by Dave Stevens

Who do you think you are? Most of us think we know who we are, but that’s generally based on age, shape, ethnicity, and other limiting labels. Christian Science lecturer Dave Stevens shares how Christian Science offers one of the most liberating ideas about identity out there. Your identity is spiritual. It honors you like nothing else will. Listen in to get a sense of identity that you can’t find in the mirror.

by Dave Stevens

Want to be a better problem solver? What about a healer? Dave Stevens explains Christian Science healing in this talk. How does it happen? Can you really learn to heal consistently? Listen in to find out.

The Christian Science Monitor’s Richard Bergenheim, Gail Chaddock, and Peter Grier talk about how The Monitor helps awaken us to the world’s needs and inspire our prayers for all of humanity.

by Bosede Bakarey

What is Christian Science? It’s practical Christianity. It is the divine law of God that Jesus came to teach us and practice. This law is supreme over all material laws and can be learned by anyone. Anyone can demonstrate it. Listen to this talk by Christian Science lecturer Bosede Bakarey to find out how you can heal, too.

Have you been waiting to see the highlight slideshow from the DC Spiritual Activist Summit? Well, here it is—a taste of what made it such a memorable two days in April.

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by Ginny Luedeman

Christian Science lecturer Ginny Luedeman honestly shares the story about how she found God. This key relationship helped her understand what love really is, how to express it in relationships, and how to find the love that lasts.

by Bosede Bakarey

Christian Science lecturer Bosede Bakarey describes the mental prison of bitterness and hatred she was in after her husband died and she was left with 3 children to raise. But through reading and understanding the ideas in Science and Health, she was able to see herself in a new light and gain her freedom as a child of God.

Who are you?

Christian Science lecturer Bosede Bakarey asserts that it’s important to get a correct sense of identity because whatever you are thinking about yourself, that’s how people will see you. Christian Science teaches how to see yourself the way God sees you-as His image and likeness-and the blessings are immeasurable.

by Ron Ballard

People everywhere are looking for solutions. Whether it’s sectarian violence in the Middle East, genocide in Darfur, or domestic violence, solutions can be found through the dynamics of prayer. Christian Science lecturer, Ron Ballard, says, “Social change begins with a change in thought. There is no more effective way of making a difference than prayer.”

Musician and song writer Michelle Armstrong composed an original song for the DC Summit where she performed it. Her lyrics capture the heart and spirit of the Summit experience and emphasize the world’s need of you, “right here, right now.” Get ready to be inspired by a song.

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“The World Has Need of You”

by Ron Ballard

Christian Science lecturer Ron Ballard explores how prayer can solve political problems of all kinds in “Prayer and Politics.” He shares his radical conviction that prayer is the most effective, and perhaps the only, means of bringing harmony to politics. Ron also provides examples of how he’s prayed for political problems and seen results.

by Ron Ballard

Christian Science lecturer Ron Ballard shares some experiences that show just how practical prayer is in supporting a healthy planet. He also talks about how a knowledge of God brings solutions to challenges in our daily lives.

by Shirley Paulson

Christian Science lecturer and Seminary graduate, Shirley Paulson, takes us on a deep dive of the Bible in this 3 part workshop from the LA Summit.

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Prophets and Kings (pdf)

Jesus Parables (pdf)

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by Phil Davis

“Oh, you don’t believe in doctors!”

“What would you do if you got run over by a car, just pray???”

Ever get stumped when trying to answer your friends’ questions about Christian Science? You’re not alone. Here’s a Q&A session with Phil Davis from the Committee on Publication. He gets asked these questions and a lot of other ones every day as part of his job. Listen in and you might not feel so nervous the next time the topic of religion comes up.

Do you want to know what the Spiritual Activist Summit in Los Angeles was like on April 12? Check out the highlights slide show and hear audio samples from lecturers, presenters, and participants and see photos from the event.

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by Susie Rynerson Jostyn

Christian Science lecturer Susie Rynerson Jostyn talks about “Friends, foes, and more”-and those situations when one person ends up fitting into all three categories. She gets down to the basics of how God supplies all the qualities of good friendships. And she shares how she’s prayed (and how anyone can pray) through not-so-friendly situations, as well as a few ideas to think about when there’s a desire for someone to be more than just a friend.

by Tom McElroy

Is there anything about yourself that you’d change if you could? Most everyone has something. We seem to be defined by negative traits and experiences, but Christian Science lecturer Tom McElroy knows a way out of these traps. It’s by getting to know your God-given-God-created-spiritual identity. Find out how this identity is not something that we develop, but rather, it’s a fixed fact.

by Bosede Bakarey

What is Christian Science? It’s practical Christianity. It is the divine law of God that Jesus came to teach us and practice. This law is supreme over all material laws and can be learned by anyone. Anyone can demonstrate it. Listen to this talk by Christian Science lecturer Bosede Bakarey to find out how you can heal, too.

by Evan Mehlenbacher

Christian Science lecturer Evan Mehlenbacher shares some ideas about how to deal with stress. Fears, worries, and concerns prevent us from trusting our lives to God. But it’s this trust that is the very thing that can break through to solutions to our problems. Join in to see how to feel God’s presence and shed the stress.

Sunday School Roundtable Chats

A new series of live Web chats sponsored by TMC Youth

Part 3: Prayerful Prep for Sunday School

Sunday, May 25, 2008,
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EDT

Join us for our continuing series of live chats with Sunday School teachers and superintendents around the world. This month, in part three, we’ll explore in further depth a topic that’s already been touched upon in previous chats: the prayerful preparation essential to good Sunday School classes.

Classes, students and teachers in the world are all different, so how can we all be obedient to the Manual in fresh, inspired and non-formulated ways? How can a teacher discern the needs of students and prepare deep, meaningful and engaging lessons? How can we provide a safe place for students to ask difficult and/or personal questions that probably weren’t part of the teacher’s plan, and help them find practical answers that don’t “…deviate from the absolute Christian Science contained in their textbook…”? (Church Manual, p. 63)

TMC Youth host, Susie Rynerson, will share news of her recent Sunday School workshops in New York and St. Louis. She along with Eberhard Lasch, CSB, from Mexico City, Mexico, will take up your questions. Eberhard is a Christian Science practitioner, lecturer and teacher born in Germany. He has a background in music and business, and found Christian Science in Mexico. Since then he has spent the majority of his Sunday mornings teaching in the Christian Science Sunday School.

The chat will be hosted live in English on www.tmcyouth.com. Everyone is also invited to stop by the Reading Room at 194 Massachusetts Ave. in Boston, MA to listen in with the public and a group of local Sunday School teachers.

Eberhard and Susie will field questions sent in via computer during the hour. If you can’t join the chat, you can post questions beforehand in the Sunday School Discussion Forum on the website or listen to the recorded chat afterwards.

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