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Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) and the Christian Faith

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "This year marks the tricentennial of the birth of the greatest talker who ever lived and one of the most quotable men in history. He was a defender of the Christian faith and "the first moralist of the age." His English dictionary was a literary triumph, and his published prayers are classics of Christian devotion."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 44 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Rushford, Jerry
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Falling In and Out of Love With the Church: Why I Want To Leave

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "More and more people are disillusioned with church and church people. How might Christians begin to be more honest about our feelings for the church? Hear reflections and ideas for the journey of loving the church through thick and thin."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 43 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Barton, Sara
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Falling In and Out of Love with the Church: Why I Want to Stay

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "More and more people are disillusioned with church and church people. How might Christians begin to be more honest about our feelings for the church? Hear reflections and ideas for the journey of loving the church through thick and thin."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 38 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Barton, Sara
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From Habit to Harvard Law: Adventures in Imagining with God

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "God can do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, through his power at work within us. Hear one person's adventures in dreaming big dreams and responding to God's calling. Re-imagine your life with God."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 43 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Sullivan, Slade
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Getting Radical

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 1:30 PM at Abilene Christian University: "In a culture where values seem as variable as the weather, how does the Christian navigate this strange world? How do I decide between competing ethical viewpoints?"
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 42 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Harris, Randy
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Grief Is A Verb: Spiritual and Emotional Responses to Loss

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Grieving a major loss is a difficult, jagged trek. Believers often hope that faith will eliminate deep feelings of sorrow and suffering. In reality, faith can provide us the safest place to express sorrow and confront harsh times."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 50 minutes
Creator: Fry, Virgil
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Guess Who Is Coming to Church: A Discussion on How We Accept Differences in the Church

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Often we are surrounded by people who are just like us in socioeconomic status and appearance. We walk into churches filled with Christians with whom we are comfortable; that makes us feel good about being Christians. But what happens when our biggest fear walks into the church building?"
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 48 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Martin, Byron
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Have We Understood Baptism Correctly? What Do Early Christian Art and Archaeology Reveal About Baptism?

Description: 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
Duration: 45 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Ferguson, Everett
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How Can We Sing the Lord's Song? The Psalms as the Church's Hymnal

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The Psalms have always been a major source for the church's theology, vocabulary and practice of worship. We marginalize the Psalms, the fount of the church's worship theology, to our peril. But how can we sing the ancient Psalms in the contemporary church?"
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 48 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Shipp, R. Mark
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Involving God In Our Decision Making: Recognizing God's Work In Our Intellect

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "As Christians, we want to make decisions that bring glory to God and further His kingdom. How does one involve God in the discernment process? St. Ignatius asked this question and offers some understanding through three practices of discernment."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 46 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Halstead, Jackie
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Is God Among Us Or Not? Lessons From Exodus: Trekking With God: Valleys, Deserts, and Mountains in Exodus 16-40

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Exodus begins with an enslaved, discouraged people separated from themselves and God. It ends with a covenant people, free and committed to meaningful life. This transformation happens because God intervenes to free people from slavery and to help them imagine themselves as committed and significant people. Their story is a paradigm for our story."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 45 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Hamilton, Mark
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A Ministry for the Masses

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "This session is bigger than discussing the unique opportunity of ministry to those inside the criminal justice system. Not all of the imprisoned are in prison. This session explores addictive behavior, games convicts play, stories of working with inmates for 25 years and the "how to" of ministering to convicts."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Anderson, Freddie
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More News About Benefits for Christian Leaders

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The Christian Leaders Benefits Alliance (CLBA) is in its second year of service to Christian leaders in churches and non-profit ministry organizations (schools, children's homes, service groups, etc.). Leaders from the CLBA share the latest information about nationwide health insurance and possible new benefits."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 44 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Siburt, Charles; Wright, James Russell; Mullican, Jon & Orr, Roland
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Multi-Racial and Multi-Generational Fellowships: Practicing the Presence of God in Your Ministry

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Every minister desires to seek and follow God's direction and will. Practicing the presence of God involves total dependence on God through prayer and listening to His voice. Does your church want to get to know your neighbors? Integrating begins by building relationships and continues with bridge-building into the community of faith."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 47 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Almanza, Joe
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Nurturing Children's Spirituality: Christian Perspectives and Best Practices

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "This class explores the unfolding concept of children's spirituality, examining definitions, biblical and theological foundations and current research. It briefly overviews 10 key ways to cultivate children's spiritual development, but focuses principally on three re-orienting and profound approaches for parents and churches to consider."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 43 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Allen, Holly
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One Kingdom, Many Colors: Practices of Multicultural Christian Formation

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "God's kingdom embraces many cultures, and ministries today must deal with cultural diversity. Is multiculturalism a problem or an opportunity? This class explores the great opportunities awaiting the church when the richness of cultural diversity is taken seriously. The class examines models of multicultural formation and suggests ways of improving ministry."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 49 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Kang-Hamilton, Samjung
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Prophetic Researchers: How Student Scholars Are Shaking Up Our World: From the Library to the Streets

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "How can academic research reflect social justice commitments? What does it mean for research to be prophetic? Hear from an interdisciplinary panel of students whose research projects reflect the ACU difference."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 44 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Camp, Jonathan W.
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