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Speakers represent a variety of views and opinions, and it is healthy to examine various sides of an issue or topic before drawing conclusions. That being said, we hope you are blessed by the resources you find on our website.

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2008 Searcy CMU Workshop

Wes Woodell - "2008 CMU Report: What Makes a Ministry Evangelistically Effective?" (53:47) (Characteristics PowerPoint; Characteristics Handouts)
Kyle Mason Swann - "It's You & Me Kid - What Are You Gonna Do?" (25:37)
Seth Terrell - "The Process of Repentance" (28:23) (Q&A with Seth)
CMU Shepherds - Prayer over new campus ministers (7:18)
Jim Woodell - "Romans Approach to Reaching the Lost" pt. 1 (38:42) (Romans Approach Handout)
Jim Woodell - "Romans Approach to Reaching the Lost" pt. 2 (44:08) (Q&A with Jim)
Dr. Flavil Yeakley - "Why Should Churches of Christ Care About Campus Ministry?" (57:43) (Yeakley PowerPoint; Q&A with Dr. Yeakley)
Kerry Cox - "The Way of the Sensei: They're Following YOU!" (32:03)
Robert Cox - "Dear Nine Pound Eight Ounce Baby Jesus ..." (45:24)
Dr. Randy Willingham - "The Feminization of the Church" (64:26) (Feminization Notes; Feminization PowerPoint)
Dr. Anthony Wood - "Bow to Your Sensei: Effective Biblical Mentoring" pt. 1 (55:10) (Mentoring Handout Coming Soon)
Dr. Anthony Wood - "Bow to Your Sensei: Effective Biblical Mentoring" pt. 2 (40:03)
Dr. Anthony Wood - "Bow to Your Sensei: Effective Biblical Mentoring" pt. 3 (48:11)
Dr. Anthony Wood - Group Case Study Excercise (22:27)
Marvin Crowson - Guided Group Brainstorm: "Forming Plant Teams Among Ministry Students" (40:15) (Marvin's PowerPoint)
Lynn Stringfellow - "The Sensei's Agenda" (48:02) (Lynn's PowerPoint)
Kerry Cox - "I Grew My Campus Ministry With Creative Curriculum" (22:00)
Jeff Walling - Few words on a surprise visit and prayer (8:30)

2008 Open Forum Panel Discussion: Robert Cox, Marvin Crowson, Dr. Flavil Yeakley, Kerry Cox, Lynn Stringfellow, Jim Woodell, Dr. Randy Willingham, Dr. Anthony Wood
1. How are campus ministries usually funded, and are most campus ministries indepedent from the church that sponsors them? (3:56)
2. How do I get my youth group prepared for ministry in the future, and how can I get the young adults in my congregation involved? (8:11)
3. Have you seen anyone use your campus ministry materials effectively in youth ministry? (1:08)
4. How can your ministry interact with other churches in your area without it being harmful to the students? (8:55)
5. If you're dealing with multiple campuses, would you suggest holding events in between them or focusing on one? (1:44)
6. We struggle with incorporating students in with the rest of the congregation - how do you deal with that? (7:12)
7. I'm working with people from drastically different backgrounds - how do you build community among people so different? (5:21)
8. Is there anything you feel you left out of your earlier presentations that you'd like to say now? (4:57)
9. If there's more than one campus in your area, how do you balance your time between them? (2:43)
10. You mentioned daytime events work better than anything else at commuter schools and community colleges. What sort of daytime events would you suggest? (3:32)

NOTE: Don't miss our Q & A Page featuring a few of our speakers from 2008.

The Tulsa International Soul Winning Workshop is an annual event held the last weekend of March at the expo center in Tulsa, OK. This event is organized by very hard working men and women of God, and has tremendously blessed many, many lives. These lessons are being distributed free of charge to you with permission.


Albert Lemmons - "The Most Exciting Trials of Prayer" (42:52)
Buddy Bell - "Heart Matters: What God Wants" (38:16)
Buddy Bell - "Heart Matters: God's EKG" (36:04)
Buddy Bell - "Heart Matters: Guard Your Heart" (39:08)
Carl Moore - "A Servant to the Deaf" (50:55)
Carl Moore - "Counseling the Deaf" (54:32)
Craig Hicks - "TeenSurge: Totally Dependent Mindset" (40:27)
David Skidmore - "What We Can Do From Christian College Campuses" (39:14)
David Skidmore - "Impact the World" (39:56)
Del Wilson - "Training Adults for Creative Teaching" (41:40)
Don McLaughlin - "Imperfections & Evangelism" (46:46)
Don McLaughlin - "unChristian: How the World Views Us" (43:24)
Don McLaughlin - "unChristian: How We Are To View the World" (47:26)
Don McLaughlin - "TeenSurge: Totally Dependent" (46:43)
Dudley Chance, Lee Porter, & Tim Hall - "Youth Minister/Parent/Teen Forum" pt. 1 (39:40)
Dudley Chance, Lee Porter, & Tim Hall - "Youth Minister/Parent/Teen Forum" pt. 2 (39:05)
Dusty Rush - "I Heard God Crying" (38:27)
Dusty Rush - "I Learned to Love Prayer" (35:55)
Edward Fudge - "Discovering the Secrets of God's Guidance" pt. 1 (45:18)
Edward Fudge - "Discovering the Secrets of God's Guidance" pt. 2 (36:58)
Edward Fudge - "Discovering the Secrets of God's Guidance" pt. 3 (44:55)
Eric Brunson - "How to Improve Children's Worship"  (46:57)
Francisco Davila - "Sabes Que Dios Tiene Un Proposito Para Ti" (42:43)
Francisco Davila - "How Churches Can Reach Our Hispanic Friends" (43:27)
Francisco Davila - "Dios Te Quiere En Su Reino" (40:33)
Gordon White - "Establishing Teams for the Deaf Work" (46:16)
Jarrod Spencer - "How Prayer Impacts Marriage" (40:37)
Jason Thornton - "God, Save Us From Ourselves" (31:23)
Jeff Walling - "How to Get Today's Culture to Listen to the Ancient Gospel" (45:48)
Jeff Walling & Mark Moore - "Praying With Faith" (51:00)
Jeff & Taylor Walling - "It's Not Your Grandpa's Church, but it is Your Grandpa's Bible" (44:24)
Joe Almanza - "Evangelism By Prayer" (52:26)
Joe Almanza - "El Poder de Dios para Salvacion" (58:20)
Joe Almanza - "Spiritual Secrets to Effective Evangelism" (48:05)
John Smith - "What Is A Restoration Church?" (41:39)
Josh Graves - "Praying Like Jabez" (33:36)
Keith Roberts - "Why God Waits For You to Pray" (40:40)
Keith Roberts - "Praying the World Upside Down" (40:34)
Kibo Group - "God Working in Uganda" (41:13)
Lee Keele - "Becoming a High Impact Teacher" (39:18)
Lewis Parry - "How to Meet the Deaf" (44:08)
Mac & Mary Owen - "The Concentration of Witness" (33:48)
Mac & Mary Owen - "The Church's Witness" (42:00)
Mark Moore - "Top Ten Rules for Interpreting the Bible" pt. 1 (37:35)
Mark Moore - "Top Ten Rules for Interpreting the Bible" pt. 2  (44:33)
Marvin Phillips - "Let's Restore the Passion!" (38:30)
Marvin Phillips - "Getting Excited About World Missions!" (41:54)
Matt Proctor - "Lifting Our Eyes to His Power, Riches, & Glory" (39:52)
Misty Matthews (children)- "God: My Rock" (32:58)
Misty Matthews (children)- "God: My Salvation" (39:10)
Mitch Wilburn - "Developing Leadership for the 21st Century" (39:46)
Nancy Kymes - "Forum for Minister's Wives" (37:36)
Pam Cope - "Hear the Cry of Children Everywhere" (34:53)
Patrick Mead - "ReImaging the Church" (39:24)
Patrick Mead & Josh Graves - "Praying With Courage" (36:02)
Randy Harris - "Staying Sane When Everyone Else is Crazy" pt. 1 (45:10)
Randy Harris - "Staying Sane When Everyone Else is Crazy" pt. 2 (40:02)
Randy Harris - "Praying With Anticipation" (26:08)
Rick Atchley - "The Church Has Left the Building" pt. 1 (34:11)
Rick Atchley - "The Church Has Left the Building" pt. 2 (34:37)
Rick Atchley - "The Church Has Left the Building" pt. 3 (40:13)
Rubel Shelly - "How Jesus Feels About Divorced People" (44:53)
Rubel Shelly - "How Churches Should Treat Divorced People" (45:14)
Sara Barton (children)- "Living Jesus" (42:58)
Terry Rush - "The Future Direction of the Workshop" (39:50)
Terry Rush - "How to Inspire Your Congregation to Win Souls" (36:55)
Wade Hodges - "The Perfect Prayer"  (40:49)
Wade Hodges - "Knocking Down Heaven's Door" (40:00)

All 2006 Presentations - CMU2006_Audio.zip (262 MB)

Robert Cox: "Hot or Not? Characteristics of an Effective Ministry"  (38:11)
Marvin Crowson: "Training Spiritual Marines: Team Building for His Glory"  (45:04) ( Marvin's Powerpoint)
Kerry Cox: "From Crowd to Conversion: The Outreach Funnel"  (35:21)
Lynn Stringfellow: "Power in Purpose: The Outreach Filter"  (1:10:18)
Dr. Joe Brumfield: "Transparency in Ministry"  (32:34)

2006 Open Forum: Robert Cox, Marvin Crowson, Kerry Cox, Lynn Stringfellow, Dr. Joe Brumfield
1.After hearing Lynn 's presentation I realize that my ministry is focused on ‘keeping the saved saved’ rather than reaching out. How do I go about changing my mentality? (1:34)
2.How is my ministry going to look as I make a shift from focusing internally to focusing externally? (13:37)
3.How would you go about starting a new campus ministry in North Florida or other locations where the ICOC has been active before? (10:06)
4.When you’re first establishing a campus ministry, aside from all the administrative details, how exactly do you reach the students and get them started in the funnel process? (7:30)
5.Do you have any suggestions for campus ministry leaders who all have full-time jobs, and whose sponsoring congregation offers limited support? (7:15)
6.For a ministry that’s just starting out, what are some specific ways you would suggest advertising? (3:21)
7.One challenge for me as a campus minister is balancing ministry time with family time. What advice can you give me in the way of finding a healthy balance? (4:39)
8.I was startled to learn that so few conversions are occurring among Church of Christ campus ministries! Are we shooting in the wrong direction? What’s the problem? (1:39)
9.How can we use the events that occur within our church that are not specifically related to campus ministry to show the rest of the congregation the value of campus ministry? (8:33)
10.Are we simply entertaining our students in our existing campus ministries instead of teaching them to reach out? (9:28)
11.Many people are concerned about campus ministry planting because of the endeavors in the past that have gone horribly wrong. How do we make sure this endeavor goes right? (8:04)
12.What is the single most important characteristic that must exist in a brand-new campus ministry plant? (0:44)