Urbana Archives

Celebration of the call of God to all believers.

Summary of Opening Plenary
by Jen Vettrus
The wait is over, Urbana 06 has begun!

Welcome to Urbana
Greg Jao and Lisa Laird
Greg Jao and Lisa Laird extend a formal welcome to Urbana 06.

Urbana Greetings (audio/video)
Jim Tebbe, Alec Hill, Marc Debanne', Pastor James Williams, Geri Rodman
Greetings from the leaders of the three host movements, and a response from James Williams, a St. Louis pastor.

Musical Worship (audio/video)
Urbana Worship Team
Cover the Earth; Glorious

Video: You Have a Calling (audio/video)
2100 Productions
The theme of Urbana 06 is "You Have a Calling." This video discusses the meaning of calling.

Now that you're here... (audio/video)
Jim Tebbe
Jim Tebbe presents a challenge to the Urbana 06 attendees to God's mission this week. With the Bible in one hand, and the world in the other (symbolized by our phones), we commit ourselves to the Lord this week.

Theater: The Classroom (audio/video)
Urbana Theater Team
The first unit in the week's theater story introduces several characters and relationships. Students are going on a trip/mission and they are getting academic credit.

Video: The Church Working (audio/video)
2100 Productions
In four minutes, a summary of the cosmology revealed in the book of Ephesians; a look at the meaning of "powers".

Gospel Basics - Ephesians 1:1-14 (audio/video)
Dr. Ajith Fernando
An Exposition of the first verses of Ephesians. God's plan for history starts before the foundation of the world and continues to the end of time.

Theater: Before the Trip parts 1 and 2 (audio/video)
Urbana Theater Team
This scene develops Meg's desire to witness through her project, and associated conflict.

Hearing God in the Silence (audio/video)
Terry LeBlanc
Terry LeBlanc shares how we can hear God amidst all the high-tech, hurried white noise of today's world.

Family Groups at Urbana (audio/video)
Lisa Laird and Greg Jao
Family Groups: why they're important and how to get the most out of them

Announcements and Dismissal (audio/video)
Greg Jao
Announcements IS family time! Greg Jao takes care of business and logistics, and introduces the first book of the day.

 

 
 

"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come!"

Revelation 4:8 (NIV)

 
 

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