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My Brother y Mi Hermano

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "A reflection on the current situation and culture of the Spanish-speaking Churches of Christ in the United States and Latin America. How can we serve each other as brother and sister? How can we enrich each other's lives?"
Date: September 24, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Garcia, Jorge Daniel & Hernandez, Patricia
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Christ's Holy Guidance System

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 1:30 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Come discover the amazing power in the ancient wisdom of the world's greatest lover as he gives us a pattern for living in dynamic community."
Date: September 24, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Walling, Jeff
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A Missional Response to Social Justice and Poverty

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The church's efforts to ameliorate poverty and pursue social justice are often disconnected from its Missional purpose. Do churches struggle to identify the authority to address social problems? We will discuss Missional authority and private troubles."
Date: September 24, 2008
Duration: 58 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Brice, Tanya & Jordan, Darrell
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Fresh Face on the Ancient Tale - Crafting Narrative Sermons They Won't Ever Forget

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Make Scripture come alive. Preaching the primary character in a biblical passage (i.e. Paul) has tremendous impact and fosters lasting personal application. Culture and creativity combined with dramatic storytelling and exegesis yield teaching tools for beginners to veterans."
Date: September 24, 2008
Duration: 52 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Mudd, Larry
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Oculus Dei - Photography as Ministry

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In the "body of Christ," who are the eyes? See and hear how one photographer is trying to use this medium to pursue justice and serve the church"
Date: September 24, 2008
Duration: 57 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Kendall-Ball, Greg
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One Church's Method for Embracing New Members

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Belonging to a group is vital for us and critical to church vitality. But too often, new people are challenged by our churches and our groups. How can we connect effectively?"
Date: September 24, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 12 seconds
Creator: Brown, Doug
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Nothing Can Separate Us: God's Love for the Same-Sex Struggler - Changing Minds

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The Christian community is starved for answers to our questions about sexual orientation. In these sessions we will explore a more Christ-centered response to those who experience same-sex attraction - beginning with a better understanding of this struggle. Going beyond the first chapter of Romans, we'll reaffirm the truth that it is God's love that changes all of us. And we'll discover ways to take that life… more
Date: September 24, 2008
Duration: 51 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Gary, Sally
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Fundraising for Sam's Place

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Sam's Place is an orphanage for the deaf in East Kenya initiated by the late Sam McReynolds, ACU professor emeritus of mathematics. This class discusses fund-raising techniques and timelines for soliciting funds for the completion of this orphanage."
Date: September 24, 2008
Duration: 56 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Williams, Vernon
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Growing Old In Christ: Blessings and Challenges of Ministry to the Aging - Aging with Grace: Growing Old for the Next Generation

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The changing demographics of the aging population, particularly the baby boomer generation create opportunity for ministry. These sessions consider aging from theological and pastoral perspective in responding to these needs."
Date: September 24, 2008
Duration: 52 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Holland, Jack
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Redefining Christianism - Disturbing the Comfortable

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Come be challenged and encouraged by stories of ministry among homeless youth from the Dry Bones ministry in Denver, Colorado. Hear how the disturbed have begun to find comfort, the comfortable have been shaken from their comfort and everyone's faith has been forever changed. A new Christianism is alive on the streets of Denver."
Date: September 24, 2008
Duration: 49 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Wallace, Matt & Wallace, Nikki
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Newfound Awareness - An Actual Step Forward

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "One of the struggles in dealing with issues of race in our churches is we are often left feeling there is nothing we can do. We become hopeless and, not surprisingly, nothing changes. So how can awareness of racial issues become a positive first step toward true racial reconciliation? What can we actually do to begin the process in our lives and churches?"
Date: September 24, 2008
Duration: 58 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Parker, Damon & Walker, Beatriz Alem
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Campus Evangelism, Campus Revival, and Spiritual Awakening - Mobilizing Campus Ministries for Maximum Impact

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In the 1960s, campus evangelism was the most exciting and controversial movement among Churches of Christ. Led by Jim Bevis and Rex Vermillion, the short-lived ministry touched more than 40,000 students and some 400 campuses. Campus Evangelism "closed its doors" in 1970. Jim Bevis, co-founder of CE, shares his perspective of what happened."
Date: September 24, 2008
Duration: 53 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Bevis, Jim R.
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Olive Trees and Cyborgs - Our Christian Identities Here and Now

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "These classes examine how Paul addresses the competing concepts of identity at work within the Jewish and Gentile Christians in Rome, and asks how Paul's vision of Christian identity applies to us today."
Date: September 24, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 51 seconds
Creator: Thweatt-Bates, Jennifer J.
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Picking Up a Plunger - A Glimpse into the Overflow of a Young Woman's Heart

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Jesus said "For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks." Is there a connection between what we say and what resides in our hearts? What does God expect us to do with it and how can our "overflow" be pleasing to Him? This class discusses the challenges we face surrendering all we are to the Lordship of Jesus."
Date: September 24, 2008
Duration: 44 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Ross, Kayci
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Multiculturalism and Diversity: The 21st Century Challenges for the Church - We Want to Diversify, We Just Don't Know How

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 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 24, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Pendergrass, George
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Emerging Elders - Shepherding People in a Post-Christian Culture

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "We in the Restoration Movement are unique. We have a model of leadership that involves ministers/evangelists and elders/pastors. We train ministers but unfortunately have not intentionally developed elders for the church in a post-Christian culture. However, elders emerge in an intentional development ministry."
Date: September 24, 2008
Duration: 48 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Clark, Ron
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Will the Real God Please Stand Up? The Search for Justice in the Old Testament - Seeking an Everlasting Peace: Justice in the Prophets of Israel

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "These lessons explore biblical resources for our pursuit of justice. While justice and love often are played against each other, in the Bible they are complementary features of God's redemptive work. Justice is more than punishment for sin. Justice is commitment to a reality in which all humans have enough power, status and wealth to function as human beings made in God's image."
Date: September 24, 2008
Duration: 49 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Hamilton, Mark
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