Harbor 2025 Schedule
Below is the tentative schedule for Harbor 2025. Please use the Harbor PBL mobile app for the most up-to-date speaker lineup, session times, locations, and descriptions during the event.
| Time | Event | Location | Presenter/Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:00-6:00 PM | Registration and Check In | Upper Mullin | |
| 4:30-6:30 PM | Waves Buffet | Waves Cafe (WC) | |
| 6:30-9:00 PM | Making Waves Children's Program | Pendelton Learning Center | |
| 6:30-7:00 PM | Main Session | Firestone Fieldhouse (FFH) | United Voice Worship |
| 7:00-8:30 PM | The Time is Now: Embracing The Kingdom | Firestone Fieldhouse (FFH) | Shon Smith |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | YHWH MALAK Part 1: God is King as Creator | BPC 188 | Bobby Valentine |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | Jesus and Justice | BPC 189 | Russell Heil |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | Executive Ministers and Nonprofit Leaders Reception | Faculty Dining Room (FDR) | Jason Thompson |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | Pepperdine Alumni Reception | Phillips Plaza Terrace (near Smothers Theatre) | Hung Le |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | Harbor Unplugged: Campfire Stories and Songs | Smothers Theatre (ST) | Jeff Walling |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | Dessert and Coffe Social - Cookies | Waves Cafe (WC) |
| Time | Event | Location | Presenter/Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00-8:30 AM | Waves Buffet | Waves Cafe (WC) | |
| 8:30 AM-12:30 PM | Making Waves Children's Program | Pendelton Learning Center | |
| 7:30-8:15 AM | Living the Shepherd Prayer 1 | Stauffer Chapel (SC) | Jack Williamson |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Dancing on Eggshells: 6 Truths the Tomorrow’s Church Must Recommit to Today (Part 1) | Stauffer Chapel (SC) | Tim Spivey |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Up There Down Here: The Spirit Of The Kingdom | Smothers Theatre (ST) | Chris Seidman |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Shouting from the Rooftop: What Progessives Get Wrong About Conservatives and How to Get it Right | Elkins Auditorium (EA) | Don McGlaughlin |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | I Just Want to be a Christian (Part 1): A 40-Year Retrospective | Raitt Recital Hall (R) | Rubel Shelly |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | The Courage to Love (Part 1): There is No Secret to Life | BPC 188 | Josh Graves |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Agreeing With Time: The Fine Art of Living and Dying (Part 1) | BPC 189 | Sean Palmer |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Becoming a Church that Heals | BPC 190 | Dee Dee Mayer, Dan Burgess |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Understanding John Mark Comer's, "Practicing the Way" (Part 1) | AC 263 | Chris Goldman |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | "For Everything There Is a Season;” A Memoir by Jack Scott | AC 290 | Jack Scott, Jeff Walling |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | How Do People Change? A Practical Model and Guided Reflection | AC 270 | Drew Dixon |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | Holy Insignificance | Smothers Theatre (ST) | David Ayres |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | A Kingdom of Wheat & Weeds: An Exposition Of Matthew 13 (Part 1) | Elkins Auditorium (EA) | Fate Hagood |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | Faithful Defiance (Part 1): A New Look at Marshall Keeble (1878-1968) | Raitt Recital Hall (R) | Leonard Allen |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | Ears to Hear: A Biblical Call for Genuine Faith | BPC 188 | Tim Willis |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | Unfinished: Childlike Lessons for a Grown-Up Faith | BPC 189 | Andy Wall |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | Seeking the Kingdom Like a Birder: How to See More of God in the World | BPC 190 | Ryne Parrish |
| 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | First Things First | Smothers Theatre (ST) | Stacy Jones |
| 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | Speak Life: Reclaiming The Power of Words (Part 1) | Elkins Auditorium (EA) | Taylor Walling |
| 11:00 AM- 12:00 PM | A Little Less Grandiosity Please | Raitt Recital Hall (R) | Wade Hodges |
| 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | So You Want to Send Your Kids to a Christian College? (Part 1) | BPC 188 | Dyron Daughrity |
| 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | God’s Divine Court in the Old Testament | BPC 190 | Chris Heard |
| 12:00-1:30 PM | Waves Buffet | Waves Cafe (WC) | |
| 12:00-1:30 PM | Common Grounds Unity Lunch - Waves Buffet | Beaman Patio (BEA) | Don McLaughlin, John Teal |
| 12:00-1:30 PM | Lubbock Christian University Lunch - Waves Buffet | Lighthouse Patio | Lisa Fraze |
| 1:20-1:45 PM | Remembering David Baird | Payson Library Seminar Room (PL) | Jerry Rushford |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Dangerous Good News: Preaching the Gospel in a Culture Desperate for Grace and Suspicious of Truth | Smothers Theatre (ST) | Jeff Walling, Taylor Walling |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Protecting Your Joy (Part 1) | Elkins Auditorium (EA) | Josh Ross |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Christian Chronicle - Norton Colloquium (Part 1): Rural Church Initiative | Raitt Recital Hall (R) | Host: Bobby Ross Jr. / Panelists: Garret Best, Shelby Coble, Mike Cope, Danny Miller |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | The Discipline of Contentment | BPC 190 | Jerry Taylor |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Generation to Generation | AC 290 | Lisa Parnell |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Treasures Old and New: Scripture, New Imagination, and the Church | AC 261 | Rafael Lua |
| 2:00-4:15 PM | New Music Malibu | Stauffer Chapel (SC) | DJ Bulls, Shane Coffman |
| 2:00-4:15 PM | Turning Points and Takeaways: Church of Christ History for the Church Today | Surfboard Room (Payson Library 2nd floor) | Host: James Gorman / Panelist: Orpheus Heyward, Judy Siburt, Carrie Wall, Chris Flanders, and John Wilson |
| 2:00-4:15 PM | Evangelism: Effectively Sharing God's Word Today | BPC 188 | Buddy Bell, Chris Seidman |
| 2:00-4:15 PM | Reality Is Our Friend: Your Church’s Past, Present and Future Reality! | BPC 189 | Host: Doug Peters / Panelists: Dan Bouchelle, Bruce Bates, [Eric Gentry] |
| 2:00-4:15 PM | GO! The Campus Evangelism Story: Documentary Screening & Panel Discussion | AC 263 | Steve Staten |
| 3:15-4:15 PM | The Greatest Threat to Unity in Churches of Christ | Smothers Theatre (ST) | Mike Cope |
| 3:15-4:15 PM | Life is Hard (Part 1) | Elkins Auditorium (EA) | Luke Norsworthy |
| 3:15-4:15 PM | Why Work?: How to Find Purpose, Meaning, and Fulfillment Through Our Work | Raitt Recital Hall (R) | Paul Sohn |
| 3:15-4:15 PM | Reading Revelation with Roman Coins | BPC 190 | Garrett Best |
| 3:15-4:15 PM | What Not to Do in Disaster Relief: Tips for Your Church to Better Serve the Community | AC 290 | Christin Shatzer Roman |
| 3:15-4:15 PM | Way in the Wilderness, Streams in the Wasteland: Leading Worship Through Grief | AC 261 | Rylie Keener |
| 4:30-6:30 PM | Waves Buffet | Waves Cafe (WC) | |
| 6:30-9:00 PM | Making Waves Children's Program | Pendelton Learning Center | |
| 5:00-6:30 PM | Heritage21 Dinner - Waves Buffet | Hahn Fireside Room (HFR) | Doug Peters |
| 6:30-7:00 PM | Worship | Firestone Fieldhouse (FFH) | United Voice Worship |
| 7:00-8:30 PM | Hospitality Kingdom-Style | Firestone Fieldhouse (FFH) | Jeff Walling |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | Worship | Stauffer Chapel (SC) | Fate Hagood, Metro Praise Worship |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | Comedy Club - Night 1 | Raitt Recital Hall (R) | Jacob Parnell, Bryan Schackmann |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | Dessert and Coffe Social - Brownies | Waves Cafe (WC) | |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | YHWH MALAK (Part 2): The Contours of the Kingdom of God in the Book of Psalms | BPC 188 | Bobby Valentine |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | Why Are the "Dones" Done with Church — and How Do We Care for Them? | BPC 189 | Falon Barton |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | President's Speaker Reception | Brock House | Jim Gash |
| Time | Event | Location | Presenter/Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00-8:30 AM | Waves Buffet | Waves Cafe (WC) | |
| 8:30 AM-12:30 PM | Making Waves Children's ProgrAM | Pendelton Learning Center | |
| 7:30-8:30 AM | Waves Buffet | Hahn Fireside Room (HFR) | Eastern European Mission |
| 7:30-8:15 AM | Living the Shepherd Prayer 2 | Stauffer Chapel (SC) | Jack Williamson |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Up There Down Here: When It Happens | Smothers Theatre (ST) | Chris Seidman |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Shining Light in Dark Corners: What Conservatives Get Wrong About Progressives and How to Get It Right | Elkins Auditorium (EA) | Don McLaughlin |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Dancing on Eggshells: 6 Truths the Tomorrow’s Church Must Recommit to Today (Part 2) | Stauffer Chapel (SC) | Tim Spivey |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | The Literary Art of the Bible | Surfboard Room (Payson Library 2nd floor) | Karen Swallow Prior |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | I Just Want to be a Christian (Part 2): A 40-Year Retrospective | Raitt Recital Hall (R) | Rubel Shelly |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | The Courage to Love (Part 2): Facing Daily Fear and Anxiety Daily | BPC 188 | Josh Graves |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Agreeing With Time: The Fine Art of Living and Dying (Part 2) | BPC 189 | Sean Palmer |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Reclaiming the Role of the Holy Spirit in Churches of Christ | BPC 190 | Jerry Taylor |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | The Risk of Relationship | AC 261 | Lars Coburn |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Utilizing "Practicing the Way" for Preaching, Groups, and Leadership Growth (Part 2) | AC 263 | Chris Goldman |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Kingdom Vision: Embracing the Prayer of Jesus | AC 290 | Sam Smith |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Cities of Refuge | AC 270 | Abby Kaplan |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | Scattering Seed in The Kingdom | Smothers Theatre (ST) | Jeff Brown |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | A Kingdom of Wheat & Weeds: An Exposition Of Matthew 13 (Part 2) | Elkins Auditorium (EA) | Fate Hagood |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | Four Senses of Scripture: How to Read According to Four Senses (From Reading for the Love of God) | Surfboard Room (Payson Library 2nd floor) | Jessica Hooten Wilson |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | Faithful Defiance (Part 2): After Keeble—His Legacy and the Challenge of Race | Raitt Recital Hall (R) | Leonard Allen |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | Jesus the Coming Bridegroom-King | BPC 188 | Lisa Smith |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | From Strangers to Neighbors: The Biblical Call to See – and Be – Samaritans | BPC 189 | Nick Zola |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | Why You Should Stop Trying to Go to Heaven | BPC 190 | Dan Bouchelle |
| 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | Discovering the Kingdom | Smothers Theatre (ST) | Jodi Hickerson |
| 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | Speak Life: Reclaiming The Power of Words (Part 2) | Elkins Auditorium (EA) | Taylor Walling |
| 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | I’ve Missed Something | Raitt Recital Hall (R) | Pat Bills |
| 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | Rethinking What You've Always Believed . . . | BPC 188 | Judy & Woody Square |
| 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | The Most Powerful Leadership Skill Rarely Used | BPC 189 | Jon Mullican |
| 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | So You Want to Send Your Kids to a Christian College? (Part 2) | BPC 190 | Dyron Daughrity |
| 12:00-1:30 PM | Waves Buffet | Waves Cafe (WC) | |
| 12:00-1:30 PM | Youth Ministry Network Lunch | Hahn Fireside Room (HFR) | Jeff Walling |
| 12:00-1:30 PM | Mission Resource Network Lunch | Faculty Dining Room (FDR) | Alan Howell |
| 12:00-1:30 PM | African Workers Lunch | Beaman Patio (BEA) | John Ramsey |
| 12:00-1:30 PM | Pepperdine Religion Alumni - Waves Buffet | Lighthouse Patio | Dyron Daughrity |
| 1:20-1:45 PM | Remembering Jim Wilburn | Payson Library Seminar Room (PL) | Jerry Rushford |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Anxious World/Nervous Church: Finding Surprising Peace in Luke's Storms | Smothers Theatre (ST) | Jeff Walling |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Protecting Your Joy (Part 2) | Elkins Auditorium (EA) | Josh Ross |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | The Call That Results in a Visible Church Within the Invisible Kingdom of God | Stauffer Chapel (SC) | Dewayne Winrow |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Norton Colloquium (Part 2): Inspiring Stories of Faith Around the World | Raitt Recital Hall (R) | Host: Bobby Ross Jr. / Panelists: Audrey Jackson, Alan Phillips, Bobby Ross Jr., Sawmi Sektak |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Talking with your Christian Nationalist Neighbor | AC 263 | Christina Littlefield |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Essential Discipleship | AC 290 | John Magnuson |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Worship as Protest: Deuteronomy's Radical Response to Empire | AC 261 | Clay Smith |
| 2:00-4:15 PM | Church Planting Workshop | Surfboard Room (Payson Library 2nd floor) | Host: Taylor Walling / Panelists: Sixto Rivera, Seth Bouchelle, Rudy Hagood, Jodi Hickerson, Kyle Lidtka |
| 2:00-4:15 PM | Boone Center - Relate Forward | BPC 188 | Kelly Haer, Dee Dee Mayer |
| 2:00-4:15 PM | Practical Insight for Youth Ministry Leaders | BPC 189 | Mark Oestreicher, Mike Shepherd, Dudley Chancey |
| 2:00-4:15 PM | Intentional Churches - Doubling Your Great Commission Impact | BPC 190 | Doug Parks |
| 3:15-4:15 PM | You Aren't the Center of the Universe (Part 2) | Elkins Auditorium (EA) | Luke Norsworthy |
| 3:15-4:15 PM | One Kingdom: A Panel Discussion Modeling Receptive Ecumenism as a Unity Building Practice | Stauffer Chapel (SC) | Host: Drew Baker / Panelists: Kevin Withem, Robert Carrillo, Jennifer Konzen, Rudy Hagood, Caleb Kaltenbach, Jennifer Konzen |
| 3:15-4:15 PM | Why Work?: How to Find Purpose, Meaning, and Fulfilment through our Work | Raitt Recital Hall (R) | Paul Sohn |
| 3:15-4:15 PM | The Uncontrollability of God | AC 263 | Zac Luben |
| 3:15-4:15 PM | Testimonials From A Year of Campus Ministry | AC 290 | Julie Tingleff |
| 3:15-4:15 PM | JESUS Vision Is Our Mission in India | AC 261 | Roy Knight |
| 3:15-4:15 PM | La Iglesia: Equipo Divino de Emergencia | AC 270 | Daniel Rodriguez |
| 4:30-6:30 PM | Waves Buffet | Waves Cafe (WC) | |
| 6:30-9:00 PM | Making Waves Children's ProgrAM | Pendelton Learning Center | |
| 5:00-6:30 PM | Rochester Christian University Dinner | Faculty Dining Room (FDR) | Luke Fleer, Darren McCullough |
| 6:30-7:00 PM | Worship as Protest: Deuteronomy's Radical Response to Empire | Firestone Fieldhouse (FFH) | United Voice Worship |
| 7:00-8:30 PM | Don‘t Stop Looking | Firestone Fieldhouse (FFH) | Buddy Bell |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | An Evening with The Creator | BPC 188 | Larry Mudd |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | An Inclusive Leadership Model for the Church: Lessons Learned From Resolving Tension and Conflict in Churches by Dr. Gregg Marutzky | BPC 189 | Gregg Marutzky |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | Worship | Stauffer Chapel (SC) | Waves Worship |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | Comedy Club - Night 2 | Raitt Recital Hall (R) | Jacob Parnell, Bryan Schackmann |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | Hymns and Pies | Waves Cafe (WC) | Jerry Rushford, DJ Bulls, Pepperdine Legacy Partners |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | York College Reunion | Mallmann House | Jay Brewster |
| 8:45-9:45 PM | Abilene Christian University Reception | Heritage Hall Trophy Room (HH) | Craig Fisher |
| Time | Event | Location | Presenter/Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00-8:30 AM | Breakfast | Waves Cafe (WC) | |
| 8:30 AM-12:30 PM | Making Waves Children's Program | Pendelton Learning Center | |
| 7:30-8:15 AM | Living the Shepherd Prayer 3 | Stauffer Chapel (SC) | Jack Williamson |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Up There Down Here: When It Has Yet To | Smothers Theatre (ST) | Chris Seidman |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Practical and Creative Evangelism Ideas to Take Your Church to the Next Level | Elkins Auditorium (EA) | Dudley Rutherford |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | The Divine Call to Do Justice | Stauffer Chapel (SC) | Kevin Holland |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Seals, Robes, and Blood: The Faithful Community in Revelation 7 | Surfboard Room (Payson Library 2nd floor) | Cliff Barbarick |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Christian Chronicle - Norton Colloquium (Part 3): Churches of Christ in Australia | Raitt Recital Hall (R) | Host: Audrey Jackson / Panelists: Alan Phillips, Mike Shepherd |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Pitfalls and Promises: Lessons from Ten Discipling Movements - the 1920's to Present | BPC 188 | Steve Staten |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Boon Center - Empower Young Adults for Christlike Conflict Resolution | BPC 189 | Dori Lansbach, Kelly Haer |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | The People-Pleaser's Guide to Courageous Ministry | BPC 190 | Emily Spivey |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Film and Faith | AC 263 | Craig Detweiler |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Discovery Bible Study | AC 290 | John Magnuson |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Stories from the Joy Bus: Looking Back and Looking Ahead | AC 261 | Jenn Gash |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | I’m Not That Creative:" Developing the Creative Spirit in the Church | AC 270 | DJ Iverson |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | Next Gen Preacher Search | Smothers Theatre (ST) | Jeff Walling, Won By One |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | How to Pray for a Nation Without Being a Nationalist: Revisiting 1 Timothy 2 | Elkins Auditorium (EA) | Phil Brookman |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | Preaching on Complex Issues in a Confused Culture! | Stauffer Chapel (SC) | Caleb Kaltenbach |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | "Let the Church Declare and Display Christ Together!" A Challenge and Invitation from the Global Church | Surfboard Room (Payson Library 2nd floor) | Daniel Rodriguez |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | Redefining Success: How to Walk in Your Unique Calling | Raitt Recital Hall (R) | Paul Sohn |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | Help, I am Losing My Church Families to the World of Competitive Athletics! | BPC 188 | David Fraze |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | Four Decades of Conversations: What I Have Learned to Value the Most in a Life of Ministry | BPC 189 | Scott Lambert |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | "Kingdom Race: We Haven't Won Until We Are All One " | BPC 190 | Rudy Hagood |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | A Tale of Two Churches | AC 263 | Alan and Sharon Beard |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | The Five Problems Every Church Has | AC 290 | John Alan Turner |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | DUNAMIS! A Decidedly Christian Approach to Valuing and Fairly Treating All University Stakeholders | AC 261 | Jaye Goosby Smith |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | The Soil I Live in: A Parable of the Kingdom | AC 270 | Bob & Liz Perez |
| 10:30-11:00 AM | Worship | Firestone Fieldhouse (FFH) | United Voice Worship |
| 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | Then, Now, Next | Firestone Fieldhouse (FFH) | Tim Spivey |
| 12:00-1:30 PM | Waves Buffet | Waves Cafe (WC) | |
| 12:15-3:30 PM | Urban Promise LA | Firestone Fieldhouse (FFH) | Christin Shazter Roman, Melody Gonzalez |
| 12:15-3:30 PM | Third Space Malibu | Firestone Fieldhouse (FFH) | Christin Shazter Roman, Melody Gonzalez |
| 12:15-3:30 PM | Shemesh Farms | Firestone Fieldhouse (FFH) | Christin Shazter Roman, Melody Gonzalez |
| 12:30-2:30 PM | Hygiene Kit Packing | In Front of Waves Café | Christin Shazter Roman, Melody Gonzalez |
| 12:30-2:30 PM | Pack School Supply Backpacks | In Front of Waves Café | Christin Shazter Roman, Melody Gonzalez |
| 4:30-6:00 PM | Waves Buffet | Waves Cafe (WC) | |
| 6:30-9:00 PM | Making Waves Children's Program | Pendelton Learning Center |
| Time | Event | Location | Presenter/Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00-10:00 AM | Check Out | Upper Mullin |