As the Hope Women’s book study of In the Bosom of Abraham wraps up, it might be worthwhile to revisit Amy’s 2019 teaching on Abraham, a friend of God. This teaching has some of the seeds that became her book on Abraham.

Teaching given on 26 June 2019, at the Antioch Network gathering in Istanbul.

Dr. John Gresham was invited to speak on the topic of Receptive Ecumenism. He subtitled his talk, “Welcoming And Loving Those Unlike Us.” During the talk, he presents a fascinating diagram on the gifts that various historic streams have to offer the whole body of Christ.

Talk given during te North American Network (NAN) conference at the Alleluia Community in Augusta, Georgia, on February 24, 2024.

Micah was asked to preach on June 8, 2024, at his church - Bastrop Church of Christ. He spoke on worship, from Revelation 4 & 5.

Johannes Fichtenbauer was the last speaker on the first day of the 2024 North American Network (NAN) conference. As usual, Johannes had a lot to present! He passed out a dense handout, which he made it about 2/3 of the way through in the time allotted. All of it was important and very encouraging in our call to community.

Talk given at the Alleluia Community in Augusta, Georgia, on February 23, 2024. Audio & video recordings courtesy of NAN.

Caroline's teaching on the Throne of God, given at the SHORE retreat on March 16, 2024 at Hope Chapel.

Used by permission of HCBC. On February 11, 2024, Hill Country Bible Church (Lakeline) invited the DreamTogether 2030 initiative participants to visit their 9 am service. The sermon was preached by Jim Botts, who was just returning to the pulpit in the midst of a battle with cancer.

Pastor Botts speaks of the importance of staying connected to the people of God, in all of their messiness. Without community, we are fooling ourselves into thinking that we can mature and make a difference in the world for God.

Caroline Owens is one of the leaders of Christ the Reconciler. Late in 2023, she began hearing in her spirit a prophetic word for the community. She delivered the word at the retreat on February 3, 2024.

Danny speaks of the importance of community - the “we” and “us” … the “y’all” … of the New Testament. He is addressing men in particular, and their need for fellowship and community, but his message applies to women as well, and to the whole body of Christ.

Teaching given on October 21, 2023 at the Hope Chapel Men’s Retreat.

In the midst of their "Church Folk" sermon series, Greater Mt. Zion Church in Austin, Texas invited Rev. Denise Pierce into the pulpit. Her topic was unity and reconciliation in the body of Christ - "Church Folk Are Reconcilers."

That same Sunday (December 3, 2023), Greater Mt. Zion celebrated those who are participating in DreamTogether 2030, a reconciliation initiative rooted in the famous "I have a dream" speech of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rev. Pierce is one of the leaders of this initiative.

Rev. Pierce references Christ the Reconciler during the sermon, including a quote of the definition of reconciliation that we have received from God:

"Reconciliation is a series of actions that removes hostility from a relationship, repairs the damage it has done, and restores the God-intended unity."

Podcasted by CTR with the permission of Rev. Denise Pierce.