Dr. Wade Smith's Lenten Sermon

Dr. Wade Smith's Lenten Sermon from Bruce Prescott on Vimeo.

Dr. Wade Smith , Pastor of First Baptist Church in Norman, Oklahoma preaches a sermon for the Norman Ministerial Fellowship's 2013 Lenten Services.

The theme of this year's Lenten services is on the seven sayings of Jesus on the cross. The saying Dr. Smith covered is "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit."

The sermon was delivered at the Alameda Church of Christ on March 27, 2013.

Fr. Sami Chaaya's Lenten Sermon

Fr. Sami Chaaya's Lenten Sermon from Bruce Prescott on Vimeo.

Fr. Sami Chaaya, Priest at the Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church in Norman, Oklahoma preaches a sermon for the Norman Ministerial Fellowship's 2013 Lenten Services.

The theme of this year's Lenten services is on the seven sayings of Jesus on the cross. The saying Fr. Chaaya covered "It is Finished."

The sermon was delivered at the First Presbyterian Church on March 20, 2013.

Videos from the Religious Leader's Dialogue on the Death Penalty

Videos from the Religious Leaders Dialogue on the Death Penalty sponsored by the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty at Capital Hill Methodist Church on March 14, 2013.

Videos include statements from Rev. Mike Girlinghouse, Bishop for the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA), Rev. Adam Leathers, Director of Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries, Dr. William Tabbernee, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Conference of Churches, and Rev. Dr. Marlon J. Coleman, pastor of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Muskogee, OK, and Ms. Lydia Polley, co-chair of the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.

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Rev. Mike Bumgarner's Progressive Sermon

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Rev. Mike Bumgarner, Chaplain at Norman Regional Hospital, preaches on "The Progressive Sermon I Always Wanted to Preach" for the United Church of Norman (UCC) in Norman, Oklahoma on March 14, 2013.

A dialogue session with the audience follows his sermon.

Rev. Amy Venable's Lenten Sermon on Thirst

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Rev. Amy Venable, Chaplain at St. Stephen's United Methodist Church in Norman, Oklahoma, preaches a sermon entitled "No Easy Passage from Here to Where We Need to Be" for the Norman Ministerial Fellowship's 2013 Lenten Services.

The theme of this year's Lenten services is on the seven sayings of Jesus on the cross. The saying Rev. Venable covered "I thirst. "

The sermon was delivered at First Christian Church on March 13, 2013.

My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?

Rev. Mike Bumgarner's Lenten Sermon from Bruce Prescott on Vimeo.

Rev. Mike Bumgarner, Chaplain at Norman Regional Hospital in Norman, Oklahoma, preaches a sermon for the Norman Ministerial Fellowship's 2013 Lenten Services.

The theme of this year's Lenten services is on the seven sayings of Jesus on the cross. The saying Rev. Bumgarner covered "My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?"

The sermon was delivered at St. Mark's Catholic Church on March 6, 2013.

A Call for Progressive Religion, Part 2

Urgent: A Call for Progressive Religion, Part Two from Bruce Prescott on Vimeo.

Dr. Welton Gaddy, President of the national Interfaith Alliance, leads a seminar on the topic "Urgent: A Call for Progressive Faith," at the United Church of Norman (UCC) in Norman, Oklahoma on March 2, 2013.

This video records the second half of the seminar. A previous video records the first half.

Urgent: A Call for Progressive Religion

Urgent: A Call for Progressive Religion from Bruce Prescott on Vimeo.

Dr. Welton Gaddy, President of the national Interfaith Alliance, leads a seminar on the topic "Urgent: A Call for Progressive Faith," at the United Church of Norman (UCC) in Norman, Oklahoma on March 2, 2013.

This video records the first half of the seminar. Another video records the second half.

The session begins with a brief discussion of the presentation Dr. Gaddy made the night before at the University of Oklahoma's Sam Noble Museum of Natural History.

Christianity in the Balance: Integrity and Diversity

Christianity in the Balance from Bruce Prescott on Vimeo.

Dr. Welton Gaddy, President of the national Interfaith Alliance, speaks about "Christianity in the Balance: Integrity and Diversity (Let's Get Over It and On With It). He spoke at the University of Oklahoma's Sam Noble Museum of Natural History on March 1, 2013. His speech was sponsored by the United Church of Norman (UCC).

Discussion at the Interfaith Dialogue on the Afterlife

Discussion at the Interfaith Dialogue on the Afterlife from Bruce Prescott on Vimeo.

An interfaith discussion of views of the afterlife sponsored by Oklahoma City's Institute of Interfaith Dialog at the Turkish Raindrop House on February 27, 2013.

The discussion is moderated by Rev. Dr. Major Jemison, pastor of St John Missionary Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. Participants are Imam Imad Enchassi of the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City, Rabbi Vered Harris of Temple B'nai Israel in Oklahoma City, and Rev. Tom Ogburn, pastor of First Baptist Church of Oklahoma City.

A previously posted video records the brief opening presentations by each participant. This video records the question and answer session which followed.

Interfaith Dialogue on the Afterlife

Interfaith Dialogue on the Afterlife from Bruce Prescott on Vimeo.

An interfaith discussion of views of the afterlife sponsored by Oklahoma City's Institute of Interfaith Dialog at the Turkish Raindrop House on February 27, 2013.

The discussion is moderated by Rev. Dr. Major Jemison, pastor of St John Missionary Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. Participants are Imam Imad Enchassi of the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City, Rabbi Vered Harris of Temple B'nai Israel in Oklahoma City, and Rev. Tom Ogburn, pastor of First Baptist Church of Oklahoma City.

This video records the brief opening presentations by each participant. A separate video records the question and answer session which followed.