SEVEN MINUTE SEMINARY
Video Archive

The Deeply Formed Life: What Abiding in Jesus Can Offer the World
In this Seven Minute Seminary video, Rich Villodas calls us to deep abiding in Jesus—the only kind of life that can help heal the fragmentation in our world.

Restoring the Credibility of the Church’s Witness
In this Seven Minute Seminary episode, Tara Beth Leach explains how Christians can once again become a radiant people whose life welcomes the world in to follow Jesus.

Should Christians Read the Apocrypha?
In this Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. David deSilva makes a case for the significance of the Apocrypha for all Christians.

The Kind of Faith That Carries Us Through Trials
In this Seven Minute Seminary video, Tara Beth Leach explains how God’s people can walk through seasons of liminality with their faith intact.

How to Steward the Gift of Prophecy
In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Ivan Filby offers important guidance on how to grow in and steward the gift of prophecy so that it glorifies God and edifies his people.

What the Bible Means When It Talks About Repentance
In this Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. David deSilva draws on the wealth of biblical references to build a positive vision for what repentance should look like in the Christian life.

COVID-19 and Easter Sunday
How should Christians understand the will of God as it relates to suffering and evil, or pandemics such as COVID-19?

The Will of God and Natural Disasters
How should Christians understand the will of God as it relates to suffering and evil, or pandemics such as COVID-19?

What the Bible Means When It Talks About Holiness
Miriam Swaffield introduces us to biblical holiness as God’s gift and invitation to carry his transforming presence with us everywhere in the world.

The Biblical Case for Prevenient Grace
Prevenient grace is the work of God’s Spirit on human hearts to loosen sin’s natural grip on us.

Three New Missional Realities Churches Must Face
Churches genuinely seeking to reach people with the gospel must constantly evaluate the cultural climate in which they live.

Christian Faith Lives Somewhere Between Dogmatism and Doubt
What happens to faith when it becomes too dogmatic? What about the kind that slides into perpetual doubt? In this video, Josh McNall recommends we adopt a model of faith that lives somewhere in-between.

What High-Commitment Youth Ministry Looks Like
In this Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. Matt Friedeman offers an alternate model of youth ministry—one which requires a high-commitment and yields a more fruitful result.

Jesus and the Creed Are Subversive
In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Carolyn Moore explains the subversive nature of Jesus’ life and ministry.

Wesleyan-Arminianism is a God-Centered, Not Human-Centered Theology
The charge is sometimes laid at Wesleyan-Arminianism that it is a human-centered theology. In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Joshua McNall helps clarify the origin of salvation and how this illuminates the character of God.

How the Doctrine of the Trinity Helps Our Pastoral and Counseling Practice
Watch this Seven Minute Seminary by Dr. Virginia Holeman as she makes the connection between the trinitarian God of Christianity and the process of healing and sanctification for all person.

The Problem with Attractional Worship Services
In today’s Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. Steven Bruns looks back to history in order to discover the models used by the church during some of the church’s most vibrant eras.

What Repentance Has to Do with Evangelism
In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Scott Camp challenges the church not to leave out this essential message when presenting the good news of Jesus in the 21st century.