Harbor, Pepperdine Bible Lectures

Emily Spivey: Backbone Ministry: The Powerful Partnership of Ministry Spouses

The role of ministry spouse has been one that is often undervalued, taken for granted, and misunderstood in many churches.  Join me as we take a look at different “styles” of ministry spouses and explore the incredible impact when ministry spouses are fully empowered by the Holy Spirit to fulfill a vital purpose in the body of Christ that is often unseen.

Mark Mckinney: Church in a Brewery; It's Not What You Think

Kevin Withem: Circle Up! Groups That Transform

Community changes people. This session explores a range of intentional group environments — from LIFE groups, Compass Groups, Growth Groups, to Leadership Development, and more  — and how each can help people move toward maturity, multiplication, and new leaders.

JK Hamilton: Provision Without Pause: Nature’s Witness, Our Confidence (Part 2)

This lectureship explores the unbroken pattern of God’s provision as revealed in the details of creation and experienced in the life of the believer. From the feeding of the birds of the air to the clothing of the lilies of the field (Matthew 6:25–34), Scripture presents nature as a living testimony of God’s sustaining care. What God continually does for creation, He faithfully extends to His people.

 

Through a careful study of key biblical texts (Psalm 104; Matthew 6:25–34; and other texts), this class will examine how creation functions as theological evidence—declaring God’s character as Provider, Sustainer, and Faithful Keeper. Participants will consider the consistency of divine provision (“without pause”) and how it confronts human anxiety, strengthens trust, and calls believers to deeper dependence on God.

 

The session will also address practical implications: how observing God’s care in nature reshapes our perspective on lack, worry, and faith in uncertain times. Attendees will gain both a richer theological framework and a renewed personal confidence that the same God who sustains the world is actively and reliably providing for them.

 

Key Emphasis:

If God’s provision for creation is constant and intentional, then our assurance in His provision for us can be confident and unwavering.

Bobby Harrington & David Young: Theological Hills to Die On: Clarity, Conviction and Compassion (Part 2)

A focus on the important elements of the faith—faithful postures that may cause us to recognize Christians in other churches.

Bobby Valentine: Torah: Cultivates Eden, Humanity as Yahweh Intended

How I Love Your 'Law!' Really!? The Psalmist declares not devotion but "love" for Torah, what is that about? How can any one love "law" much less the "Law of Moses?" What is Torah about that makes God's people declare it to be "sweeter than honey?

Fate Hagood: I LOVE YOU - MAKE IT WEIRD: NOTS, BUTS, & ALWAYS

Gregg Marutzky: The Intersection of Leading and Following in the Church: Cruciform Leadership

This class will explore leading like Jesus and following like Jesus. Leadership is a joint activity between leaders and followers. Churches have expectations of leaders and followers. The relationship between leaders and followers determines the culture and spirituality in the church. Leadership studies is a vibrant field of scholarship. Followership is gaining more and more attention among researchers. The intersection of these two fields of study is interesting to review, especially regarding the church.

Orpheus Heyward: Seeing the Love of God In the Redemptive Story of Scripture (Part 2)

Randy Coppinger: Technical Ministry: Pillars of Intentional Worship (Part 2)

Kevin Holland: Ties That Band and Disband: The Legacy of Justice & Race in the American Restoration Movement

Chris Goldman: Mid-Term Migraines: Kingdom People Facing American Politics

A case for political peacemakers.

Orpheus Heyward: Seeing the Love of God In the Redemptive Story of Scripture (Part 2)

Chris Goldman: Mid-Term Migraines: Kingdom People Facing American Politics

A case for political peacemakers.

Ken Lamont, Rob Denton & Mike Malatka: Passing the Baton: Helping Transitions in Church Leadership (Part 2)

Carole Hamilton: NO HEELS, JUST HEALING (No Performance, Just Purpose)

Ministry isn’t about appearance—it’s about a heart to serve. No Heels, Just Healing equips men and women to move beyond performance and embrace purpose-driven, healing-centered ministry both inside and outside the church.

Bryn Valencia: From Deconstruction to Reconstruction: Big Questions and the Future of the Church

Ghavinn Crutcher: Everything Your Child Wants You to Know But is Afraid to Tell You

Over the better part of two decades, I have served children as a therapist, spending most of my time within the school setting as a licensed mental health therapist. Over that timespan I have noticed the overwhelming struggle that our students have been enduring, especially their struggles with overcoming anxiety and depression. Over the years students have shared their stories with me of what they would like their families to know that would help them to be healthier children and more successful students. This class will benefit those who have children or work with children on how to help them navigate some of these struggles, while also leading them to see themselves as God sees them too.

Lisa Huber Toney: (Workshop) Not Yet or Now? Discerning God's Timing in Leadership Decisions

Leaders face constant pressure to act quickly, yet faithful leadership requires discerning when God is calling us to wait and when he is inviting us to move. This session offers biblical wisdom and practical tools to help leaders navigate ministry decisions with clarity, confidence, and trust in God's timing.

Dyron Daughrity: Scripture: Our Final Authority (Part 2)

This class is will explain, historically and theologically, why we consider the Bible as our "final authority" in the Churches of Christ.

Jeff Brown: Love Engages: Inspiring Participation in God’s Kingdom on Earth As it Is in Heaven

Tiffany Malone: I Am: True Identity - Colossians 1:27 (Part 2)

Allen Jang: How Would You Advertise Christ?

How to "advertise" (Heb: ya'ats and galah) the Gospel in a way that our commercial-oriented generation can understand!

Matt Dabbs: Extra-Ordinary: How Ordinary Believers Can Disciple and Multiply Churches

A number of factors are converging they will make the training and sending of “unschooled and ordinary” Christians essential to the future of the church. This will point us to more alignment with what we see in the early church. The class will talk about what those factors are and how to prepare for those shifts.

Rex Butts: The Future Church Renewal, Mission, and the Question Aging Churches Must Face

This class will focus on mission renewal in locally established Churches of Christ. Discussion during the class will cover the practical steps involved in pursuing renewal in discerning the possibility of church renewal.