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81st Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectureship--Harbor: Running With Perserverance (2024), Mike Cope

Pepperdine Bible Lectures: Programs

Program booklet for the 81st Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectures, held at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, April 30-May 6, 2024. 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.

Mike Cope, Lectureship Director

Evan Woods, Tami Williamson, and Rachel Higgins, Lectures Team

Women In Silence: Paul's Words About Disruptive Women In Church Gatherings, Charles Davenport

Global Tides

This research seeks to understand the meaning behind Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 14:31-35. Paul's direct command, "women should keep silent," seems quite clear on paper, but more context is needed when contemporary churches decide how to apply these words. This article examines three theories: the passage being a rebuttal, the passage being an interpolation, and the passage having significant cultural context. After reviewing the three theories, the proposed interpretation is that Paul's command was to a specific people in one particular cultural context, not a universal command for all churches of all generations.

80th Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectureship--Harbor: God Loves Forever (2023), Mike Cope

Pepperdine Bible Lectures: Programs

Program booklet for the 80th Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectures, held at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, May 2-5, 2023. 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.

Mike Cope, Lectureship Director

Evan Woods, Rachel Higgins, and Tami Williamson, Lectures Team

79th Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectureship--Harbor: No Other Jesus (2022), Mike Cope

Pepperdine Bible Lectures: Programs

Program booklet for the 79th Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectures, held at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, May 3-6, 2022. 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.

Mike Cope, Lectureship Director

Rick Gibson, Tami Williamson, and Joella Michael, Lectures Team

Caring For The Soul Of A Pluralistic Army: An Exploration Of Servant Leader Behaviors In Active Duty Chaplains, W. Joshua Grimes

Theses and Dissertations

The U.S. Army Chaplaincy is charged with the unique and sacred mission to “Care for the Soul of the Army” ─an Army with an increasingly pluralistic culture with respect to religious and spiritual beliefs. The purpose of this study was to explore the presence and degree of servant leadership behaviors in active duty chaplains, as an initial step in discerning the potential of servant leadership as a conceptual framework to help the chaplaincy provide effective pastoral care within a diverse organization. The study used an embedded mixed-methods design to capture quantitative data regarding servant leadership behaviors in 250 individual chaplains …

75th Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectureship -- Harbor: The Spirit Filled People Of God (2018), Mike Cope

Pepperdine Bible Lectures: Programs

Program booklet for the 75th Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectures, held at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, May 1-4, 2018. 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.

Mike Cope, Lectureship Director

Rick Gibson, Tami Williamson, and Joella Michael, Lectures Team

74th Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectureship -- Spiritual Rhythms, Scrolls For Robust Salvation (2017), Mike Cope

Pepperdine Bible Lectures: Programs

Program booklet for the 74th Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectures, held at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, May 2-5, 2017. 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.

Mike Cope, Lectureship Director

Rick Gibson, Tami Williamson, and Joella Michael, Lectures Team

Appreciative Inquiry As A Resource For Positive Change In A Church Ministry, David Blenko

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this action research study was to understand the contribution of an appreciative inquiry (AI) intervention to a church ministry. Twenty-three ministry stakeholders participated in a 9-hour, 2-day AI process. Immediate post-event survey results indicated participant agreement that the AI intervention created a shared vision for the ministry. Survey data were analyzed using content analysis to identify four areas of opportunity for ministry growth and development. All participants reported interest in supporting these opportunities in the ensuring 3 months. Participants rated seven potential factors to support the implementation of opportunities. Recommendations are offered for the study organization and …

Competencies And The Changing World Of Work: The Need To Add Cultural Adaptability And Cultural Intelligence To The Mix When Working With Urban Missionary Candidates, Romney Ruder

Theses and Dissertations

As more people gravitated to the city, urban areas in the United States became increasingly diverse, yet the Church missed the opportunity to reach these multicultural cities. Though there were efforts at designing a core curriculum for cultural adaptability training, there was a lack of data supporting its effectiveness. Much of the Church’s response to the urbanization focused on cross-culturalism with the view of urban communities as mission fields. Literature revealed that cultural adaptability and cultural intelligence were needed skill sets for the workplace. Faith organizations that routinely worked among cross-cultural populations needed to ensure that their staff received proper …

Driven By Mission: Global City Mission Initiative, Jared Looney

Leaven

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Galileo Church: A Disciples Of Christ Experiment In Next Church, Joel A. Brown, Katie Hays

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It Doesn't Feel Like Church To Me, Laura Callarman

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It Doesn't Look Like Church To Me!, Kent Smith

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73rd Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectureship -- Cruciformed: Living In Light Of The Jesus Story (2016), Mike Cope

Pepperdine Bible Lectures: Programs

Program booklet for the 73rd Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectures, held at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, May 3-6, 2016. 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.

Mike Cope, Lectureship Director

Rick Gibson, Tami Williamson, and Joella Michael, Lectures Team

Omission From Our Commission, Elizabeth K. Gentry

Leaven

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72nd Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectureship -- Faithworks (2015), Mike Cope

Pepperdine Bible Lectures: Programs

Program booklet for the 72nd Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectures, held at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, May 5 - 8, 2015. 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.

Mike Cope, Lectureship Director

Rick Gibson, Tami Williamson, and Joella Michael, Lectures Team

"Baptism In The Sea": An Invitation To Typological Interpretation, Keith D. Stanglin

Leaven

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Stadia: Church Planting In The Twenty-First Century , David Limiero

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Editors' Notes, D'Esta Love, Stuart L. Love, Daniel A. Rodriguez

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71st Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectureship -- Enter The Water, Come To The Table (2014), Mike Cope

Pepperdine Bible Lectures: Programs

Program booklet for the 71st Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectures, held at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, April 29 - May 2, 2014. 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.

Mike Cope, Lectureship Director

Rick Gibson, Tami Williamson, and Joella Michael, Lectures Team

Exploring The Role Of Emotional Intelligence In The Effectiveness Of Lead Church Planters, Emily J. Spivey

Theses and Dissertations

This mixed quantitative/qualitative study explored the role that Emotional Intelligence (EI) plays in the leadership of church planters in Restoration Movement Churches in the U.S. (specifically Independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ) and the relationship between the EI profiles of lead church planters and healthy church growth patterns, according to attendance and financial data 3 years after being planted. This study found that EI plays both a causal role and correlates strongly with healthy church growth within the first 3 years of a new church plant's life. As the first study of its kind among a Restoration Movement sample …

70th Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectureship -- Can I Get A Witness: Faithfully Following The Lamb In Revelation (2013), Mike Cope

Pepperdine Bible Lectures: Programs

Program booklet for the 70th Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectures, held at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, April 30 - May 3, 2013. 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.

Mike Cope, Lectureship Director

Rick Gibson, Tami Williamson, and Joella Michael, Lectures Team

The Missional Approach Of The Acts 29 Church Planting Movement, Marylyn Sohlberg

Global Tides

Missional churches, those that bring Jesus outside the walls of the church and into the unknown, unreached, and uncomfortable areas in the United States and the world, seem to have taken center stage in the realm of popular Christian discussion over the past few decades. However, roughly thirty percent of the globe remains untargeted by “missional churches.” In his book “Planting Missional Churches,” Ed Stetzer highlights the need for missional churches in the U.S. in particular, citing a Gallup poll that observed eighty percent of American churches in decline. In 2011, Gallup also estimated an average of forty-five percent of …

The Decatur/Northlake Narrative, Patrick Graham

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Restoration, Power, And The Task Of Ministry: Reflections From Three Generations, Mark Love

Leaven

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"Tender Mercies" A Movie Review, Michael D. Gose

Leaven

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The Summer Of The Great-Grandmother, Madeleine L'Engle, Nancy Hutchinson

Leaven

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The Book Of Church Growth: History, Theology And Principles, Thom S. Rainer, Daniel A. Rodriguez

Leaven

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Before The Shooting Begins: Searching For Democracy In America's Culture War, James Davison Hunter, Stephen V. Monsma

Leaven

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