Speaking
"God is closer to our real mess than our fake put-together."
Most leadership talks try to help you avoid disorientation. I believe disorientation is the only way forward. Whether I am in a college chapel, a leadership seminar, or a Sunday morning pulpit, I am dedicated to one thing: helping people find the courage to disrupt the status quo and move toward the life God is actually calling them into.
AS A PREACHER…
My message is simple: nearness to Jesus is our greatest good. Through relentless wrestling and honest disorientation, we navigate life’s challenges to find a God who has never stopped calling our name. I don’t offer routine sermons; I offer a space for raw authenticity where no question is "wrong" and hope is the final word.
AS A SPEAKER AND FACILITATOR
I help groups "jump the curve" to innovation. Using practical, research-backed strategies for transformative learning, I help leaders in higher ed and nonprofits stop leading for their people and start leading with them. We address the "Hero Myth" and the internal fears that keep us stuck in old ways of doing things.
SOME SIGNATURE TALKS
My Black Jesus Moment: Overcoming distorted images of God and the power of disorienting discovery.
An Arrow Drawn: How to lead and wait in the tension of the "Not Yet" season.
Beneath Broken Machines: Finding the voice of God under the rubble of constructed faith.
Jumping the Curve: Why disrupting your current success is the only way to leave a lasting legacy.
The Peace You Don't Recognize: Navigating seasons where the "peace that passes understanding" feels like a disruption.
I look forward to speaking for your event and creating something with you for your group.
WHY HIRE ME?
When you invite me to your event, you aren't getting a canned speech. You are getting a message rooted in pastoral care and transformative research.
Discernment and care: I will work WITH you to find out what you and your group need from our time together.
Customized for You: I don't have 'my talks.' I work WITH you to discern exactly what your group needs right now.
Academic Rigor meets Pastoral Heart: You get the depth of a PhD with the empathy of 20 years in crisis ministry.
The Messy Middle: I am not afraid to go where it’s uncomfortable, because that’s where the growth is."
TESTIMONIALS
“PC is a man with an aptitude for looking head-on at the ways the church has distorted and destructively misapplied the essential message of Christ–he is also someone with a zeal to be a humble, repentant voice for reconciliation with a hurting world.”
-Stuart Erny, Campus Ministry Director
“Sometimes I am with other Christians and get motivated, simply out of guilt. This motivates me for about 1 day. With other believers, I hear their honest struggle, but without hope. In my conversations with PC, I hear raw authenticity, where there are no wrong questions and all are allowed. I also hear a heart that looks beyond himself to One who loves him where he is at and woos him, without shame, to a better place.”
– Todd Davis, Counselor and Professor
