Harbor, Pepperdine Bible Lectures

The Most Strategic and Neglected Area of Ministry

Chris Buxton

College students represent the most available, moldable, teachable, and sendable group of people in our culture, and yet most churches devote few, if any, resources to campus ministry. Learn from a 20-year veteran how a strong presence on the university campus is mission-critical to God's kingdom, and how your church can get involved.

Coaching Can Reignite Renewal

Randy Couchman

North American churches are experiencing dwindlization. No new news, right? Is there hope? Discover how coaching in churches can emancipate the longings, imagination, and faith of disciples— especially leaders—and ignite renewal for needed changes, resources, and commitments in the way forward. Authoritarian church management cannot equip disciples for crucial, creative “what could be?”exploration or action. Explore how spiritual coaching conversations can infuse a coaching culture in your church, renewing hopes and dreams for walking in mission with God.

Church in the City, Part 2

Steve Cloer

"Stories and Pitfalls of an Established Church Trying to Be on Mission in an Urban Context"

No quites de mi tu Santo Espíritu

Jonathan Guevara

Visceral Sin

Zach Sewell

Some sins are more deeply embedded in our behavior than others, and such visceral sins are difficult to cut out of our lives. Like other visceral problems we face, we often don’t know how to deal with visceral sin. Join us in a conversation about defining and confronting our own visceral sin and gently helping others address theirs as well.

Big God in a Small Church, Part 2

Bryan Schackmann

The majority of churches around the world are what we would consider small. What does it look like to seek God in this context? How could we focus on God's unique calling for a smaller body of believers? Join us as we hear from ministers, elders, and others who have seen God's big work in a smaller context.

Spiritual Breakthrough, Part 1

Buddy Bell

Most of us stay frustrated by lack of spiritual growth. Even if we are growing, we find it frustrating to foster that growth in others. In this class you will be introduced to some simple spiritual tools called Lifeshapes. They will not only spur your own spiritual growth, but will give your church a common language to spur that same spiritual growth in others, especially in discipleship groups.

The Balance of Power, Part 2

Kevin Youngblood

"David as Worshiper and King in the Psalms"

Romans, Part 1

Ira Jolivet

"Paul's Gospel as Therapy for the Diseases of Ethnic and Racial Division"

That's Our Story and We're Dying!, Part 2

Grady King, Jon Mullican

"Dead or Alive: Adaptive Leadership for Changing Your Church’s"

What is your church’s story? How do you tell it? Language matters. Just as we behave consistent with how we view ourselves, churches do as well. The key is adapting to the gospel for your story.

Temple Prayer in God's Great Assembly, Part 3

John Mark Hicks, Bobby Valentine

"Grace Greater Than Our Sin"

Keynote: David and Abigail

David Fleer

Can We Overcome our Differences? Part 2

Greg Sterling

God’s Society in Human Society: The Church in Ephesians

Learning to Love

Tim Hall

"The Perspective of a Parent and Pastor of a Same-Sex Attracted Son"

How do you stay grounded in truth while showing love? Everyday, people close to us make decisions that create tension and discomfort. But because Jesus beautifully interferes with our understanding of how we live, you and I can make a better choice.

Cinco Caracteristicas de David

Cruz Hernandez

Antes de que David era un rey, era un pastor. Y su historia de triunfo más grande era y fue David y Goliat. Pero, antes de esta gran pelea, David tenía algunos atributos que le hizo el hombre conforme al corazón de Dios. Aquí, vamos a aprender cinco características que David tenía antes de esta gran batalla. Su hermosa relación con Dios le ayudará a derrotar a los gigantes en nuestras vidas hoy.

Breaking Busy

Phil Brookman

Busyness knows how to breed. And just like the weeds in our gardens, the multiplication rate is pretty alarming. Borrowing a title from Alli Worthington’s 2016 book, we will explore the roots beneath busyness, and the practical ways for Christians today to loosen its grip in the soil of our hearts by using the power of no and the practice of Sabbath.

Yes Or No, Part 2

Jonathan Storment

"Everyday Decisions and the Kingdom of God"

Preaching wisdom in an age of foolishness.

Dysfunctionality, Division, and Dirty Bath Water, Part 2

Fate Hagood

Fathers, Sons, and Brothers, Part 2

Leonard Allen, Darryl Tippens

"Our Journey of Faith and Friendship"

Lost and Found, Part 3

Rick Atchley, Chris Seidman 

"Cultivating a Culture in Your Church for Those Far From God"

Comfort When the Shadow Falls

Eddie Sharp 

"Encouraging the Dying and Those Affected by Grief"

Design Matters

DJ Iverson

"Increasing Kingdom Impact Through Visual Communication in the Church"

Something's Got To Change

Rusty Tugman

"How One Ordinary Church Experienced Extraordinary Revival and How You Can Too"

May I? Reflections on Practicing Consent

Jeremiah Gibson

Our faith tradition's challenges with effectively discussing sexuality have contributed to numerous types of sexual conflict. Gain an understanding of consent that extends into providing couples with a process for improving their quality of communication and intimacy, and learn ways that we can improve our relationships by actively practice consent in sexual and nonsexual contexts.

A Murder in Music City

Michael Bishop

In 1997 Michael Bishop discovered a hidden file about a legendary 1964 murder in Nashville, Tennessee. With the help of an investigator, he revealed the involvement of a group of powerful citizens in the murder and the framing of an innocent man. Hear the inspirational journey and difficult choices faced by a Christian and private citizen of whom the Washington Post wrote this way: “Determined to right a wrong that everyone else had looked away from, Michael Bishop became a one-man innocence commission.”