What’s Missing from Models of Christian Formation?
This panel discussion will explore misunderstood or neglected scriptural and theological themes related to Christian formation.
July 19, 2023
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75 min video
Silver Linings: What Churches Are Learning about Pastoral Worship Ministry through the Pandemic
What have we been learning about ministry through the pandemic? What benefits, strengths, virtues, and gifts have surprised us? Our panelists for this session are listeners and learners—people listening for what local ministry leaders are saying and for what is going on under the surface, even things not explicitly spoken. We'll learn from their listening and then receive some tips about how all of us can be more attentive in our listening practices.
July 19, 2023
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75 min video
Hardwired to Sing: Entrainment, lnteractional Synchrony, and the Spirit-ed Magic of Corporate Song
How can science help us understand what happens when Christians sing together in a common physical space? What are the neural and relational benefits of singing? This session will explore how the Holy Spirit works through what Christians in previous centuries have called “the second book of God”: nature, or the gifts of the physical world.
July 19, 2023
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70 min video
Biblical Thinking for the Regular Folks and Leaders in Your Church
This workshop is designed for interested lay folks, ministry leaders, and pastors for the sake of exploring the expansive intellectual/spiritual tradition of scripture. The biblical thought-world can hold its own with the ancient Greeks and modern scientific enterprise alike, yet we often don’t understand how scripture’s “thinking” can guide us through the thorniest issues in our culture. This workshop will help participants learn to think alongside the biblical authors by accessing the coherent systems of ideas across the Old and New testaments that not only permeate our own cultural and intellectual traditions, but offer a sophisticated critique of our society.
July 19, 2023
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36 min video
Indigenous Wisdom and Christian Practice: Indispensable Insights for Christians in Every Time and Place
Learn about the remarkable story of the World Christian Gathering of Indigenous Peoples and gain insights about worship and culture emerging from the accredited theological degrees offered by NAIITS—An Indigenous Learning Community. We’ll hear wisdom from the experiences in Australia of engaging a colonialist Christian history and develop a vision for how Christians in every continent can better work together to learn from each other and grow together in Christ.
July 19, 2023
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74 min video
Pouring Forth Speech: The Webb Telescope and God's Glory
Theologian John Stek called the physical creation "the glory robe of God." John Calvin liked to observe that it is our privilege to live in the “glory theater” of God's creation and that the reason God made human beings to stand upright is so we could better lift up our eyes to see the stars above. In the last year more of the universe's glory has been revealed by the stunning images emerging from the new James Webb Space Telescope. Few people can help us appreciate these new glimpses into God's creation better than astronomer Deborah Haarsma. In this session, Dr. Haarsma and Scott Hoezee will discuss what new facets of our Creator God's work have been revealed by the Webb Telescope’s images.
July 19, 2023
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77 min video
Power Distance and Teaching
María Eugenia Cornou invites reflection on how power distance impacts the dynamics between teachers and students, teaching contexts, and assignments.
May 8, 2023
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7 min video
Organizations and Power Distance
María Eugenia Cornou introduces the cultural value of power distance and how it shapes societies and organizations.
May 8, 2023
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10 min video
Power Distance and Preaching
María Eugenia Cornou invites reflection on how power distance impacts the role of the preacher, how scripture is viewed and interpreted, and the act of preaching.
May 8, 2023
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8 min video
Preaching and Teaching in Low-Power and High-Power Distance Cultures
In this video series, María Eugenia Cornou defines the cultural value of power distance and the implications of low-power and high-power distance contexts for preaching and teaching.
May 8, 2023
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10 min video
Opportunities and Challenges for Pastoral Ministry in 2023
Seven pastoral leaders—pastors, reconcilers, preachers, and scholars—offer insights from their unique contexts on the greatest opportunities and challenges for ministry work now.
April 12, 2023
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3 min video
Forgive Us Our Sins: Growing Into the Prayer Jesus Taught Us
A conversation with Mark Charles and John D. Witvliet on the phrase "Forgive Us Our Sins" from the Lord's Prayer, as part of the series "Growing into the Prayer Jesus Taught Us."
March 28, 2023
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11 min video
