The files presented here represent the full extant collection of audio recordings made of the main theme speeches, individual classes and special events held at the annual Bible Lectureship and Summit. For many years only the plenary addresses and a few theme speeches were recorded. We have a much fuller selection of recordings from recent years. We identify the files according to the labels used on the reel or tape container.
Pictured here is a plenary session of the 1968 Lectureship in the newly-opened Moody Coliseum.
Submissions from 2014
Raising God's Children: Part 2 - Blessings God with God's Blessing, Christopher McCurley
Roman Empire, American Empire, and Rebel Christians: Part 1 - Subsersive Christianity in Empires Past and Present, Jay Hawkins
Roman Empire, American Empire, and Rebel Christians: Part 2 - Faith That Undermines the Power of a Superpower, Jay Hawkins
Running on Empty: Part 1 - How to Gain Everything by Doing Nothing, Rick McCall
Running on Empty: Part 2 - How to Gain Everything by Doing Nothing, Rick McCall
Sacred Unveiling the God of Me: Part 1 - Rediscovering Yourself in Christ, Emily Lavender
Sacred Unveiling the God of Me: Part 2 - Connection With Those I Am Least Like, Emily Lavender
Sharing Sundays: Part 1 - Practical Partnerships for Preaching, Jordan Hubbard and Scott Meyer
Strangerous Love - Creating Space In Your Church for Young Families, Mic Biesboer
Sunday Morning Matters - The One Hour No Church Should Neglect, Eric Gentry
Sundays with Wendell Berry - What Wendell Berry is Teaching Me About Sabbath Rest, Sara Barton
Teaching As Translation - Bearing the Light of the Living Word, Jason Locke
Telling God's Story - How to Write Christian Fiction, Lynne Gentry
That the World May Believe: Part 1 - A Theology for Christian Unity, Allan Stanglin
That the World May Believe: Part 2 - The Response to Christian Unity, Allan Stanglin
The Bible and Its Readers - An Introduction to Different Readings, Noemi Palomares
The Colorful Portrait: Embracing Diversity in the Image of God, Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby
The Color of Silence: Part 1 - Race, Religion and the Contemplative Orientation, Eric Wilson
The Color of Silence: Part 2 - Race, Religion and the Contemplative Orientation, Eric Wilson
The Color of Silence: Part 3 - Race, Religion and the Contemplative Orientation, Eric Wilson
The Future of Preaching: Part 1, Dave Bland and David Fleer
The Future of Preaching: Part 2, Dave Bland and David Fleer
The Future of Preaching: Part 3, Dave Bland and David Fleer
The "God Wrestlers" - Genesis 32:3-12; 22-32, Stanley Hauerwas
The Gospel in Middle-Earth: Part 1 - Dragon-Sickness, Wraithing and other Modern Inconveniences, Jeff Childers
The Gospel in Middle-Earth: Part 2 - A Hobbit's Guide to Life in the 21st Century, Jeff Childers
The Master of Arts in Global Service - Not Just Another Masters Degree, Kent Smith and Chris Flanders
The Sound of God's Silence: Part 1 - When God Is Not There, Dean Barham
The Sound of God's Silence: Part 2 - The Abundance in Absense, Dean Barham
The Strange Strength of a Matriarch - Genesis 38, Sam Gonzalez
The Strategically Small Church: Part 1, Jeff Christian
The Strategically Small Church: Part 2, Jeff Christian
The Strategically Small Church: Part 3, Jeff Christian
Two-Hundred Goats, Thirty Camels and the Jabbok - Thoughts About Reconciliation, Linda King
Uncut: Part 1 - Why I Almost Went to Law School, Collin Packer
Uncut: Part 2 - Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Hitler, Collin Packer
Uncut: Part 3 - Get Naked, Collin Packer
Valedictory Address, Jack P. Lewis
Weathering the Storms of Life: Part 1 - Our Story, Lynn Anderson and Carolyn Anderson
Weathering the Storms of Life: Part 2 - What We are Learning, Lynn Anderson and Carolyn Anderson
Weathering the Storms of Life: Part 3 - What Helps Most, Lynn Anderson and Carolyn Anderson
We're Not There Yet - Expanding Women's Ministry in the 21st Century Church, Kathy Pulley
What the Latinization of the USA Means for the Church: Part 1 - Facing the Reality, Hector Hinojosa and Daniel Rodgriguez
What the Latinization of the USA Means for the Church: Part 2 - Embracing the Opportunity, Hector Hinojosa
When Helping Helps: Part 1 - How God's Economics Helps Solve Global Poverty, Milton Jones
When Helping Helps: Part 2 - How God's Economics Helps Solve Global Poverty, Milton Jones
Where the Wild Things Are - Overcoming Resistance In the Wilderness, Wade Hodges
Witnessing New Creation - Poverty Neighborhood Revitalization and the Mission of God: Part 1 - Why Revitalize, Don J. Williams
Witnessing New Creation - Poverty Neighborhood Revitalization and the Mission of God: Part 2 - How (and HowNot) to Revitalize, Don J. Williams
Work Matters: Part 1 - Caring for People in the Workplace, Will Herring
Work Matters: Part 2 - Caring for People in the Workplace, Will Herring
Worship Leaders Forum: Part 1 - Worshiping with Genesis, David Kneip
Worship Leaders Forum: Part 2 - Burning Questions in Worship Ministry, David Kneip
Worship Music in Christianity and the Stone-Campbell Movement, Douglas Foster
Youth Excavation - Empowering Youth to Discover Community, Justin Whiteley
Submissions from 2013
A Case of Mistaken Identity - A Church With No History, Gene Shelburne
A Case of Mistaken Identity - Is Jesus Enough to Define Identity?, Gene Shelbrne
Acting the Faith, Dawne Swearingen-Meeks
Addicted to Drama - How Culture Breeds Relationship Dissatisfaction, Stephen Parker
Addicted to Drama - Rediscovering “Us” in a Society of “Me”, Stephen Parker
A History of Women in Ministry in Churches of Christ - Women Exhorters, Deacons and Missionaries, Lynn Mitchell
A History of Women in Ministry in Churches of Christ - Women Preachers; Pastors and Elders, Lynn Mitchell
A Light to the City - Learning to Be a Church That Loves; Embraces and Transforms the City, Steve Cloer
A Mid-90s Farewell: I Go to a City Built by God, Leroy Garrett
Anay's Will To Learn - A Woman's Education in the Shadow of the Maquiladora, Elaine Hampton and Anay Carrillo
Anay's Will To Learn - A Woman's Education in the Shadow of the Maquiladora, Elaine Hampton and Anay Carrillo
A New Look at Models of Church Leadership - How Much Flexibility is there in a Biblical Model of Shepherding?, Royce Money
A New Look at Models of Church Leadership - How Much Flexibility is there in a Biblical Model of Shepherding?, Royce Money
A New Look at Models of Church Leadership - How Much Flexibility is there in a Biblical Model of Shepherding?, Royce Money
Apocalypse Now -How the Message of Revelation Speaks Afresh in a Post-Christian Culture, Mike Cope
Apocalyptic Warfare - The Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament, James Prather
Being a Black ACU Student in the 1970s - Stories and Lessons From Our Experiences, Clifford Florence and Bruce Johnson
Being a Black ACU Student in the 1970s - What I Wish All Black Christians Knew About Race; Culture and Reconciliation, Clifford Florence and Bruce Johnson
Being a Black ACU Student in the 1970s - What We Wish White Christians Knew About the Black Experience in America, Clifford Florence and Bruce Johnson
Being Real - Building Real Community or Common Unity, Byron Martin
Being Real - Building Real Community or Common Unity, Byron Martin
Being Wrong - 10 Common Theological Errors, Randy Harris
Being Wrong - 10 Common Theological Errors, Randy Harris
Being Wrong - 10 Common Theological Errors, Randy Harris
Beyond King and Throne - Making 21st-Century Metaphors for God, Albert Haley and Shelly Sanders
Big Macs and Carrot Sticks - What Eating Disorders Teach Us About Spiritual Cravings, Lauren Cunningham
Big Macs and Carrot Sticks - What Eating Disorders Teach Us About Spiritual Cravings, Lauren Cunningham
Can We Trust the Gospels - New Evidence for Gospel Reliability, Peter Williams
CHARIS Project Presents: Race; War and Gender - The Social Consciousness of Churches of Christ, Doug Foster
Children Will Follow Someone; Lead Them to Jesus - New and Old Wineskins, Deet Scott
Children Will Follow Someone; Lead Them To Jesus - Prodigal Sons and Prodigal Brothers, Deet Scott
Children Will Follow Someone; Lead Them to Jesus - The Soil and the Sower, Deet Scott
China Mission - What is God Doing in China?, Kilnam Cha
Christ's Church in the Community - Ambassadors of Reconciliation in a World of Hurt, David Langford
Christ's Church in the Community - Ambassadors of Reconciliation in a World of Hurt, David Langford
Coffee House: Beyond the Barricade - Exploring the Theology of Les Misérables, Richard Beck
Coffee House - The Gospel According to Monks Coffee Shop, Jerry Hendrix
Connecting with American Hispanics in the USA - Simple But Not Easy, Wilmer Rivera
Connecting with American Hispanics in the USA - Simple But Not Easy, Wilmer Rivera
Countering Children's Obesity, Patricia Hernandez
Creativity and Chaos - Learning From Theologies of Marginality, Jeanine Thweatt-Bates
Creativity and Chaos - Learning From Theologies of Marginality, Jeanine Thweatt-Bates
C.S. Lewis and the Inner Life - Seeing Lewis as An Asset for Enriching Spiritual Life, Tony Ash
C.S. Lewis and the Inner Life - Seeing Lewis as An Asset for Enriching Spiritual Life, Tony Ash
Different Strokes for Different Folks - How Various People-Groups Are Most Effectively Reached, Gayle Crowe