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 2013
The Word on the Street - Bright Lights, Big City, John Siburt
The Word on the Street - C-I-T-Y is Not a Four-Letter Word, John Siburt
Life is Too Short to Miss the Big Picture - Parenting With Perspective, Melanie Simpson
The History of Our Future as Next-Generation Churches - Structure: Forms of Life in the Kingdom, Kent Smith, Gailyn VanRheenen, and Scott Lambert
The History of Our Future as Next-Generation Churches: Leadership - Equipping 21st-Century Missionaries, Kenty Smith, Gailyn VanRheenen, and Scott Lambert
Promise and Peril of Initiating and Leading Change - Embracing Change, Barry Stephens
Promise and Peril of Initiating and Leading Change - Engaging Our Culture, Barry Stephens
Promise and Peril of Initiating and Leading Change - Shaping the Journey, Barry Stephens
Who Are We? - Acts As Afterthought, Gregory E. Sterling
Who Are We? - Should There Be Two Testaments?, Gregory E. Sterling
Let It Be To Me - Luke 1:26-38, Jonathan Storment
Acting the Faith, Dawne Swearingen-Meeks
Creativity and Chaos - Learning From Theologies of Marginality, Jeanine Thweatt-Bates
Creativity and Chaos - Learning From Theologies of Marginality, Jeanine Thweatt-Bates
Scripture and the Actor - Scripture Impacts an Actor and An Actor Impacts Scripture, Stephen Trafton and Juliette Trafton
Food at the Margins - Encounters in a South Dallas Food Desert, David Wall, Kirk Farrell, and Jenny Dennis
Paralyzed By Our Paradigm - Finding Freedom From Patters That Paralyze Our Mission, Mark Waltenbaugh
Can We Trust the Gospels - New Evidence for Gospel Reliability, Peter Williams
How Can I Trust the Bible of God - If the Bible Supports Slavery, Peter Williams
How Can I Trust the Bible or God - If God Commanded Old Testament Wars, Peter Williams
Pray Always - Luke 18: 1-14, Eric Wilson
Submissions from 2012
Freedom in Confession, Joe Almanza
Who Are the People of God - A Question of Identity, Abel Alvarez
Old Testament Stories the Deaf Should Hold in Memory - Beware Balaam!, Bob Anderson
Old Testament Stories the Deaf Should Hold in Memory - God's Purposes in Suffering, Bob Anderson
Reaching Millennials - Leading 15- to 30-Year-Olds to Jesus, Shawn Anderson
Reaching Millennials - Leading 15- to 30-Year-Olds to Jesus, Shawn Anderson
The Search for Shalom - In the Joy of Community, Rodney Ashlock
The Search for Shalom - In the Midst of Grief, Rodney Ashlock
The Search for Shalom - In the One We Love, Rodney Ashlock
Can You Hear Me Now? - Learning to Listen to God, Rick Atchley
Can You Hear Me Now? - Learning to Listen to God, Rick Atchley
Can You Hear Me Now? - Learning to Listen to God, Rick Atchley
Outsourcing Youth Ministry - Five Strategies to Engage the Whole Church in Student Discipleship, Brandon Baker
The Varieties and Illusions of Relgious Experience - Theological and Psychological Reflections, Richard Beck and David P. McAnulty
The Varieties and Illusions of Religious Experience - Therapeutic and Pastoral Approaches, Richard Beck and David P. McAnulty
Tradition - Building Intimacy or Enmity With God, Jeremie Beller
It Takes a Village to Lead a Church - Spiritual Leadership With Preachers and Staff, Pat Bills
It Takes a Village to Lead a Church - Spiritual Leadership With Preachers and Staff, Pat Bills
Balancing the Scales - Hesed is the Meaning of the Covenant, Elizabeth Bingham
Balancing the Scales - Restoration Through Justice, Elizabeth Bingham
The Devotional Power of Poetry - How Poets Can Draw Us Near to God, Susan Blassingame
Growing Up Christian - Finding God in the Church, Marcus Brecheen
Growing Up Christian - Getting Over Ourselves, Marcus Brecheen
Growing Up Christian - Wanting More Than Entertainment, Marcus Brecheen
Social Entrepreneurship - The Sacred And Secular Divide, Jarrod Brown, Andy Little, Jim Litton, and Monty Lynn
Social Entrepreneurship - What is Christian Social Entrepreneurship?, Jarrod Brown, Andy Little, Jim Litton, and Monty Lynn
Social Entrepreneurship - What is Christian Social Entrepreneurship?, Jarrod Brown, Andy Little, Jim Litton, and Monty Lynn
Calling Out to My Children - A Call of Intimacy, Rage, Anguish and Sanity, Walter Brueggemann
Coffee House Conversation with Walter Brueggemann, Walter Brueggemann
Imagining Life from God and Back to God, Walter Brueggemann
The Strenuous Possibility of Covenanting - Extrapolatations From Sinai - Exodus 34:6-7, Walter Brueggemann
The Strenuous Possibility of Covenanting - The Drama of Divorce and Remarriage - Hosea 2, Walter Brueggemann
The 5 W's of Vocational Ministry - Exploring Ministry Opportunity, Manuel Calderon
What Shall I Do With You? - Hosea 5:1-7a, 15, 6:1-6, Jeff Christian
Listen to Your Life - Creating Habits of Discernment, Jennifer Christian
What About Women in Ministry and Worship? - Question-and-Answer Session, Ken Cukrowski
What About Women In Ministry? - Practical and Pastoral Considerations, Ken Cukrowski
What About Women in Worship? - New Testament Texts, Ken Cukrowski
Racism - Where We Have Been, How Far We Have Come, Where We Go., Billy Curl, Doug Foster, and Royce Money
Racism: Where We Have Been, How Far We Have Come, Where We Go., Billy Curl, Doug Foster, and Royce Money
Jesus is Crackers? - Finding Out the Flannel Graph Lied, John Delony
Dangers of a Domesticated Vampire - A Christian Response to Twilight, Mikee Delony
Coffee House - Student Filmmakers Roundtable, Kyle Dickson
The Pangs of [Spiritual] Childbirth - False Labor, Steve Dye
The Pangs of [Spiritual] Childbirth - Still Birth, Steve Dye
Righteousness in Philippians 3:4-11 - Paul, Righteousness and the Law, Ian A. Fair
Righteousness in Philippians 3:4-11 - Personal Righteousness and the Believer, Ian A. Fair
What About Women in Ministry? - Doctrinal Considerations, Everett Ferguson
What About Women in Ministry? - New Testament Texts, Everett Ferguson
Global Mission in the 21st Century - Changing the World, One Summer at a Time, Chris Flanders
Global Mission in the 21st Century - Flip the Mission Committee Vision, Chris Flanders
Global Mission in the 21st Century - From Tabora to Stellenbosch, Chris Flanders
History as Never Done Before - Writing a World History of the Stone-Campbell Movement, Doug Foster, Loretta Long Hunnicutt, and D. Newell Williams
History as Never Done Before - Writing a World History of the Stone-Campbell Movement, Doug Foster, Loretta Long Hunnicutt, and D. Newell Williams
The H.E.A.R.T. of Intercessory Prayer - A Team Model for Prayer Ministry, Amy Fuller
Starved for Christ-Centered Intimacy - Our Need for Intimacy With God, Sally Gary
Starved for Christ-Centered Intimacy - Our Need for Intimacy With God, Sally Gary
Opposing Forces or Strange Bedfellows? - Integrating Spirituality and Sexuality, Jaime D. Goff
Opposing Forces or Strange Bedfellows? - Integrating Spirituality and Sexuality, Jaime D. Goff
Lacking Knowledge of God - Hosea 4:1-12, Chris Goldman
Dynamic Pastor or Dynamic Team? - Lead Team vs. Pastoral Team, Chris Goldman, Kent Landrum, Bill Lawence, and Ryan Porche
Dynamic Pastor or Dynamic Team? - A Seat at Your Leadership Table, Chris Goldman, Kent Landrum, Bill Lawrence, and Ryan Porche
Dynamic Pastor or Dynamic Team? - Leadership in a Collaborative World, Chris Goldman, Kent Landrum, Bill Lawrence, and Ryan Porche
Heaven on Earth - Realizing The Good Life Now, Josh Graves and Chris Seidman
Heaven on Earth - True Grit, Josh Graves and Chris Seidman
Heaven on Earth - True Grit, Josh Graves and Chris Seidman
Moving Deeper Into God's Embrace - Bernard of Clairveaux's Stages of Love, Jackie Halstead
Could You Move in Half a Day? - How Big is the Gap Between Econimic Classes?, Randy Halstead
Could You Move in Half a Day? - How Big is the Gap Between Econimic Classes?, Randy Halstead
High Tech, High Touch, and Faith - Can We Be More Than Friended?, Scott E. Hamm, George Saltsman, Eddie Sharp, and Phil Ware
High Tech, High Touch, and Faith - Can We Go From Knowing More to Knowing God?, Scott Hamm, George Saltsman, Eddie Sharp, and Phil Ware
The School of Christlikeness, Randy Harris
Big-Hearted Conversations Across the Denominational Divide - God's People: Israel and the Church, Randy Harris and David McQueen
Big-Hearted Conversations Across the Denominational Divide - Men and Women Together in the Kingdom, Randy Harris and David McQueen
Big-Hearted Conversations Across the Denominational Divide - The Spirit and the Church Today, Randy Harris and David McQueen
The Gospel According to Twilight: Women, Sex, and God, Elaine Heath
What Was It Like in the Beginning? - The Beginnings of Youth Ministry During the 1960s in Churches of Christ, Houston Heflin, Robert Oblesby, and Ben H. Zickefoose
What Was It Like in the Beginning? - Youth Ministry 4.0, Houston Heflin, Robert Oglesby, and Ben H. Zickefoose
Getting the Fuller Sense of Scripture - Living God's Future, Stanley N. Helton