Faculty members regularly share their expertise beyond campus, contributing to conversations in academic, faith and public settings. Through workshops, lectures and community engagement, they bring Emmanuel College’s teaching and research into diverse contexts across Canada and internationally.
2026
March
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March 18–20 – The Development of Identity Through Liturgical Music
Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick, in person
Academic presentation on Christian identity formation through purposeful music-making, including chants and Asian congregational songs.
(Link not yet available)
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March 19–21 – Presenter and organizer, North American Ecclesiology and Ethnography Network
Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago -
Podcast release – On brain injuries and psychedelic therapy
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March 3–4 – Keynote speaker, The 2026 Schooler Institute on Preaching
Methodist Theological School in Ohio
Lecture and preaching under the theme:
“What on Earth? An Urgent Call to Ecologically Sound Preaching.”
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March 17 – Online plenary, “At the End of Hope, the Beginning”
Danish National Conference for Pastors and Medical Doctors
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March 1 – Preaching, Islington United Church, Etobicoke
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March 25 – Faculty book launch, Union Theological Seminary, Manhattan
April
- April 19 – Kingston Road UC, Toronto, preaching on Earth Day.
- April 28 – Palmer Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, keynote address on Prophetic Preaching on Climate Crisis.
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April 27–29 – Speaker, Al-Mahdi Institute, Birmingham, U.K.
Conference: Who Cares? Care and Support Practitioners in Muslim Contexts
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April 1 – Book launch, Emmanuel College
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April 8–9 – Attending SHARE Investor Summit, Toronto
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April 12 – Preaching, St. Paul’s United Church, Dundas, Ont.
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April 19 – Preaching, St. Mark’s United Church, Scarborough
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April 23–25 – Presenter, Academy of Religious Leadership, Luther Seminary, Minn.
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April 26 – Preaching and leadership on “Eco-Anxiety and Practices of Hope”
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Ottawa, Ont.
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April 26–27 – Workshop presenter, U.K.
“My tongue is the pen of a skilful scribe: Poetics, performance and philology”
Workshop: Poetry and Prophecy: Rethinking Early Jewish Poetics
Jointly sponsored by Cambridge and Oxford universities
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April 13-14: “Dwelling in the Ordinary: Ethnographic Theology as Pastoral Practice” (A Diocesan Retreat for the Anglican Dioceses of Island & Inlets and Caledonia.
May
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May 21-22 – The Association of Theological Schools Diversity Advisory Meeting, Pittsburgh.
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May 3 – Preaching, Martin Grove United Church, Etobicoke
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May 10 – Preaching, Applewood United Church, Mississauga
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May 14–16 – Opening keynote and attendance
In the Shadows of Genocide: Palestine, Settler Colonialism and an Ecumenical Call to Action
- May 10 - Metropolitan United Church. Presenting an embodied story and reflection on Mark 1:1-15
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May 6, 3:20–5:10 p.m. – Plenary speaker
Comparative Theology for Humanistic Ends: Learning from the Margins in Divided Times
International Inaugural Conference of the Institute for Humanistic Buddhist Thought and Practice
Trinity College, University of Toronto - May 31, 10:30 a.m. – Guest preaching at St. James United Church (in person and online)
400 Burnhamthorpe Rd, Etobicoke, ON M9B 2A8
June
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June 9 -10 – UCC Heads gathering, Winnipeg
- June 23 -25 – The Association of Theological Schools Biennial Meeting, Chicago
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June 12–15 – O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing: Wesleyan Worship and Music
Chinese Annual Conference Young Leaders Camp, Methodist Church in Singapore, in person
Presentation on Wesleyan worship and music and its significance for churches today.
(Link not yet available)
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June 21 – Preaching, Roncesvalles United Church
- June 25, 1:00–2:30 p.m. – Presentation at the June online meeting of the American Academy of Religion Ecclesiological Investigations Unit: “Intercultural Development: A Path Forward for Difficult Ecclesial Conversations.”
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June 28, 10:30 a.m. – Guest preaching at St. James United Church (in person and online)
400 Burnhamthorpe Rd, Etobicoke, ON M9B 2A8
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June 1–3 – Canadian Theological Society Annual Conference, St. John’s College at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
Panel with graduate students Kristen Blair, Mike MacKenzie and Allison Moore: “The Production of Theological Knowledge: Ethnographic Theology and the disruption of traditional knowledge hierarchies.”
July
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July 12 to 22 – International Association of Mission Studies
UNISA, Pretoria, South Africa
University of the Western Cape, Desmond Tutu Centre
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Interfaith Lecture Series, Chautauqua Institution
Speaking on “The Creative Spirit: Art, Resilience and the Soulful Work of Making” as part of “Art and Artists Against the Odds.”
August
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Aug. 15, 3 p.m. to Aug. 21, 9 a.m. – Singing Week with Iain McLarty and Jane Bentley
Iona Abbey, Isle of Iona, Scotland, in person
Presentation on congregational song from the Majority World through music-making and storytelling.
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Aug. 30, 2 to 4 p.m. – Sacred Music Retreat
Scarborough Chinese Alliance Church, in person
Presentation on music-making and Christian worship, with a focus on localization and Majority World resources.
(Link not yet available)
- Aug. 2, 10:30 a.m. – Guest preaching at Kingsway Lambton United Church. Sermon, "La Vida es la Lucha (Life is the Struggle)".