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DVDs of Public Lecture/Conference Series
The page below gives a synopsis on each series of the Wineskin Talks, Mars Hill Dialogues and the 21st Century Challenges to the Gospel conference. Visit our online order form to purchase any of the DVDs below.
21st Century Challenges to the Gospel | POP | Symphony of Scripture | Paul at Corinth | Theology for Life | Leading Wisely | Church | Heaven & Earth
Conference Series
21st Century Challenges to the Gospel
The School of Theology and the School of Mission & Ministry of Laidlaw College partnered to sponsor the 21st Century Challenges to the Gospel conference. Guest speakers included Dr Mike Goheen, Geneva Professor of Reformational Worldview Studies at Trinity Western University, British Columbia, Canada; and Dr Peter Riddell, Professorial Dean, Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths at Bible College of Victoria, Australia.
This 5-disk series examines the following topics:
- Disk 1 – Peter Riddell – Engaging with Islam Part 1: In this first session, Dr Riddell scans the background of Islam, the history of its development, and the diverse beliefs of Muslims from about 600 AD to the present.
- Disk 2 – Peter Riddell – Engaging with Islam Part 2: In this second session, Dr Riddell explores Islam's call to its own followers as well as its missional ambitions on a global scale.
- Disk 3 – Peter Riddell – Engaging with Islam Part 3: In this final session, Dr Riddell asks what it means for Christians to engage with Islam. Can we partner together? Will there be a conflict? What about evangelism? He appeals to a number of case studies as he develops his views.
- Disk 4 – Mike Goheen – Gospel, Culture and Mission: Three Urgent Starting Points for a Healthy Church: Dr Goheen challenges church leaders to think about the meaning of the gospel, a missional understanding of the church's task and the way religious beliefs have shaped Western cultures.
- Disk 5 – Mike Goheen – Twelve Priorities I'd Pursue if I Church-Planted or Pastored Again: In this most practical session, Dr Goheen considers twelve priorities for church leaders and healthy churches in the 21st century.
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Mars Hill Dialogues DVDs
Laidlaw College introduced a new free public lecture series called Mars Hill Dialogues. Inspired by the conversation Paul had with the Athenians (Acts 17:22, KJV), this series digs deeper into how we approach the application of our theology to the culture of our time.
POP
Over four nights, this series looked at popular music, movie and literature phenomena like U2, Watchmen, Johnny Cash, Westwing and the classic works of Dostoyevsky. This series will be great for church groups or home groups who want to tackle what it means to engage with the culture in which we live – without being swallowed up by it.
This eight-disk series will examine the following topics:
- Disk 1 & 2 – Dialoguing with the Rock Star who dialogues with God
- Disk 3 & 4 – Dialoguing with the Writer who questions God
- Disk 5 & 6 – Dialoguing with the President who rages at God
- Disk 7 & 8 – Dialoguing with the Singer who cries out to God
Special Note: Laidlaw College has decided to give away the POP DVD series as a teaching tool, free of charge. A shipping fee of NZ$10.00 will be charged however, and orders will be limited to one set per person. If you wish to make a donation towards production costs, you may do so when ordering your DVDs. If you have already purchased your DVDs and have not yet received them, we will refund your payment, minus the NZ$10.00 shipping fee.
Wineskin Talks DVDs
Symphony of Scripture – Reading the Bible as one book
In Symphony of Scripture – Reading the Bible as One Book, Dr Mark Strom paints a picture of the story of the Bible, as an integrated whole climaxing in the person and work of Jesus.
This four-disk DVD series outlines the story of Scripture from three perspectives.
- Disk 1 – Overview of the Scriptures
- Disk 2 – Story Line 1: Creation
- Disk 3 – Story Line 2: Wisdom
- Disk 4 – Story Line 3: Spirit
Grab your Bible, pen and paper and prepare yourself for an extraordinary journey through God’s word.
Visit Amazon.com if you wish to purchase Dr Mark Strom's book The Symphony of Scripture: Making Sense of the Bible's Many Themes.
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Paul at Corinth – Reading Paul in the light of his world
In Paul at Corinth, Dr Mark Strom focuses on the historical setting of the Corinthian letters, leading the audience through discussions on what life was like for the Corinthian Christians in the first century.
This four-disk series will examine the following topics:
- Disk 1 – Bringing the world of Corinth to life
- Disk 2 – Bringing the letters of 1 & 2 Corinthians alive
- Disk 3 – How Paul worked out the gospel
- Disk 4 – A look at some of the provocative implications of Paul’s gospel
An exciting look at the life of a real first century man, Paul, writing to real friends (and enemies), in a real city. Capture a picture of Corinthian life and what I meant to be confronted with the extraordinary story of Jesus Christ that brings alive the same challenges for us today.
Visit Amazon.com if you wish to purchase Dr Mark Strom's book Reframing Paul: Conversations in Grace & Community.
Theology for Life – Text, soul, and culture as an integrated whole
In Theology for Life we continue the big picture ethos of the Wineskin Talks.
Like the previous series, we base everything on Jesus of Nazareth, whose life changed life forever. So how now do we think of God in light of Jesus? Or of being human? Or of what God is up to in the world? Of relationship, community, and society? Environment, architecture, and economics? And, as our minds are renewed, how ought we to live?
This four-disk DVD series by Dr Mark Strom examines the following topics:
- Disk 1 – A vision of life
- Disk 2 – Three Big Ideas
- Disk 3 – The brilliant image of God
- Disk 4 – Broadening the conversation
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Leading Wisely
Dr Mark Strom became CEO of Laidlaw College (formerly BCNZ) in 2005 and has led Laidlaw through a period of unprecedented change until 2010. Prior to coming to Laidlaw College, Mark served as an advisor on leadership and strategy to heads of commercial, government, educational and non-profit organisations. Many leaders in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA and Singapore have heard Mark speak or participated in seminars and workshops based on his material, the Arts of the Wise Leader.
In this one day Wineskins Seminar, Mark outlined some of the challenges and possibilities of leadership and influence geared to wisdom. Unlike Mark’s regular presentations in the wider market, this Wineskins series opens with a discussion of a few of the theological perspectives that inform Mark’s work.
This four-disk series examines the following topics:
- Disk 1 – Introduction: Leadership and You; Theological Frameworks; Historical Frameworks
- Disk 2 – Wisdom; Leadership; Naming
- Disk 3 – Conversation; Influence; Speaking into Darkness
- Disk 4 – Introduction: Arts of the Wise Leader ®; A Story of a Boy and his Dad; Putting it Together: Leading People
For further information on Mark’s leadership work, or to purchase his book The Arts of The Wise Leader see www.ArtsOfTheWiseLeader.com.
Church: What is it? What can it be?
Church – there are few issues that provoke as much feeling and opinion among believers. It is God’s remarkable creation for the fulfilment of his purposes, yet sometimes it seems like anything but this. Following on from previous Wineskin Series, people have asked, “So what does this mean for the Church today?
Here Dr Mark Strom and Dr Rod Thompson attempt to address this question by examining the following topics:
- Disk 1 – Biblical Theology of Church: A gathered and sacred people (Rod Thompson); Paul’s Vision: A renewed humanity for an alternate kingdom (Mark Strom)
- Disk 2 – Paul’s Practice (1): Engaging the Greco-Roman cities (Mark Strom); Church and Kingdom: Being clear about the difference (Mark Strom)
- Disk 3 – Church and World: Getting past the false choices (Rod Thompson); Church and Community: The genius of the vision (Rod Thompson)
- Disk 4 – Paul’s Practice (2): Improvisation and Subversion (Mark Strom)
Heaven & Earth – Where are we going? Does it matter?
Laidlaw College again presents another thought-provoking Wineskin series which explores the concept of heaven and earth in the scriptures. The College Heads of School join Dr Mark Strom in presenting a rich smorgasbord of teaching.
- Disk 1 – Mapping the confusion (Mark Strom)
- Disk 2 – Mapping a clearer, bigger picture (Mark Strom)
- Disk 3 – The alteration of the human situation – part 1 (Dr David Williams)
- Disk 4 – The alteration of the human situation – part 2 (Dr David Williams)
- Disk 5 – A glimpse of heaven now? (Dr Martin Sutherland)
- Disk 6 – Dwellers on the threshold (Dr Mark Strom)
- Disk 7 – John 21 – the dawn of a new era (Dr Rod Thompson)
- Disk 8 – Revelation 21 – the fullness of the new era (Dr Rod Thompson and Dr Mark Strom)
