Speak

Speaking and Lecturing

A. J. does travel to speak and lecture a fair amount. Some of his recent talks include:

• Ecclesia National Gathering (March 2012)
• "Hugging Corpses: Resurrection and Crisis in Mission" (Fousquare National Convention: Columbus, OH)
• "Going Postal: Why Postmodernism isn't God's Biggest Problem" (Life Pacific University: San Dimas, CA)
• "The Smell of Bad Wine: Mission in a Mission-less World" (Ecclesia Regional Gathering: Los Angeles, CA)
• "The Other Side: Why Mission is Central to Everything"
• "Nakedness: Why Honesty in Church is Rare (But Doesn't Have to Be)" (RED Conference: Corbett, OR, 2010)
• "The Lonliness of the Cross" (RED Conference: Corbett, OR, 2011)
• "Burning Man: Preaching as Second Take"
• "Learning to Drown: God's Hope for Missionaries" (First Baptist College: Eugene, OR)
• “Deathbed Manifestos: Missional Realities and the Costs of Discipleship” (Northwest District of Churches: Everett, WA)
• "Beyond Cynicism: Keeping Heart in Hard Times" (Rain or Shine Conference of Church Planters: Portland, OR)
• "The Dangers of Nakedness: Ministry Done Honestly" (Converge Conference: Eugene, OR)
• "God's Will?: Why Doing God Stuff if Hard" (Conference for Spiritual Life, New Hope Christian College: Eugene, OR)
• "Killing the Fat King: Bringing Peace into an Organization" (Conference for Faculty of Westside Christian School, Lake Oswego, OR)
• "Crippled Creation: A Disability Theology of the Earth" (Society for Pentecostal Studies, Duke University, 2009)
• "Dignitas Terrea: A Pentecostal Engagement of Recent Roman-Catholic Eco-Theology" (Society for Pentecostal Studies, New Hope Christian College, 2010)

Preaching

Preaching at churches, business, and organizations is one of A. J.'s favorite parts of existing. Here are some churches and organizations he's recently had the privilege to visit:

• Beaverton Foursquare (Beaverton, OR)
• Camp Harlow Camp (Eugene, OR)
• Cottage Grove Faith Center (Cottage Grove, OR)
• Creswell Faith Center (Creswell, OR)
• Door of Hope (Portland, OR)
• Eastside Faith Center (Eugene, OR)
• Eugene Christian Fellowship (Eugene, OR)
• Eugene Faith Center (Eugene, OR)
• Eugene Faith Center Junior High Camp (WA)
• Evergreen Christian Center (Hillsboro, OR)
• Fayetteville Foursquare Church (Fayetteville, AR)
• George Fox University Chapel (Newberg, OR)
• George Fox University Student Retreat (Twin Rocks, OR)
• Ignite Summer Camp (OR)
• LIFE Pacific University Chapel (San Dimas, CA)
• Luis Palau Association Chapel (Beaverton, OR)
• New Day Church (Eugene, OR)
• New Hope Christian College Chapel (Eugene, OR)
• Newberg Foursquare Church (Newberg, OR)
• Newberg Open Bible (Newberg, OR)
• North Eugene Faith Center (Eugene, OR)
• Northwest Christian University (Eugene, OR)
• Onyx House (Eugene, OR)
• Portland Foursquare Church (Portland, OR)
• River Oaks Church (Sellwood, OR)
• Sellwood Fourqaure Church (Sellwood, OR)
• Southlake Church (West Linn, OR)
• St. John's Anglican Church (Birmingham, England)
• Stanwood Foursquare Church (Stanwood, WA)
• Westside Christian School Chapel (Lake Oswego, OR)
• West Salem Foursquare Church (Salem, OR)
• Wild Horse High School Winter Camp (OR)