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Looking for an engaging speaker to bring accessible apologetics training to your event? Let's partner together to equip your people with clear answers to tough questions about God, Jesus, and the Bible and help them explain their faith with courage and compassion.
What I've done for others
I love speaking at churches, youth camps, and other events. I'm a professor of Bible and Theology at the Moody Bible Institute and I've also taught at Biola University, Jessup University. Western Seminary, Dallas Theological Seminary and Moody Theological Seminary.
But you shouldn't have to be a scholar to explain your faith with courage and compassion. That's why my apologetics talks are accessible even for high school and college students. Most adults appreciate that, too!
What can I do for you?
I'd love to connect with your ministry and talk about speaking at your next event. Check out some of the hits from my existing catalogue and don't hesitate to ask about a topic you don't see here!
Presentations
Did Jesus Really Say He Was God? Making Sense of His Historical Claims
Discover how the words and works of the historical Jesus point to his divine claims. See how his enemies understood his claims to authority, how his bodily resurrection vindicates his claims, and how his early followers connected him to the identity of God. This talk is based on my debut book!
Doubting Jesus: A Skeptic's Guide to Ancient Sources Outside the Bible
Did Jesus really exist? Put on your detective hat and investigate the ancient evidence for Jesus of Nazareth outside the Bible. See how Greco-Roman, Jewish, and other sources relate to the portrait of Jesus in the Gospels.
Dead or Alive: Did Jesus Rise From The Dead?
Explore five historical facts that support the resurrection of Jesus. Learn to use these facts to make a case for the resurrection and navigate conversations with skeptical friends, family, and co-workers.
Why Trust Storytelling? Bridging the Gap from Event to Gospel
What happened during the gap between when Jesus lived and when the Gospels were written? Skeptics say passing on the memories of Jesus through word of mouth was like the telephone game—stories got radically changed. Learn how to bridge the gap between event and Gospel, and discover how oral tradition and eyewitness memory can work together to preserve the core of Christianity’s most important event.
Contradictions in the Gospels? Dealing with the Differences
Why trust the Gospels when there are so many differences among them? Skeptics insist they're filled with discrepancies large and small. Learn how to deal with the differences in key Gospel stories by exploring precision and accuracy, focusing on variation and gist. See how difference doesn’t always equal contradiction.
It's Like This: Using Stories and Illustrations to Explain Your Faith
Learn to make apologetics ideas simple to get and easy to remember. From the problem of evil, to the evidence for God and our need for Jesus, discover stories, objects, and illustrations that help explain your faith to skeptical friends.
Are All Religions True? Engaging Religious Pluralism
Explore three popular ways people tend to think about religion and learn one simple way to show that they can't all be true. Consider the uniqueness of Jesus among other religious leaders and see why Christianity is a voice of humility in an age of arrogance.
Does Evil Disprove God? The Question of Sufferring
See how the problem of evil, which seems to be an argument against God, turns out to be an argument for God. Explore the logical, evidential and emotional challenges presented by evil and contrast the atheist alternative with the hope Jesus offers.
Workshops
Let me lead your adult Sunday School or youth group in The Accessible Apologetics Workshops. In a classroom setting, these can run as hour-long sessions. In an auditorium, the core presentation can take just half an hour.
Introduction to Apologetics: Why Defend My Faith?
Dive into Scripture and discover the importance of being prepared to give reasons for faith. Learn to give biblical responses to popular "Christian" objections to apologetics.
Faith and Reason: How Do I Know Christianity is True?
Discover the relationship of faith and reason as well as the difference between knowing and showing Christianity is true. Practice responding to slogans like, "That's true for you, but not for me.
Evidence for God: Is God Real?
Explore three arguments for God's existence based on creation, design, and morality. See how the solution to the problem of evil can make a huge difference in the way we face tough times.
Fact or Fiction: Can I Trust My Bible?
Discover how we can know that the Scriptures are reliable, historical documents. Learn to respond to claims that the message of the Bible has been changed or that biblical books have been lost.
Dead or Alive: Did Jesus Rise From The Dead?
Learn how to explain evidence for the resurrection with seekers and skeptics. Explore historical facts which both build the case for Jesus' resurrection and expose the flaws of naturalistic challenges.
