Over twenty years ago, a director at a Christian camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains invited me to speak to their middle school students for the week. Eventually, those seven days grew to over two hundred additional events at other camps, retreat centers and organizations. And I’m telling you, people: this is my heart. I love speaking. I love connecting the dots between the messy, ordinary everyday and the Sacred Divine. I love holding a microphone in my hands (or sporting an ear lapel, Tina Turner-style) and getting to connect with audiences through the hallowed act of storytelling. And you’d better believe I love inviting folks into the kinds of conversations that matter, including what some call “sticky,” like conversations of race and faith or spiritual deconstruction.

Where might I speak, you ask?

  • Podcasts, Radio and Television Interviews, including over forty interviews and conversations after my book released.

  • Conversational Events: What does it mean to talk to kids about race? Is spiritual deconstruction (and reconstruction) a thing? What does it mean to be an artist and a creative, in an increasingly technological world? Whether these events happen in person or over Google Meets, let’s make room for the kinds of conversations that matter.

  • Creative Gatherings: As a creative, there’s a special place in my heart for intersections of faith + creativity. Do be sure to check out the writing workshops I lead as well.

  • Faith-Based Gatherings, Retreats & Conferences: How can the Church engage the God of justice, who honors the particularities of personhood? What does it mean to find Beauty in the midst of our ordinary, everyday lives? Whether you ask me to speak from the lectionary text or assign me a general topic or verse, watch my Baptist roots meet my modern-day, most-beloved Episcopalian self!

Whether you represent a church, a school or university, a library, a non-profit organization or a corporation, if you want to engage in the power of story, particularly as it relates to the kinds of conversations that matter, connect with me today!

UPCOMING SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

  1. September 15th: St. Paul’s San Rafael, 10 am

  2. September 29th: St. Paul’s Oakland, 8 am & 10 am

  3. October 13th: St. Paul’s San Rafael, 10 am

  4. November 10th: St. Paul’s San Rafael, 10 am

  5. December 8th: St. Paul’s San Rafael, 10 am

Now booking for fall 2024, including events around the release of Church Camp in spring 2025!