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Bible Reading Plan
This is a great resource for tracking your Bible reading throughout the year. A practical and useful tool for spiritual development. Many people find it extremely handy.
Prayer Prompts
This is a great resource for praying along with Nexus throughout the year.
The Art of Confession
In this short, how to guide, Dave discusses the practice of confession.
Lectio Divina - Bible Reading
In this short document, Dave discusses the devotional practice of Lectio Divina and how to implement it in one's spiritual journey.
Small Group Playbook 101
Used with permission. These three PDF files form the basis of our small group training.
The Way of Belonging Presentations
In these three weeks Dave briefly unpacks a biblical rationale related to creating belonging and offers some practical ways to do so. In our setting we call this the Way of Belonging.
Creation Care and Christian Civics
These slides are formed from a few talks Dr. Dave Pafford has done on the subjects of caring for creation and civics. They form a very basic theological framework for creation care, theology of sustainablity as stewards of our world and also how we should respond in the future as civic servants.
Entertainment vs. Mission
Does God or entertainment have a bigger “footprint” in your life? That is do you end up spending up more of your resources on entertainment than on personal giftedness.
Traits of a Health Family
Does This document is a compliation of basic notes from the book 5 Traits of a Healthy Family by Dr. Gary Smalley
Don't Look Back: Moving Forward into the Parallel
This is 3 week series on how to move forward. The series explores biblical and practical themes of creation and destruction. The series touches on emotional strengths and explores theological thought from several schools also touches on some of the future thinking coming out of the world.
Seven: Reflections on Jesus in the Gospel of John
Explore what Jesus has to say to us in his own words about himself. In this short but deep study, we take a deeper look at some of the most significant illustrations Jesus used to describe himself in the book of John. I’m inviting you to know Jesus more deeply. At His core, Jesus invites us to behold, belong, and become truly human by connecting with aspects of who He is.
Hell No. Hell Yes. An exploration on the subject of Hell, suffering, & justice
An honest person recognizes there are at least three theological streams that have been part of mainstream Christian thought for 2000 years. In this series we explore Bible texts and on the face of them seem to teach each thought.
Biblical Mentoring Models
In this short presentation, several examples of biblical mentoring are provided and discussed. We are indebted to Dr. Bobby Clinton for this resource.
Imagining our Humanity
We have begun a series of messages called Imagining our Humanity. In this series we explore what it means to be human from theological, philosophical, psychological perspectives. We also explore some themes from the life of Augustine as they are helpful to the topic.
World War F: The Coming Financial War
In this resource Dr. Dave references recent moments in World History and explores major biblical frameworks related to currency and property. Dave references the recent book, "You will own nothing." in building this resource. We are sounding the alarm on the debt crisis facing the modern world and impacting Americans every day.
Emotional Intelligent Church, Integration, and Leaders Self-Talk
In this audio episode, Dave discusses the topics of emotional intelligence, integration and leadership self talk.
Origins of the Soul
In this set of audio, Dave unpacks the origins of the soul and connects it to the mind and the body questions that philosophers, theologians, mental health, and scientists have been asking.
Biblical Economics - From the Institute for Faith, Work, & Economics
In this short, 14 page document, Hugh Whelchel explains how a biblical stewardshiip practice can transform your work, your worklife, and your work life balance for the good of the world. This is a recommend resource from the Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics.
Leadership Frameworks
This document provides a basic framework for new ideas, leadership and mentoring.
Skeptical about Church
In this short document, Dave unpacks some of the valid reasons people are skeptical about church and he wrestles with it.
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Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, and Human Nature- Theological and Philosophical Reflections
This document explores practical Implications of digitial mimicry and implications for the physicality of a learning machine.
A Basic Theology of Singleness
In this short document Dr. Dave details challenges around singleness and seeks out answers in the New Testament on the subject.
The Cruciform(ed) Life
In this series, Dr. Dave explores the principles of discipleship, simplicity, silence, and obedience in living a Christ-Centered Life. This Zip file contains slides from 3 week of the message series.
How to Integrate Theology and Psychology
In this short document, Dr. Dave discusses integrating theology and psychology in theory and in practical terms. He revisits Warren Brown's framework and explores some implications.