Pepperdine Bible Lectures 2018

Buddy Bell Most of us stay frustrated by lack of spiritual growth. Even if we are growing, we find it frustrating to foster that growth in others. In this class you will be introduced to some simple spiritual tools called Lifeshapes. They will not only spur your own spiritual growth, but will give your church a common language to spur that same spiritual growth in others, especially in discipleship groups.

Kevin Youngblood "David as Worshiper and King in the Psalms"

Ira Jolivet "Paul's Gospel as Therapy for the Diseases of Ethnic and Racial Division"

Grady King, Jon Mullican "Dead or Alive: Adaptive Leadership for Changing Your Church’s" What is your church’s story? How do you tell it? Language matters. Just as we behave consistent with how we view ourselves, churches do as well. The key is adapting to the gospel for your story.

John Mark Hicks, Bobby Valentine "Grace Greater Than Our Sin"

David Fleer

Greg Sterling God’s Society in Human Society: The Church in Ephesians

Tim Hall "The Perspective of a Parent and Pastor of a Same-Sex Attracted Son" How do you stay grounded in truth while showing love? Everyday, people close to us make decisions that create tension and discomfort. But because Jesus beautifully interferes with our understanding of how we live, you and I can make a better choice.

Cruz Hernandez Antes de que David era un rey, era un pastor. Y su historia de triunfo más grande era y fue David y Goliat. Pero, antes de esta gran pelea, David tenía algunos atributos que le hizo el hombre conforme al corazón de Dios. Aquí, vamos a aprender cinco características que David tenía antes de esta gran batalla. Su hermosa relación con Dios le ayudará a derrotar a los gigantes en nuestras vidas hoy.

Phil Brookman Busyness knows how to breed. And just like the weeds in our gardens, the multiplication rate is pretty alarming. Borrowing a title from Alli Worthington’s 2016 book, we will explore the roots beneath busyness, and the practical ways for Christians today to loosen its grip in the soil of our hearts by using the power of no and the practice of Sabbath.

Jonathan Storment "Everyday Decisions and the Kingdom of God" Preaching wisdom in an age of foolishness.

Fate Hagood

Leonard Allen, Darryl Tippens "Our Journey of Faith and Friendship"

Rick Atchley, Chris Seidman  "Cultivating a Culture in Your Church for Those Far From God"

Eddie Sharp  "Encouraging the Dying and Those Affected by Grief"

DJ Iverson "Increasing Kingdom Impact Through Visual Communication in the Church"

Rusty Tugman "How One Ordinary Church Experienced Extraordinary Revival and How You Can Too"

Jeremiah Gibson Our faith tradition's challenges with effectively discussing sexuality have contributed to numerous types of sexual conflict. Gain an understanding of consent that extends into providing couples with a process for improving their quality of communication and intimacy, and learn ways that we can improve our relationships by actively practice consent in sexual and nonsexual contexts.

Michael Bishop In 1997 Michael Bishop discovered a hidden file about a legendary 1964 murder in Nashville, Tennessee. With the help of an investigator, he revealed the involvement of a group of powerful citizens in the murder and the framing of an innocent man. Hear the inspirational journey and difficult choices faced by a Christian and private citizen of whom the Washington Post wrote this way: “Determined to right a wrong that everyone else had looked away from, Michael Bishop became a one-man innocence commission.”

Sara Jackson, Emily Lemley "Stepping Wholeheartedly into Your Future" God is always ahead of his people, and yet so often we cannot see his purpose until we look back. We will examine ways to renew our faith and walk in hope, even when it feels like God has forgotten us. King David, who danced and wept before the Lord, points the way.