George Miley - Stories from My Life

This teaching ended the Antioch Network retreat in Austin in July, 2010. The focus of that retreat was, “Restore the Ancient Anointing” - a theme very much on George’s heart in those years, as he also was working on the Ancient Wells compilation. But he broke from the theme to narrate several key events in his life that taught him about God and himself, helping him mature into a more whole-hearted follower of Jesus.

Teaching given on July 30, 2010, at Still Waters retreat center in southwest Austin.

Amy Cogdell - The Throne, Part 2

Building on Caroline Owens' teaching on The Throne in March 2024, Amy opens up new understandings of the eternal throne of God as revealed in scripture passages in the Old and New Testaments.

She also reflects on her recent trip to Europe, revealing how what the Lord spoke to her in Auschwitz relates to the ongoing development of community at Christ the Reconciler.

Teaching given on 1 Feb 2025 at Christ the Reconciler.

The video of the teaching on YouTube has images and slides embedded in it:

Matt Ryniker @ Tiferet Israel

As part of the Faith of Friends initiative, Rabbi Dan Millner of Tiferet Israel synagogue in Austin invited Pastor Matt Ryniker of Hope Chapel to speak to his congregation, expressing support and solidarity in the face of rising anti-Semitism after the events of October 7, 2023.

Talk given on August 28, 2024. Includes Rabbi Dan's introduction, and some Q&A at the end.

Here are a couple of related links:

Amy Cogdell - Abraham, Friend of God

As the Hope Women’s book study of In the Bosom of Abraham wraps up, it might be worthwhile to revisit Amy’s 2019 teaching on Abraham, a friend of God. This teaching has some of the seeds that became her book on Abraham.

Teaching given on 26 June 2019, at the Antioch Network gathering in Istanbul.

Dr. John Gresham - Receptive Ecumenism (+ Thomas Cogdell Witness)

Dr. John Gresham was invited to speak on the topic of Receptive Ecumenism. He subtitled his talk, “Welcoming And Loving Those Unlike Us.” During the talk, he presents a fascinating diagram on the gifts that various historic streams have to offer the whole body of Christ.

Talk given during te North American Network (NAN) conference at the Alleluia Community in Augusta, Georgia, on February 24, 2024.

Afterwards, Thomas Cogdell from CTR was invited up to give a “witness” of how he has experienced the principles that Dr. Gresham spoke about.

Johannes Fichtenbauer - Our Common call: Community

Johannes Fichtenbauer was the last speaker on the first day of the 2024 North American Network (NAN) conference. As usual, Johannes had a lot to present! He passed out a dense handout, which he made it about 2/3 of the way through in the time allotted. All of it was important and very encouraging in our call to community.

Talk given at the Alleluia Community in Augusta, Georgia, on February 23, 2024. Audio & video recordings courtesy of NAN.

Rev. Dr. A.W. Mays - The Oneness For Which Christ Prays

Pastor A.W. Mays is a dearly loved and highly respected elder statesman in the Black Church in Austin. He has pastored Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church since 1986, and has labored for unity in the body of Christ, especially in the area of racial reconciliation.

Pastor Mays was invited to be the keynote speaker for the Stronger Together pastor's gathering in 2024, sponsored by Christ Together. The evening of January 30, he spoke powerfully about his experience growing up black in Central Texas, and the power that Jesus has to tear down the barriers that we have erected to divide the body of Christ.

Teaching published with the gracious permission of Christ Together.

Jim Botts - Formed By God's Family

Used by permission of HCBC.

On February 11, 2024, Hill Country Bible Church (Lakeline) invited the DreamTogether 2030 initiative participants to visit their 9 am service. The sermon was preached by Jim Botts, who was just returning to the pulpit in the midst of a battle with cancer.

Pastor Botts speaks of the importance of staying connected to the people of God, in all of their messiness. Without community, we are fooling ourselves into thinking that we can mature and make a difference in the world for God.

The video of the entire service can be found on the HCBC website. Or you can watch just the sermon using the YouTube link below:

Danny Malakowsky - Community

Danny speaks of the importance of community - the “we” and “us” … the “y’all” … of the New Testament. He is addressing men in particular, and their need for fellowship and community, but his message applies to women as well, and to the whole body of Christ.

Teaching given on October 21, 2023 at the Hope Chapel Men’s Retreat.

Denise Pierce - Church Folk Are Reconcilers

In the midst of their "Church Folk" sermon series, Greater Mt. Zion Church in Austin, Texas invited Rev. Denise Pierce into the pulpit. Her topic was unity and reconciliation in the body of Christ - "Church Folk Are Reconcilers." It was a truly wondrous sermon! She talked about Protestant-Catholic reconciliation; the Unity of the Trinity in John 17; and the fact that Ephesians 2 addresses the hostility between Jews & Gentiles. This provides a wonderful new perspective on topics very near to our heart at CTR.

That same Sunday (December 3, 2023), Greater Mt. Zion celebrated those who are participating in DreamTogether 2030, a reconciliation initiative rooted in the famous "I have a dream" speech of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Rev. Pierce is one of the leaders of this initiative.)

We were honored to have Rev. Pierce reference Christ the Reconciler during the sermon, as she presented for consideration the definition of reconciliation from our Foundations of Reconciliation series:

"Reconciliation is a series of actions that
removes hostility from a relationship,
repairs the damage it has done, and
restores the God-intended unity."

We highly recommend watching the video, which includes the scriptures used by Rev. Pierce.

Podcasted by CTR with the permission of Rev. Denise Pierce.

Dan Davis' Last Sermon

As we observe the season of Advent, waiting and watching for the coming of Jesus, let us remember that Dan Davis’ last sermon at Hope Chapel was about the Second Coming. He had never taught on the return of Christ, in all the thousands of sermons he preached there. On September 8, 2019, he preached a beautiful sermon about the hope we have in the return of the Lord in glory. Our own Sandi Pedrotti closed the sermon with a meditation and invitation. Come, Lord Jesus!

Marianna Gol - The Mystery of the Coming Kingdom

Marianna Gol was born into a secular Jewish family in Russia. Now she is a lover and follower of Yeshua, the Messiah of Israel. In this message she speaks about the one messianic body that has been created by the death and resurrection of Christ. Jews and the nations become one through faith in the Messiah - that is the mystery of God Paul speaks about.

Marianna Gol gave this message on 3 November 2017 in the final Wittenberg 2017 gathering, moving the hearts of many with her passion and also new understandings of familiar passages.

This teaching is also available on video, courtesy of Wittenberg 2017: