CV

Curriculum Vitae

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Presentations and Conferences: 
 
  • "On Creeds and Confessions, with Sherri Trautwein," for Ambrose's Simpson Symposium, Nov 28, 2023.
  • "The Hills are Alive: What's Hidden in A Hidden Life," for the Evangelical Philosophical Society session on the films of Terrence Malick, at the American Academy of Religion conference in San Antonio, TX, Nov 17, 2023.
  • "What is the Purpose of a Statement of Faith?" for New Leaf's Table Conference, Oct 13, 2023.
  • "Will and Love in Darren Dyck's Will & Love: Shakespeare and the Motion of the Soul", for the Author Meets Critics session of Ambrose Research Conference, 2023.
  • "Formative Feasting: How Biblical Meals Shape Moral Communities," an interview of Michael Rhodes for Ambrose University's Simpson Symposium on March 21, 2023
  • "Agreement on the Essentials: What might it mean to be 'big tent'?", a Crucial Conversation for Alliance Canada's General Assembly, July 7, 2022.
  • Teaching on Women in Leadership in advance of congregational votes on eldership, at Ritson Road and Okotoks Alliance Churches, 2022 and 2023.  
  • "Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer," for a local Winter Gathering, Calgary, March 11, 2022.
  • Hosted "Canadian Political Theology" interviews for the New Leaf Learning Centre, Mar-Apr, 2022.
  • "What is Political Theology?", interview on True North Theology podcast, Feb. 21, 2022.
  • Interview on The Karl Barth Podcast, September 2021.
  • “Apokatastasis as a Framework for Decolonizing the Motive of Missions," for the Canadian Theological Society annual conference, June 1, 2021. 
  • "The Debate on Women in Leadership in the C&MA: A Retrospective," Ambrose Seminary Symposium with Rev. Alexandra Meek, April 20, 2020.
  • “Theological Questions More Interesting Than the Age of Earth,” for the Ambrose Research Conference on the theme of “Faith and Science,” Mar 31, 2021.
  • “A History of Race and the Bible,” a public lecture with Colin Toffelmire for Ambrose University students and alumni, Feb 25, 2021.
  • "Third Sunday of Advent: Biblical Humanhood,” for New Leaf Advent Reader, Dec 19, 2020.
  • “Channels of Blessing: The Communal Shape of Healing in the Legacy of A.B. Simpson,” Ambrose Seminary Symposium, June 2020.
  •  "Our Calling in a Time of Plague," Ambrose University Chapel, April 2, 2020.
  • "Arrival and Annihilation: Cinematic Re-imaginations of the Eschatological Transformation of the Body," a paper for the American Academy of Religion annual conference in San Diego, November 2019.
  • "Race and the Church," a panel discussion with Robert Beckford for the Bristol University Student Union and Just Love UK, March, 2019. 
  • "Forgiveness and Reconciliation," Lent Series in Basingstoke, UK, March 2019.
  • "Hail, Caesar! A Jesus Film?", a paper for the Society for the Study of Theology conference in Nottingham, April 2018.
  • "Being Christian at Work" panelist at Westbury Methodist Church, Jan, 2018.
  • "Theology for Preaching" and "Ethics" half-day courses for Bath and Wells Diocese, 2017-18.
  • "Weighing the Burdens of Peace: Cormac McCarthy's The Sunset Limited and Bonhoeffer's prison fiction," a paper for the Society for the Study of Theology conference in Nottingham, April 2017.
  • "Which is my Neighbour? Bonhoeffer and the Tension of Mandates," a paper for the Theological Ethics seminar at Aberdeen University, April 2017.
  • "Preaching Matthew," co-taught seminar for Gloucester Diocese, Nov, 2016.
  • "Words made flesh: Signing up for an ancient conversation," at Signs of God BSL Summer School, Aug, 2016.
  • "A Vision for Ministry and Training," as interviewed by Ian Paul at Psephizo, Dec 17, 2015.
  • "The Prince of Peace Smokes a Peace Pipe: A Church Response to the Challenge of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission," at the International Conference on Political Theology, Belgrade, Serbia, November, 2015.
  • "Who is our Neighbour? Questions of Proximity, Awareness, and Responsibility," for the Bristol Theological Colleges Symposium on the Refugee Crisis, October, 2015.
  • "Who is our Church's Neighbour? Barth, Žižek and theology for strategic or proximal neighbour-love," at the Society for the Study of Theology Conference, April, 2015.
  • "Who Makes Me Feel Like a Natural Person? Gender Trouble and the Church," a lecture given at Trinity College Bristol's Community Week, March 2015.
  • "Preaching Mark," a one-day seminar for preachers in the Bristol Diocese, Nov, 2014.
  • Plenary speaker, on "Forgiveness and Reconciliation," at the Educational Leadership Conference of the CPABC, April/May, 2014.
  • Hosted "Genesis and the Genome" event, with John Walton and Dennis Venema, at Richmond Alliance Church, March 2013. 
  • "Relative Grit: Masculinity in Flux on Film." A paper given at the American Academy of Religion annual conference, November 2011.
  • "The Ministry of Reconciliation." A five session study at The Mission, 2011.
  • "Christian Forgiveness and the Church Community." A three week sermon series preached at The Mission in Aberdeen, Scotland, Feb./March, 2011.
  • "No Country for Old Man: Barth calls the Coen Brothers," in the Barth Blog Conference at Der Evangelische Theologue, Oct. 2010.
  • "Winsome Witness: GK Chesterton’s The Man Who Was Thursday as Narrative Apologia," at the Society for the Study of Theology Conference, Manchester, UK, April, 2010.
  • "Binding or Loosing: Forgiveness and Truth-Seeking in Karl Barth's Doctrine of Reconciliation," at the Scottish Postgraduates in Divinity Conference, Aberdeen, UK, 2010, June, 2010.
  • "This Side of Sunday: Theological Fiction in Light of GK Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday," at the Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts Conference on Theology, Aesthetics and Culture , St. Andrews, UK, September, 2010.
  • "Once for All and New Every Morning: Forgiveness in the Theology of Miroslav Volf and Karl Barth," at the Oxford Postgraduate Theology Conference: "The Present Moment," Oxford, UK, October, 2010.
  • "A Tale of Emptied Hells: The Philosophical Pilgrimage of G.K. Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday," at the Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association Conference, Niagara Falls, ON, November, 2008.
  • Guest Preacher: Living Hope Alliance (Courtney, BC), Southview Alliance (Calgary, AB), Alma Church (Bristol, UK), St Mary Magdalene (Bristol, UK), The Mission (Aberdeen, UK), Beverly Alliance (Edmonton, AB), Warburg Alliance (AB), Briercrest Seminary Chapel (Caronport, SK), Moose Jaw Alliance (SK), Assiniboia Alliance (SK), William's Lake Alliance (BC), Heritage Alliance (Regina, SK), Spruce Grove Alliance (AB), Luseland AWANA Camp (SK) and Whitney Lake AWANA Camp (AB): 1999‑present.

    • Vocation:

    • Associate Professor of Christian Theology, Ambrose University, 2019- 
      • Supervised MTS on the fear of God in John Webster's theology (Miriam Gould)
    • Postgrad Research Supervisor, Trinity College Bristol, 2015-present:
      • Supervised PhDs on 
        • An Augustinian Analysis of Sexbots (Jeremy Meeks)
        • Cormac McCarthy and Job (Phil Thomas)
        • Bonhoeffer and Lament (Tim Judson)
        • Willie Jennings and parish (Alison Walker)
      • Supervised an MTh and an MPhil on
        • Apokatastasis in Gregory of Nyssa (Craig Gaudion)
        • Newbigin and power (Jo Pestell)
      • Supervising a PhD on Augustine and sexual ethics 
    • Tutor in Theology and Ethics, Trinity College Bristol, 2014-2019.
      • Editor for Grove Books Pastoral Series, 2016-2019. 
    • Lead Pastor: Richmond Alliance Church (BC), 2012-2014.
    • Instructor: Briercrest Distance Learning (SK), 2007-2012.
    • Interim Lead Pastor: Beverly Alliance Church, 2009.
    • Lecturer: Nipawin Bible College, 2009.
    • Lead Pastor: Selkirk Alliance Church, 2003‑06.
    • Residence Director: Canadian Bible College, 2001‑03.
    • Youth Ministry Intern: Southview Alliance Church (Calgary, AB), 1998‑99.
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