Have you noticed that we sometimes argue most strongly about things that are not central to who we are? Bob Turner looks at Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind* and Krister Stendahl’s Three Rules for Religious Understanding to give us a better framework for talking with people with whom we disagree. *(Amazon affiliate link – As…
Read MoreDr. Carlus Gupton has provided a curated list of resources relating to reopening the church. This is the blog post he references in the video and you’ll find links to many resources on the blog post. In this video, he and Bob Turner discuss twelve pointers for effective reopening. Don’t be in a rush to…
Read MoreRuss Turman, Media Minister at the Highland Church of Christ in Memphis, talks with Bob Turner about his workflow and some of the equipment he uses. Russ has made several videos for HST over the years, which you can see on . Here are Russ’s notes about the gear he uses: I realize this equipment…
Read MoreHST student and Church of Christ at White Station minister Clay Fowler built a studio on a Coronavirus budget to make the church’s live streams better. Equipment mentioned: Adobe Premier Pro, iMovie Camera: Panasonic HC-V770* (any video recorder with a quality lens will suffice) Capture Card: Blackmagic UltraStudio Mini Recorder (HDMI to Thunderbolt 2)* –…
Read MoreHST alum Jessi Berger, a licensed professional counselor, joins Bob Turner to talk about supporting the mental health of our friends and church members during the time when people are in stay-at-home situations. Key Take-aways: Keep your routines and healthy habits. Meaningful work and meaningful rest are important. Don’t compare your productivity to others. Do…
Read MoreDr. Olu Shabazz preaches for the Harlem Church of Christ in New York City, NY, in the midst of a virus hotspot. He visits with Bob Turner to share insight and hope for ministry in these difficult times. He also has served in patient relations in a hospital trauma center and brings this experience to…
Read MoreDr. Carlus Gupton and Bob Turner discuss insights and practices for church leaders in their daily work with new technology and social realities. Key takeaways: Be who you are. Stay out in front for your people. Your non-anxious presence is more important than your performance. Focus your lessons on the current need. As a general…
Read MoreDr. Carlus Gupton and Bob Turner discuss two models for church leaders to use to equip others to navigate these times of crisis. Key takeaways: The first model asks, “What do I want to be during COVID-19?” Three zones: Fear, Learning, Growth. Churches that move from fear to growth have a great opportunity to flourish…
Read MoreEric Gentry (Highland Church of Christ) and Bob Turner (Church of Christ at White Station) discuss a survey of ministers about how they are handling ministry and worship during social distancing. The survey was published March 27, 2020 by Renew.org, a collaborative network, equipping millions of disciples, disciple makers, and church planters among all ethnicities.…
Read MoreWho’s on your Mount Rushmore of Theologians? Bob Turner visits with HST Alumnus and Harding University professor Mac Sandlin about Mac’s Mount Rushmore of Theologians. This conversation flows from the most recent issue of where Bob shares the answer to this question from a number of scholars. Footnotes is Bob Turner’s newsletter of curated resources…
Read MoreJuan Meza from Iglesia de Cristo at the Church of Christ at White Station speaks with Bob Turner about how the Coronavirus distancing is effecting Latinx congregations. Originally from Torreón, México, Juan Meza has served at White Station since 2014. He was baptized in the summer of 1995 and graduated from preaching school in 2004.…
Read MoreHST Library Director Bob Turner and Vice President Jim Martin share wisdom for preachers who find themselves in a new situation of preaching online during an anxious time. As church assemblies have moved online during the current global health crisis, preachers who have trained hard and spent a career preaching in pulpits are now preaching…
Read MoreDr. Allen Black, dean and professor of New Testament, gives an introduction to Q. The Gospel writers used sources as they wrote their Gospels (Luke talks about this in Luke 1.1-4). Scholars believe that Matthew and Luke used Mark, but there is also about 230 verses, mostly sayings of Jesus, that appear in Matthew and…
Read MoreDr. Allen Black and Bob Turner discuss Allan Barr’s Diagram of Synoptic Relationship. The Synoptic Gospels are Matthew, Mark, and Luke, which follow the same general timeline in telling the story of Jesus and contain a lot of the same material. “Q” is the name scholars give to the material that is in Matthew and…
Read MoreDr. Allen Black and Bob Turner discuss the Septuagint on International Septuagint Day. The Septuagint (abbreviated LXX) is the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek done in the third or second century before the time of Christ. Dr. Allen Black is the dean of HST and Professor of New Testament. He has been at…
Read MoreDr. Allen Black and Bob Turner talk about two important New Testament manuscripts. The New Testament was copied by hand for centuries, and today we look at two of the most important of these early manuscripts. These facsimiles and others are found in the HST Library. Key take-aways: A codex (plural codices or codexes) is…
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