Harbor, Pepperdine Bible Lectures

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**Harbor, Pepperdine Bible Lectures**

Christian scholars and church leaders at Harbor, Pepperdine University’s annual Bible Lectures, inspire listeners with this collection of topics on Christian living, relationships, ministry, and biblical insight.

Latest Episodes:

Love Stories by Jesus: Finding Surprises About God’s Love in Christ’s Parables (Part 1) May 16, 2023

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Teacher: Jeff Walling

Restoration for a New Generation: The Story (Part 1) May 16, 2023

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Teacher: Taylor Walling

Here's a thought experiment: you ask a teenager in your church what it means to be part of the churches of Christ or the Restoration Movement. How do they respond? The answer depends on the story they've inherited. Too often the story handed to the next generation has been either so narrow it strains against adaptation or so broad it lacks a clear identity. This class will present a framework for telling a story of restoration more lasting and helpful to future generations.

God Is: Expanding Our Images of God and Self May 16, 2023

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Teacher: Mallory Wyckoff

What we believe to be true about God informs
what we believe to be true about everything and
everyone else. When God is conceived solely
through masculine language, metaphors, and
imagery—whether in sermons, religious art, or in
private prayer—we are robbed of countless ways
to experience the Divine, to consider ourselves
as humans, to order our communities in ways
where everyone has the ability to flourish. In this
workshop, we’ll inventory our functioning image(s)
of God, explore feminine imagery and metaphors,
and seek to live into a fuller expression of the
Divine—and of ourselves.

Church Growth: Where Do We Go From Here? May 16, 2023

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Teacher: Dewayne Winrow

I will provide a candid and personal assessment of the pre-pandemic conditions, pandemic challenges to being the church, and post-pandemic rebuilding based on these challenges.

All About Eve: Women in the Pastoral Epistles May 15, 2023

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Teacher: Ken Cukrowski

What is going on in Ephesus? Some women are misbehaving ("Eves"), and other women are ministering in diverse ways. We'll do a deep dive into the Pastoral Epistles and explore the various gifts that women bring to ministry.

Guiding Children to Find Their Connection in God’s Ultimate Story May 14, 2023

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Teachers: Marian and Tim Parker

Created from longing itself, humans are born
with a longing to connect. Children are naturally
open to a connection to our Creator. Coupling
this curiosity to an exploration of the Word
through the many facets of who we have been
created to be allows for deeper understanding of
our place—our connection.
We will consider the idea of taking God’s stories
and learning through a rotation of understandings
or methods—science, art, games, drama, history,
and how we can serve others. Taking a deep
dive into the richness of God’s gifts of learning
methods, children can begin to discover their
place in God’s story. Come explore with us and
discover your place in God’s ultimate story.

Memories: Photographs and Stories from the Restoration Movement May 14, 2023

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Teachers: John Mark Hicks, Mac Ice, Jerry Rushford

Photographs are windows into our stories. Join us for an interPhotographs are windows into our stories. Join us for an interactive conversation about historic photographs from the Restoration Movement and the stories to which they bear witness. The timeline for the photographs begins in the middle of the 19th century and concludes in the present day.active conversation about historic photographs from
the Restoration Movement and the stories to which they bear witness.

All Together in One Place: How One Church has Reimagined Communal Life May 13, 2023

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Teacher: Candace Nicolds

Class 1: The Brookline Church of Christ in Massachusetts is a 100-year-old congregation, but communal life looks different than it ever has before. Church members are located all across the country! The worship services are "fusion": some people attend in the building and some via Zoom, yet it is very much a single community as the two groups interact with one another. In a time when people increasingly find community online, Brookline is tapping into that to create a new type of church. Come hear how this church is reimagining being "all together in one place" and what they have learned so far.

The Art of Serving the Elderly May 13, 2023

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Teachers: Susan Giboney, Mary Alice Reed

This class will focus on how to best serve our growing population of senior citizens in our churches. Wisely using church funds for our elderly will be discussed as well as understanding the needs of this special age group. The class will also give suggestions on how to help this population to finish life well. Ministers, families, and seniors will benefit from this session.

Transfigurational Leadership: Christian Leadership in the 21st Century May 13, 2023

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Teacher: Gregg Marutzky

What was the leadership style of Jesus when he was on earth? Many describe Jesus as a Servant Leader or an Upside Down Leader. Jesus has also been described as a Transformational Leader, Inclusive Leader, or Collaborative Leader. Arguments can be made for all these labels. Unfortunately, when we use organizational terms to describe the leadership of Christ, the descriptions fail to capture the leader of leaders fully. Becoming a Jesus leader or Christian leader means transfiguration by the Holy Spirit to become an imitation of Jesus. Jesus' leadership embodies the Cross and becomes the servant of all. Leadership is not exercising authority over others but rather joining with others. Leadership is at the intersection of leaders and followers. Without followers, there are no leaders. Leadership in the 21st century has significant challenges and requires leaders in the church to understand transfiguration. Let's explore together going beyond transactional leadership and transformative leadership to transfigurational leadership.

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