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The Seven Minute Seminary is an initiative to capture and catalog hundreds of thoughtful seven-minute mini-lectures on a full range of issues and subjects spanning the disciplines taught by Asbury Seminary's faculty and beyond. Download group discussion guides for these videos at store.seedbed.com/c…

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    What High-Commitment Youth Ministry Looks Like

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2019 6:19


    What High-Commitment Youth Ministry Looks Like.

    Episode 336: What High-Commitment Youth Ministry Looks Like - with Matt Friedeman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2019 6:19


    Many engage in youth ministry as if young people are satisfied with distractions and can only swallow shallow faith. The church often responds as if there were no way around this assumption. In today’s Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. Matt Friedeman offers an alternate model—one which requires a high-commitment of participants and yields a more fruitful result.

    Jesus and the Creed Are Supervise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019 6:34


    Jesus and the Creed Are Supervise.

    Episode 335: Jesus and the Creed Are Supervise - with Carolyn Moore

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 6:34


    Many people assume that Jesus is merely a nice person, or perhaps a safe idea, that helps people cope with the challenges of life. On the contrary, the claims that Jesus makes on the world are totalizing and life-altering. In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Carolyn Moore explains the subversive nature of Jesus’ life and ministry. The gospel of the kingdom of God requires all people to check their allegiances and realign their lives with the reality of Jesus Christ’s lordship.

    How the Doctrine of the Trinity Helps Our Pastoral and Counseling Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2018 5:47


    How the Doctrine of the Trinity Helps Our Pastoral and Counseling Practice.

    Episode 334: How the Doctrine of the Trinity Helps Our Pastoral and Counseling Practice - with Virginia Holeman

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2018 5:47


    The doctrine of the Trinity, and the persons of the Trinity themselves, have a deep impact on our pastoral and counseling practices. God’s inherent relational nature helps define what it means to be whole and how we can get there. Watch this Seven Minute Seminary by Dr. Virginia “Toddy” Holeman as she makes the connection between the trinitarian God of Christianity—the God of holy love—and the process of healing and sanctification for all person.

    The Problem with Attractional Worship Services

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2018 7:17


    The Problem with Attractional Worship Services.

    Episode 333: The Problem with Attractional Services - with Steven Bruns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2018 7:17


    For whom should worship services be designed? Should their intended purpose be evangelism, discipleship, or both? Should seekers (non-Christians) be in mind, or Christians already in the faith? In today’s Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. Steven Bruns looks back to history in order to discover the models used by the church during some of the church’s most vibrant eras. The video will challenge some of the common assumptions about church services in America.

    What Repentance Has to Do with Evangelism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2018 6:52


    What Repentance Has to Do with Evangelism.

    Episode 332: What Repentance Has to Do with Evangelism - with Scott Camp

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2018 6:52


    What does repentance have to do with evangelism? In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Scott Camp challenges the church not to leave out an essential ingredient—repentance—when presenting the good news of Jesus in the 21st century. Camp defines repentance as a change of mind that leads to a change of direction, and explores why its critical that this remain at the heart the gospel message.

    How Jesus Christ Atones for Our Sin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2018 6:42


    How Jesus Christ Atones for Our Sin.

    Episode 331: How Jesus Christ Atones for Our Sins - with Joshua McNall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2018 6:42


    How does Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection atone for our sins? How does the death of a fully divine and fully human person offer salvation for all of humankind? In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Joshua McNall presents four models for what’s called atonement, or being made at-one with God. Collectively, these models paint a picture of how we can understand the saving work of Jesus Christ.

    The Protestant Reformation in Wesleyan Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2018 4:28


    The Protestant Reformation in Wesleyan Perspective.

    Episode 330: The Protestant Reformation in Wesleyan Perspective - with Jason Vickers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 4:28


    The year 2017 marked 500 years since the Protestant Reformation. In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Jason Vickers interprets this reform movement, of which Methodism was a part, by focusing on two of its renewal emphases: 1. The Authority of Scripture (sola scriptura). 2. The Role of Faith in Salvation (sola fides)

    The Continuity Between the Old Testament and New Testament

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2018 8:22


    The Continuity Between the Old Testament and New Testament.

    Episode 329: The Continuity Between the Old Testament and New Testament - with Craig Keener

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2018 8:22


    Was the Old Testament religion one of salvation by works, while the New Testament one by grace? Many in the church have often framed the contrast between the covenants this way: Law-keeping vs. Grace. But that’s not where the biblical evidence leads, claims Dr. Craig Keener. In this Seven Minute Seminary, we learn that salvation was always by grace through faith, and covenant faithfulness on Israel’s part was expressed through obedience.

    The Old Testament Laws and Their Modern Application

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2018 9:05


    The Old Testament Laws and Their Modern Application.

    Episode 328: The Old Testament Laws and Their Modern Application - with Craig Keener

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2018 9:05


    How should Christians in the 21st century relate to Old Testament laws and moral examples? In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Craig Keener helps explain the context of Israel’s laws by pointing out that many of the laws were admittedly meant to limit sin, not abolish it altogether. This means that in some sense, there were laws that were less than the ethical ideal and served as concessions for the ancient culture (see instructions about polygamy, divorce, sexual abuse, holy war, etc.) But Jesus

    Christian Counseling and the Spiritual World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2018 6:02


    Christian Counseling and the Spiritual World.

    Episode 327: Christian Counselling and the Spiritual World - with Stephen Stratton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2018 6:02


    What might a Christian approach to counseling look like? One crucial aspect is getting the starting point right by having an integrated view of personhood. This means holding in union the emotional, cognitive, spiritual, and physical dimensions of our being. Watch this Seven Minute Seminary video with Dr. Stephen Stratton as he describes the process of counseling people in a way that recognizes the unity of persons.

    The Old Testament Laws in Their Ancient Context

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2018 11:46


    The Old Testament Laws in Their Ancient Context.

    Episode 326: The Old Testament Laws in Their Ancient Context - with Craig Keener

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2018 11:46


    The Old Testament laws, especially those given as part of the Sinai Covenant, are sometimes difficult to understand and are therefore engaged less fruitfully. Yet we have psalmists declaring, “Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.” (Psalm 119:97 NIV). One of the reasons we perhaps struggle with understanding their meaning and significance is because we lack the ancient context in which they were written.

    The Meaning of the Tabernacle in the Old Testament

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2018 5:48


    The Meaning of the Tabernacle in the Old Testament.

    Episode 325: The Meaning of the Tabernacle in the Old Testament - with Craig Keener

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2018 5:48


    In Exodus 25, God instructs Israel to prepare offerings for the tabernacle, and also provides instructions for how to build this sanctuary. Many assume that every little detail has symbolic significance—and some of it does. However, we fail to see the practical reasons for much of its design. In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Craig Keener helps situate the Tabernacle in its ancient context, noting both its similarities and contrasts with other temples in the region.

    How to Use Alpha to Plant Churches

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2018 7:14


    How to Use Alpha to Plant Churches.

    Episode 324: How to Use Alpha to Plant Churches - with Christian Selvaratnam

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2018 7:14


    Church-planting is increasingly becoming recognized as one of the most effective ways to reach new people with the gospel in critical parts of the secular West. In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Christian Selvaratnam of Alpha encourages those considering church-planting to use Alpha as a launching pad for gathering people together in new churches.

    Ministry in the Power of the Holy Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2018 6:59


    Ministry in the Power of the Holy Spirit.

    Episode 323: Ministry in the Power of the Holy Spirit - with Steve Seamands

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2018 6:59


    Ministry in the power of the Holy Spirit can refer to many things, including the signs and wonders that often attend missional ministry. It also encourages the love of Jesus and encompasses the empowerment for holy living among his disciples. In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Steve Seamands encourages us to consider John Wesley as a model for how to responsibly welcome the ministry of the Holy Spirit among us.

    What happens when the Church reads the Bible out of Context (Part IV)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2018 9:19


    What happens when the Church reads the Bible out of Context (Part IV).

    Episode 322: What happens when the Church reads the Bible out of Context (Part IV) - with Craig Keener

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2018 9:19


    What happens when the church reads the Bible out of context? Some of our most cherished beliefs, songs, and platitudes are based on proof-texting, which means that the original historical and literary context of the Bible is ignored.

    How the Gospel Is Sown Across Asia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2018 3:40


    How the Gospel Is Sown Across Asia.

    Episode 321: How the Gospel Is Sown Across Asia - with Adonis Gorospe

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2018 3:40


    How is the gospel sown across Asia? Both indigenous and Western Christian missionaries to Asian countries must grapple with how the gospel is sown and lived out in unique cultural contexts. In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Adonis Abelard O. Gorospe offers several angles to consider when reflecting on global Christianity and missionary efforts in Asia.

    What Happens When the Church Reads the Bible Out of Context (Part III)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2018 7:36


    What Happens When the Church Reads the Bible Out of Context (Part III).

    Episode 320: What Happens When the Church Reads the Bible Out of Context (Part III) - with Craig Keener

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018 7:36


    What happens when the church reads the Bible out of context? Some of our most cherished beliefs, songs, and platitudes are based on proof-texting, which means that the original historical and literary context of the Bible is ignored.

    How Christianity Became a Heart Religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2018 7:58


    How Christianity Became a Heart Religion.

    Episode 319: How Christianity Became a Heart Religion - with Scott Kisker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2018 7:58


    How did Christianity once again become a religion of the heart? In this Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. Scott Kisker explains how several traditions recaptured the significance of a genuine faith encounter with Jesus Christ following the Protestant Reformation. He explains how these traditions witnessed a void in the life of the church, emphasized the need for holiness of life, and then set up structures to sustain this vocation. These movements then became the predecessors of the Methodist rev

    What Happens When the Church Reads the Bible Out of Context (Part II)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2018 8:36


    What Happens When the Church Reads the Bible Out of Context (Part II).

    Episode 318: What Happens When the Church Reads the Bible Out of Context (Part II) - with Craig Keener

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2018 8:36


    What happens when the church reads the Bible out of context? Some of our most cherished beliefs, songs, and platitudes are based on proof-texting, which means that the original historical and literary context of the Bible is ignored.

    Ministry in the Pattern of the Resurrected Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2018 6:42


    Ministry in the Pattern of the Resurrected Jesus.

    Episode 317: Ministry in the Pattern of the Resurrected Jesus - with James Swanson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2018 6:42


    In the wake of the crucifixion, Jesus’s early followers likely wondered whether the Christian movement be abandoned. Then the resurrected Jesus started appearing to his disciples and opening their eyes to the significance of his suffering. What does this teach us about ministry today?

    What Happens When the Church Reads the Bible Out of Context (Part I)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2018 8:12


    What Happens When the Church Reads the Bible Out of Context (Part I).

    Episode 316: What Happens When the Church Reads the Bible Out of Context (Part I) - with Craig Keener

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2018 8:12


    What happens when the church reads the Bible out of context? Some of our most cherished beliefs, songs, and platitudes are based on proof-texting, which means that the original historical and literary context of the Bible is ignored.

    How Gospel Movements Multiply and Affect Existing Churches

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2018 6:55


    How Gospel Movements Multiply and Affect Existing Churches.

    Episode 315: How Gospel Movements Multiply and Affect Existing Churches - with Steve Addison

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2018 6:55


    How do gospel movements affect current, existing churches? In this Seven Minute Seminary video, Steve Addison offers a different starting point for church-planting—evangelism and discipleship. He then explores how this movement model multiplies and how traditional churches can participate in this kind of gospel work.

    Fundraising Strategies for Churches

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2018 5:11


    Fundraising Strategies for Churches.

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