Speaking & Teaching

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Love, faith, justice, and faithful action

Joel Simpson speaks with churches, conferences, college classrooms, festivals, organizations, and other communities about what it means to live faithfully in the world.

His approach combines storytelling, Christian theology, lived experience, and practical questions about how faith shapes the way we engage our neighbors and our communities.

Speaking Topics


Faith and Justice

Christian faith calls us not only to believe, but to act. The Christian faith is an embodied faith that calls us to love, justice, and faithful action in the world.

Christian Leadership

What does faithful leadership look like when our communities are divided by political, racial, religious, and social differences?

Building Communities Across Difference

How can people of faith work together across differences without pretending those differences don't exist?

Christianity in a Multifaith World

How can Christians remain deeply rooted in their own faith while developing meaningful relationships with people of other religious traditions?

What Can Christians Learn From Other Religions?

Religious diversity can be more than something Christians encounter. It can become an opportunity for curiosity, humility, growth, and a deepening faithfulness to our own Christian faith.

Interfaith Relationships

What changes when we move beyond learning about other religions and begin building genuine friendships across religious differences?

Speaking with Churches

Joel can speak during worship, adult education, Sunday school, retreats, church gatherings, or special events.

Possible topics include:

  • Love of neighbor

  • The church and community organizing

  • Christian leadership

  • Faithful action

  • Interfaith relationships

  • Faith and justice

  • Christian identity

  • The call of Christians for such a time as this

Speaking with Colleges & Classrooms

Joel speaks with students and educators about religion, Christian faith, interfaith relationships, social justice, leadership, and the practical challenges of living faithfully in a diverse society.

Speaking & Saving Christians

Joel's first book, Saving Christians: The Gift of a Multifaith World, explores how relationships with people of other faiths can deepen Christian faith and strengthen commitments to love, justice, humility, and faithful action.

Book-related talks can be tailored for churches, small groups, conferences, classrooms, and other audiences.

Learn More About Saving Christians

Invite Joel to Speak

Interested in having Joel speak with your church, classroom, conference, or organization?

Use the contact form to share the event, audience, location, dates, and topic you're considering.