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Personal Notes "Such Creation Is All I Have...", Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Excerpt from Saunders's personal notes. Notes are journal-type entries that mix personal reflection with plans for Heartbeat.

In this excerpt, Saunders reflects on life priorities, the nature of creativity as a gift to God, and purpose.

An Assessment Of Buttrick's Homiletic, Tim Sensing

Restoration Quarterly

Sensing, Tim (1993) "An Assessment of Buttrick's Homiletic," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 35 : No. 3.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Slides For Community Products, Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Handwritten slides marking the first checkpoint in the production of the series of community products.

On This Rock I Will Build My Church, Royce Money

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.

Plan For City Outreach, Unknown

Landon Saunders Documents

Outline of the plan for product directed towards cities. Describes initial roll-out, goals, product packages, and rough budget.

Proposal For Community Seminars, Unknown

Landon Saunders Documents

Early document leading up to the community seminars directed toward cities and businesses. Includes rationale and needs assessment, why heartbeat is uniquely positioned to respond, a very general description of plan, and how ideas on how to fund and market it.

1993: On This Rock I Will Build My Church, Royce Money

Lectureship Books

No abstract provided.

1993 - 75th Annual Bible Lectureship, "A Changeless Christ: Studies In Matthew", Abilene Christian University, Abilene Christian University

Lectureship and Summit Programs

No abstract provided.

Assessing Patterns Of Disengagement And Re-Entry In Two Local Congregations Of Churches Of Christ, David Mitchell Malone

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

This study investigates two congregations among Churches of Christ with a prototype instrument adapted from questions used in a national survey (The Unchurched American, The Princeton Religion Research Center, 1978). The ministry objective for this project thesis is to generate an assessment instrument to be used as a tool for ministry between active and inactive church members.

Specific questions addressed are: what are the patterns of disengagement and re-entry in two local congregations connected with Churches of Christ? Is the disengagement of teenagers and young adults (age 13-24) in each local congregation measurably greater than other recognized age categories over …

A Biblical Program For Building New Self-Love In African American Males And Fathers, Anthony Roach Sr.

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

A training program for building new self-love in African American males and fathers was developed, taught, and implemented. The author made a conscious effort to employ an integrative approach to the curriculum, using both the resources of theology and psychology in its framework.

The Core Gospel: On Restoring The Crux Of The Matter, Bill Love

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

This book offers summaries of preaching from generations of ministers within the Stone-Campbell tradition and Churches of Christ more specifically. The Core Gospel is divided into three sections: Part One: The Core Gospel in the New Testament; Part Two: Our Restoration Proclamation of the Core Gospel; Part Three: Current Preaching of the Core Gospel (in the 1990s). This book offers one-of-a-kind synopses of preachers and preaching, and is an important source of data on religious life through more than five generations of Christians.

1992 -- 74th Annual Bible Lectureship, "Corinth Revisited: Studies In I Corinthians", Abilene Christian University, Abilene Christian University

Lectureship and Summit Programs

No abstract provided.

Imitating The Genre Of Parable In Today's Pulpit, Timothy R. Sensing

Restoration Quarterly

Sensing, Timothy R. (1991) "Imitating the Genre of Parable in Today's Pulpit,"Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 33 : No. 4.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Invitation Letter To Linda Thompson To Join Heartbeat Board, Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Letter from Landon Saunders to Linda Thompson inviting her to join the Heartbeat Board of Directors. Invitation was part of Heartbeat's desire to expand the existing board to include more women and ethnically diverse members.

Landon Brady Saunders Biography (Secular), Unknown

Landon Saunders Documents

One-page biography of Landon Saunders for secular events, circa 1991.

Letter Announcing New Heartbeat Board Members, Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Letter from Landon Saunders to Don Williams announcing the current Board of Directors' decision to add new and more diverse people, including women, to the Heartbeat Board. Lists the criteria for consideration suggested by the current Board. Contains a reply form for additional nominees, a list of current board members and their addresses, and a list of names and home states of new nominees approved by the Board on July 13, 1991.

Drafts And Suggestions For Letter Inviting Nominees To Join Heartbeat Board, Landon Brady Saunders, Tim Minnix

Landon Saunders Documents

Initial draft of the letter inviting nominees to join the Heartbeat Board. This is one draft of several that the folder contains. Draft contains handwritten notes and suggested edits.

Separate pages list editing suggestions from various board members to Landon Saunders and notes about the board expansion overall.

Leadership In Churches Of Christ In Argentina: Expectations Of National Christians For The Use Of Power By Church Leaders, William Alan Richardson

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

From the earliest arrival of Spaniards in Argentina, strong authoritarian leaders have provided the predominant model for leadership in all arenas. This project/thesis sets out to discover the effects of this history upon the expectations of Argentine Christians for leaders and leadership styles in the churches of Christ, investigating three key questions: Do Argentine Christians prefer authoritative or participa- tive systems of organization in the church? What system of organization is actually employed in the churches of Christ? Is change required?

In order to answer these questions, the study was initiated with an overview of the history of Argentina and …

1991 - 73rd Annual Bible Lectureship, "Praising God: Themes From The Psalms," Abilene Christian University, Abilene Christian University

Lectureship and Summit Programs

No abstract provided.

Five Ideas: A Declaration Of Personal Interdependence, Landon Brady Saunders, Heartbeat

Landon Saunders Documents

Heartbeat brochure available to respondents upon request.

The Depression Plan, Landon Brady Saunders, Heartbeat

Landon Saunders Documents

Heartbeat brochure available to respondents upon request.

Encouragement For The Helper, Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Speech by Landon Saunders, part I. Part II is under title "Encouragement from the Helped", also digitized in this repository. Speech contains a transcript of audience questions and answers.

Encouragement From The Helped, Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Speech given by Landon Saunders. Labeled Part II. Part I is entitled "Encouragement for the Helper" and is also digitized as part of this repository.

The Springfield And Cumberland Presbyteries: Conflict And Secession In The Old Southwest, Douglas A. Foster

Restoration Quarterly

Foster, Douglas A. (1990) "The Springfield and Cumberland Presbyteries: Conflict and Secession in the Old Southwest," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 32 : No. 3.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Sign And Word: Martin Luther's Theology Of The Sacraments, Kenneth R. Craycraft Jr.

Restoration Quarterly

Craycraft, Kenneth R. Jr. (1990) "Sign and Word: Martin Luther's Theology of the Sacraments," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 32 : No. 3.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Inspiring A Church To Dream, Jerry Austin Jenkins

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Church In Exile: God's Counter Culture In A Non-Christian World, James Thompson

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

Christians have become more and more a minority group in American culture, and so now find themselves in a situation similar to the early Christians-facing the challenge of living as cultural exiles. The Church in Exile draws upon the epistle of 1 Peter, which was written to "exiles," to help us learn how to live faithfully when many around us do not share Christian values.

What Lbs Wants To Do, Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Date is circa 1990.

Saunders outlines his strengths as a communicator and how he wishes to employ it for Heartbeat. Discusses what makes communication effective and what kind of communication is necessary for ministry. Quotes several poems by Emily Dickinson. Concludes with what this reflection means for Heartbeat.

1990 - 72nd Annual Bible Lectureship, "Luke: A Gospel For The World", Abilene Christian University, Abilene Christian University

Lectureship and Summit Programs

No abstract provided.

Creech Letter In Response To Academy Of Ideas, Dan Creech

Landon Saunders Documents

Letter from Dan Creech thanking Heartbeat for a good experience at Academy of Ideas.