Upcoming Events

SPEAKING/TEACHING EVENTS
(Note: Upcoming events are in bold, first events first; events that have already happened are in normal type.)

2008

  • October 10-11 at the Youth Specialties conference in Sacramento, CA.
  • July (specific dates TBA): Cornerstone Christian Fellowship (Chandler, AZ). Kicking off a series of teachings on worldviews.
  • May 27, 2 pm: Hillcrest Christian Academy (Thousand Oaks, CA). Orientation for parents on teaching worldviews and the excellence of the biblical worldview.
  • May 15: Middle school chapel at Ventura County Christian School (Ventura, CA). Topic: The six major worldviews.
  • May 3: Santa Barbara Presbytery meeting. Introducing the presbytery to Blah, Blah, Blah.
  • April 18: JPL Bible Church (Rancho Mirage, CA). 9th-12th grade homeschool consortium on worldviews; they've been studying Blah, Blah, Blah for the past semester. (JPL is not for "Jet Propulsion Laboratories," but for "Joy, Peace, Love".)
  • April 17: 6th-8th grade chapel at Ventura County Christian School (Ventura, CA). Topic: worldviews in children's books.
  • April 16-17: St. Augustine Academy (Ventura, CA). 11th-12th grade class on The Reformation (where did all the Protestant denominations come from?).
  • March 3-4: Youth Transitions Network annual meeting (Tempe, AZ).
  • February 7-9: Youth Transitions Network planning meeting (Tempe, AZ); invitee.
  • January 23-25: St. Augustine Academy (Ventura, CA); 7th-8th grade class on the deep biblical worldview roots of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
2007

  • November 14-17: Ivy Jungle Conference (Orlando, FL); breakout speaker.
  • November 12: Ventura County Professional Counselors Association luncheon speaker.
  • October 14, 21, 28, November 4, 11, 18: Worldview series for the high school group at Community Presbyterian Church (Ventura, CA).
  • September 21-23: Campus Crusade for Christ at the University of Kentucky, fall weekend retreat on worldviews.
  • June 24, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Aug. 12, 19, 26: Community Presbyterian Church series with Parents of Teens entitled "Blah, Blah, Blah: Worldview Revue."
  • June 19: Lincoln Christian College (Illinois), "WorldviewEyes" (see http://www.worldviews.org/) - training for high school and college students.
  • June 12: CBMC Ventura at The Wedgewood (at the golf course, in banquet facility of Olivas Park) at noon.
  • June 3: Final night of two 90-minute Worldview sessions at Camarillo Community Church (Jan. 28, March 4 & May 6 were the others). Open to middle schoolers though grandparents. Contact Jim Moyer at (805) 482-2657 ext. 118. See also CamCC's website and link to the Blah, Blah, Blah series at http://camarillocommunitychurch.com/.
  • Apr 19-21: The 2007 Rocky Mountain Biblical Worldview Conference, held at Cloverdale United Reformed Church (3580 North Cloverdale Road in Boise, Idaho), sponsored by the Biblical Worldview Learning Center. Contact: David or Elysse Barrett. Office Phone: 208-377-2367. David' Cell: 208-890-0881. Elysse's Cell: 208-890-0086. I spoke 3 times. See the conference website at http://www.biblicalview.com/events.asp?id=27.
  • Mar 23-25: Onnuri Church of San Jose (a Korean church), Church of the Valley (400 N Winchester Blvd Ste A, Santa Clara, CA 95050). Contact: Andrew Yoo h408-247-5313; c408-540-8896 yoo5281@netzero.net>. A middle-school and high school group.
  • Mar. 2-3. The 2007 Spiritual Counterfeits Conference hosted by the Veritas Graduate School of Apologetics at Southern Evangelical Seminary (Matthews, North Carolina). For more info see http://www.ses.edu/scc/index.htm. Contact: Christina Woodside (704) 847-5600, ext. 201 cwoodside@ses.edu, assistant to the President (Alex McFarland); 3000 Tilley Morris Rd. Matthews, NC 28105. I'll have one session on worldviews and Blah and another on the importance of the Trinity. See the speakers' list for the conference at http://www.ses.edu/scc/speakers.htm.
  • Feb. 15. From Ventura, CA -- taught a high school worldviews class in Wisconsin via a speaker phone and a PowerPoint presentation operated by the teacher, Keven Swedberg 262-703-0719.
  • Feb. 9-11, 2007. The "Everyone Sent" Conference, a 4-state regional conference sponsored by Campus for Christ (Indianapolis, Indiana). Contact: Jane Armstrong 513-255-1647, ljaners@hotmail.com, CFC staff at Miami University (OH). Addressed a plenary session of 550 people and two break-out sessions of about 50 each. For an MP3 of the main session (sorry, no PowerPoint visuals) go to http://everyone-sent.glccc.org/ and click on "Post-Conference Downloads." (There's also a great little YouTube of something they called "Dancing With the Staff.")
  • Jan. 28. Two 90-minute worldview sessions (4 & 6:30 pm) presented at Camarillo Community Church. 120 attended, from middle school students to grandparents.
  • Jan. 9, 2007. Seniors luncheon at Ventura Baptist Church, Leonard Dewitt, host.
  • Canceled: Nov. 18-19. The California Christian World Expo (Seaside Park -- Ventura County Fairgrounds). At noon on Saturday I'll be presenting: "From High School to the Big, Wide World." For more information see https://www.ccwe2006.com/Home_Page.html and click the speakers button; also check out http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/s06100148.htm.
  • Thursdays (6:30-8:30 pm) from August 24 through December 21: Channel Islands Bible College & Seminary (Oxnard - for more info call 805-485-7072 or visit the school's website). A class on worldview, worldviews and the biblical worldview.
  • Oct. 26-29, several meetings at Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island). On Thurs Oct. 26 at 9 pm in The Blue Room -- an Athletes in Action meeting. On Friday Oct. 27 from 6 - 8:30 pm at The Judson House -- "The Gathering." Saturday meetings: to be announced later. Contact: Ryan Bouton 401-699-8474.
  • Oct. 18 (8:00-9:30 am). Ventura County Christian High School, 11th grade worldviews class.
  • Oct. 15 (6:30 pm) Jerry Nordskog's home group, 2716 Sailor Ave., Ventura, CA 93001 (805-650-0848). An introduction to worldview & worldviews.
  • Sept 30, 2006: The Gold Coast Children's and Youth Ministry Conference at Calvary Chapel (Oxnard). Two workshops: "Getting Inside Your Professor's Head" and "The Black Hole of Christian Education." Each session gives a different slant on how to help young people be more confident, effective public representatives of the gospel in an increasingly pluralistic world. For more information call 805-485-0111.
  • July 21, 9:30 am. Staff meeting at Gospel Light Publishers, 1957 Eastman Avenue, Ventura. Title: "Bayard Sings the Blahs."

BOOK SIGNINGS
(Note: Upcoming events are in bold; events that have already happened are in normal type)
  • June 11 & 18, mornings: Community Presbyterian Church (Ventura).
  • June 18, 6 pm: Gratis service, Community Presbyterian Church (Ventura).

RADIO, SATELLITE & OTHER MEDIA INTERVIEWS
I am now granting interviews to interested media hosts. If you're a media host or know a radio, satellite, cable or TV host -- or if you work in the print media or know people in newspapers, magazines or journals who'd like to bring a fascinating interview about worldviews to their listening or reading audience, please contact Linda White, Publicist for Broadcast Media at Bethany House Publishers, 952-829-2765.

(Note: Upcoming events are in bold; events that have already happened are in normal type.)
  • Maria Sanchez's "The Maria Sanchez Show" at The Connection 1590 am KKZZ - Oxnard (7/26/2007 at 8 am).
  • Matt Slick's "Faith and Reason" radio show at 790 KSPD - Boise (4/19/2007, 6-7 pm). Podcast available at the Christan Apologetcs and Research Ministry at http://feeds.feedburner.com/carmorgpodcasting.
  • Tim Wildemon and Marvin Sanders on American Family Radio, broadcast over 186 stations (1/15/2007). Marvin says, "We thoroughly enjoyed having you on. Your book is a refreshing entrance into the world of apologetics. Keep up the good work!" Show archived at http://www.afr.net/newafr/tiarchive_last10.asp.

  • Abbie Mantor, host of Rise & Shine Chicago! on FM/WONU out of Bourbonaise, Illinois (1/2/2007) and afterwords posted Blah info on her website at http://www.shine.fm/programs/mornings.
  • Nedra Lindsey, Office for Public Relations at Whittier College, interviewed me for the Whittier College alumni magazine (12/7/2006).

  • KTIS/Along the Way with host Kim Feffries. Market: regional - Twin Cities. Monday, 11/6/2006, 1:05 PM CT (11:05 AM PST), 25 minutes, LIVE.
  • CHRI 99.1FM, Ottowa's Family Radio Network with host Brock Tozer. Wednesday 9/20/2006, 9:05 AM EST (6:05 AM PST), 7 minutes, LIVE.
  • WDLM/Daybreak with Ken Brooks & Dave Jolly. Market: regional - Chicago. Monday 9/18/2006, 10:00 am CT (8:00 am PST), 10 minutes, taped.
  • The Lighthouse Report/Campus Crusade for Christ, with host Steve Douglass and interviewer Holly Meade. Markets: National, 500+ stations, Friday 8/25/2006, 10:30 am ET (7:30 am PST), 20 minutes, taped.
  • KPDQ/Georgene Rice Show. Market: regional - Oregon. Tuesday, 7/25/2006, 4:30 PM PST, 30 minutes, LIVE.

  • WGNJ/Great News Radio, "Mark & Carrie in the Morning" with hosts Mark and Carrie Burns. Market: regional - East Illinois, Western Indiana. Recorded 7/20/2006. Two-part show broadcast dates: Thursday and Friday, August 10 and 11. Posted as a streaming audio in Windows Player, MP3 and podcasting at the Great News Radio website. When you get to the website, click on the "Streaming Audio" button (the top one). When the page of interviews appears, scroll down past the graphics (one of which is a cover of Blah, Blah, Blah) to the chart with dates and names of the various shows until you get to August 10 & 11.
  • IRN/ViewPoint with host Chuck Crismier. Market: regional - Richmond, VA. Wednesday, 7/12/2006, 1 PM PST (4 PM EST), 1 hour, LIVE.

  • WRDT-Detroit "On the Word with host Emery Moss: Tuesday, June 27 at 6:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (3:00 pm Pacific Standard Time); 30 minutes. Also broadcast over WMUZ.

  • He's Alive Radio/Listeners Cafe with Melissa Flores, broadcasting from Maryland: Monday, July 10 3:15 Eastern Standard Time (12:15 Pacific Standard Time); 20 minutes to 3 states (Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia) and six stations, taped.

  • Truth Talk Live with Alex McFarland, broadcasting from North Carolina: Friday, June 23 at 5-6 pm Eastern Standard Time (2-3 pm Pacific Standard Time); 1 hour to 21 stations, LIVE.

  • Sirius Satellite channel 159/Morning Show with Scott & Lorri (Scott JuVette & Lorri Allen): Thursday, June 8 at 6:30 am Central Time (4:30 am Pacific Standard Time/author time); 15-20 minutes to 4 million subscribers, LIVE. A FamilyNet Production. Downloadable audio file available at http://familynetradio.com.

  • KCBI-Dallas "Morning Show" with John McLain: Thursday, June 8 at 8:10 am Central Time (6:10 am Pacific Standard Time); 5 minutes for a regional show, LIVE.

  • The Bob Dutko Show, Friday 3/17/06 1:30-2:00 pm EST, WMUZ Detroit, 103.5 FM, LIVE. See http://www.wmuz.com/bob_dutko.htm#web_log1. See also my March 24, 27 and 31 (2006) blog entries (this website) for three takes on that experience.