Harbor, Pepperdine Bible Lectures

Teacher: Jarrod Robinson In a world that is always changing (at what feels like an ever-increasing speed), how can the church find new ways to remain faithful? This class will explore four key shifts that we need to make as followers of Jesus in order to empower our faith communities to effectively reach the outside world around us.

Teacher: Susan Giboney This class is developed for Seniors and those who minister to our senior citizen community. It will focus on understanding the thoughts and needs of our vital and precious Senior members and how to wisely tap their experience and skills. The content is developed from research and surveys of current Seniors, who will hopefully be enlightened and encouraged by the topic. This session is part of the Sunset Haven Senior Ministry Series.

Teacher: Holly Allen Our Covid experience has confirmed what we had already guessed: all children need resilience. This presentation builds a bridge between resilience studies and children’s spiritual formation, showing how spirituality intersects with most of the protective factors resilience scholars have suggested. It will also demonstrate four ordinary ways parents, grandparents, teachers, children’s ministers, and others can nurture children spiritually—ways that also foster the resilience children need to face the common troubles of childhood and to persevere when facing more serious adversities that may come their way.

Teacher: Michael Chaffin Of all the methods Jesus could have chosen to implement his messianic mission, he chooses...mystery. Jesus teaches wisdom in the Sermon on the Mount. Then he steps down and embodies his sermon. But he does so in surprising and even shocking fashion. Matthew 8-13 contains constant confusion over Jesus and his understanding of the Kingdom of Heaven. What does this teach us about the Father and the Kingdom? And what are the implications for discipleship today? Come participate in a discussion of our erudite, yet elusive Jesus.

Teacher: Robert Perez After 32 years, Santa Paula Church of Christ (SPCC) has appointed and confirmed two elders. This class will focus on the process of how we moved to being a church with elders, as well as lessons learned and pitfalls to avoid.

Teachers: Jeff and Kera Hubbard, Bret Morris We aim to highlight that through the grace of Jesus we are new creations. Our old rhythms, habits, or addictions will be exposed for the false security and comfort that they are. Instead, through the grace of Jesus we can be made new, seeing and experiencing the world in new ways. The old is gone and the new has come. There is no other answers than Jesus in regards to who can comfort, forgive, empower, and lead us into the way life was intended to be.

Teachers: Josh Ross, Joshua Graves Love is the only legacy that matters. This two part class will explore what it means to love well and be loved. Howard Thurman wrote, "Love or perish." No human prior or since Jesus exemplifies what it means to live this kind of beautiful life like Jesus of Nazareth. If you want to be a better practitioner of love, these two sessions are for you!

Teachers: Josh Ross, Joshua Graves Love is the only legacy that matters. This two part class will explore what it means to love well and be loved. Howard Thurman wrote, "Love or perish." No human prior or since Jesus exemplifies what it means to live this kind of beautiful life like Jesus of Nazareth. If you want to be a better practitioner of love, these two sessions are for you!

Teacher: Soong-Chan Rah We are living through a once-in-a generation moment. The complex and myriad challenges we face as a church and as a Christian community requires a deeper theological reflection. In this session, we will engage in the necessary social analysis to better understand this historic moment. We will examine the lost spiritual practice of lament as an essential ecclesial expression that provides wisdom necessary for this moment.

Teacher: Soong-Chan Rah We are living through a once-in-a generation moment. The complex and myriad challenges we face as a church and as a Christian community requires a deeper theological reflection. In this session, we will engage in the necessary social analysis to better understand this historic moment. We will examine the lost spiritual practice of lament as an essential ecclesial expression that provides wisdom necessary for this moment.