SEVEN MINUTE SEMINARY
Video Archive
Creating a Multiplying Discipleship Culture
In this Seven Minute Seminary, Bishop Ric Thorpe encourages the church to take the Great Commission seriously and to not neglect the key ingredient of passing down these instructions to those we are discipling (2 Timothy 2:2).
Faith Lessons from Counter-Cultural Christian Martyrs
Watch this Seven Minute Seminary by Dr. Jackson Lashier as he explains how the lives of Christian martyrs are instructive for disciples of Jesus today.
Three Ways to Understand the Purpose of Worship
In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Rev. Glenn Packiam shares three paradigms for understanding congregational worship: 1) Encounter, 2) Formation, 3) Mission.
The Power of the Gospel and the Kingdom of God
Missing from the church’s gospel today is the central theme of the kingdom of God. In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Rica McRoy shares both the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in God’s heavenly kingdom.
The Birth of the Band Meeting
The band meeting was a form of discipleship that helped small groups of men and women practice intense vulnerability and confession of sin together. Watch this Seven Minute Seminary video by Dr. Scott Kisker as he traces the history of this powerful spiritual discipline.
King Cyrus: An Unlikely Father of the Reformation
In surprising ways, what king Cyrus helped do served as a model for the Protestant Reformation, 2,000 years later.
Three Results of the Reformation
The global impact of the Protestant Reformation is difficult to overestimate. In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Joseph Wood describes three important results from the Protestant movements that re-centered the church on the gospel.
John Wesley’s Place in the Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation launched early in the 16th century, so how might an 18th century church leader named John Wesley fit into this picture? Watch this Seven Minute Seminary by Dr. Larry Wood to find out.
Reformation and Revival According to the Old Testament
In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Sandra Richter shares the story of King Josiah, who reformed the people of God and brought them back to living under God’s covenant (2 Kings 22; 2 Chronicles 34).
The Five Solas of the Protestant Reformation
The five solas of the Protestant Reformation are considered by many to be the unifying themes of the movement. Watch this Seven Minute Seminary as Dr. Kenneth Collins explains their significance and then frames them by a further, Wesleyan understanding.
Why the Church Needed the Protestant Reformation
During a time of profound corruption in the church, several reformers rose to meet the challenge. Watch this Seven Minute Seminary with Dr. Scott Kisker as he explains the need for the Reformation.
Re-Planting Historic Churches in City Centers
In today’s Seven Minute Seminary video, Graham Singh challenges us to consider letting certain forms of church die, in order that new forms may live.
Reintroducing Christian Faith into Christendom
In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Stephen Backhouse demonstrates how Søren Kierkegaard can be appropriated to challenge our core assumptions about identity and allegiance.
5 Questions for Discipleship Meetings
In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Matt Friedeman shares a unique model of meeting with disciples that orient us both toward the presence of Jesus among us, and each other in the room.
Seven Seasons of Church Planting
It’s important to recognize the natural seasons of church planting in order to be faithful to the biblical great commission. Watch this Seven Minute Seminary video by William Chaney of Path1 ministries.
Apostasy and the Falling Away Passages in Hebrews
Can a person lose their salvation? In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Joshua Bloor explains an Arminian interpretation of these critical passages in the Letter to the Hebrews.
What Virtue Ethics Has To Do with Sanctification
In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Kent Dunnington explains how, through the grace of God, we can actually become the virtuous people that image God in our moral lives.
The Fatherhood of God in the Old Testament
Watch today’s Seven Minute Seminary by Dr. Svetlana Khobnya as she offers an overview of the Fatherhood of God present in Old Testament Scripture.