Ken R. Durham

Ken Durham is the preaching minister of the University Church of Christ on the campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, having served in that role since August, 1998.  He is also an adjunct professor of Religion and Communication at Pepperdine.

            He has also served as a minister in Falls Church, Virginia, in Springfield, Missouri, and in Stamford, Connecticut, and as a campus minister at the University of Texas and the University of Kentucky.

            He received his Ph.D. (in Communication Research and Theory) and M.A. from Louisiana State University, and his B.A. from David Lipscomb University.

            He has written or co-written four books, including Speaking From the Heart (Sweet, 1986).  He serves on the editorial board of 21st Century Christian, and writes a regular column entitled “Good Humor.”

From 1987 to 1990 he served as co-host of the “Herald of Truth” television program.

He has been a Staley Distinguished Lecturer at Lipscomb University and Oklahoma Christian University, and a featured lecturer on preaching at the Abilene Christian University Lectures on Preaching, the Rochester College Lectures on Preaching, and the Austin Sermon Seminar.

            He has been a theme speaker on the lectureships of Pepperdine University, Abilene Christian University, Oklahoma Christian University, Harding University, Lipscomb University, Rochester College, Ohio Valley College, and Cascade College.

             He is married to Nancy Magnusson Durham, Pepperdine’s Vice President of Planning, Information and Technology.  He has two children, Jennifer and Gabriel, and a stepson, Cameron.