Join preeminent New Testament scholars Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan on location in Turkey as they trace the Apostle Paul's footsteps throughout the Roman Empire. This 12-session DVD and web-based study explores fresh insights into Paul's message of the Kingdom of God, its challenge to Roman imperial theology, and the apostle's radical relevance for today.

Eclipsing Empire includes downloadable and printable leader and participant guides with weekly readings and discussion questions. Each session may be conducted in one hour or expanded to include a meal and personal sharing. Each 20-minute video segment features a brief travelogue on a location significant for the study of Paul. The flexible DVD and resource materials can be used in variety of class, retreat, and other formats. The themes for the twelve sessions are:

1. Empire
2. Jesus
3. Paul's Mission
4. Paul's Character
5. Paul's Vocation
6. Cities
7. Paul's Letters
8. Paul's' Ethics
9. Paul's Theology
10. Paul's Eschatology
11. Icons
12. Eclipse

Tape 3 of 3 (Session 15-21; 20min/ea)
Session 15: A Kingdom whithout Wall;
Session 16: Social Justice: Realizing God's Vision; Session 17: Incarnation: Divinely Human; Session18: Prayer: Intimacy with God; Session 19: Compassion: The Heart of Jesus' Ministry; Session 20: Creative Transformation; Session 21: Embracing Mystery.

Tape 2 of 3 (Session 8-14; 20min/ea)
Session 8: Restoring Relationships;
Session 9: The Prophetic Jesus;
Session 10: Evil, Suffering & A God of Love; Session 11: The Myth of Redemptive Violence; Session 12: Practicing Resurrection;
Session 13: Debunking the Rapture; Session 14: Reclaiming the World.

Featuring 30 of today's leading religious voices, LTQ2.0 is comprised of 21 sessions that may be offered in sequence or as three independent flights of seven units each. This study creates an environment where participants not only interact with one another but together strive to explore what's next for Christianity.
The flexible session format allows from one hour to two hour time frames that can be expanded to include meal.
Tape 1 of 3 (Session 1-7; 20min/ea)
Session 1: An Invitation to Journey;
Session 2: Taking the Bible Seriously;
Session 3: Thinking Theologically;
Session 4: Stories of Creation;
Session 5: Lives of Jesus;
Session 6: A Passion for Christ: Paul; Session 7: Out into the World: Challenges Facing Progressive Christians.

What does it mean to give and receive welcome? What can we learn from it? Why is it risky? In this study David O. Jenkins helps us to understand why hospitality is basic to our lives as Christians.
Topics include: Receiving Welcome; Risking Welcome; Risking Worship; Risking Justice

Tape 2 (Session 7-12)
7.The ABC's of Culture;
8.The Spread of Ideas;
9.The Church as a Window; 10.Kingdom Math;
11.The Gates of the City;
12.The Discipline of Serving Others.

Tired of routine and self-centered church life that makes little impact on the surrounding world? Here is a study that presents a Biblical agenda for a mission-oriented church, understands the call of the gospel to participate in God's work in the world and mobilizes believers to see their essential role in the advancement of the reign of God.
Tape 1 of 2 (Session 1-6)
1.God's All-Encompassing Agenda; 2.God's Agenda and the Church;
3.The Transforming Story;
4.The Church is Failing to Fulfill God's BIG Agenda; 5.Worldview Shift;
6.The Cost to the Church.

Tape 2 of 2 (Session 6-10)
6.Jesus; 7.The Holy Spirit; 8.Worship & Prayer; 9.Scripture; 10.Church & New Creation;
(2 DVDs; 10 sessions; , c2007).

What is the core of Christian faith? What have most Christians in most places and times believed? Is the Christian faith reasonable for modern people? Well-known biblical scholar and Anglican bishop N. T. Wright offers a fresh presentation of the timeless truths of Christianity, making the case that faith is reasonable and rewarding for us today.
Tape 1 (Session 1-5)
1.Introduction; 2.Justice & Spirituality; 3.Relationships & Beauty; 4.God; 5.Israel;

In this study, Sue Anne Steffey Morrow helps us to seek God’s presence in all that we say and do. Sessions are:
"Come and See " (6 weeks)
The group will use Scripture, videos, study & reflection guide, and leader guide to experience, discuss, and meditate on the Christian model of discernment. (7-10min/session)
1. An Introduction to this Study series;
2. Discerning God’s Presence in Our Midst; 3. Discerning God’s Presence in Our Work; 4. Discerning God’s Presence in the Shadows; 5. Discerning God’s Presence in Our Habit of Being; 6. Planning the Next Steps Together
"Go and Do" (6 weeks)
Review and a Challenge: Together, supported by the leader guide, the group will create and implement an action plan for applying and embodying discernment in their own lives.