Beginning with the conversion of Saul of Tarsus, this production reenacts Paul's three missionary journeys on Anatolian soil (modern Turkey). Viewers will not only see key archaeological sites in each city that the Apostle Paul visited as well as the natural, rugged Anatolian countryside, but also experience with Paul himself the birth of the Christian church. It is an excellent resource for going more in depth into the life and ministry of Paul. The study guide containing four units does not specifically follow the film but follows chronology of the Book of Acts.

Tape 12 of 13.
The lives of the apostles and the forming of the early church is depicted in this resource.

Tape 1 of 4 in "Cloud of Witness" series.
Part 1 (Augustine: Religion of the Heart) is centered in teh extensive ruins of Ostia, outside of Rome, and serves as a backdrop for exploring Augustine's faith development.
Part 2 (Leo and Gregory: Shapers of the Church, on location at the Vatican, will be helpful in appreciating how the great Popes Leo and Gregory reached beyond their own times of turmoil and shaped the course of western chrch history.

Mike Puro will lead discussion following each segment.
Tape 1 of 3 in Moyers: God and Politics series.
A ten-year "holy war" among Southern Baptists, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States is the subject of this Bill Moyer's program. The report examines how an effort to protect the Bible from the analysis of modern scholarship has escalated into a political crusade among fundamentalists to capture control of the denomination.

This video includes some of the best stories from the public television series “Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly�? on a wide variety of current issues in bioethics. This video's 10 segments and an accompanying guide will provide viewers with perspective on critical questions involving issues like stem-cell research, cloning and genetic engineering and the response of theologians and religious leaders to these scientific accomplishments. The series cannot help but spur lively discussion.

This video explores the 200-year history of blacks in Methodism, highlighting significant church sites, insights of prominent black historians and church leaders, and the formation of Black Methodists for Church Renewal (BMCR). Experience this rich history through art, music and people.
Particular attention is devoted to the origins of Black Participation in the Methodist movement, to John Wesley's association with African converts, to Methodism's long struggle with segregation and issues of racial inclusiveness, to the commitments and contributions of African Americans to United Methodism, and to the mission priorities that confront Black United Methodists as they seek to remain vital and relevant today and in the future. The video is best understood when broken down into various historical periods.

This special anniversary DVD celebrates the 40th anniversary of several related and pivotal events in the life and history of The United Methodist Church:
-The end of the racially segregated Central Jurisdiction in 1967
-The founding of Black Methodists for Church Renewal in 1967
-The birth, through merger, of The United Methodist Church in 1968
-The establishment of the General Commission on Religion and Race in 1968
The original “Legacy of Faith” was first broadcast in 1994 on “Catch the Spirit,” the popular United Methodist television program. This version has a new introduction and updated ending; the rest of the resource is intact.
(General Commission on Religion and Race: United Methodist Communications)

English title: Brief History:
(10 booklets)

This video presents major aspects of the history of the UMC and other churches of Methodist origin in the United States. It is an overview of who we have been and where we have been as a people - and thereby suggests who we are today and perhaps where we may go in the future.

Tape 3 of 5.
Session 1: Call and Promise- God makes his covenant with Abraham. 2: A Family Affair- The story of Abraham's relationship with Hagar and Sarah.