Gigs & Speaking
…at conferences, festivals, pubs,
churches, workshops, you name it.
September 24, 2023
Bainbridge Island, WA: I’m speaking at the Cedars Unitarian Universalist Church on the following topic. Join us if you’re near Seattle!
The Great Evangelical Deconstruction
Why are many evangelicals today deconstructing their faith? What startling and beautiful discoveries are they making? Based on his own experience as a "deconstructed" and ex-evangelical missionary, Michael will share why this is a welcome trend. You'll learn why it's having a positive spiritual impact on both our wider society and progressive faith communities like UUs.
July 14-15, 2023,
Wild Goose Festival
Harmony, NC. I had two speaking sessions at the Goose this year. Great venue and festival!
Session 1 - Deconstructing Retribution: Breaking the Bad Faith Habit of Worshiping a Duplicitous, Retributive, and Violent God.
Session 2 - Reconstructing Peace: Learning the Good Faith Habit of Restorative Justice and Peacemaking
June 9-10, 2023, Awaken Conference
Nashville, TN. I was in attendance and showcased my books. I promoted my new book, which released July 4th, Breaking Bad Faith: Exposing Myth and Violence in Popular Theology to Recover the Path of Peace. I met and engaged with so many people who ended up joining my Book Launch Team and/or being a guest on my podcast.
I speak to audiences in various venues, from conferences, festivals, pubs, churches, and workshops. Lately I’ve spoken at the Wild Goose Festival, the Christian Universalist Association conference, UCC churches, and various pub theology gatherings.
Sample Topics and Michael’s
2021 Virtual Speaking Tour
I’m trained in participatory teaching that helps people come to their own conclusions rather than merely buy into some sage on the stage. I did 5-day participatory workshops for World Concern in the U.S., Asia, and Africa. I’m now doing in-person and online Freedom Workshops on Deconstruction and other topics to help people process the evolution out of fundamentalist/evangelical Christianity.
I do a variety of speaking events from small groups, online zoom meetings, participatory workshops to large speaking engagements.
Email me to arrange a speaking or workshop engagement and put “Speaking” or “Workshop” in the subject line:
Historical Roots and Impact of Universalism
Speaking at the Christian Universalist Conference in 2017 on the emotional, logical, biblical, and historical evidence for universalism. It's really fascinating when you learn the history and how prevalent this ancient, Eastern view of salvation was and how the Western church lost it.