Pepperdine Bible Lectures: Recordings
The Pepperdine Bible Lectures is an annual event hosted by Pepperdine University featuring a wide variety of lectures and classes on topics and themes in the Bible and Christianity. The Lectures, retitled "Harbor" in 2013, are now coordinated by the Office of Church Relations. Pepperdine Bible Lectures began in January 1943 and were modeled after similar programs at Abilene Christian University, David Lipscomb University, and Harding University. Lectures have been held annually in the spring since 1943 (with the exception of 1957). In the early years, the lectures were held at the original George Pepperdine College campus in Los Angeles. Between 1958 and 1967, the Lectures were held twice annually, with closing night keynotes taking place in the Shrine Auditorium and Los Angeles Sports Arena. Since 1973, the Lectures have been held at Pepperdine University's campus in Malibu, California
Lectures from 2014
Class: A Good Blend (Stepfamilies and the Church), Ron Deal
Class: All Cleaned Up and Nowhere to Go? (Baptism as Commission and Choreography), Jeff Childers
Class: Answering the Call to God’s Lost People, Shaun Dutile, Marci Dutile, Cody Balch, and Micah Balch
Class: A Symposium on Baptism and the Lord's Supper in Ministry, Stuart Love and D'Esta Love
Class: A Theologian and a Psychologist Walk into a..., Richard Beck and Mark Love
Class: Baptism and Unity: Can You Have Both?, Doug Foster
Class: Blood Work (Redeemed, Reconciled, and Reminded by the Blood of Christ), Victor Knowles
Class: Children’s Worship (What’s the Point and What Are Our Goals?), Lila Earwood
Class: Churches of Christ and Change, Lauren Cosentino and Patrick Mead
Class: Confident Leadership in Challenging Times (Five Essential Strategies), Randy Lowry
Class: Covenant in All Its Complex Diversity, Walter Brueggemann
Class: Equipping the American Church to Serve a Global Mission: Setting Realistic Expectations (Strategy and Metrics), Dan Bouchelle, Mark Hooper, and Jonathan "JoJo" Ramos
Class: Evolution and Christianity (Are They Incompatible Worldviews?), Rodney Honeycutt
Class: Financial Stewardship in a Depraved World, Winston Chong
Class: Galatians, Randy Hall
Class: Gay Marriage, Islam, Zombies, and Liberals (How the Bible Quiets Our Biggest Fears), Jason Locke
Class: God's Brave New World: Dreams of Life as It Is Meant to Be, Bobby Valentine
Class: God's Forever Family (Mark 3:31-35), Billy Curl
Class: God Shows Up When We Shut Up (7 Things I Learned From 30 Days of Silence), Chris Altrock
Class: Growing a Mobile Church (Out of the Building and Engaging the Community), Tim Blair and Lisa Blair
Class: Helping Hispanics Understand Christianity 101, Tom Allen
Class: In the Name of Jesus (Not Just Because We’re Nice People), Wyane Atkinson
Class: In Weakness Made Strong (The Power of Vulnerability for Strengthening and Sustaining Intimacy), Jaime Goff
Class: Is the Future Worth Imagining for Churches of Christ?, Brady Bryce
Class: Lay Down Your Guns, Amanda Madrid
Class: Look, Here Is Water! (Baptism in the Book of Acts), Kindalee Pfremmer DeLong
Class: Loves God, Likes Girls (Can You Be a Gay Christian?), Sally Gary
Class: Mega vs. Movement (Investing in the Few to Reach the Many), Charles Kiser, Julie Kiser, and Fred Liggin
Class: Mist (Reflections on the Brevity and Priorities of Life), Rick Atchley
Class: Operation Ecuador (Equip and Release), Joshua Marcum
Class: Preaching with Prezi (Reaching Visual Learners with Your Presentation), Shane Hughes
Class: Raising Resilience (Where Is God in This?), Connie Horton
Class: Resurrecting the Hermeneutics Discussion (Why It Is Still Crucial for Churches of Christ), Kelly Carter
Class: Revival 101 (How the Charismatics and Universalists are Radically Changing the College Campus, and Why I Absolutely Love It), Thomas Fitzpatrick
Class: Seeing God in the City (Engaged Ministry on the Margins), Dwayne Lee and Kavian McMillon
Class: Speaking Christian (Breathing New Life into Ancient Words), Wade Hodges
Class: Spiritual Passport (From Diplomat to Bible College Director), Fred Bergh
Class: Sunday's Coming (The Joy [and Work] of Weekly Sermon Preparation), Rick Atchley, Randy Harris, and Chris Seidman
Class: Survey Says! (What’s Happening in Churches of Christ?), Dyron Daughrity
Class: The Happiness Project (Exceptionally Created for an Exceptional Life), Jason Darden
Class: The Idiot’s Guide to Theology, Randy Harris
Class: The Nature of God as Hermeneutic (When Magna Cum Laude Meets, Marries, and Ministers with Thank You Laude), Dick Blythe and Rhonda Blythe
Class: Theology and Science (What’s All the Fuss?), Chris Doran
Class: The Sacramental Presence of the Future in the Assembly, John Mark Hicks
Class: Transitioning Through Tribulation Towards Transformation (Imagining a New Today for the Church of Tomorrow), Chris Goldman
Class: Walter Brueggemann and Churches of Christ, Rick Marrs
Class: When Our Hearts Condemn Us (Learning to Forgive Ourselves), Kevin Knight and Kris Knight
Class: World Christian Broadcasting, Maurice Hall
Class: Worship, Work, and Women (How Scripture Shapes a 21st-Century Church), Carl Garrison, Amy Bost Henegar, Jason Isbell, Larry Mudd, Angel Reyes, and Tom Robinson
Lectures from 2013
Class: All Days Are Not Equal (Standing in the Gap for Trafficked Children), Pam Cope and Rachel Johnson
Class: Angels and Revelation (On the Way to God’s Ultimate Goal), Larry Mudd
Class: A Restoration Movement (Bigger Than We’d Thought), Josh Ross and Jonathan Storment
Class: A Still Unfinished Reconciliation (Race Relations in Churches of Christ), Gary Holloway and John York
Class: Back to the Future (A Look at Daniel 7-12), Rick Marrs
Class: Bible Lectureships are Dinosaurs—Overcoming the Jaded Expectations of a Skeptical Fellowship, Jerry Rushford
Class: Can You Hear Me Now? (Learning to Listen to God), Rick Atchley
Class: Congregations Caught in a Vise (Revelation 1-3), Rick Oster
Class: Early Christian Responses to the Roman Empire, James Walters
Class: “Eucatastrophe!” says J.R.R. Tolkien (Why Tolkien’s Apocalyptic Vision Conveys Gospel So Well Today), Jeff Childers
Class: Exploring Babylon (Urban Reality in America’s Cities), Larry James
Class: Feelings Idolatry (The Real Enemy That Is Destroying Us), Kinwood DeVore
Class: Footprints of the Divine (Seeking the Sacred Within Pop Culture), Craig Detweiler
Class: Funny How God Works...But He Does, Don McLaughlin
Class: God, Gangs, and Glue (An Introduction to Kenya Street Ministry), Dusty Breeding and Cecily Breeding
Class: God’s Economics (Why We Should Make Poor Choices), Milton Jones
Class: Jesus Is Bigger Than That, Josh Graves and Sara Barton
Class: Knowing God, Randy Harris
Class: Living Resurrection: Engaging His Story (A Meditative Experience in Scripture), Rhonda Lowry
Class: Love Wins (Evangelical Universalism in the Churches of Christ), Richard Beck
Class: Love Your Muslim Neighbor as You Love Yourself (Exploring the Golden Rule in an Interreligious Context), John Barton, Keith Huey, and Saeed Khan
Class: Reaching and Discipling Twenty-Somethings, Matt Dabbs, Eric Brown, and Charles Kiser
Class: Renewal for Restoration Churches (Seeking Hope for Christianity in North America), Jason Locke
Class: Renewal for Restoration Churches (Seeking Hope for Christianity in North America), Jason Locke, Mark Lowe, and John York
Class: Renewal for Restoration Churches (Seeking Hope for Christianity in North America), Jason Locke, Ben Ries, and Aaron Metcalf
Class: Revelation and the Witness of Christ, Greg Stevenson
Class: Revelation, Evil, and Suffering, Greg Stevenson
Class: Revelation, War, and the Language of Hope, Greg Stevenson
Class: Say What?! (The Disturbing Words of Jesus), Chris Seidman
Class: Sorting Out the “Mills” (What Does It Mean to Be Pre-Millennial, Post-Millennial, or A-Millennial?), John Wilson
Class: The Bible Miniseries: Telling Scripture’s Story in Ten Hours (on the History Channel), Mark Burnett and Roma Downey
Class: The End in Graphic Terms (What Comic Books Get Right [and Wrong] About the Apocalypse)Class, Ron Cox
Class: The Importance of Holy Terrorism, Jeff Walling
Class: The Living Jesus Among His Churches (Revelation 1-3), Rich Little
Class: The Red Thread Movement (Combating Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery), Linda Egle and Brittany Partridge
Class: The Slaughtered Lamb (Revelation 5), Dave Clayton
Class: Transforming Lives, Nurturing Hope, Living Christ (Rescuing Street Children and Setting Them Among Princes), Hung Le and Corinne Le
Class: Uppity Women of the Stone-Campbell Movement, Bobby Valentine
Class: War in the Book of Revelation, Lee Camp
Class: Whose Praises Do You Sing? (The "Political" Hymns of Revelation), Kindy DeLong
Class: Why We Exist (The Reason Churches of Christ Came into Being), Lauren Cosentino and Patrick Mead
Class: Wrestling with Prayer (For Those Who Struggle with Prayer), Patrick Mead and Matt Elliott
Keynote: Heaven on Earth (Revelation 21-22), Rick Atchley
Keynote: The Christmas Story as You Rarely Heard It (Revelation 12-13), Randy Harris
Keynote: The Living Jesus Among His Churches (Revelation 1-3), Rich Little
Keynote: The Slaughtered Lamb (Revelation 5), Dave Clayton
Keynote: The Throne Above All Thrones (Revelation 4), Fate Hagood
Keynote: The Ultimate Failure of Evil (Revelation 6-11), Don McLaughlin
Keynote: The World’s Worst (and Best) War Story (Revelation 14-20), Mike Cope
Lectures from 2012
Class: A Sacred Pilgrimage (Discovering the Goodness of God Anew Through Our Emotional and Spirit-Filled Journey to Vietnam), Hung Le and Corinne Le
Class: Disciplines for the Digital Age: Six Practices that Change Lives and Churches, Jeff Walling
Class: Hymns That Have Saved My Life, Mike Cope
Class: Should We Stay or Should We Go? (Discerning God’s Call to Uproot or Stay Put), Al Sturgeon and JoEllen Sturgeon
Class: The Good Life (Embracing Jesus’ Vision for Humanity in the Sermon on the Mount), Josh Graves and Chris Seidman
Class: The History of Bible Lectureships in Churches of Christ (A Centennial Reflection on these Annual Assemblies), Tom Olbricht
Class: The Impact of the Pepperdine Bible Lectures (1983-2012) (Putting the Last 30 Years in Historical Context), Tom Olbricht
Class: Twice-Born Man: The Dwelling Place of God (Part One: Spirit-Led), Don McLaughlin
Class: Twice-Born Man: The Dwelling Place of God (Part Two: Incarnation), Don McLaughlin
Class: What Jesus Hates (Learning How to Keep Jesus from Getting Angry), I, Rick Atchley
Class: What Jesus Hates (Learning How to Keep Jesus from Getting Angry), II, Rick Atchley
Class: What Jesus Hates (Learning How to Keep Jesus from Getting Angry), III, Rick Atchley
Class: Where Science and the Christian Faith Connect, Dwayne Simmons
Keynote: “Boasting in Hope” (Romans 5:1-11), Jonathan Storment
Keynote: “No Turning Back” (Romans 6:1-11), Josh Ross
Keynote: "The Great Reversal" (Romans 5:12-21), Aaron Metcalf
Keynote: “The Power to Do the Good” (Romans 7:1-8:17), Monte Cox
Keynote: “The Slavery of Freedom” (Romans 6:12-21), Philippe Dauner
Keynote: “The Ultimate Triumph” (Romans 8:18-39), Randy Harris
Keynote: “The Wondrous Story” (Romans 8:38-39), Jerry Rushford
Lectures from 2011
Class: Born Again Identity, I, Rick Atchley
Class: Born Again Identity, II, Rick Atchley
Class: Born Again Identity. III, Rick Atchley
Class: Grace: Alternative to a Fig Leaf, I, Rubel Shelly
Class: Grace: Alternative to a Fig Leaf, II, Rubel Shelly
Class: Grace: Alternative to a Fig Leaf, III, Rubel Shelly
Class: Megan’s Secrets, I, Mike Cope
Class: Megan’s Secrets, II, Mike Cope
Class: Megan’s Secrets, III, Mike Cope
Class: Peace, At Last, I, Randy Harris
Class: Peace, At Last, II, Randy Harris
Class: Peace, At Last, III, Randy Harris
Class: The Holy Spirit Unleashed (The Witness of Robert Richardson), Bobby Valentine
Class: The Prodigals, I, Jeff Walling
Class: The Prodigals, II, Jeff Walling
Class: The Prodigals. III, Jeff Walling
Class: When God Doesn’t Answer, I, Joe Beam
Class: When God Doesn’t Answer, II, Joe Beam
Class: When God Doesn’t Answer, III, Joe Beam
Keynote: His Love Endures Forever, Josh Graves
Keynote: It is Good to be Near God, Mitch Wilburn
Keynote: Praise the Lord, O My Soul, Samuel Twumasi-Ankrah
Keynote: Sing to the Lord a New Song, Jason Locke
Keynote: When I Awake, I am Still With You, Don McLaughlin
Keynote: You Have Been Our Dwelling Place, Chris Seidman
Lectures from 2010
Class: Ethical Views on Stem Cell Research (Understanding the Frontiers of Medical Research), Chris Chetsanga
Class: Finishing Well, Andy Wall and Carrie Wall
Class: How Pepperdine Became Pepperdine (Its Unique Character Explained by Reflecting on the First Twenty Years, 1937-1957), Steven Lemley
Class: “Remember Those in Prison” (Compassionate Ministries of Churches of Christ in South African Correctional Centers), Tebego Ramatsui and Machona Monyamane
Class: The Divine Rescue (The Gripping Drama of a Lost World and of the Creator Who Will Not Let it Go), William Fudge
Class: The Gospels’Truth About Time With God, Karen Alexander
Class: The Malibu Miracle, Bill Banowsky
Keynote: A Tale of Two Conversions (Acts 10), Randy Harris
Keynote: But God Raised Him Up, Mark Love
Keynote: Can I Get a Witness?, Shon Smith
Keynote: “My Chosen Instrument", Fred Boadu Asare
Keynote: The Song of Revolution, Jonathan Storment
Keynote- “They Prayed for Daylight” (Acts 27-28), David Fleer
Keynote: “To An Unknown God” (Acts 17:16-34), Mladen Jovanovic
Lectures from 2009
Class: C’mon Get Happy: The Discipline of Joy in the Daily Grind, Emily Y. Lemley, Amy Cary, and Angie Lemley
Class: Crown Him Lord of All, Paul Pollard
Class: Did We Throw Out the Baby with the Bath Water? (Restoring a Biblical Perspective on the Law), III, Tim Willis
Class: Maximize Your Marriage (The Six Best Decisions a Couple Can Make), Lynn McMilon and Joy Mcmilon
Class: Windows Into Heaven: Understanding Icons (The Role of Icons in Spiritual Formation Among the Eastern Orthodox), Terry Seufferlein
Keynote: Christ in You, the Hope of Glory (Colossians 1:24-30), Rich Little
Keynote: Christ, the Mystery of God (Colossians 2:1-7), Monte Cox
Keynote: Do Everything in the Name of the Lord Jesus (Colossians 3:12-17), Mike Cope
Keynote: In Him All Things Hold Together (Colossians 1:15-20), Rick Atchley
Keynote: Set Your Mind on Things Above (Colossians 3:1-11), Josh Ross
Keynote: You Have Died With Christ (Colossians 2:16-23), Curt Sparks
Lectures from 2008
Class: An Introduction to Contemplative Prayer, Jackie Halstead
Class: Choosing to Live Before You Die (Learning to Stay Fully Alive the Rest of Your Life), Jim Martin
Class: He Is Risen Indeed!! (The Promise of 1 Corinthians 15:20-28), Stan Reid
Class: Letting God Be God: The Lord’s Prayer as a Guide to Spiritual Formation, Ken Durham and Nancy Durham
Class: Living the Sermon on the Mount (A Symposium on Ministry Themes in Matthew 5-7—Hosted by Leaven Journal), Mark Love, Marry Ellen Pereira, Michael Sweeney, and Jessica Wrobleski
Class: Messengers of the Risen Son in the Land of the Rising Sun (Single Women Who Took the Gospel to Japan Pre-World War II), Bonnie Miller
Keynote: Shaping a People of Salt & Light, Rubel Shelly
Keynote: The Care and Feeding of Enemies, Randy Harris
Keynote: The Crucible of Daily Prayer, Igor Egirev
Keynote: The Legacy of Gentle Judgments, Buddy Bell
Keynote: The Wealth of the Faithful, Gary Selby
Keynote: Turning the World Upside Down, Don McLaughlin
Keynote: Two Houses in a Storm (Matthew 7:24-29), Jerry Taylor
Lectures from 2007
Class: Revisiting the Classics of Christian Spirituality, Harold Hazelip
Keynote: “Hear The Word of The Lord", Glen Pemberton
Keynote: “I Am With You”, John O. York
Keynote: “In These I Delight” ( Jeremiah 9:23-26), Harold Shank
Keynote: “I Will Make a New Covenant” ( Jeremiah 31:31-34), David Fleer
Keynote: “Living Water & Broken Cisterns”, Yukikazu Obata
Keynote: “Return to Me", Dan Rodriguez
Keynote: “The Plans I Have for You”, Monte Cox
Lectures from 2006
Keynote: Life in the Son, Don McLaughlin
Keynote: Love One Another, Shon Smith
Keynote: The Christ Who Makes Fellowship Possible, Chris Smith
Keynote: The God Who Fellowships, Tim Spivey
Keynote: The Pure Life Fellowship, Philippe Dauner
Keynote: The Spirit Anointed Fellowship, Chris Goldman
Keynote: The Tests For Fellowship, Rich Little
Lectures from 2005
Keynote: A Holy Power Play: When Kingdoms Collide, Jeff Walling
Keynote: Lifted Up From the Grave, Ken Durham
Keynote: The Community Created by the Cross, David Young
Keynote: The Community Lifted Up by the Holy Spirit (John 20:19-29, Greg Anderson
Keynote: The Gospel of DO OVER, Mike Cope
Keynote: The I Am and the I Am Not, Randy Harris
Lectures from 2004
Keynote: Christ Jesus Came Into the World to Save Sinners, Mark Love
Keynote: That We May Live...In All Godliness, Rubel Shelly
Keynote: The Mystery of Godliness is Great, Billy Wilson
Keynote: Train Yourself to Be Godly, Shon Smith
Lectures from 2002
Class: Women in the Church: Three Difficult Texts, Carroll Osburn
Keynote: Christ: God's Yes (2 Corinthians 1:18-22), Randy Harris
Lectures from 1997
Class: The Power of the Powerless: Second Corinthians and the Gospel According to Megan, Mike Cope
Lectures from 1995
Keynote: A Dream Worth Keeping Alive (John 17:1-26), Max Lucado
Lectures from 1994
Keynote: Christ Has Set Us Free (Galatians 4:21-5:1), Chris Smith
Keynote: Crucified With Christ (Galatians 2:20), Ronnie White
Keynote: For the Defense of the Gospel (Galatians 3:6-14), James Walters
Keynote: Life in the Spirit of Christ (Galatians 5:16-26), John O. York
Keynote: The Cruciform Life (Galatians 6:14), Leonard Allen
Keynote: The Tragedy of a Perverted Gospel (Galatians 1:6-9), Rob McRay
Lectures from 1987
Keynote: The Triumph Song of Life (Acts 28:30-31), Jerry Rushford
Lectures from 1986
Keynote: Man of Sorrows— What a Name (Isaiah 53:1-12), Frank Pack
Lectures from 1985
Class: I Just Want to be a Christian, Rubel Shelly
Keynote: The Finality of Christ (Hebrews 1:1-4), David Davenport
Lectures from 1975
Class: Blessings of the New Life, Jerry Rushford