{"id":4378,"date":"2017-11-05T08:41:53","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T15:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasjayoord.com\/?page_id=4378"},"modified":"2023-10-16T09:43:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:43:22","slug":"speaking-engagements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thomasjayoord.com\/index.php\/speaking-engagements","title":{"rendered":"Speaking Info"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Click to Email about Scheduling” style=”custom” custom_background=”#325870″ custom_text=”#ffffff” shape=”square” size=”lg” link=”url:mailto%3Atjoord%40nnu.edu||target:%20_blank”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”4442″ img_size=”1000×1000″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” css=”.vc_custom_1510165882958{background: #90af41 url(https:\/\/thomasjayoord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/bgfondo.jpg?id=4503) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”40″][vc_custom_heading text=”What They\u2019re Saying…” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:45|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1510006450363{padding-bottom: 60px !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1510112273088{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #7e8f42 !important;}”]M. Kathryn Armistead, Publisher, The United Methodist Church:<\/strong>\u201cTom is a masterful speaker. He has a gift for illustrating complex ideas so that they can be clearly and easily understood. I highly recommend him.\u201d<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1510005457240{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #44716b !important;}”]Philip Clayton, Claremont School of Theology:<\/strong>\u201cWhether at conservative or progressive colleges and seminaries, whether the audience consists of church members or philosophers, whether reading a paper or speaking from the heart, Tom challenges and affects his listeners\u2026 including me!\u201d<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1510005503819{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #44716b !important;}”]Lea Schweitz, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago<\/strong>“I have heard Dr. Oord speak on an amazingly wide range of topics. No matter the theme, several characteristics are always present: humor, scholarly insight, and deep, respectful – often interdisciplinary – conversation. <\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1510005465642{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #487f4e !important;}”]Brian D. McLaren, Author and Activist:<\/strong>“Thomas Oord brings together theological depth with both pastoral warmth and wide accessibility – a rare combination; in addition, he addresses subjects that are, very literally, of life and death importance in today’s world.”<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1510156310508{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 42px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #325870 !important;}”]Gregory Boyd, Pastor of Woodland Hills Church, St. Paul, Minnesota:<\/strong>\u201cThomas Jay Oord is one of those rare speakers who are as effective at engaging his audiences\u2019 hearts as he is their minds.\u201d <\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1513615152227{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 42px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #404e59 !important;}”]Jeren Rowell, President, Nazarene Theological Seminary:<\/strong>\u201cWe enjoyed having Tom Oord as the speaker in our District Pastoral Team Retreat. His presentations were engaging, substantive, and pastoral.\u201d<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1510162246230{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #325870 !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Paul Wason, Vice President, Life Sciences & Genetics, John Templeton Foundation:<\/strong>\u201cIn our troubled world, it may seem odd to build a view of reality on the idea that love is the most important of God\u2019s characteristics. But having heard Tom, I now suspect that neither the apostles Paul nor John have would have found this surprising.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Open & Relational Theology<\/h2>\n

“What to Say and Not Say about God to Hurting People”<\/em><\/p>\n

“God Can’t: Why Divine Love Is Uncontrolling\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

“Embracing an Open & Relational God”<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1697474590131{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

The Meaning of Love<\/h2>\n

\u201cWhat Love is and Why It Matters\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201c10 Lessons on Forgiveness\u201d<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1697474449738{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Science & Faith<\/h2>\n

\u201c10 Reasons for Science and Theology\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cEvolution and God\u2019s Providence\u201d<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1697474359029{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1697474561894{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Nature, Theology & Photography<\/h2>\n

\u201cWhat I Learn about God When Hiking and Making Photos\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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