Video Curricula
With the support of a grant from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, the former School of Ministry produced these courses for use in congregations, and are intended as a stimulus for adult group discussion. The brief programs, usually lasting between 12 and 15 minutes, draw upon the rich human resources of our diocese. Facilitator’s guides for each course are also available for download, as are course evaluations.
All nine courses (more than 35 programs of varying lengths from 5 minutes to 25 minutes) are also available on DVD through the diocesan office in Greensboro. Please contact Patricia Sarazen if you’d like to borrow a DVD series.
COURSES
- Conversations About the Kingdom of God
- Conversations About a Theology of Partnership
- Harsh Ground, Holy Ground: Establishing the Episcopal Church in North Carolina
- Living the Way of Jesus: Reflections on the Sermon on the Mount
- Reflections on Christian Formation
- A Reckless Faith: Studies in the Gospel of Mark
- A Theology of Food: What We Eat and Why It Matters
- Toward a Missionary Diocese
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE KINGDOM OF GOD
This four-part series examines our varied understandings of what the Bible means when it refers to the Kingdom of God and to the in-breaking of the Kingdom. After you’ve taken the course, please help us continue to improve our video library by completing the course evaluation.
Videos
Conversations About the Kingdom of God, Part 1
Conversations About the Kingdom of God, Part 2
Conversations About the Kingdom of God, Part 3
Conversations About the Kingdom of God, Part 4
Conversations About the Kingdom of God, Part 3
Conversations About the Kingdom of God, Part 4
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT A THEOLOGY OF PARTNERSHIP
This four-part series is designed for mission groups and companion relationships, with one session related specifically to the Millennium Development Goals. After you’ve taken the course, please help us continue to improve our video library by completing the course evaluation.
Videos
Conversations About a Theology of Partnership, Part 1
Conversations About a Theology of Partnership, Part 2
Conversations About a Theology of Partnership, Part 3
Conversations About a Theology of Partnership, Part 4
HARSH GROUND, HOLY GROUND:
ESTABLISHING THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN NORTH CAROLINA
The colonial history of the establishment of The Episcopal Church in North Carolina is explored through interviews with historians, re-enactments and commentary from our former bishop, the Most Rev. Michael Curry, and the former Bishop of East Carolina, the Rt. Rev. Clifton Daniel III. The roots of our diversity are sown with the first baptisms of a Native American man, Manteo, and a colonial infant, Virginia Dare, while the struggles to establish the church are told through the stories of Clement Hall, Charles Pettigrew and others.
The facilitator’s guide will help to guide your viewing. An additional resource by the Rev. Dr. Brooks Graebner is also available at “The Anglican Church Building in Colonial North Carolina, 1701-1776: A Study in Frustration.“
This 25-minute video was produced by Minnow Media.
Video
Harsh Ground, Holy Ground
LIVING THE WAY OF JESUS:
REFLECTIONS ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
The Sermon on the Mount is an amazingly thorough distillation of Jesus’ teachings. In this five-part program, Bishop Michael Curry and others reflect on it in light of their own faith journeys. The Facilitator’s Guide will help to guide your viewing. After you’ve taken the course, please help us continue to improve our video library by completing the course evaluation.
Videos
Living the Way of Jesus: Reflections on the Sermon on the Mount, Part 1
Living the Way of Jesus: Reflections on the Sermon on the Mount, Part 2
Living the Way of Jesus: Reflections on the Sermon on the Mount, Part 3
Living the Way of Jesus: Reflections on the Sermon on the Mount, Part 4
Living the Way of Jesus: Reflections on the Sermon on the Mount, Part 5
REFLECTIONS ON CHRISTIAN FORMATION
For people with adult education responsibilities, this series of three programs addresses various approaches to adult education and formation and introduces participatory model of Christian education the School of Ministry seeks to advance.
Videos
Reflections on Christian Formation: Continuing in My World
Reflections on Christian Formation: Faithful Discourse
Reflections on Christian Formation: Dialogue Education
A RECKLESS FAITH: STUDIES IN THE GOSPEL OF MARK
These six short lectures by Dr. Fred Horton of Wake Forest Divinity School explore different aspects of the Gospel of Mark. After you’ve taken the course, please help us continue to improve our video library by completing the course evaluation.
Videos
A Reckless Faith: Studies in the Gospel of Mark, Part 1
A Reckless Faith: Reflections on the Gospel of Mark, Part 2
A Reckless Faith: Reflections on the Gospel of Mark, Part 3
A Reckless Faith: Reflections on the Gospel of Mark, Part 4
A Reckless Faith: Reflections on the Gospel of Mark, Part 5
A Reckless Faith: Reflections on the Gospel of Mark, Part 6
A THEOLOGY OF FOOD:
EXPLORING WHAT WE EAT AND WHY IT MATTERS
This five-part course offers reflections upon biblical teachings regarding our relationship to creation and to agriculture. The Facilitator’s Guide will help to guide your viewing. After you’ve taken the course, please help us continue to improve our video library by completing the course evaluation.
Videos
A Theology of Food, Part 1
A Theology of Food, Part 2
A Theology of Food, Part 3
A Theology of Food, Part 4
A Theology of Food, Part 5
TOWARD A MISSIONARY DIOCESE
This four-part series reflects upon our diocesan vision of being âa missionary diocese â living Godâs dream, making disciples and making a difference.â After you’ve taken the course, please help us continue to improve our video library by completing the course evaluation.
Videos
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