Speakers’ Bureau

The Drew Theological School’s Speakers’ Bureau is comprised of many outstanding faculty members who provide lectures and guest presentations to churches, organizations, and businesses. Available speakers and their presentation topics are listed below. Honoraria are negotiated on a case-by-case basis. Requests should be directed to Nancy VanderVeen at 973-408-3084 or nvanderveen@drew.edu.

When making requests, please include the following information:

Name and location of organization where lecture is to be held
Name of speaker and requested title of topic
Date of event (Please provide multiple dates, if possible, as advanced notice is important.)
Type of meeting
Approximate size of audience

Faculty	Presentation Topics
S. Wesley Ariarajah Professor of Ecumenical Theology www.users.drew.edu/wariaraj	Interfaith Relations and Dialogue Ecumenism Christian Response to Religious Plurality
Michael Christensen National Director, Shalom Initiative www.users.drew.edu/mchriste	Living the Questions of the Spiritual Life From the House of Fear to the House of Love Faith-Based Approaches to Ending Poverty and AIDS in Africa Apocalyptic Eschatology: Understanding Rapture Culture
Morris Davis Associate Professor of the History of Christianity and Wesleyan/Methodist Studies	Methodist History History of Missions American Religion History of Christianity: Post-Reformation
Laurel Kearns Associate Professor of the Sociology of Religion and Environmental Studies www.users.drew.edu/lkearns	US Religious Landscape Any topics related to environmentalism or ecology
Otto Maduro Professor of World Christianity www.users.drew.edu/omaduro	Hispanics in the U.S. (including immigration and religious issues in relation to Hispanics) Priestly Celibacy in the Roman Catholic Tradition Liberation Theologies in the Americas: Past, Present, and Perspectives Pentecostalism: the Fastest Growing Christian Movement Ways of Knowing Ourselves and Our World: Beyond the “Obvious”
Elias Ortega-Aponte Assistant Professor of Afro-Latina/o Religions and Cultural Studies	Cultural Competent Ministry: Being a Church in a Multicultural Setting Prison’s Collateral-Impact: Ministering to the Children and Family of the Incarcerated
Kathryn Ott Assistant Professor of Social Ethics	Empowering Children and Youth in Faith Communities Faith, Sexuality, and Family Ethics and…Reproductive Rights, Social Justice for the Rest of Us, and Lives of Consequence (Learning from Modern Day Saints)
Virginia Samuel Associate Dean of Contextual Learning	Clergy Health Loss, Grief, and Healing Spiritual Formation and Christian Discipleship
Carl Savage Director of DMin Program www.users.drew.edu/csavage	Biblical Archaeology
Angella Son Associate Professor of Psychology and Religion www.depts.drew.edu/tsfac/ason	Pastoral Care & Counseling Korean and Korean American Cultures Communication and Presentation Skills Spirituality of Joy Mediation (not a presentation)
Lynne Westfield Associate Professor of Religious Education www.depts.drew.edu/tsfac/westfield Charles Behm Adjunct Faculty on Spirituality	“Wholistic Practices for Spirituality” seminar series including: “Mindfulness,” “Guided Meditation,” “Prayer,” and “Self-Care” “Well-being and Spirituality Day” – a two-part workshop, one discussion / preparation, the other experiential