Harbor, Pepperdine Bible Lectures

Teachers: Luke Norsworthy, Suzanne Stabile We haven't met anyone who doesn't want to belong or have meaning. Yet many of us seem to miss out on both. Drawing upon on timeless wisdom from the Living Word, Enneagram Master teacher Suzanne Stabile and Luke Norsworthy will discuss how to find both.

Teacher: Jeff Walling  

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.