Presenter: David Wahlstedt, Lead Pastor, The Table (Lewisville, TX); CCSN Innovator-in-Residence Date/time: Monday, April 25, 2022, 7-8 pm EST Description: We’re living in a time of profound cultural, political, and religious change. The predictable patterns and practices of the past are being jettisoned at a velocity and magnitude unparalleled in our lifetime. Navigating these rapidly changing cultural currents requires course knowledge, …
Recorded Webinar, Tim Muehlhoff, “Communicating God’s Grace to Weary Students and Faculty”
Title: Communicating God’s Grace to Weary Students and Faculty Presenter/Affiliation: Tim Muehlhoff, PhD, Professor of Communication, Biola University Date/Time: Friday, March 25, 7-8 pm EST Description: The Scriptures call us to be prepared to give an explanation for our Christian hope and worldview (1 Pet. 3:15). In today’s unsettled world, there is much to explain: Where is God during a …
Recorded webinar, Digital Communication, Metaverse, and Sharing the Gospel, with Garrett Gerhart
Title: Digital Communication, Metaverse, and Sharing the Gospel Presenter/Affiliation: Garrett Gerhart, CCSN Practitioner-in-Residence; Creative director and content developer at Life Bible Fellowship Church in California Date/Time: Friday, February 18, 2-3 pm EST Description: There is no doubt that web 2.0 has changed how the world communicates, including how we share the Gospel. What does the future hold? How will web …
Recorded Webinar, “No Future in this Country: The Prophetic Pessimism of Bishop Henry McNeal Turner,” with Andre E. Johnson
Title: No Future in this Country: The Prophetic Pessimism of Bishop Henry McNeal Turner Presenter: Andre E. Johnson, Ph.D., The University of Memphis Affiliation: Associate Professor, Rhetoric and Media Studies, The University of Memphis Date/Time: Monday, January 17, 2022, 6-7 pm EST Description: In my new book, No Future in This Country: The Prophetic Pessimism of Bishop Henry McNeal Turner, …
Recorded webinar, “Speaking to Reconciliation: Voices of Faith Addressing Racial and Cultural Divides,” with John Hatch
Title: “Speaking to Reconciliation: Voices of Faith Addressing Racial and Cultural Divides” Presenter and Affiliation: John Hatch, Ph.D, Eastern University Date/Time: Tuesday December 14, 7:30 pm EST Description: Many societies, including our own, are deeply divided along racial, ethnic, political, or religious lines as a result of violent/oppressive histories. Bridging such divides requires symbolic action that transcends, reframes, redeems, and repairs. …
Recorded Webinar: Voddie Baucham and the Gnostics Who Have No Love: Boundary Work and a Rhetorical Exposé of Social Justice within Evangelicalism, by Brandon Knight
Title: Voddie Baucham and the Gnostics Who Have No Love: Boundary Work and a Rhetorical Exposé of Social Justice within Evangelicalism Presenter and Affiliation: Brandon Knight, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communication, William Carey University Description: Dr. Voddie Baucham warned of fractures within the evangelical community when delivering a sermon at the 2019 Southeastern Founders’ Conference introducing a newly coined concept …
Upcoming webinar, From Icons to Explainer Videos: Seeking Christ in Media Res, by Chase Mitchell
Title: From Icons to Explainer Videos: Seeking Christ in media res Presenter and Affiliation: Chase Mitchell, Ph.D., East Tennessee State University Date and Time: Friday, October 15, 7 pm EST Description: The Bible Project is a nonprofit animation studio that uses explainer videos—a relatively new genre of digital media—to explore scriptural genres, characters, and themes. The videos have been viewed over …
Teaching Students to Lead Thriving Small Groups, with Ryan Hartwig
Presenter: Ryan Hartwig, Ph.D., Dean and Professor of Communication, Colorado Christian University Title: Teaching Students to Lead Thriving Small Groups Date: Wednesday, September 15, 6-7 pm EST. Description: Blending insights developed from a study of hundreds of small group members and leaders (as presented in Leading Small Groups That Thrive, Zondervan, 2020) and experiences gained from years teaching transformative small …
Three Recently Recorded Webinars: C. S. Lewis; Disagreeing Without Dividing the Church; and Nonviolent Communication
Below is a link to our recently recorded webinars for personal or classroom use. Please share. And please follow CCSN on Facebook (www.facebook.com/theccsn). 1. C. S. Lewis and the Craft of Communication Presenter and Affiliation: Steven A. Beebe, Ph.D., Regents’ and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Texas State University Description: C. S. Lewis, based on the popularity of his books and essays, …
Recorded Webinar, C. S. Lewis and the Craft of Communication, by Steven A. Beebe
Presenter and Affiliation: Steven A. Beebe, Ph.D., Regents’ and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Texas State University Date and Time: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 6-7 pm EST Description: C. S. Lewis, based on the popularity of his books and essays, is hailed as one of the best Christian communicators of the twentieth century. This presentation describes what Lewis did that made him …
