Regnum Media
The Biblia Series:
Strangers. Foreigners. Homeless. These are the very words Peter uses to describe the Christians of his day. He might have meant those terms literally. The early Christians were mainly from the lower classes. They could have been guest workers, foreigners, and resident aliens in another land.Can Christians relate to being strangers, foreigners, and homeless today? Aren’t we quite at home in our communities? Christians lead in government. We own our own businesses. We have Christian schools and colleges. We are doctors, lawyers, scientists, and professional athletes. We are rarely looked upon as strange. We’re not forced into ghettos or refused the right to vote. Even now in most places in America, being a Christian of some sort will help you, not hurt you, in the community.Do you ever feel that the world is not your home? If so, the letters of Peter are for you. Do you feel too much at home in this world? You, too, can benefit from Peter. Written both for Bible class settings and personal study, Exiles in Their Own Land looks at 1–2 Peter in detail, and shows how these biblical books give us insight into our identity as Christians. They tell us who we really are.
The people of God may desire to make good and faithful decisions, but actually doing so takes wisdom and courage. The Book of Proverbs aims at cultivating wisdom, insight, and understanding in its readers, so that they will choose the way of God instead of the way of folly. It is ancient wisdom that wants all people to know the joys of Wisdom’s party. In Walking with Wisdom, Lance Hawley guides readers through the book of Proverbs with a special emphasis on its significance for contemporary life. It is ideal for small group studies, Bible classes, and personal study. The book includes chapters on what Proverbs has to say about relationships, money, and wise speech, along with chapters on how to cultivate and celebrate wisdom.
The Doctrina series
As God’s chosen people, the ancient Israelites regularly encountered God in rituals rooted in the memories of Passover, the exodus, and Mount Sinai. These practices of remembering God’s deliverance and presence were ultimately fulfilled in Jesus and passed on to the church. In Transforming Encounters, John Mark Hicks examines ancient Israel’s practices to show how God met and transformed Israel in these encounters. Today, through baptism, the worship assembly, and the Lord’s Supper, the church experiences God’s transforming power as she looks backward to her spiritual ancestors and forward as she awaits Jesus’s return. This widely accessible, biblically-grounded study of baptism, the worship assembly, and the Lord’s Supper is ideal for Bible class settings, small groups, and personal study.
Special Projects
This collection of essays celebrates the legacy and impact of Harding School of Theology in Memphis.
Forthcoming
Kevin Burr shows how Paul’s model for Christian love, humility, and unity stem from Jesus’s self-sacrificial suffering in his study on Philippians.
In Allen Black's study on the Gospel of Mark, he highlights Jesus’s radical and transformational call to discipleship throughout the entire gospel.
Regnum Media Editors
Kevin Burr is the Discipleship Minister for the Kings Crossing Church of Christ in Corpus Christi, TX, and an Adjunct Professor for Harding School of Theology in Memphis, TN. He holds a BA in History and a MSE in History and Social Studies from Harding University, and completed his Masters of Divinity from Harding School of Theology. In 2020 Kevin graduated with his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies (New Testament) from Asbury Theological Seminary, focusing on Historical Jesus Research. Kevin has worked in various capacities at churches in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Texas.
In addition to his work with Regnum Media, Luke serves as the Youth in Family Minister at the Cloverdale Church of Christ in Searcy, Arkansas, and has been serving in this role since June 2019. He loves teenagers, and is devoted to helping them become mature and lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ. Luke and his wife, Caroline, met at Harding University, and have three children: Kinsley, Seth, and Cora. Luke and Caroline married in 2006 and moved to Northwest Arkansas, where he served as the Associate Minister of the Farmington Church of Christ for 13 years before coming to Cloverdale. In that role, he worked in youth ministry and also adult education. In addition to being a graduate of Harding University, he also received his Master of Divinity degree from Harding School of Theology in 2018. Luke also serves as an Adjunct Instructor of Youth Ministry at Harding, and spends a lot of time investing in ministry students and younger ministers.
Here at the Center for Christian Studies, we recognize that—as many education ministers will tell you—there is a real need for quality curricula for churches.
Regnum Media, a publishing imprint of the Center for Christian Studies, seeks to address this need. Regnum will comprise a variety of print and digital resources aimed especially for teachers in Bible class and small group settings. As editor Kevin Burr explains:
"One of my responsibilities as a minister is to coordinate adult Sunday school classes and teachers, and I am constantly looking for good, trustworthy material I can confidently recommend. Equipping teachers is a necessity, and a major part of that equipping is providing well-written materials that make the best of relevant scholarship accessible to every church member."