upcoming engagements
January 2027 – The Parent Table:”Staying Connected in a Distracted World,” First Presbyterian Church, Bend, OR
February 2027 – Plenary Talk for Christian Perspectives on Technology and Personhood Conference, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA
April 2027 – Plenary Talk for Leadership Now Conference 2027, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Vancouver, WA
selected speaking engagements
Speaker, J. Roderick Davis Lecture, Samford University, Birmingham, AL, October 2024.
Speaker, Faith & Science — Biologos National Conference, Raleigh, NC, April 2024.
Speaker, Lewis House Lecture Series, University of Kentucky, Louisville, KY, March 2024.
Speaker, Calvin University January Series, Grand Rapids, MI, January 2024.
Featured Guest, Online Conversation Webinar: “Human Flourishing in a Digital Age,” The Trinity Forum and Consortium of Christian Study Centers, June 2023.
Speaker, Digital Discipleship: Equipping Pastors and Leaders, Matthew 5:9 Fellowship and National Association of Evangelicals, June 2023.
Speaker, “The Idol of Productivity,” Thinq Culture Summit, Nashville, TN, April 2023.
Speaker, Parenting Conference Series: Wisdom for Parenting in the Digital Age, Asian American Christian Collaborative, Orange County, CA, March 2023.
Conference Speaker, InterVarsity Virginia Region Winter Conference, Lexington, VA, February 2023.
Speaker, The Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for Communication, Vatican, Rome, Italy, November 2022.
Speaker, “Reprogramming Humanity: A Closer Look at Technology and Ethics”, BioLogos, Palo Alto, CA, August 2022.
Plenary Speaker, Church Communications Ecology Program Capstone Conference, Notre University, June 2022.
Speaker, “Technological Practice and Soul Formation,” Religious and Civic Leaders Gathering, Religion and Public Life Program, Rice University, March 2022.
Panelist, Et Religio: “Metastatic Metaverse,” Center for Christianity and Scholarship, Duke University, March 2022.
Panelist, “Redeeming Social Media: Christian Reflections on Using (and Building) Social Media More Wisely,” MIT Octet Collaborative panel, December 2021.
Plenary Speaker, “Technology and Wisdom” Summit, The Higher Pursuits Project, UpperHouse, Madison, WI, October 2021.
recent interviews
Interview with Holy Post podcast, November 2023
Interview with National Association of Evangelicals podcast, June 2023
Interview with Radix Magazine, April 2023
Interview on The Well podcast, January 2023
Interview with David Gill on Theology & podcast, December 2022
Interview on Every Voice Now podcast, November 2022
Interview on Q Ideas podcast, October 2022
Interview with Radix Magazine, August 2022
Interview on Mars Hill Audio Journal, June 2022
Interview on Christian Humanist Profiles podcast with Christiana Bieber Lake, April 2022
Interview on Christianity Today’s Viral Jesus podcast, March 2022
Interview on Digital Public Square podcast with Jason Thacker, March 2022
Interview on Faith Conversations podcast with Anita Lustrea, February 2022
Interview on The Substance podcast, February 2022
Interview on The Unhurried Life podcast with Alan Fadling, February 2022
Interview on Devices and Virtue podcast, January 2022
Interview on Dordt University’s In All Things podcast, January 2022
Interview on The Common Good with Brian From and Aubrey Sampson radio show and podcast, December 2021
Interview on William Jessup University’s Jessup Think podcast, December 2021
Interview on ScreenSanity podcast for parents, December 2021
Interview on Intervarsity’s The Well: A Gathering Place for Women in Academia and Beyond podcast, November 2021
past presentations, workshops, interviews & consultations
- IFES: International Fellowship of Evangelical Students
- Dwell
- Church of The City, Nashville, TN
- Fuller Theological Seminary, California
- Northern Seminary, Illinois
- Social Justice Scholars program, Loyola University-New Orleans
- Stanford InterVarsity Graduate Fellowship
- Center for Pastor Theologians Conference
- Praxis Labs
- InterVarsity Faculty/Staff Christian Fellowship, San Jose State University
- Christian Study Center, University of Virginia
- Trinity Presbyterian Church of Charlottesville
- Anselm House, University of Minnesota
- Apologetics Canada Conference
- Trinity School of Durham, NC
- InterVarsity West Coast Faculty Conference
- St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX
- Religion and Public Life program, Rice University
- Geneva Campus Ministry, University of Iowa
- Westmont College Downtown Lecture series
- Center for Christianity and Scholarship, Duke University
- North Carolina Study Center, University of North Carolina
- Faith and Work Conference, Redeemer Presbyterian Church NYC
- Annual Meeting, Consortium of Christian Study Centers
- Chesterton House, Cornell University
- Mars Hill Audio Journal
- Veritas Forum, Hope College
topics of engagements
- Digital Life and its Implicit Theology
- Liturgy and Christian Formation
- Parenting in a Digital Age
- Social Media and the Industrialization of the Self
- Community and Relationship in a Digitally Saturated Society
what people are saying
“Thank you so much for visiting us at St. Andrew’s and sharing with us your thoughts on social media and faith. Many people commented on your approachability and winsomeness, as well as the timely and interesting discussion of how we can avoid being ruled by our devices.”
“My students deeply appreciated your scholarship and genuine interest in their questions. Many were inspired by your curiosity, great insights, pastoral instincts, and honesty! So good! They kept bringing you up the rest of the week!”
“Thank you so much for joining our consultation this week. You bring so many important qualities to these discussions, above all your attention to complexities of how different families and communities engage with these matters, and your own personal honesty and vulnerability.”
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