Pepperdine Reflections Part 1

I just got back from a wonderful trip to Pepperdine University located in the beautiful Malibu California. There, I was fortunate to sit at the feet of many gifted teachers. I can honestly say for the first time that I feel very encouraged about the prophetic voices that are emerging from the churches of Christ heritage. I would like to dedicate several posts reflecting on these prophetic voices as they were on display at the Perpperdine Lectureships. For now I will introduce the speaker names and there topics in hopes that it will spur imaginations as they did mine.

Shon Smith ~ Can I get a Witness (This is not what you would normally think, but I will leave it at that.)

Scott McKnight ~ The Blue Parakeet; Rethinking How We Read the Bible

Rubel Shelly ~ I Knew Jesus Before He Was a Christian (And I Liked Him Better Then)

Mark Love ~ But God Raised Him Up

Randy Harris ~ Great Ideas From Off-the-Wall Christians

Jonathan Storment ~ The Song of Revolution

David Fleer ~ They Prayed For Daylight

My hope is that these teachings that I heard a week ago will be fleshed out in the future in my life and in others as well. Because of this hope, I wish to share some of the take-aways from each key note. My first post will be reflecting on the first keynote by Shon Smith. Stay tuned for an interesting take on being a witness.

-Dan Jones