A Force More Powerful

A Force More Powerful

May 2, 2014 | AVEL, Church In Action

A Force More Powerful Documentary Series  PART 1: In the 1930s, Gandhi leads a campaign of civil disobedience to loosen’s Britain’s hold on power. Nonviolent weapons are taken up by black college students in the ’60s who desegregate Nashville and...
Compassion in Action

Compassion in Action

May 2, 2014 | AVEL

Compassion in Action: Being Effective in Emotionally Difficult Conversations. “We all run into conversations we find awkward or stressful for a variety of reasons… Difficult conversations can occur when any upsetting emotions or sensitive subjects come up,...
Embracing Spiritual Awakening

Embracing Spiritual Awakening

Oct 25, 2013 | AVEL

This is the fifth DVD in the Embracing Series. Each of the five DVD sessions begins with a 10-15 minute video presentation by Diana Butler Bass followed by filmed interaction with a diverse small group of adults. The Participant’s Workbook then helps your own local...
For Persevering People

For Persevering People

Jun 6, 2013 | AVEL

Filmed in the natural beauty of Sundance and Provo River Canyon in Utah, Margaret guides you through a series of reflections so that you might notice how you’re being affected by dynamics that can demoralize and exhaust us. She calls us to notice that we all...
Painting the Stars: Science, Religion and an Evolving Faith

Painting the Stars: Science, Religion and an Evolving Faith

Apr 30, 2013 | AVEL

“Mystery is a condition of awe, of resting precisely in an unknowing, long enough for the silence to have its way with us. The goal of this curriculum is to create some space for us to inhabit this mystery more deeply, and explore the relationship between science,...

Children’s Spirituality: What Is It and Why It Matters

Mar 14, 2013 | AVEL

Dr. Rebecca Nye is a researcher, consultant and trainer in the field of children’s spirituality. Originally a psychologist, she conducted a landmark empirical study of children’s spirituality in the 1990’s with David Hay (The Spirit of the Child, David Hay and...