Harbor, Pepperdine Bible Lectures

LGBTQ Inclusion in Spirit-Led Churches

Pat Bills & Sally Gary 

Many churches are still wrestling with inclusion of LGBTQ Christians, wondering how we can extend fellowship when we may not agree on teachings about sexuality. How does a Spirit-led church respond to these questions? Join us for a two-part discussion of extending the love of Christ to our LGBTQ brothers and sisters who are seeking a place to belong.

Mission Possible: Living Out Jesus' Incarnation in Our World

Hung Le

God is. God works... even in times when He seems to be utterly silent, when the darkness is overwhelming, when hope is merely an empty word. God still is. God still works. Come share in a time of hope, of discovering and re-discovering His light, of sharing in the mission of Jesus to make life more abundant for our world.

Loving in Adversity: Loving Other's During Challenging Times

Andrew Hill

Family and church squabbles can bring about great tension and conflict. What do you do to live and love well in these times of high tension? How can you keep your heart, mind, body, and soul healthy during high stress times?

Leadership is spelled C.O.U.R.A.G.E, Part 1: Setting Sail Into an Unknown Future

Grady King, Jon Mullican

Leaders must have courage in times of uncertainty and chaos. What are the essentials of courageous leadership? At what price? At whose expense?

iPhone Production House

Matt Maxwell

Creating professional videos for our churches have always been limited to those with budgets for expensive cameras, mics and editing software but not anymore. We will explore the latest in iPhone apps and accessories (35mm lens adapters, audio inputs, teleprompters) that bring professional capture and delivery to your fingertips.

Increasing Glory, Part 1: The Spirit's Role in Spiritual Formation

Kevin Withem

O.T. OpEd (Part 1: God's Amazing Choices)

Phil Ware 

Old Testament characters who sing the song of Jesus!

Beyond the Church's Primitive Vision Towards Its Prophetic Character

DeWayne Winrow

The session will explore the tenets of Prophetic Christianity as exemplified in the Black Church tradition as cohering with the true character of the Christian faith. Does a primitive vision prophetic in character suggests that there is a socio-religious praxis inherent in the ministry of reconciliation?

Parenting with the Holy Spirit

Scotty and Tammy Spake 

How to raise perfect children... lessons we've learned raising biological and foster children for 19 years.

Preaching and Teaching in Color: The Schooling of a White Preacher

Steve Puckett

I have lived most of my life with privilege. I grew up in a white community in the 60's and 70's. I now preach for an ethnically diverse church in Florida. My schooling began in a newly integrated school in North Alabama and a small African American church in Mississippi and continued with adopting two African American kids and has deepened through 34 years of preaching and teaching in the diverse landscape of Florida. I want to give you a peek inside my life and encourage all of us to love each other in our Father's beautiful world of diversity.

Here Am I, Send Me! Across the Americas to Equip Women in English and Spanish

Michelle Goff

Iron Rose Sister Ministries (IRSM) exists to equip women to connect to God and to one another more deeply. As a bilingual women's ministry resource, IRSM's founder, author, and international speaker Michelle J. Goff has followed the Spirit's lead and His calling to reach thousands of women across the Americas. Join us in answering the Spirit's call to be better equipped and, in turn, to equip Christian sisters that can serve as iron sharpening iron, encouraging one another to be as beautiful as a rose, in spite of a few thorns.

Be On the Sacred Page

Greg Taylor

How one church is "getting on the same page" of Scripture and God is changing lives

Challenges and Solutions of Advancing the Gospel in West Africa: Seeking to be Relevant in our Spiritual Season

Rickey McWhorter

We often are exited about participating in international missions. But, the questions is, how relevant is that mission in terms of accomplishing the true focus, purpose and mission of the New Testament gospel?

The Culture-Making Youth Leader

Scot McKnight 

Pray Like You Breathe: Exploring the Practice of Breath Prayer

Houston Heflin

This experiential class will briefly recount the history of breath prayers from the Psalms, through the New Testament, to today, and then focus on experiencing this type of prayer. Participants will "pray with all kinds of prayers and requests" and explore what it means to "pray without ceasing" as a method of training for spiritual formation.

The Power of the Invisible Church (Accessing and Activating the Spiritual Resources of the Church)

Rick Gibson

Research shows that all organizations, including churches, are held together, not through physical resources and assets, but through beliefs, identity, mission, and values. These invisible spiritual resources are essential to the health and effectiveness of any organization. Sadly, the agenda of our churches today are often driven by the demands of visible assets and invisible mission-less motives, leaving little energy for leaders to nurture the life-giving spiritual resources the give power to the church. This class will explore ways for church leaders to form and activate a creative, dynamic, mission-oriented congregation.

Resurrecting the Church, Part 1

Tim Spivey

This thought-provoking and inspiring class will present strategies and stories of how stagnant and struggling churches have come to experience new life.

Ministers in Lab Coats: An Alternate View of Christianity and Science in History

Jennifer McNutt

This session will address the perception that Christianity and science have a history of conflict and are inherently at odds with each other. Dr. McNutt will highlight lesser-known stories of how Christian pastors have consistently promoted and contributed to the emergence of modern science from the Scientific Revolution to the modern era as part of their commitment to advancing the Gospel. Examples of "ministers in lab coats" can help to dispel the characterization of conflict that continues to shape current-day perceptions and stunt contemporary conversations over the relationship between Christianity and science today.

So You Want to Teach a Class About Homosexuality at Church

Brian Sandine

Lessons learned from teaching this class in a congregation with a traditional position on sex and marriage

"Get the Gun. Shoot Him!" (My Journey from Menace to Minister)

Thien Dang

An ex-gang affiliate turned minister, I will be talking about my life battling street violence, gangs, addiction, and suicide culminating in a near-death event that God used to propel me into a triumphant spiritual awakening. We'l also extrapolate from this narrative relevant and applicable theological principles that will challenge and shape our perceptions of societal "menaces" and marginalized people groups.

Keynote (John 16)

Rick Atchley

100 Churches of 100

Jared King, Laura King

Planting churches in Post-Christian cities is going to be hard, slow, and incredibly fun. But it requires a new kind of vision that involves us to think outside the box. In Seattle we have a growing network of churches, church plants, non-profits, and local businesses, who are rethinking what it means to plant churches in Post-Christian Seattle. We will talk through several principals we are learning and discuss how to develop a Kingdom Ecosystem across your city. 100 Churches of 100 is the beginning of a movement awakening in the Pacific Northwest.

We Need to Talk: Sexuality as Good News

Adam Mearse 

There is likely no single topic that demands more headspace for people in our churches than sexuality. Dr. Adam Mearse will explore the necessity for a positive, biblical message of sexuality as a fundamental act of Christian discipleship and witness.

Slasher Film Theology

Jeremy Marshall

Perhaps some of the most troubling portions of scripture are those passages in the Old Testament that call for the total annihilation of enemies. Some see them as wholly positive, even ethically normative. Others would erase them from scripture altogether. But is there a more excellent way of understanding and using these texts? Drawing on the early films of horror director Wes Craven, this class suggests that the Bible itself is ambivalent about, and even critical of, these texts. When read through the lenses of Craven's films, we find that the whole of scripture--especially the witness and ministry of Christ--questions and subverts the texts of genocide and vengeance.

Holy Spirit Speak: A Word for the Weary

Thema Bryant-Davis

This session is for those who are weary or who serve congregations that are in a valley season. The presenter, an ordained minister and psychologist, will minister to those who have been spiritually and emotionally drained by personal traumas and the brokenness of society as manifested by oppression, violence, and the toxic disenfranchisement of the "least of these." Using the framework of the Valley of Dry Bones, the presenter will discuss the role of the Holy Spirit to revive and restore the people of God.