Harbor, Pepperdine Bible Lectures

Latest Episodes:

Lauren King Shrader: Competing with TikTok: Teaching Teens In a Distracting World May 07, 2026

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Feeling like your teaching style doesn't hit the same way it used to? Do you ever feel like teens are rolling their eyes or laugh at you when you speak? Come explore the ideas of connecting and creating WITH students to help the gospel story take root. In this class, you will be given tools to enhance your teaching on being engaging yet authentic while remaining firm in the Truth that is the greatest story ever told. Let's not be boring ministers but impactful teachers with the privilege that we've been given to teach today's teens.

Stacy Jones: "Don't Miss the Moment!" - A Data Driven Analysis of the Need for Intergenerational Ministry (Part 2) May 07, 2026

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Don't Miss the Moment explores post-quarantine data trends revealing the greatest opportunities for church growth through intentional intergenerational ministry. This workshop equips leaders with practical, data-driven insights to help congregations reclaim momentum, strengthen discipleship across generations, and build a sustainable future.

Connie Horton: RISE: A Resilience Model for Your Congregation....And You! May 07, 2026

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Jeff Brown: Love Listens: Stories From the Margins of the Present Moment in America of Image-Bearers and Injustice May 07, 2026

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Matt Dabbs: Extra-Ordinary: Why Ordinary Christians Will Shape the Future of the Church May 07, 2026

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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.

Sam Morris: Beyond the Surface May 07, 2026

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Bobby Harrington & David Young: Theological Hills to Die On: Clarity, Conviction and Compassion (Part 1) May 07, 2026

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We will focus on the essential elements of the faith—the gospel and allegiant faith.

Dan Henegar: The Worlds Okay-est Listeners and Worst Interpreters May 07, 2026

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Teenagers are considered by many to the most difficult demographic at our congregations to teach. They listen with one ear (sometimes) and what they do hear they often misconstrue. We will learn, then discuss, practical ways to create value and worth for the teens in our churches. Hint: it’s not just the Youth Ministers job!

Randy Coppinger: Technical Ministry: Pillars of Intentional Worship (Part 1) May 07, 2026

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Chris Goldman: What We've Lost and What We've Gained May 07, 2026

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As churches of Christ have changed, closed, and merged, what have been the gains and losses from a preacher who's taken the journey (ideally a two day class dealing with heritage laments one day and gains the next).