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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.
Caroline's teaching on the Throne of God, given at the SHORE retreat on March 16, 2024 at Hope Chapel.
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.
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:
Caroline Owens is one of the leaders of Christ the Reconciler. Late in 2023, she began hearing in her spirit a prophetic word for the community. She delivered the word at the retreat on February 3, 2024.
You can download the word as a PDF here:
There’s also a video recording available, made from the Zoom session:
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.
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.
Below is a YouTube version
Podcasted by CTR with the permission of Rev. Denise Pierce.
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!
Micah Davis, a community member at Christ the Reconciler, gives a short teaching and encouragement on how to interpret a major theme of the book of Revelation.
Teaching given on 21 October 2023 at a Christ the Reconciler retreat.
And if you prefer video …
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:
This provocative talk comes from a true father of the Messianic Jewish movement, Benjamin Berger. Speaking to a gathering of primarily Catholics and Protestants, he spoke about the importance of the land of Israel using the language of sacramental theology.
Talk given in Wittenberg, Germany, on 16 June 2016, for the penultimate gathering of the Wittenberg 2017 initiative.
George Miley finishes his short series on the concept of “apostolically-gifted leaders” — those God has appointed to pioneer works that cross boundaries - geographic (missions) and denominational (reconciliation). This third teaching was particularly powerful, addressing the need for apostolically-gifted leaders to have inner healing.
Teaching given at the Antioch Network gathering in Seattle, WA on 12 January 2011.
George Miley continues his short series on the concept of “apostolically-gifted leaders” — those God has appointed to pioneer works that cross boundaries - geographic (missions) and denominational (reconciliation).
Teaching given at the Antioch Network gathering in Seattle, WA on 11 January 2011.
George Miley introduces the concept of “apostolically-gifted leaders” as those God has appointed to pioneer works that cross boundaries - geographic (missions) and denominational (reconciliation).
Teaching given at the Antioch Network gathering in Seattle, WA on 10 January 2011.
One of George Miley's frequent refrains is the need for silence and solitude, especially for the busy modern soul. But ... how to do this? Really? In this teaching, George visits some practical considerations for being able to enter solitude.
Teaching given at the CTR Ancient Wells Retreat on July 15, 2011.
And we actually have this teaching on video, as well!
In the fourth and final teaching in the Boundaries of Reconciliation series, Thomas Cogdell addresses the practical question - "What should our conversations around the dinner table be like at Christ the Reconciler?"
This teaching was given at Christ the Reconciler during the retreat held on April 22, 2023.
If you prefer to watch while you listen, the YouTube version has slides that show the scriptures and the train video is also embedded:
In this teaching, Thomas Cogdell continues the Boundaries of Reconciliation series with the 3rd teaching. One objection to the True & False Unity teaching (#1 in the series) could be - “But I am a prophet, I speak truth to power, even if it means calling out those who are following a ‘false gospel.’”
This teaching looks at the responsibility of a prophet, from the perspective of both the Old and New Testaments. It addresses the relationship of the prophet to other leaders in the body of Christ, and how the prophet should respond when they malfunction and don’t respond properly to the word being brought. (Of course, the prophet can also malfunction!)
This teaching was given at Christ the Reconciler during the retreat on 28 January 2023.
The teaching is also available on YouTube, which has the scripture references and also super-high-quality, no-expense-spared graphics 😂 intermixed throughout to help you follow and grasp what is being presented.
George Miley introduces the major themes of his new (as-yet-unpublished) book, Leaders Following.
A summary of this text provided the study for the 2023 Antioch Network gathering in St. Pölten, Austria.
If you prefer to watch while you listen, here’s the YouTube link:
While in Hainburg earlier this month for the Achana prayer meeting, we listened to Fr. Peter’s testimony - via video, of course. He described how he found the Lord, and how he came into understanding the importance of reconciliation and unity and the role of the Messianic Jews, in light of the 2nd coming of the Lord.
As usual with Fr. Peter, there is a mixture of testimony with very valuable teaching - interspersed with glimpses of his wry sense of humor.
In this teaching, Thomas Cogdell addresses the concern that work towards Christian unity could produce a "false unity." What is true unity? False unity? How do we rightly respond to those whom we disagree with, to the extent that we question whether or not they are "real Christians"?
This is the first in what is anticipated to be a series of four teachings on the topic of Boundaries of Reconciliation. It was given at Christ the Reconciler during the retreat on 10 September 2022.
The teaching is also available on YouTube, which has the scripture references and other helpful slides intermixed throughout: