Title: Unwrapping the Gift of Communication: Teaching Faith-based Communication Principles in Communication Courses Presenter: Kevin Jones PhD, George Fox University Date/Time: Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 6-7 pm EST Description: Unwrapping the Gift of Communication uses scripture to illustrate many basic communication principles taught in communication classrooms. This webinar will explain what inspired the writing of the book and how it …
Upcoming Webinar, Teaching Faith-based Communication Principles in Communication Courses, with Kevin Jones
Title: Unwrapping the Gift of Communication: Teaching Faith-based Communication Principles in Communication Courses Presenter: Kevin Jones PhD, George Fox University Date/Time: Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 6-7 pm EST Description: Unwrapping the Gift of Communication uses scripture to illustrate many basic communication principles taught in communication classrooms. This webinar will explain what inspired the writing of the book and how it …
Recorded Webinar, Holy Ghost in the Catholic Machine: Spirit-Structure Tensions in Parish Preaching Work, J.E. Sigler
Title: Holy Ghost in the Catholic Machine: Spirit-Structure Tensions in Parish Preaching Work Presenter: Jenni Sigler, PhD (Purdue University) Date/Time: Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 7-8 pm EST Description: Most studies of preaching take a theological, biblical, rhetorical, or mechanical angle. But preaching is also work—difficult, time-consuming, prayerful work, and frequently frustrating, exhausting, faith-testing work. In this webinar, Jennifer Sigler will discuss …
Recorded Webinar, Family Communication and the Christian Faith, with Jonathan Pettigrew and Diane Badzinski
Presenters/Affiliations: Jonathan Pettigrew, PhD, Arizona State University; Diane M. Badzinski, Colorado Christian University Date/Time: Tuesday, March 14, 7-8 pm EST Description: How can we help our constituents have godly family relationships that will serve them throughout their lives? What ways can communication help them create the kinds of family relationships they want? As our society defines marriage based on love …
Recorded webinar, A Media Ecology of Theology, with Paul A. Soukup
Presenter/Affiliation: Paul A. Soukup, S.J., PhD Professor of Communication, Dept. of Communication, Santa Clara University Date/Time: Wed., January 18, 7-8 pm EST Description: As an introductory work, A Media Ecology of Theology addresses communication scholars and students, theological scholars and students (primarily those interested in the history of theology or in practical theology), and those with an interest in various media …
Recorded webinar, Humility and Hospitality: Changing the Christian Conversation on Civility, Naaman Wood and Sean Connable
Title: Humility and Hospitality: Changing the Christian Conversation on Civility Date/Time: Monday, Nov. 14, 7-8 pm EST Description: This book aims to change the Christian conversation regarding civility, from techniques about achieving civility to the conditions necessary for civility to exist. As such, the authors in this volume explore the work of Dr. Calvin Troup, president of Geneva College, and …
Recorded webinar, “Servant Teaching: Practices for Renewing Christian Higher Education,” with Quentin Schultze
Title: “Servant Teaching: Practices for Renewing Christian Higher Education” Presenter/Affiliation: Quentin Schultze, PhD, Professor of Communication (Emeritus), Calvin University Date/Time: Thursday, October 13, 7-8 pm EST Description: Quentin Schultze will reveal some of the top teaching practices from his new book Servant Teaching: Practices for Renewing Christian Higher Education. His goal is to help Christian faculty reduce stress, use time …
Recorded Webinar, “When the Levee Breaks: J. Gresham Machen and The Good Fight of Faith,” with Brandon Knight
Title: When the Levee Breaks: J. Gresham Machen and The Good Fight of Faith Presenter: Brandon Knight, PhD, William Carey University Date/Time: Friday, Sept. 9, 4-5 pm EDT Description: This research analyzes J. Gresham Machen’s final chapel sermon at Princeton Seminary entitled “The Good Fight of Faith” to reconstruct a watershed moment in the American church. During this time of contestation, …
Recorded Webinar, “Silence, Civility, and Sanity: Hope for Humanity in a Digital Age,” by Stephanie Bennett
Title: Silence, Civility, and Sanity: Hope for Humanity in a Digital Age Presenter/Affiliation: Stephanie Bennett, Ph.D., Professor of Communication and Media Ecology, and Director of Wordship, Palm Beach Atlantic University Date/Time: Wed., May 11, 7-8 pm EST Description: Silence, Civility, and Sanity addresses the reclamation of civil communication and healthy public conversation at a time when people are painfully divided. Bennett …
Recorded webinar, “Shift: Catalyzing Creative Change in Innovative Christian Ministry,” by David Wahlstedt
Presenter: David Wahlstedt, Lead Pastor, The Table (Lewisville, TX); CCSN Innovator-in-Residence Date/time: Monday, April 25, 2022, 7-8 pm EST Description: We’re living in a time of profound cultural, political, and religious change. The predictable patterns and practices of the past are being jettisoned at a velocity and magnitude unparalleled in our lifetime. Navigating these rapidly changing cultural currents requires course knowledge, …
