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Public Worship, Wealth, and Poverty in Early Christianity 

Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship. 

August 27, 2025 | 63 min video
Culturally Responsive, Trauma-Informed Worship

In today’s diverse and interconnected world, understanding and addressing trauma through a culturally responsive lens is essential for creating inclusive and healing worship experiences. 

August 11, 2025 | 60 min video

Cultivating the Creative Life

What is creativity, and why do we still need to talk about it? Join Sandra McCracken in a conversation on faith, imagination, and creativity. 

August 5, 2025 | 62 min video
Preaching and Soul Care (For Preachers and Their Hearers)

In a world generically “spiritual,” how does a preacher tend to the highest calling of the pastoral life: the tending of souls?

July 29, 2025 | 44 min video

Women and the Gender of God

At the intersection of theology and anthropology, this session will investigate the impact of the language Christians use for God. 

July 24, 2025 | 66 min video
Women in the Parables: Unveiling Their Influence and Impact in Jesus’ Teachings

Explore the sometimes overlooked but vital roles women play in the parables of Jesus. 

July 24, 2025 | 59 min video
Living Under Water:  Baptism as a Way of Life

Baptism is often contentious. It breeds arguments and division, splitting congregations and families. 

July 22, 2025 | 49 min video

We Are All Here: Worship and the Common Work of Suicide Prevention

Suicide is a deeply personal and all-too-present reality in Christian congregations. 

July 22, 2025 | 58 min video
Sending Songs Vesper

This vesper service features music from the soon-to-be-released Sending Songs album by the music collective Porter’s Gate. Created in collaboration with Fuller Seminary’s Worship for Workers project, this album offers songs that commission God’s people with mission and purpose into their places of work and play.  

July 15, 2025 | 39 min video
Playing Well with Others: Musical Collaboration in the Worship Service

Musical collaboration in worship can be rewarding: it can build relationships, enrich the musical life of a congregation, and add more colors, timbres, and textures. 

July 15, 2025 | 60 min video