2024 Classroom Recordings
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*October 13, 2024 – Phillip Henry, Board Chair of Crave of FL, updated us about this nonprofit leadership development program founded in 2017 by central Floridians of the United Methodist Church http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/10-13-2024-Phillip-Henry-speaker.jpg
*October 6, 2024 – Shelley Ward addressed the “Living the Questions” lesson “A Kingdom without Walls,” i.e. a Kingdom without prejudices. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/10-6-2024-Shelley-Ward.jpg
*September 29, 2024 – Rev. Dr. Martha Rutland was the first woman ordained in the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church. She told of the obstacles she faced to become ordained and while serving as pastor in various Churches for nearly 20 years, obstacles due to being a woman in a man’s world. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/9-29-2024-Martha-Rutland-Speaker.jpg
*September 22, 2024 – Icel Rodriguez, Director of Global Missions for the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/9-22-2024-Icel.jpg
*September 15, 2024 – Shelley Ward hosted a book review session, featuring short reviews by Nu Class members Gail Lippincott, Joan Cooper, Penny Leggett, Tim Maurer, and Shelley Ward. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/9-15-2024-Speakers.jpg
*September 8,2024 – Bruce Williamson, “Music in the time of Jesus”. What was music with no instruments and no notation? http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/9-8-2024-Bruce-Williamson.jpg
*September 1, 2024 – John Richard led a classroom Wrangle. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/9-24-2023-John-Richard.jpg
August 25, 2024 – Rev. Ron Lee, “The Middle East” continued with classroom discussion. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/8-25-2024-Ron-Lee.jpg
August 18, 2024 – Rev. Ron Lee, “The Middle East: a Personal Journey and a Lifelong Commitment”
*August 11, 2024 – Shelley Ward discussed early biographical information about John and Charles Wesley, telling about the influence of their mother, Susanna Wesley, and subsequently John and Charles early influence on what it is to be a Methodist. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/8-11-2024-Shelley-Ward.jpg
the question, “Why are we Methodists?’’ focusing on John and Charles Wesley’s mother Susannah Wesley. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/8-11-2024-Shelley-Ward.jpg
*August 4, 2024 – Frank Gilbert continued his review and discussion of What’s Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies by Tim Urban, Part 2. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/8-4-3034-Frank-Gilbert.jpg
*July 28, 2024 – Past NU Class president Rick Sickles used a Slide Show to discuss Artificial Intelligence (AI), helping us better understand AI in an unjust world and how it will change our lives.. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/7-28-2024-Rick-Sickles.jpg
*July 21, 2024 – Past NU Class president Penny Leggett presented the “Practicing Resurrection” video from Living the Questions and led a class discussion after it was viewed. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/7-21-2024-Penny-Leggett.jpg
*July 14, 2024 – Frank Gilbert – Review of Tim Urban’s book What’s Our Problem http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/7-14-2024-Frank-Gilbert-speaking.jpg
*July 7, 2024 John Richard was host to Retired Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles Wells discussing the U.S. Supreme Court Presidential immunity ruling, and Mike Perkins discussing U.S. and FL rulings impacting homelessness in our community. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/7-7-2024-Speakers.jpg
*June 30,2024 – Shelley Ward – A lesson on using our Church Library: What is there, how to access the catalog, how to check books out on site and online. She and three class members read brief samples from several books. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/6-30-2024-Readers.jpg http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/6-30-2024-Shelley-Ward.jpg
*June 23, 2024 – Rev, Dr. Sharon Austin, District Superintendent and Director of Connectional and Justice Ministries for the Florida Annual Conference spoke to the hybrid New Covenant, McRae and NU Classes. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/6-23-2024-Rev-Dr-Sharon-Austin-2.jpg
*June 16, 2024– Joyce Johnson discussed “The Myth of Redemptive Violence” from Living The Questions. Myth that must suffer or use violence to overcome evil. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/6-16-2024-Joyce-Johnson-speaker.jpg
*June 9, 2024 – Debby Manuel, Reflections on the Florida Annual Conference http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/6-9-2024-Debby-Manuel.jpg
*June 2, 2024 – Kitwana McTyer, President and CEO of Residing Hope, formerly known as The Florida United Methodist Children’s Home, discussed Hope’s many ministries including residential, emergency shelter, therapeutic group, and foster care; also adoption services, independent living, and the community child care center. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/6-2-2024-Kitwana-McTyer-speaker.jpg
*May 26,2024 – Janine and Alyssa Reed, The Beauty of Birds Part 2, with gorgeous pictures from birding travels by this mother-and-daughter duo http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/5-26-2024-Janine-and-Alyssa-Reed.jpg
*May 19, 2024 – Mike Perkins addressed revised economic, social and political principles in the Methodist Church’s “2024 Revised Social Principles ” document, and their connection to the community. ” He also spoke briefly of the First Church’s Social Action Committee plans for the year and recent news of the Christian Service Center and homelessness in our community. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/5-19-2024-Mike-Perkins.jpg
*May 12, 2024 – Nhttp://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/5-19-2024-Mike-Perkins.jpgancy Peed – what happened at General Conference in Charlotte. It was good news: Revising our Social Principles to eliminate “harmful language” regarding LGBTQ inclusion; greater emphasis on Creation Care and eliminating racism and classism; changed the governance of the Church from one world-wide organization to distinct regional conferences; the Book of Discipline was revised and updated. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/4-14-2024-Nancy-Peed.jpg
*May 5, 2024 – Sharlene Stanford, IDignity attorney, described how she and the legal team solve multiple complex identification issues typical of needs of IDignity clients. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/5-5-2024-Sharlene-Stanford-Speaker.jpg
*April 28, 2024 Jan Richardson, artist, writer, and ordained United Methodist Church minister, spoke about love, life and death. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/4-28-2024-Jan-Richardson.jpg
*April 21, 2024 First Church member Janine Reed with a visual presentation of “The Beauty of Birds” and the peace and comfort that comes with spending time with them in this beautiful world that God has provided for us. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/20240421-Janine-Reed-image.jpg
*April 14, 2024 – Nancy Peed led a discussion of the history, decisions, effects, membership, leadership, and goals of the General Conference of the world-wide United Methodist Church and the issues of the upcoming April 23- May 3, 2024 Conference. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/4-14-2024-Nancy-Peed.jpg
*April 7, 2024 – Dr. Gail Lippincott brought us the story of Esther from the Video “Uppity Women of the Bible” told by Dr. Lisa Wolfe. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/4-7-2024-Gail-Lippincott.jpg http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/4-7-2024-Dr-Lisa-Wolfe.jpg
*March 31, 2024 – Easter Sunday. John Richard hosted a Wrangle of thoughts and celebrations of the Resurrection (Christ the Lord is Risen Today) and Heaven on Earth. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/3-31-2024-John-Richard.jpg
*March 24, 2024 – Dr. John Dominic Crossan in person in the NU Class discussing and showing pictures of early depictions of the the actual moment of Jesus Easter Exaltation, the most important event of his life, which is described only implicitly and indirectly in its effects, its results, and its consequences in the Gospels. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/3-24-2024-DominicCrossan.jpg
*March 17, 2024 – Dominic Crossan’s recording titled “Jesus’ Execution: What Happened That Passover in Jerusalem?” Why did Jesus go to Jerusalem for that Passover of 30 CE and what happened?
*March 10,2024 – Dominic Crossan’s recording titled “Jesus’ Vision: How did Tradition Become Traction in Galilee?” Peace through distributive justice and nonviolent resistance to distributive justice. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/3-10-2024-Dom-Crossan.jpg
*March 3, 2024 – Dr. Crossan’s recording titled “Jesus’ World: How is Global Peace to be Imagined?” Roman history was “Religion, War,Victory, Peace.” Caesar Augustus brought peace to the world after 20 years of war through violent victory. Jesus brought peace to the world through non-violent victory. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/3-3-2024-Crossan.jpg
*February 25, 2024 – Began 4 weeks of recordings from Dr. John Dominic Crossan’s 5-part Lenten study titled “The Historical Jesus: The Evolutionary Challenge of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant.” The 4th week will be an in-person discussion in the NU Class by Dr. Crossan.
This Sunday presented: the Prologue “Jesus’ Theater: Potential Anti-Semitism on Stage and Screen.” http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/12-17-2023-Dom-Crossan.jpg
*February 18, 2024 – Shelley Ward and Dottie Harris showed a video presentation by Dr. Libbie Schrader and Joan Taylor regarding the Mary Magdalene Mystery and the central question of whether Magdalene refers to Mary coming from a city called Magdala, located beside the Sea of Galilee. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/2-18-2024-Dottie-Harris.jpg http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/2-18-2024-Shelley-Ward.jpg
February 11, 2024 – Rene Kaleb Gomez, Civic Engagement Manager for Hope Community Center in Apopka updated the class on the Center’s Immigration and LGBTQ+ activities. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/2-11-2024-Rene-Kaleb-Gomez-1.jpg
*February 4, 2024 – Suzanne Gifford and Lynn Pool reviewed “The First Advent in Palestine,” by Kelley Nikondeha, a recent study in Pastor Vance Rains’ monthly book club. http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/2-4-2028-Lynn-Pool-and-Suzanne-Gifford.jpg
*January 28, 2024 – Doug Barrett led a discussion of “Living the Questions,” Chapter 10, “Evil, Suffering and a God of Love” http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/1-28-24-Doug-Barrett.jpg
*January 21, 2024 – Shelley Ward and Dottie Harris told about the speakers at the 2024 “Southern Lights” Conference http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/1-21-2024-Shelley-Ward.jpg http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/1-21-2024-Dottie-Harris.jpg
*January 14, 2024 – Gail Lippincott led the Nu Class in viewing and discussing “The Lives of Jesus” from the Living the Questions DVD series, part 5 http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/1-14-2024-Gail-Lippincott-speaker.jpg
*January 7, 2024 – Lynn VanHorn told about the recent nine weeks she spent teaching and living at the Central Christian Academy in Suwon, South Korea where she tutored 17 students and 2 small teacher groups in conversational English http://nuclass.org/wp-content/uploads/1-7-2024-Lynn-VanHorn-1.jpg
